The Premier League thread

The premier League should have dealt with this shit long ago. You can't really blame it on Newcastle fans as there is already so much dirty money in the league already.

Football is, and has been for quite some time, shit. You only have to look at the league table posted on the other page to realise just how brutal it is.

Okay. But how, for example, have you personally decided not to be involved in the conduct of your own government for the past however many decades? I presume you've paid your taxes during this time? What were you comfortable being complicit in?

Look, I'm not actually disagreeing with you, so I won't bite at your little dig about outsourcing one's moral responsibility, because as I said it is morally repugnant; however, surely it is a little ridiculous to expect Newcastle fans to be the ones to take some moral high ground here when the UK itself does far, FAR worse than just taking the Saudi riyal?

The conversation should be about how the UK government aids and abets authoritarian dictatorships around the globe, and welcomes them with open arms into the country to launder their money, whitewash their reputation, or flex their soft power, rather than on some 14 year old whose excited because his football team might now be able to sign some Man Utd fringe player.

It's very on point for how things are in the world at large at the minute that the littlest people in the whole pyramid are seemingly getting the most blame.

Well, it’s an extreme example, but you could move to another country and register to pay your taxes there. It’s what I ended up having to do after Brexit, oddly enough. But, yes, happy to drop the analogy if you don’t think it’s pertinent: I think the overarching point, however, as you say your self, is that the anger here should be directed towards the league and governing bodies.

Future Newcastle captain that one.

Aiming a bit low with Foden really. Surely with this kind of money the technology is there to clone a young Paul Gascoigne and make him captain. I mean there's obviously an ethical hurdle there but you know. the murders.

I pay my taxes because otherwise prison, but I vote with my feet on things when I can, because otherwise I'd end up despairing into the abyss at the state of things. I still drive too much, eat red meat and buy stupid shit that was probably made by poor oppressed people. I gave my perspective as Decks asked. A lot of people just want to get by and for life to be easier, not more complicated or difficult. Myself included. Especially when other well off twats are fucking things up elsewhere and are getting theirs.

I reckon the frustration with toon fans is more down to the fact that there just seems to be widespread euphoria when those not connected with the club's recent plight are just seeing a massive sportswash and further decline of the game, as others have said. If this was West Ham, or Everton it would be the same.

Put the number of slaves killed during construction next to the seating capacity when profiling the stadiums?

It's better than what they have right now.

It depends what you mean by media when you say media? I heard this same line with the Ronaldo rape case when he re signed for us but it was reported and remarked on in plenty of the media, including pretty main stream sources. Certainly here in Ireland.

I'm guessing you know about the human rights abuses because of the media? I suspect plenty of outlets will deliver plenty of in depth reports on the issues and human rights abuses close to the time. Heck, even the likes of sky might do a story because sure they don't have the world cup so fuck it.

It's definitely been reported, though as Dougs says my perception has been that there's been a little less of it in both the broadcast media and the red tops.

I certainly wasn't trying to suggest it hasn't been reported or remarked upon, the operative word I used was 'handles'. And I think that's going to be interesting to see how that develops as we get closer to it. Will there, for instance, been any talk of the appropriateness of actually taking part in the tournament to begin with, which is perhaps relevant to the recent discussion about the Saudi takeover at Newcastle? What will travel advice be like to supporters from the LGBTQ+ communities? Or, indeed, general behavioral advice to the travelling support in terms of alcohol consumption or public displays of physical intimacy etc.?

I'll just be interested to see how it's going to go, really.

We are due the comedy stylings of Bailly and Jones I'd say.

Newcastle fans, and the Premier League in general absolutely savaged by the latest Football Weekly.

'You are being used by a brutal regime, and there seems to be a mass delusion to the facts'