sne Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 So the Saudis refusing to take part in the silent minute for the London victims before their friendly against Australia... That's cute. "Not in line with their culture" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 1 hour ago, will87 said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40189916 I'm not sure why this isn't being considered terrorism? nothing that 50 bullets wouldn't have resolved but I suppose it depends how much credibility there is in the "something to do with Allah and the Koran" reports before I'd have let plod go all Tony Montana on them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Watched the match but missed before kick off. They stood as shown in the picture, no linking arms in the centre circle like the Aussies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugeley Villa Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 3 hours ago, VillaChris said: Watched the match but missed before kick off. They stood as shown in the picture, no linking arms in the centre circle like the Aussies. No doubt instructed by the Saudi government not to take part. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 4 hours ago, VillaChris said: Watched the match but missed before kick off. They stood as shown in the picture, no linking arms in the centre circle like the Aussies. Im trying to remember the last time a European side did a minutes silence for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 5 hours ago, sne said: So the Saudis refusing to take part in the silent minute for the London victims before their friendly against Australia... That's cute. "Not in line with their culture" I'd pay to fight Saudi Arabia. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 35 minutes ago, Genie said: Im trying to remember the last time a European side did a minutes silence for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan? Not really the same thing is it? If a minutes silence was organised for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan then I'm sure a European side would take part. That being said, I'm kind of convinced something else must be going on in these pictures. People on twitter saying the Saudis didn't know what was going on and there were no announcements in Arabic. Don't know if it's true or not but I struggle to believe they would just ignore it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 Just now, Stevo985 said: Not really the same thing is it? If a minutes silence was organised for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan then I'm sure a European side would take part. I think that is the point, nobody bothered to organise one. Was there silences for the terrorist attacks in Turkey at major events? I genuinely can't remember, I know "Turkey" felt shunned by Europe in the wake of their own attacks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted June 8, 2017 7 minutes ago, Stevo985 said: Don't know if it's true or not but I struggle to believe they would just ignore it. Cholera spreading like wildfire through Yemen (100,000+ cases in weeks) and still they bomb and starve the civil population. Saudi Arabia is an evil State, nothing on earth is beneath them. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 8, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted June 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, Genie said: I think that is the point, nobody bothered to organise one. Was there silences for the terrorist attacks in Turkey at major events? I genuinely can't remember, I know "Turkey" felt shunned by Europe in the wake of their own attacks. It was organised by Australia, hence why they're lined up and observing the minute's silence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, Genie said: I think that is the point, nobody bothered to organise one. Was there silences for the terrorist attacks in Turkey at major events? I genuinely can't remember, I know "Turkey" felt shunned by Europe in the wake of their own attacks. Turkish fans whistled and chanted Allahu Ahkbar throughout the minute's silence for victims of the Paris attacks when the played France. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 2 minutes ago, Awol said: Turkish fans whistled and chanted Allahu Ahkbar throughout the minute's silence for victims of the Paris attacks when the played France. All of them? Or some idiots like all football teams seem to attract. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Genie said: All of them? Or some idiots like all football teams seem to attract. From the video I watched it was like 'swing low' at Twickenham. Edit: it was Turkey vs Greece in Istanbul, not Turkey vs France. Edited June 8, 2017 by Awol 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 5 minutes ago, Awol said: Turkish fans whistled and chanted Allahu Ahkbar throughout the minute's silence for victims of the Paris attacks when the played France. I know the incident you mention, and from what I recall it was whistles and boos. Saying that, it's certainly incredibly disrespectful but I believe it was motivated by a deemed lack of empathy from Europe when they had their troubles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Awol Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 14 minutes ago, Genie said: I know the incident you mention, and from what I recall it was whistles and boos. Saying that, it's certainly incredibly disrespectful but I believe it was motivated by a deemed lack of empathy from Europe when they had their troubles. Well, they nourished and helped ISIS to grow in Syria when it suited them. Not a clever move. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted June 8, 2017 Share Posted June 8, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, Genie said: Im trying to remember the last time a European side did a minutes silence for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan? If a European country was playing a match in the Middle East and the host nation decided to hold a minute silence for the victims of a terrorists act that had killed a number of the host nations citizens I suspect the visiting team would join in as a mark of respect to the host nation. One of the Australians killed last week was even a local from the city where the game was being played. The Saudi FA were told in advance by the Australian FA and the Asian Football Association that there would be a minutes silence but the Saudi officials refused the invitation to take part. The players themselves may not have known what was happening due to the language barrier, one of the Saudi players did in fact line up and observe the silence. Edited June 8, 2017 by LondonLax 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Shameful conduct. I wonder if the one player who did sort of respect it will get a flogging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just imagine when the oil runs dry, they'll implode back into the dark ages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 12 hours ago, VillaChris said: Watched the match but missed before kick off. They stood as shown in the picture, no linking arms in the centre circle like the Aussies. Just disgusting, really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VillaChris Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 12 hours ago, Stevo985 said: Not really the same thing is it? If a minutes silence was organised for those killed in Iraq, Syria or Afghanistan then I'm sure a European side would take part. That being said, I'm kind of convinced something else must be going on in these pictures. People on twitter saying the Saudis didn't know what was going on and there were no announcements in Arabic. Don't know if it's true or not but I struggle to believe they would just ignore it. Announcement was just in English. Wouldn't the ref have informed them beforehand what was going on though? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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