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We used to talk about morals in football like players diving or being a bit dirty, now were debating the severity of state genocides.
Arsenal is surely able to take a moral high ground on this. It has been discussed earlier here though.Not sure anyone is in a position to take the morale high ground on this. Since Chelsea and City was taken over by super rich owners, plowing millions, if not billions of pounds into two former insignificant clubs, it has created a blueprint for more of the same.
This is not going to be the last time this happens. Can you really blame the geordies for celebrating this? There will be new and exciting players and a top manager coming in. I think it is easy to see why they are happy.
Umm, what? We should go protest Newcastle's new owners, like that would do anything, or otherwise be that much of our business?
Super league was about us, this is not. This is a strawman argument.
That's a funny reference, but still I just can't understand how people think that there are no levels to morals.I could just about stomach being taken over by the People’s Front of Judea, but I draw the line at the Judea People’s Front!
feels lazy to just say sportwashing but think it completely sums it upMaybe someone here could clarify. What exactly are the Middle Eastern billionaires gaining by buying a club and also throwing so much money into the club. Do they plan to make profits at some point of time? Or is it just for glamour?
Sportswashing is the practice of an individual, group, corporation, or nation-state using sport to improve its reputation, through hosting a sporting event, the purchase or sponsorship of sporting teams, or by participation in the sport itself.
We used to talk about morals in football like players diving or being a bit dirty, now were debating the severity of state genocides.
In Newcastle's case, according to Amnesty, it's all about image improvement for Saudi Arabia.Maybe someone here could clarify. What exactly are the Middle Eastern billionaires gaining by buying a club and also throwing so much money into the club. Do they plan to make profits at some point of time? Or is it just for glamour?
They won't be making any losses that's for sure. They got Newcastle for 300m and every 100m they spend is going to be pushing their value 100m higher. So gain a devoted fanbase at no real net spend, win win. Look at City, currently valued at near Arsenal's value, whatever they've spent on players has increased their value proportionately.Maybe someone here could clarify. What exactly are the Middle Eastern billionaires gaining by buying a club and also throwing so much money into the club. Do they plan to make profits at some point of time? Or is it just for glamour?
Maybe someone here could clarify. What exactly are the Middle Eastern billionaires gaining by buying a club and also throwing so much money into the club. Do they plan to make profits at some point of time? Or is it just for glamour?
Probably one of AM's Arabic posters can give a better version than this, but I think that many of the middle eastern nations are trying to diversify their economies away from oil, partly because it's a finite resource which is running out and partly because of reduced demand as the world finally starts responding to climate change.
I am being serious, but I'm being serious fully expecting someone to call me out for talking boll*cks (which I am quite possibly talking).You ain't being serious, are you?
I am being serious, but I'm being serious fully expecting someone to call me out for talking boll*cks (which I am quite possibly talking).
What's your take?