| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 13:56 - Aug 16 with 3350 views | DanTheMan |
Ain't sportswashing great?
States being able to buy football clubs should be banned by FIFA. It's asking for trouble. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 13:59 - Aug 16 with 3284 views | Darth_Koont |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 13:56 - Aug 16 by DanTheMan |
Ain't sportswashing great?
States being able to buy football clubs should be banned by FIFA. It's asking for trouble. |
Indeed. It’s also sportwashing successive UK governments’ apologism/enabling of the Saudi regime too.
Nauseating stuff. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 13:59 - Aug 16 with 3278 views | Illinoisblue |
Cheeky little beheading at half-time. Get your tickets now. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 15:49 - Aug 16 with 3029 views | brazil1982 |
I bet the gate receipts will be suspiciously large for these matches. |  | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:18 - Aug 16 with 2960 views | J2BLUE |
Saudi Arabia vs Costa Rica
Should be an absolute classic. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 17:06 - Aug 16 with 2818 views | durhamj |
I live in Newcastle, most fans have turned a blind eye to it, you can't get a seat there for love nor money. Appalling really. |  | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 17:14 - Aug 16 with 2757 views | DJR |
Perhaps they'll have a minute's silence at half time for all who have died in Yemen. |  | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 17:18 - Aug 16 with 2711 views | HARRY10 |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 17:14 - Aug 16 by DJR |
Perhaps they'll have a minute's silence at half time for all who have died in Yemen. |
Followed by a minutes silence for the death of any conscience on Tyneside | | | |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 19:20 - Aug 16 with 2491 views | Swansea_Blue |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 17:14 - Aug 16 by DJR |
Perhaps they'll have a minute's silence at half time for all who have died in Yemen. |
A minute for each one? That might go on even longer than the new experiences of added time. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 19:30 - Aug 16 with 2457 views | itfcjoe |
Not the first time we’ve done it, Fulham have before |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 20:12 - Aug 16 with 2376 views | LeoMuff |
Should turn it into a huge gay pride festival, would be hilarious. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 21:40 - Aug 16 with 2195 views | DJR |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 19:20 - Aug 16 by Swansea_Blue |
A minute for each one? That might go on even longer than the new experiences of added time. |
According to the UN, 377,000 dead by the end of 2021. Converted that would be 262 days' silence.
And this shows just how complicit the UK is in the war.
https://caat.org.uk/homepage/stop-arming-saudi-arabia/uk-arms-to-saudi-arabia/ | | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 22:48 - Aug 16 with 2091 views | HARRY10 |
"It found that 60 percent of deaths would have been the result of indirect causes, such as hunger and preventable diseases, with the remainder a result of direct causes like front-line combat and air raids."
"The conflict has been deadlocked for years, with Yemen teetering at the brink of a famine, and tens of thousands of people killed. The situation in the country has been described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. At least 15.6 million people are living in extreme poverty."
Yet, I doubt most in the UK are even aware of what is happening, or would care if they did. | | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 00:08 - Aug 17 with 2021 views | Whos_blue |
FFS!
Initially I couldn't believe this, but then of course it soon sinks in it's totally believable.
You only have to read the last paragraph of the BBC article to understand why this will go ahead without any questions whatsoever from the footballing authorities.
It's all rather nauseating. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 00:58 - Aug 17 with 1989 views | Ryorry |
A very, very large number of people have sold their souls to the devil. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 07:27 - Aug 17 with 1808 views | itfcserbia |
In other news, Saudi FA is preparing an offer to UEFA to have a wild card spot in the Champions league for a champion of Saudi league. Since CL will increase from next season to 36 teams (from 125 matches overall to 189!). Saudis are willing to "sponsor a wild card spot" for one of their own. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 07:38 - Aug 17 with 1787 views | Dubai_Blue |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 22:48 - Aug 16 by HARRY10 |
"It found that 60 percent of deaths would have been the result of indirect causes, such as hunger and preventable diseases, with the remainder a result of direct causes like front-line combat and air raids."
"The conflict has been deadlocked for years, with Yemen teetering at the brink of a famine, and tens of thousands of people killed. The situation in the country has been described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. At least 15.6 million people are living in extreme poverty."
Yet, I doubt most in the UK are even aware of what is happening, or would care if they did. |
I worked in Yemen, and the local's tossed grenades into the hotel compound to protest against the government, then complained when they got shot by the Army. They don't always help themselves. |  | | |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 08:08 - Aug 17 with 1715 views | Darth_Koont |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 22:48 - Aug 16 by HARRY10 |
"It found that 60 percent of deaths would have been the result of indirect causes, such as hunger and preventable diseases, with the remainder a result of direct causes like front-line combat and air raids."
"The conflict has been deadlocked for years, with Yemen teetering at the brink of a famine, and tens of thousands of people killed. The situation in the country has been described by the UN as the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. At least 15.6 million people are living in extreme poverty."
Yet, I doubt most in the UK are even aware of what is happening, or would care if they did. |
Why would people know about it when there’s little coverage and zero scrutiny from our woeful media? And no debate across the party political “spectrum”? | |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 08:17 - Aug 17 with 1702 views | DJR |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 08:08 - Aug 17 by Darth_Koont |
Why would people know about it when there’s little coverage and zero scrutiny from our woeful media? And no debate across the party political “spectrum”? |
George Orwell put it well.
"Unpopular ideas can be silenced, and inconvenient facts kept dark, without the need for any official ban. Anyone who has lived long in a foreign country will know of instances of sensational items of news — things which on their own merits would get the big headlines-being kept right out of the British press, not because the Government intervened but because of a general tacit agreement that ‘it wouldn’t do’ to mention that particular fact."
In Yemen's case, the "it wouldn't do to mention" factor arises out of the fact that Saudi Arabia is "on our side", as well as the fact there is a desire to suppress knowledge of Western involvement in the conflict. [Post edited 17 Aug 2023 8:23]
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 15:07 - Aug 17 with 1490 views | DJR |
Can we really blame Newcastle, with this from Guardian about a phone call today, with a official state visit in autumn pending?
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “[Sunak] welcomed the opportunity to speak to the crown prince[bin Salman] and looked forward to personally deepening the longstanding ties between the UK and Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom continues to go through a period of profound social and economic transformation under Vision 2030.
“The leaders discussed their commitment to further develop our trade and investment relationship, including by collaborating in new cutting-edge industries, and to strengthen our close cooperation on defence and security.
“The prime minister reiterated the UK’s longstanding commitment to support Saudi Arabia’s security and regional stability.”
No 10 said Sunak “highlighted Saudi Arabia’s constructive and positive leadership on Ukraine following the recent talks in Jeddah and the leaders agreed on the importance of allies working together to end the bloodshed in Ukraine and support a just and lasting peace”.
No mention of Yemen there, and if you think Stamer would be any different, you're kidding yourself. [Post edited 17 Aug 2023 15:12]
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:14 - Aug 17 with 1398 views | Ryorry |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 15:07 - Aug 17 by DJR |
Can we really blame Newcastle, with this from Guardian about a phone call today, with a official state visit in autumn pending?
A Downing Street spokesperson said: “[Sunak] welcomed the opportunity to speak to the crown prince[bin Salman] and looked forward to personally deepening the longstanding ties between the UK and Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom continues to go through a period of profound social and economic transformation under Vision 2030.
“The leaders discussed their commitment to further develop our trade and investment relationship, including by collaborating in new cutting-edge industries, and to strengthen our close cooperation on defence and security.
“The prime minister reiterated the UK’s longstanding commitment to support Saudi Arabia’s security and regional stability.”
No 10 said Sunak “highlighted Saudi Arabia’s constructive and positive leadership on Ukraine following the recent talks in Jeddah and the leaders agreed on the importance of allies working together to end the bloodshed in Ukraine and support a just and lasting peace”.
No mention of Yemen there, and if you think Stamer would be any different, you're kidding yourself. [Post edited 17 Aug 2023 15:12]
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In the interests of fair-mindedness (and getting rid of the tories) it would be nice if people avoided sticking labels on Starmer & judging him for things he's not even had a chance to act on, or refrain from acting on yet. | |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:17 - Aug 17 with 1393 views | GlasgowBlue |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:14 - Aug 17 by Ryorry |
In the interests of fair-mindedness (and getting rid of the tories) it would be nice if people avoided sticking labels on Starmer & judging him for things he's not even had a chance to act on, or refrain from acting on yet. |
In fairness, Starmer will 100% definitely want to keep the same relationship with Saudi that this current government and all past governments have had. |  |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:20 - Aug 17 with 1378 views | Ryorry |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:17 - Aug 17 by GlasgowBlue |
In fairness, Starmer will 100% definitely want to keep the same relationship with Saudi that this current government and all past governments have had. |
We'll see won't we - if people give him that chance.
As it is, some people are doing a really good job of dividing Labour voters & running the risk he won't even get it. | |
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| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:24 - Aug 17 with 1351 views | J2BLUE |
| We’re now hosting Saudi Arabia friendlies ... WTAF?!! on 16:20 - Aug 17 by Ryorry |
We'll see won't we - if people give him that chance.
As it is, some people are doing a really good job of dividing Labour voters & running the risk he won't even get it. |
Labour will get my vote by virtue of not being the Tories and no other party having a chance of taking Ipswich but from everything I have been so far, Starmer does not seem like he will make a good PM. I hope i'm wrong but he's about as inspiring as a boiled potato. | |
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