Newcastle buyout

[Clive Wilson]

Got to be careful to take this at face value.

This is bread and butter for Russian and Chinese intelligence services; see an emotive high profile issue in a rival nation and inflame tensions with twitter bots/trolls.

Or any government, most large tech companies etc. etc.

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

Little do they know, they would be killed if they stepped foot in the owners home. Newcastle fans are fucking deluded. "They let a women be the lead so thats okay"

This statement is f*cking embarrassing.

Countless imprisonments, amputations, and public executions of LGBTQ in KSA.

But they're somewhere else so f*ck them.

Why even start a community group if at the drop of a hat they've sold out everything they claim to stand for.

What vacuous jokers.

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

On a lighter note, this made me chuckle.

Taliban to take over Middlesbrough FC

THE rulers of Afghanistan are to buy out Middlesbrough FC for £320 million, the Premier League has confirmed.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

THE new rulers of Afghanistan are to buy out Middlesbrough FC for £320 million, the Premier League has confirmed.

The ultraconservative Islamists said that the purchase was made out of a lifelong love for Middlesbrough among the Taliban, who regard legendary players like Alan Foggon and Bernie Slaven as inspirations in their drive to establish an uncompromisingly hardline theocratic regime.

Donna Sheridan, spokeswoman for the consortium that fronted the offer, said: “The Taliban have offered assurances that although women, including myself, will not be allowed inside the stadium, we will be allowed within 100 yards on match days.

“Furthermore, players can be assured that they will only suffer amputations after exceptionally poor performances, and that these will even help them avoid falling foul of the FA’s ridiculous VAR handball rules.”

Jubilant supporters celebrated in front of the stadium, waving banners in support of the Taliban. Once seen as the mortal enemy of the West they are now regarded as local heroes for putting money into a club languishing in the Championship.

Fan Tom Logan said: “You’re always going to get jealous cynics dragging politics into football, even on a day of unmitigated good news like this. Well, pardon me but I’m going to slaughter a goat and fire my machine gun in the air.”

 

[soup]

On a lighter note, this made me chuckle.

Taliban to take over Middlesbrough FC

THE rulers of Afghanistan are to buy out Middlesbrough FC for £320 million, the Premier League has confirmed.

www.thedailymash.co.uk

THE new rulers of Afghanistan are to buy out Middlesbrough FC for £320 million, the Premier League has confirmed.

The ultraconservative Islamists said that the purchase was made out of a lifelong love for Middlesbrough among the Taliban, who regard legendary players like Alan Foggon and Bernie Slaven as inspirations in their drive to establish an uncompromisingly hardline theocratic regime.

Donna Sheridan, spokeswoman for the consortium that fronted the offer, said: “The Taliban have offered assurances that although women, including myself, will not be allowed inside the stadium, we will be allowed within 100 yards on match days.

“Furthermore, players can be assured that they will only suffer amputations after exceptionally poor performances, and that these will even help them avoid falling foul of the FA’s ridiculous VAR handball rules.”

Jubilant supporters celebrated in front of the stadium, waving banners in support of the Taliban. Once seen as the mortal enemy of the West they are now regarded as local heroes for putting money into a club languishing in the Championship.

Fan Tom Logan said: “You’re always going to get jealous cynics dragging politics into football, even on a day of unmitigated good news like this. Well, pardon me but I’m going to slaughter a goat and fire my machine gun in the air.”

I can imagine that as a Monty Python sketch.

 

[Metalhead]

Because there will come a point when we will give them the message loud and clear that we are a football club first and foremost. And the club belongs to us.

That would be nice.

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

Little do they know, they would be killed if they stepped foot in the owners home. Newcastle fans are fucking deluded. "They let a women be the lead so thats okay"

Good grief.

I know Twitter isn't always the best barometer, but just been reading the comments section to that statement, and the knots NUFC fans are tying themselves up in to support this.

It's what happens when you get people who want all the spoils of virtue signalling, but without any of the actual virtue.

Principles are going to cost you something eventually in life, or they're not principles. They're just empty statements to boost your own social standing.

People are even calling United with Pride brave. F*ck me upside down.

"Oh we've been murdering all these gays, but United with Pride thinks we shouldn't anymore so I guess we'll stop." 0% chance they'd take that stance with any other club.

What deluded, heartless, and self aggrandising arrogance to talk about opening a dialogue and effecting change, whilst insulting the memories of all the murdered LGBTQ people and their grieving loved ones left behind.

How painful for them to see that? C**ts.

 

[Gardham90]

Remember Khashoggi.

I would really love it if every fan of every club spoke/chanted/demonstrated about this at every chance they got. At every single Newcastle match, everyone should be reminded that there still has not been justice for Jamal Khashoggi. Make the dirty sports washing of this disgusting, vile, regime as hard as possible. No away fans should take their allocation. the only way the premier league would take notice is damage to their brand, by people talking about the premier league and avocation of murder in the same conversation.

As much as I agree with you, it's not going to happen unfortunately.

 

[popstar7]

As much as I agree with you, it's not going to happen unfortunately.

Like I said last night. Fake blood-spattered limbs/torsos/heads thrown on the pitch. Guaranteed back page, if not front page, coverage in the next day's press.

 

[Tucker]

Like I said last night. Fake blood-spattered limbs/torsos/heads thrown on the pitch. Guaranteed back page, if not front page, coverage in the next day's press.

A bucket of blood thrown over the team bus every game would be good too.

 

[yankspurs]

Here we go with the Saudis controlling their twitter army..

St James’ Park next Sunday is going to sound like a Chelsea/West Ham match with the constant hissing noises isnt it?

 

[popstar7]

St James’ Park next Sunday is going to sound like a Chelsea/West Ham match with the constant hissing noises isnt it?

Don't think it will. Not their style.

 

[Toast]

https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...bs-demand-emergency-meeting-on-newcastle-deal
Presented without comment

 

[Toast]

kidnapped, tortured, and brutally murdered

I wonder if any other states have ever done anything like this?

 

[WalkerboyUK]

I have it on reasonably good authority that all is not well within the players camp after this takeover… Do players play their hearts out knowing that they are going to be replaced next summer???

 

[popstar7]

Interesting bit of insider info.
Spoke to someone tonight who is in Karl Darlow’s family and, if Darlow’s mentality is mirrored across the rest of the squad right now, it will be very interesting to see how the season pans out.
He’s not happy with the takeover because he (and others) know that regardless of how they perform now, they’re all going to be replaced next summer.
So do they play well to prove a point to the owners, or do they effectively down tools??

If they're smart they won't make too many waves in the transfer market in January and not upset the squad too much. Buy enough quality to ensure they stay up and go from there. The bonuses for staying up could be eye-watering to ensure maximum effort.

 

[LSUY]

I have it on reasonably good authority that all is not well within the players camp after this takeover… Do players play their hearts out knowing that they are going to be replaced next summer???

I'd imagine the bonus they'd receive for keeping Newcastle up will motivate a fair few of them.

 

[Dillspur]

My one Newcastle mate is done with them as a club. Proud of him

 

[Colonel Dax]

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

As much as I agree with you, it's not going to happen unfortunately.

Like I said last night. Fake blood-spattered limbs/torsos/heads thrown on the pitch. Guaranteed back page, if not front page, coverage in the next day's press.

I'm not sure how this plays out.

They'll definitely win plenty of pots and pans, and cause plenty of division, but I do wonder if this might do their International reputation more harm than good.

KSA rulers really are so far outside the overton window of modern Britain it's unreal. I'm not sure there's a greater clash of cultural values on the planet.

I personally know two NUFC of over 30 years who have renounced their club in the past 48 hours. Non football fans are giving it attention in away quite different to City / Chelsea.

There will likely be a reaction in some shape of form. There needs to be.

Maybe all fans wearing a justice for Khashoggi T-Shirt or scarf to every game is the way to go.

Send a message that this country's values aren't for sale.

 

[JamieSpursCommunityUser]

I wonder if any other states have ever done anything like this?

Sure. There's evil and oppression in some form in every country.

And if you have specific example of another murderous regime buying a football club to launder it's image, I'd be glad to protest them to.

But lets not exonerate tyrants, simply because there have also been other tyrants.

If you caught a burglar making off with your neighbour's TV, you wouldn't shrug and say "oh what about all the other burglars, might as well let him off."

You'd call the police to catch the burglar right in front of you.