RacingPhoton
Established Member
This. The club has no business speaking about an issue as contentious as this. There are multiple sides to the story and it's wise to stay silent on this till the truth is known.think he'll go into turkish politics when he's done ala shevchenko.
regarding the club's lack of stance on the issue, i'm with eastender on this. a football club has no business telling people how to feel about a political issue, especially one for which the club probably has a superficial understanding at best.
not everyone is qualified to give an opinion on every issue. if a global organization is going to take a stance on something like this, it is only ethical that they invest a lot of time into developing a stance that reflects all sides of the story. something that appears simple to you based on a 5-minute google search may seem very different to someone living through the situation.
that's why it is not hypocritical for a club to promote a general principle of behavior (e.g. say no to racism) while also staying out of a specific situation that may appear to involve said behavior.