Are you really that dense, or are you just pretending to be stupid as some sort of comfort blanket?
If any significant proportion of Newcastle’s support had publicly spoken out against this takeover, then it would have zero sportswashing value and the Saudis would have walked away. That would have been easy to do - not least in this era of social media.
As it is, almost all have bent over backwards to roll out the red carpet, and practically beg these people to come and “save you” from the “horror and suffering” of years of relative finically stability in the premier league.
Just look at the official NUFC LGBT group for fucks sake. Newcastle United is now owned by a man and a regime that publicly flogs and chemically castrates people, if they are “caught” being gay. Under Saudi law, a second offence is punished by death, with no exceptions. Often by way of blindfolding someone, tying their hands, walking them to the top of a high-rise building, and pushing them off.
You’d have thought that this small detail might be be enough for the NUFC LGBT group to draw a line. But no - they have gone with “yeah they’re a bit bad, but they appointed a woman to negotiate for them so they’re obviously about to change”.
Thousands of children lie in the dirt in Yemen. Thousands. Isis continues to receive its Saudi funding. Kharshoggis fiancé still has no answers about the whereabouts of his body (parts).
But yeah, there’s nothing you can do pal. It’s all just the life of a football supporter. #AnnounceTarkowski #Cans
I hope they get battered every game. I’d love to see them get relegated this season and see the meltdown.
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