ASOWL Posted May 29, 2019 Visiting Supporter Share Posted May 29, 2019 5 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: Any act of protest carries with it some degree of risk. It doesn't mean it's the wrong thing to do. true enough mate...but at least if I was a cop ..i'd simply ask 'em to point to Armenia on a map..Its easy to get outraged for the sake of it. I honestly know nowt about the situation...but I wouldn't spend a grand and a two day journey and risk it on something I knew nowt about. Fair play to any fan who understands the situation and is doing it for something they think is is right....not many of them tho' I reckon. It also says something about the whole fiasco when 2 "big" clubs send so many tickets back.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) Was there similar issues with F1 in Azerbaijan regarding the travel and accomodation. Was probably higher attendance too Edited May 29, 2019 by Zatman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 25/05/2019 at 06:21, Dr_Pangloss said: Saudi Arabia, a hot bed of Wahhabism and Dawah, two interrelated and disgraceful/ dangerous ideas, to host world cup games? Disgusting thought, glad it's not happening. Agreed. I'd like to point out though that Da'wah simply means proselytization which I'd say is antithetical to Wahhabism and the goals of Saudi Arabia. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ASOWL Posted May 29, 2019 Visiting Supporter Popular Post Share Posted May 29, 2019 (edited) On 24/05/2019 at 09:50, villa89 said: Jesus that's a disgrace. Can't even shift 6,000 tickets? What a joke. Absolute doddle...I'd be there already if it was us. Your destination is in a different time zone. Sheffield Get on M1 in Treeton from A61 and Sheffield Pkwy 15 min (7.4 mi) Continue on M1. Take M25 and M20 to Vehicle Departure Rd in Kent. Take exit 11A from M20 3 h 54 min (233 mi) Follow Vehicle Departure Rd to Channel Tunnel 8 min (1.1 mi) Take the Channel Tunnel train to Fréthun 56 min (33.7 mi) Get on A16 in Calais from Avenue de France 4 min (1.9 mi) Continue on A16. Take E40, E17, E34, A67 ... and E50 to Р262 in Ставропольский край, Россия. Take the exit towards ЗЕЛЕНОКУМСК/БУДЕННОВСК/КОЧУБЕЙ from E50/Р-217 43 h (2,256 mi) Continue on Р262. Take Р263, Р262, ул. Промышленная and Р262 to E50/Р-217 in Гудермес 4 h 9 min (182 mi) Follow E50/Р-217 and E119/M1 to Moskva prospekti in Bakı, Azərbaycan. Take the exit from E119 7 h 21 min (312 mi) Take Rövşən Cəfərov, Alı Mustafayev, Azadlıq prospekti and Həsən Əliyev Küçəsi to your destination 13 min (4.2 mi) Baku Azerbaijan ...obviously i'd take care while crossin' 6 lanes of traffic while looking for this exit............ Take the exit towards ЗЕЛЕНОКУМСК/БУДЕННОВСК/КОЧУБЕЙ from E50/Р-217 Edited May 29, 2019 by ASOWL 3 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 On 24/05/2019 at 09:50, villa89 said: Jesus that's a disgrace. Can't even shift 6,000 tickets? What a joke. I wholeheartedly retract this statement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_avfc Posted May 29, 2019 Share Posted May 29, 2019 11 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: It is, to be blunt, an absolute disgrace that a player has been told that they cannot play in a match of this magnitude because the host country cannot guarantee their safety. There is no possible excuse for this. It doesn't matter that 'everybody knows', it doesn't matter that 'it's antagonising people', tough shit. If they want to host matches like this, then they need to guarantee the safety of players and spectators. There's no ifs and buts to that. Whilst I agree with a lot of what you’re saying it doesn’t mean that I don’t find it a bit stupid to spend a load of money to walk around antagonising people in a country where tensions are already high. Completely agree that it shouldn’t be an issue but why run the risk if you’re not achieving anything with your “protest” and as others have said when many people probably have little understanding of the inticracies of the situation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mic09 Posted May 30, 2019 Share Posted May 30, 2019 17 hours ago, HanoiVillan said: It is, to be blunt, an absolute disgrace that a player has been told that they cannot play in a match of this magnitude because the host country cannot guarantee their safety. There is no possible excuse for this. It doesn't matter that 'everybody knows', it doesn't matter that 'it's antagonising people', tough shit. If they want to host matches like this, then they need to guarantee the safety of players and spectators. There's no ifs and buts to that. While I agree with you in principle, I think it's a bit of an optimistic way of looking at things. How do you guarantee anyone's safety? Was Grealish guaranteed safety? Are black players guaranteed safety from racist abuse? And these two examples are in our own backyard that we like to believe is safe and civilised. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davkaus Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 This is just revolting. The rich get richer, it was ever thus, but quarter of a billion pounds? The step up between the championship and premier league money shows just how big a job any promoted side has, trying to build a squad good enough to stay up with such disgustingly imbalanced funds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 as I said in the Liverpool thread FFP in all its glory not exactly "fair" is it? and that's before you factor in the negotiating power during sponsorship negotiations and the fanbase growth take wolves as an example, doing things right, trying to compete and work their way up the table, mega rich owners, earned 100m less than the teams they are chasing in TV money alone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 I don't know if this quite fits the thread, but really . . . why? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 In a shocking move super agent Mino Raiola's suspension has been overturned Clearing the way for players like De Ligt, Pogba and Donnarumma to move this summer. Truly a shocking surprise to absolutely no one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sne Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Know a lot of leagues have sponsor names in them but the new Ligue 1 name doesn't really roll off the tongue does it. "Ligue 1 Uber Eats" Barclays Premier League or La Liga Santander works a bit better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 Paid off already with social media currently going nuts with "how shit does that sound" Probably more exposure from people complaining than the league would get 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa89 Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I wonder will commentators be paid extra every time they say 'uber eats ligue 1' like they were when the premier league was sponsored by Barclays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unused Sub Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 2019/20 Carabao Cup Round One draw details League Cup 1st round draw Live from Morrisons, Colindale at 7pm on Thursday 20 June Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2019 On 12/06/2019 at 20:42, villa4europe said: Paid off already with social media currently going nuts with "how shit does that sound" Probably more exposure from people complaining than the league would get Probably works better in French when "Eats" isn't a french word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 24 minutes ago, Unused Sub said: 2019/20 Carabao Cup Round One draw details League Cup 1st round draw Figured it must have been a joke but no, they’re actually doing it from a random Morrison’s......brilliant. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo985 Posted June 17, 2019 VT Supporter Share Posted June 17, 2019 7 minutes ago, bannedfromHandV said: Figured it must have been a joke but no, they’re actually doing it from a random Morrison’s......brilliant. Am I giving them too much credit in thinking this is a joke at themselves for having the last couple of draws in China and Korea or wherever it was they had them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bannedfromHandV Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Just now, Stevo985 said: Am I giving them too much credit in thinking this is a joke at themselves for having the last couple of draws in China and Korea or wherever it was they had them? I’d suggest you most certainly are 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villa4europe Posted June 17, 2019 Share Posted June 17, 2019 Negative marketing working again More people will tune in to watch the car crash Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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