comment by Boris 'Inky' Gibson (U5901)
Twitter had Man City fans defending their owner over Matthew Hedges ffs.

So a handful of anonymous people are now a voice to be reckoned with.
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No but if they didn't own City, most of these voices wouldn't be there and therein lies the success of sports washing.

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comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ (U1860)
Your defacto owners, the UAE, can bang up a guy for life on false charges via a confession he didnt understand without access to a lawyer.

Not a peep out of city fans except to draw conclusions about the guys actions.
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Not wumming here but this isn't the same as a bus getting smashed, even though that's out of order too.

This is another level of serious. Football is just a game and shouldn't affect ones opinion on such matters.

comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - ﻓﻠﺴﻄﻴﻦ (U1860)
so not laundering money for terrorism like you made up then, wow you're wrong a lot.

as for tibet water, what can the fans do.. oh yeah we can join a protest and we did, guess before which game..
yup..

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42655418

so showing you how its done when its time to call your despot owner to account.
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It worked. Thanks for bringing this up LQ.

http://www.insideworldfootball.com/2018/09/11/political-pressure-forces-liverpool-end-controversial-tibet-water-sponsorship/


Liverpool fans have set an example for City fans to follow.

You have a voice, USE IT.

City owner worst nightmare will be when his intended victims of sports washing instead become critics when required.

And your club still has the partnership with that water company doesn’t it.

I suppose you will be protesting this week or will you just say let’s put this behind us.

You have reading problems to go with your comprehension problems?

We ended that deal because of pressure from various forces including Liverpool fans.

For MBL/LQ

Liverpool have ended their controversial regional sponsorship agreement with Tibet Water Resources who became the club’s Official Regional Water Partner in China in July 2017.

I love the faux outrage from scousers about liverpools owner because of football nothing more.

And remain silent on the things labour and the conservatives have done and the lives lost in our wars.

The only thing that’s outraged them is because it’s a football team above them has an Arab owner.

Cities owner that should have read.

Owned.

Faux outrage because your below us.

Nothing more.

Offended.

comment by MBL. (U6305)
posted 50 seconds ago
I love the faux outrage from scousers about liverpools owner because of football nothing more.

And remain silent on the things labour and the conservatives have done and the lives lost in our wars.

The only thing that’s outraged them is because it’s a football team above them has an Arab owner.


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Outrage is correct, it is an outrage that Man City fans don’t see anything wrong with their owners

It has sod all to do with his background, rather what he condones as a figurehead of the UAE, which was in the news not even two days ago.

The UAE own Man City, and as such the fans can either voice their protestation or sit on the hands.

So MBL after throwing a few accusations around gets told twice, and resorts to the playground.

There are things in the world far more important than football, human rights are one of those things.

Doesn’t matter to Man City fans though, they’re entertained by the circus while their owners commit all sorts knowing they’ll always get a good welcome at the Etihad. City fans and UAE joined as one.

So you are lumping all city fans together.

Cool then your responsible for many many people never going home again.


Again only outraged because a clubs above them in the table, selective outrage but always offended.

Wow........... What a facking weapon.

comment by KLS (U1695)
posted 24 minutes ago
Wow........... What a facking weapon.
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Oh so it’s ok to group city fans together and use deaths and human rights to point score 👍

How very dipper of you.

I’ve not lumped anyone together.

You are a parasite.

I didn’t say you did, I noted that you had a reaction to my comment but not when one of your fellow dippers did the same.

Moron.

The sports washing won't work on everyone.

The success of any such manoeuvre mid dependent on the intelligence of the victim. The more intelligent City fans will see through itm

The more stupid the City fan the more sports washed they get, and it shows.

comment by MBL. (U6305)
posted 53 minutes ago
comment by KLS (U1695)
posted 24 minutes ago
Wow........... What a facking weapon.
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Oh so it’s ok to group city fans together and use deaths and human rights to point score 👍

How very dipper of you.
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Coming from the biggest hypocrite on the site.

Have you brought up Heysel recently or called us Scousers scvm?

What a nobhead.

comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 2 hours, 6 minutes ago
So MBL after throwing a few accusations around gets told twice, and resorts to the playground.

There are things in the world far more important than football, human rights are one of those things.

Doesn’t matter to Man City fans though, they’re entertained by the circus while their owners commit all sorts knowing they’ll always get a good welcome at the Etihad. City fans and UAE joined as one.
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To correct myself,
** doesn’t matter to some City fans like Inky and MBL though..

comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 11 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by RipleysCat (U1862)
posted 4 hours, 1 minute ago
no, I’ve asked you.

You said it, so you tell me
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Your owners don’t get flack because they own City.

They get flack anyway, for someone to claim they are only getting that due to owning City is disingenuous.

Why do you think they are throwing money into sports? It’s not exactly a lucrative venture for them, however they understand that sports carries with it a huge following, fanatical - that’s why they’re called fans.

Twitter had Man City fans defending their owner over Matthew Hedges ffs.

They have effectively purchased part of public opinion and turned it to be ardent support of themselves and by extension their regime.

“Ah we know he’s a despot but he’s our benefactor of a despot so we have to defend, deflect and engage in whatabouttery”

It really is exactly what happens, Inky is an absolute case study of that even going to the extent that papers have an agenda v City because of the owner. That’s what “Sports Washing” does, as No Love says, they would be scathing no matter if he owned a football club or not.

The fact he owns a British football club puts him in the limelight and makes him more present to receive condemnation for actions he and his government take.

If you’re too chequebook blind to see it, that’s on you.
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Matthew Hedges has nothing to do with you, and nothing to do with Boris. And nothing to do with City. You have no proof that Sheikh Mansour had anything to do with this case, nor do you have any information into what happened inside the court-room that led to his conviction. And have no idea what happened that led to his pardon.

Your comments on this thread regarding Hedges and your debate with Boris is as misguided and frankly as stupid as those City fans who defended Mansour on Twitter.

So you've learned a new term - sports washing - and going all in in not only your condemnation of City's owners, but intended ridicule of City fans.

This is simply the latest brush that fans of other clubs are using in which to attack the club, its owners, and its fans. We've even got the delightful No Love comparing Mansour to Hitler now.

Go back 10 years to when the owners arrived. This wasn't your view then was it? Back then I bet you had never heard of Sports Washing. Financial Doping. Back then FFP didn't even exist!

The haphazard approach of those who have an issue with City's owners is ultimately their own downfall. People such as yourself and No Love just jump on the latest accusations and run with them.

FFP? Doping? Matthew Hedges? These are just pawns for the likes of you. You don't really care about the so-called issues that you express, in order to position yourself on a moral high-ground.

You're disingenuous, and impotent. There's nothing you can do, and nothing you will do. All you can do is moan. On an insignificant jokey website that is only really frequented by those interested in having a bit of banter.

There, reads better now..

So MBL after throwing a few accusations around gets told twice, and resorts to the playground.

There are things in the world far more important than football, human rights are one of those things.

Doesn’t matter to some Man City fans like Inky and MBL though, they’re entertained by the circus while their owners commit all sorts knowing they’ll always get a good welcome at the Etihad. City fans and UAE joined as one until they make their voices heard.

If they’re all like Inky and MBL, don’t see that happening soon.

comment by RipleysCat (U1862)
posted 9 minutes ago
comment by Redinthehead - FreeGaza - فلسطين (U1860)
posted 11 hours, 2 minutes ago
comment by RipleysCat (U1862)
posted 4 hours, 1 minute ago
no, I’ve asked you.

You said it, so you tell me
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Your owners don’t get flack because they own City.

They get flack anyway, for someone to claim they are only getting that due to owning City is disingenuous.

Why do you think they are throwing money into sports? It’s not exactly a lucrative venture for them, however they understand that sports carries with it a huge following, fanatical - that’s why they’re called fans.

Twitter had Man City fans defending their owner over Matthew Hedges ffs.

They have effectively purchased part of public opinion and turned it to be ardent support of themselves and by extension their regime.

“Ah we know he’s a despot but he’s our benefactor of a despot so we have to defend, deflect and engage in whatabouttery”

It really is exactly what happens, Inky is an absolute case study of that even going to the extent that papers have an agenda v City because of the owner. That’s what “Sports Washing” does, as No Love says, they would be scathing no matter if he owned a football club or not.

The fact he owns a British football club puts him in the limelight and makes him more present to receive condemnation for actions he and his government take.

If you’re too chequebook blind to see it, that’s on you.
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Matthew Hedges has nothing to do with you, and nothing to do with Boris. And nothing to do with City. You have no proof that Sheikh Mansour had anything to do with this case, nor do you have any information into what happened inside the court-room that led to his conviction. And have no idea what happened that led to his pardon.

Your comments on this thread regarding Hedges and your debate with Boris is as misguided and frankly as stupid as those City fans who defended Mansour on Twitter.

So you've learned a new term - sports washing - and going all in in not only your condemnation of City's owners, but intended ridicule of City fans.

This is simply the latest brush that fans of other clubs are using in which to attack the club, its owners, and its fans. We've even got the delightful No Love comparing Mansour to Hitler now.

Go back 10 years to when the owners arrived. This wasn't your view then was it? Back then I bet you had never heard of Sports Washing. Financial Doping. Back then FFP didn't even exist!

The haphazard approach of those who have an issue with City's owners is ultimately their own downfall. People such as yourself and No Love just jump on the latest accusations and run with them.

FFP? Doping? Matthew Hedges? These are just pawns for the likes of you. You don't really care about the so-called issues that you express, in order to position yourself on a moral high-ground.

You're disingenuous, and impotent. There's nothing you can do, and nothing you will do. All you can do is moan. On an insignificant jokey website that is only really frequented by those interested in having a bit of banter.
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You’d be singing a different tune if Matthew Hedges was your family wouldn’t you?

Answer that and then make your conclusions.

Of course 10 years ago no one heard of Sports Washing, and it actually makes sense now with the actions of some City fans on here and twitter.

Basically that “he’s a despot but our despot” well you’re welcome to him with that attitude, and every issue the UAE government is implicated in will be viewed as to whether City fans deem it acceptable or not.

Sports washing is the term, and it is real. You guys on here are living, breathing, posting, proof of it.

Mansour is a despicable character, and yes, you’re chequebook blind to it.