David Edgar Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 5 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said: NUFC's community values should not be defined by the owners. This x 1000 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edgar Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 12 minutes ago, Danh1 said: The women’s account did. They're probably unconcerned about that account being widely circulated in Saudi Arabia. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superior Acuña Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 40 minutes ago, Kid Icarus said: Dunno why people care like, it's the difference between the 80% owners being murderous homophobes or being hypocritical, murderous homophobes. Kind of meaningless isn't it. I suppose because it makes it harder for me to bury my head in the sand when it actually starts influencing the club's approach to things like this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 28 minutes ago, Gallowgate Toon said: So, I know from friends in the community that these things can be seen as pretty shallow corporate platitudes but I still really don't like this at all. Not taking part sends a terrible message. NUFC's community values should not be defined by the owners. From my own point of view as a gay man, I don't really care for gay pride parades with people gyrating in G-strings on top of floats or companies changing their logos to a rainbow flag version of their logo for a month and then changing it back immediately once the month is over. However this is a bit different. This is something that tries to give visibility for LGBT people in countries where it's illegal and can result in death, such is the platform of Premiership football, and as has been mentioned already, this should be going the other way with us having a positive influence on Saudi Arabia. If the WWE can influence Saudi Arabia to let females compete in sports (or "sports entertainment") then this should also be possible. To also be the only club who didn't acknowledge it is shameful whether it's an oversight or not. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GEFAFWISP Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I don't like this one bit. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 It’s frankly shameful the club have swerved this so far. I hope it’s rectified between now and the end of the month. We could really do with some of the journalists who have spent the last few days working themselves into a tizzy because Howe criticised Klopp turning their attention towards this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cattletrucked Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 It’s rank bad that the Club haven’t backed this, yes Trippier was wearing the armband, but the Club as a whole have messed up, and it just invites all the sniping, whether it’s a genuine error or not. Unprofessional. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 It should be something supporters groups reach out to the club for a response on because we have to lay a marker down on these things to say we won't tolerate it. Although we're owned by the PIF, Newcastle United isn't Saudi Arabia and it shouldn't behave like it is a club in that country. St James' Park should be a warm and welcoming place for those in the LGBT community, and not just in the stands either, what if someone in the playing and coaching staff was gay? Maybe Wor Flags should bring out their LGBT banner again for Villa if they still have it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
christ Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Don’t Wor Flags have a LGBTQ flag from years past? It would be nice to see that at the weekend. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Decky Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Get that out again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Disappointing this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tiresias Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Disgraceful and I want an explanation. As a gay fan I don't want to be associated with a club resisting battling homophobia in the sport in any way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The club have done so much right. Will be truly depressing if it becomes aligned with what remains a regressive, homophobic state. You'd hope the Chron would hold them to account on this... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaydnNUFC Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 2 hours ago, Collage said: Hm Whilst not acknowledging it on social media is rank, neither have Liverpool. Trippier wore the rainbow armband as well, just as Milner has on that collage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turnbull2000 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Jesus. The replies to that Premier League tweet. They also seem to be disproportionately Man Utd and Max Verstappen fans. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danh1 Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Just seen the Rainbow Laces campaign is for fixtures between 22-30. Hopefully the club give it a proper acknowledgement before/at the home game next weekend. Looks like that’s what happened last year before the Norwich game. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanji Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Hopefully it’s just a delayed acknowledgment and wasn’t intentional at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Puppets Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 (edited) I HIGHLY doubt the it’s intentional and is likely just being saved for later in the week / the home game? They’ve not put a foot wrong on that front, so to purposefully not take part at all between now and 30th would be out of character. Edited October 23, 2022 by Shadow Puppets Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Prophet Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 Aye, hopefully it's just an error or delay and we see acknowledgement this week. I saw most of the staff were wearing badges today, so you'd hope so. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Conjo Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I don't believe for a second anyone connected to SA is governing what is put up on the clubs twitter account Last year they put it up ahead of our home fixture. The womens team tweet already put out was ahead of a home fixture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emotic Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Conjo said: I don't believe for a second anyone connected to SA is governing what is put up on the clubs twitter account Last year they put it up ahead of our home fixture. The womens team tweet already put out was ahead of a home fixture. I remember when they put it up last year and that Tweet was flooded with some pretty vile replies from random Saudi lads. Hope that doesn’t put them off it this year, and why should it, tbf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBrownBottle Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 4 hours ago, Conjo said: I don't believe for a second anyone connected to SA is governing what is put up on the clubs twitter account Last year they put it up ahead of our home fixture. The womens team tweet already put out was ahead of a home fixture. I hope this is the case. As horrendous as the unfiltered bigotry - mainly from KSA twitter accounts - was to the NUFC post last year, that to me is the entire purpose of statements like that. Challenge these people, and don't back down on basic concepts of human rights and decency. I'm aware of the punishments meted out to LBGTQI+ people in KSA for simply being themselves - fuck pandering to that shite. If the club fails to do this before the home game at the weekend, that is abysmal, it really is. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 I always feel for stuff like that they should turn the replies off, because you always get not only bots, but just general bigots and trolls. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack j Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 1 hour ago, Stifler said: I always feel for stuff like that they should turn the replies off, because you always get not only bots, but just general bigots and trolls. Agree but then you'd have the same cunts saying its censorship etc Cant win Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dokko Posted October 24, 2022 Share Posted October 24, 2022 6 hours ago, Emotic said: I remember when they put it up last year and that Tweet was flooded with some pretty vile replies from random Saudi lads. Hope that doesn’t put them off it this year, and why should it, tbf. Exactly why it needs to be done again. I think we'll be doing it for the villa game, our home game. Still, missed opportunity and attracted criticism when a simple image or a retweet of the PLs would have sufficed. Play the game...(It's all that it is, all this is token gestures and virtue signalling) no club actually cares about anything but themselves and £££...which is another conversation, however, we need to be doing it more than others due to what's behind our curtain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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