Weezertron Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 It'd be canny shite sports washing to buy a premier league club and not promote stuff like this, no? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FloydianMag Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, TheBrownBottle said: It is depressing just how many followers of the Abrahamic religions will pop up on those threads, telling us about how their religious text states that homosexuality is evil. Killing apostates, enslaving non-believers, raping the daughters of the enemy; they're all ok, natch. But consensual sexual activity between grown adults? Into the fiery pit you go! NB it is funny though the number of the nutters demanding PIF withdraw funding from the club, copying them into the tweet. They should join a whatsapp group with Exile. You’re not Christopher Hitchen’s ghost are you? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, Disco said: Surprised the club haven't set up foreign language Twitter handles tbh. Arabic, Spanish and Portuguese. Coming soon according to The Athletic Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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christ Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 1 hour ago, huss9 said: he's a kid but similar shite comes out of adults in russia, eastern europe and right wing america. Last year I found threatening to fuck them was pretty good at shutting them up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groundhog63 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 hours ago, TheBrownBottle said: It is depressing just how many followers of the DUP & fundamental Christian religions will pop up on those threads, telling us about how their religious text states that homosexuality is evil. Killing apostates, enslaving non-believers, raping the daughters of the enemy; they're all ok, natch. But consensual sexual activity between grown adults? Into the fiery pit you go! NB it is funny though the number of the nutters demanding PIF withdraw funding from the club, copying them into the tweet. They should join a whatsapp group with Exile. You read the Old Testament ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack27 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Who’s ganning Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Who’s ganning bet less than 81 turn up. Be lucky if 8 do. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 They'd have better luck selling garlic in Transylvania like, so strategically it's a complete waste of time and energy, but fair play to them, they have my support. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Good for them! And no I can't fully square this circle but we're all human and being human is complicated. I don't want the sportwashing to be successful and it would be quite funny for them spending loads of money to make my club successfull and it ultimately be a total waste of time for them to make them look good (just as long as we are fine in the long term lol) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Condescending prick going on about educating people, the majority are fully aware but couldn’t give a shit as he’ll find out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilson Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Canny opportunity to make us look like cunts when nee1 turns up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 First I’ve heard of it. They’ll get a lot of grief as any protest does you’d imagine but fair play to them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Icarus Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: Condescending prick going on about educating people, the majority are fully aware but couldn’t give a shit as he’ll find out. Only just noticed now how often you mention 'the majority' agreeing with you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
huss9 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 or will it be others pretending to be newcastle fans? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geogaddi Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Have no issue with the 10 or so people that will turn up to protest to be fair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbandit Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 Hope they don’t get much grief from idiot fans. Absolutely nothing wrong with highlighting the human rights abuses of Saudi Arabia Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 I'm sorry but it looks completely stupid when someone's like "here lads, I think we need to be aware of what these young lads are going through, I want to highlight it in the hopes we can make a change" and we're like "fuck off, UP THE TOON!!" It would be great if the takeover actually did promote positive changes to SA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 40 minutes ago, Dokko said: bet less than 81 turn up. Be lucky if 8 do. There will be plenty there. The majority won't be toon fans though imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 6 minutes ago, gbandit said: Hope they don’t get much grief from idiot fans. Absolutely nothing wrong with highlighting the human rights abuses of Saudi Arabia Depends how they go about it really. Can see some fans taking certain stuff personally if they're having a go at the fans for going still etc Like the shit that gets thrown at us on social media Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wallsendmag Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 50 minutes ago, Jack27 said: Who’s ganning 17.30 kick off on a Saturday. Most the crowd pissed up, what could possibly go wrong here Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitley mag Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 John Hird’s aim is to rid the club of PIF as per this closing para in his mag article last year - ‘Fans who are interested in KICKING THE SAUDI DICTATORS OUT OF OUR CLUB AND RECLAIMING NUFC – Join us here’ I don’t think trying to engage with the club ownership on matters is part of his mission. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnes23 Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 17 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: John Hird’s aim is to rid the club of PIF as per this closing para in his mag article last year - ‘Fans who are interested in KICKING THE SAUDI DICTATORS OUT OF OUR CLUB AND RECLAIMING NUFC – Join us here’ I don’t think trying to engage with the club ownership on matters is part of his mission. And in light of that the protest makes more sense, because all it will accomplish is returning the media spotlight to PIF ownership of NUFC. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 (edited) 28 minutes ago, Whitley mag said: John Hird’s aim is to rid the club of PIF as per this closing para in his mag article last year - ‘Fans who are interested in KICKING THE SAUDI DICTATORS OUT OF OUR CLUB AND RECLAIMING NUFC – Join us here’ I don’t think trying to engage with the club ownership on matters is part of his mission. Aye I thought the iNews article had finished and didn't read where he got to the slightly unhinged part. Protests like this are pissing against the wind like, saying stuff like "We’re confident the majority of the fans are good people and don’t support the ownership" is mental, unless he's been misquoted, as it's pretty clear the vast, vast majority of Newcastle fans do support the ownership It also doesn't make them bad people. Dropping the aim of removing them from the club and focusing on educating the fanbase and applying pressure to change would be a good thing. At the end of the day most reasonable people would be horrified when thinking logically about these things, it's just hard not to go on the defensive given the way most of the muppets shouting 'sportwashing' go about it. Edited October 28, 2022 by Hanshithispantz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
midds Posted October 28, 2022 Share Posted October 28, 2022 There's absolutely no reason why these people should be given loads of hassle but I fear they will be. Highlighting the atrocities and actions of the Saudis in their country 100% should be called out and criticised, the shit they do is abhorrent and barbaric and there is no defence nor should there be, it's vile. But I think a lot of fans will see the (legitimate) criticism of PIF as an attack on the club itself and they'll inevitably defend their club. Partitioning the club and the owners, and the actions of each, is still an issue and that line is blurred. Hope the protestors have thick skin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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