comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 1 minute ago
Rashford should spend less time aligning with brands and more time learning how to take a penalty
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Did your mummy help you to type that?!

comment by Robb - ‘They/Them’. (U22311)

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Has Robb now come out as binary? Neither male or female?

😂

comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 5 minutes ago
Had anyone seen the article?

Is it definite that the article is negative?

I'm not familiar with The Spectator article.
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Surely it can only be positive given that he currently sits at the very top of the Sunday Times’ Giving List having donated more to charity than any other single British individual through the pandemic?
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That list is a touch misleading, as while he has given a significant amount to charity, it hasn't all come from his personal wealth (and I don't expect it to!). A lot of it will have been donated to him from either companies or the general public, and from there, he's donated it. This is how he's managed to give like 20m to charity despite 'only' having 16m - and obviously he's not liquidated all of his assets to do this!

I don't doubt that other people on the list have done very similar things, and I'm not trying to say that it's a bad thing at all, just that context is important.

All of that said, Rashford should be practically untouchable by the media. They spend so long hyping footballers up to be these awful people who rake in shed loads of money and do nothing useful with it, that as soon as people come along who don't conform to that (and especially put their face on it!), they don't know what to do, except try to destroy it.

I suppose it's one reason that people like Mata & Henderson do a lot of their charitable work in the background, to not have to deal with this sheite.

comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 4 minutes ago
comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 17 seconds ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 7 minutes ago
comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 2 minutes ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 5 minutes ago
Had anyone seen the article?

Is it definite that the article is negative?

I'm not familiar with The Spectator article.
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Surely it can only be positive given that he currently sits at the very top of the Sunday Times’ Giving List having donated more to charity than any other single British individual through the pandemic?
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Well my thought exactly. It would be commercial suicide to paint Rashford as someone in it for himself. I doubt anyone would begrudge him making some extra money along the way. 🤷‍♂️

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If the ST are to be believed, he actually gave more money to charity last year than his current net wealth.
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That's why I think it is possible that Rashfords entourage/media team may have got the wrong info. 🤷‍♂️

If it is a negative article, well feck The Spectator.
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I imagine The Spectator would have responded to Marcus by now (or published the thing)

comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 5 minutes ago
Rashford should spend less time aligning with brands and more time learning how to take a penalty
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I can coach him on that... Look at the ball on impact

Wasn't difficult

comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 5 minutes ago
Had anyone seen the article?

Is it definite that the article is negative?

I'm not familiar with The Spectator article.
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Surely it can only be positive given that he currently sits at the very top of the Sunday Times’ Giving List having donated more to charity than any other single British individual through the pandemic?
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That list is a touch misleading, as while he has given a significant amount to charity, it hasn't all come from his personal wealth (and I don't expect it to!). A lot of it will have been donated to him from either companies or the general public, and from there, he's donated it. This is how he's managed to give like 20m to charity despite 'only' having 16m - and obviously he's not liquidated all of his assets to do this!

I don't doubt that other people on the list have done very similar things, and I'm not trying to say that it's a bad thing at all, just that context is important.

All of that said, Rashford should be practically untouchable by the media. They spend so long hyping footballers up to be these awful people who rake in shed loads of money and do nothing useful with it, that as soon as people come along who don't conform to that (and especially put their face on it!), they don't know what to do, except try to destroy it.

I suppose it's one reason that people like Mata & Henderson do a lot of their charitable work in the background, to not have to deal with this sheite.
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I don’t think that’s misleading at all.

He worked for the money, he was paid, and he passed it on to charity.

comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 0 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 5 minutes ago
Had anyone seen the article?

Is it definite that the article is negative?

I'm not familiar with The Spectator article.
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Surely it can only be positive given that he currently sits at the very top of the Sunday Times’ Giving List having donated more to charity than any other single British individual through the pandemic?
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That list is a touch misleading, as while he has given a significant amount to charity, it hasn't all come from his personal wealth (and I don't expect it to!). A lot of it will have been donated to him from either companies or the general public, and from there, he's donated it. This is how he's managed to give like 20m to charity despite 'only' having 16m - and obviously he's not liquidated all of his assets to do this!

I don't doubt that other people on the list have done very similar things, and I'm not trying to say that it's a bad thing at all, just that context is important.

All of that said, Rashford should be practically untouchable by the media. They spend so long hyping footballers up to be these awful people who rake in shed loads of money and do nothing useful with it, that as soon as people come along who don't conform to that (and especially put their face on it!), they don't know what to do, except try to destroy it.

I suppose it's one reason that people like Mata & Henderson do a lot of their charitable work in the background, to not have to deal with this sheite.
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I don’t think that’s misleading at all.

He worked for the money, he was paid, and he passed it on to charity.
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Just reread your comment

comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by rosso - time to #takefootballback (U17054)
posted 11 minutes ago
comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 5 minutes ago
Had anyone seen the article?

Is it definite that the article is negative?

I'm not familiar with The Spectator article.
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Surely it can only be positive given that he currently sits at the very top of the Sunday Times’ Giving List having donated more to charity than any other single British individual through the pandemic?
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That list is a touch misleading, as while he has given a significant amount to charity, it hasn't all come from his personal wealth (and I don't expect it to!). A lot of it will have been donated to him from either companies or the general public, and from there, he's donated it. This is how he's managed to give like 20m to charity despite 'only' having 16m - and obviously he's not liquidated all of his assets to do this!

I don't doubt that other people on the list have done very similar things, and I'm not trying to say that it's a bad thing at all, just that context is important.

All of that said, Rashford should be practically untouchable by the media. They spend so long hyping footballers up to be these awful people who rake in shed loads of money and do nothing useful with it, that as soon as people come along who don't conform to that (and especially put their face on it!), they don't know what to do, except try to destroy it.

I suppose it's one reason that people like Mata & Henderson do a lot of their charitable work in the background, to not have to deal with this sheite.
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I don’t think that’s misleading at all.

He worked for the money, he was paid, and he passed it on to charity.
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That isn't where the money came from -

"Acting as an ambassador for food poverty charity FareShare, Rashford’s efforts also generated an estimated £20 million of additional donations to the charity.

This gives him a Giving Index of 125. This unusual calculation represents the £20 million raised as 125% of his net worth of £16 million."

rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 6 minutes ago

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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Jay, that d!ckhead is a waste of space and oxygen!

comment by Plump (U22314)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 6 minutes ago

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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Jay, that d!ckhead is a waste of space and oxygen!
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Who? Jay or Don?

comment by The Post Nearly Man. Jadon & Marcus & Bukayo. (U1270)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Plump (U22314)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 6 minutes ago

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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Jay, that d!ckhead is a waste of space and oxygen!
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Who? Jay or Don?
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6 of one, half a dozen of the other

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 14 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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Are you serious Don?

comment by The Post Nearly Man. Jadon & Marcus & ... (U1270)
posted 39 seconds ago
comment by Plump (U22314)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 6 minutes ago

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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Jay, that d!ckhead is a waste of space and oxygen!
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Who? Jay or Don?
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Can you not read?

I'm addressing Jay and calling Don the nob that he is!

You're also no different to Don the tw@t. Both cut from the same dirty used rag.

comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.
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He’s obviously being sarcastic

comment by Plump (U22314)
posted 20 seconds ago
comment by The Post Nearly Man. Jadon & Marcus & ... (U1270)
posted 39 seconds ago
comment by Plump (U22314)
posted 23 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 6 minutes ago

comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.

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Jay, that d!ckhead is a waste of space and oxygen!
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Who? Jay or Don?
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Can you not read?

I'm addressing Jay and calling Don the nob that he is!

You're also no different to Don the tw@t. Both cut from the same dirty used rag.
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comment by Robb - ‘They/Them’. (U22311)
posted 32 seconds ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.
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He’s obviously being sarcastic
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oh for a sarcasm smiley...but i assumed that jay was being sarcastic too, so it all evened out in the end

comment by Robb - ‘They/Them’. (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.
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He’s obviously being sarcastic
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That never occurred to me. Reading it again, you're probably right.

You're (maybe) not an idiot, Don.

comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 18 seconds ago
comment by Robb - ‘They/Them’. (U22311)
posted 1 minute ago
comment by Jay. (U16498)
posted 12 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 3 minutes ago
rashford's given a load of money to charity?

pure, unadulterated, tax avoidance.
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You're an idiot.
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He’s obviously being sarcastic
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That never occurred to me. Reading it again, you're probably right.

You're (maybe) not an idiot, Don.
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Don't make any snap decisions here, Jay

comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 56 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 10 minutes ago
either rr has been caught out by the old speech mark + close bracket = winking smiley, or he is advocating for more islamophobia in the tory party...you decide.
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Arrghh the number of times I've done that over the years!
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If only there was an edit button?



Rashford brings a tear to my eye every time I see stuff like this.

I've had the type of upbringing that has made me believe there are not that many good people in the world.
Don't trust many people, not even family.

People like rashford really make me happy.

If he turns out to be this kiddie fiddler, I'll never trust anyone again

Btw I know he isn't, that was just a sour attempt at humour.
Apologies if it offended.

comment by Just Shoot (U10408)
posted 28 minutes ago
comment by Devonshirespur (U6316)
posted 1 minute ago
Rashford should spend less time aligning with brands and more time learning how to take a penalty
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😂👏
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🙄

comment by GregOle (U1192)
posted 35 minutes ago
comment by Red Russian (U4715)
posted 56 minutes ago
comment by Don Draper's dandruff (U20155)
posted 10 minutes ago
either rr has been caught out by the old speech mark + close bracket = winking smiley, or he is advocating for more islamophobia in the tory party...you decide.
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Arrghh the number of times I've done that over the years!
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If only there was an edit button?



Rashford brings a tear to my eye every time I see stuff like this.

I've had the type of upbringing that has made me believe there are not that many good people in the world.
Don't trust many people, not even family.

People like rashford really make me happy.

If he turns out to be this kiddie fiddler, I'll never trust anyone again

Btw I know he isn't, that was just a sour attempt at humour.
Apologies if it offended.


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This is really sad. Family SHOULD be the solid foundation that sets you up to face the world. This has actually got me contemplating on a wonderfully sunny afternoon.

Rashford is a very switched-on lad. I like the approach he takes and the fact he isn't afraid to challenge the statusquo in public. Whish more celebrities and athletes used their position of influence to do so, instead of cowering in the shadows or backing down afraid of losing sponsorship money.