villaajax Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Dutch giants Ajax have been fined by UEFA for banners displayed by their supporters Dutch giants Ajax have been fined by UEFA after their supporters protested during a Champions League match in October. Supporters in the Amsterdam ArenA displayed a banner with the slogan "against modern football" and another which depicted a sheikh holding a bag with a dollar sign, with a red line drawn across it. Fans held a lot one banner saying "against modern football" and another which depicted a sheikh holding a bag with a dollar sign, with a red line drawn across it. Another banner stated "80 euros for the away section is ridiculous", while other supporters displayed unflattering messages aimed at Manchester City, Chelsea, Red Bull Salzburg and Red Bull Leipzig. UEFA said the Dutch club had been fined €10,000 for "display of a provocative and inappropriate banner." City are bankrolled by Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, a member of Abu Dhabi's ruling family, while Chelsea are financed by Russia's Roman Abramovich. Ajax have been European Champions four times, the last in 1995, but have been unable to compete with the financial clout of newly-rich clubs. Source : Sky Sports Well I'm not surprised that UEFA would be against this but I'm glad to see some kind of a stand was taken by supporters. Edited January 20, 2013 by villaajax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2013 Yes this sort of thing is totally out of order, how can the authorities in football be expected to take action against racism when they have issues like this that need stamping out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I think your only power as a supporter is to stop going to games which is a shit state of affairs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danwichmann Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Just, wow. I can't believe UEFA took action for that. Time to start following a new sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2013 It's a TV show - what kind of TV show lets the studio audience criticise the channel or its advertisers? Our only power as supporters is as consumers - no one wants to hurt their own side, so no one will stop buying their own teams merchandise or tickets - we should concentrate instead on not using Barclays, not buying Budweiser, not buying Fords, not drinking Amstel and not using Mastercard if we want to have a voice in the game. They'll listen soon enough. (Plus as luck would have it, Budweiser tastes like piss) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coda Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 not drinking Amstel Let's not get carried away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 It must be the "no Arab sheik" banner they got fined for? Not the protest? I mean, imagine there was a black guy instead of an Arab? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr_Pangloss Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) The sign is clearly in context, so it makes no sense to say what if it was a 'black guy'. Edited January 20, 2013 by Dr_Pangloss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momo Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The sign is clearly in context, so it makes no sense to say what if it was a 'black guy'. I understand the context, but why Arab sheik? Why not Yankee billionaires, English billionaires or Russian billionaires. It just way too easy to hate Arabs these days. It is like protesting against Jews outside a financial institution. It is just stupid. You can protest injustice without stereotyping people. So I feel they deserved the fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVFCforever1991 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Also remember Ajax are a Jewish club as well 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OutByEaster? Posted January 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2013 I think it's easier to depict a sheik than an American billionaire - I doubt the depiction of the sheik has any more real relevance than that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisVillan Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 The OP says it was a Champions League game in October. That was actually against Manchester City, wasn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2013 The OP says it was a Champions League game in October. That was actually against Manchester City, wasn't it? Spotters badge for that man, good shout. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leviramsey Posted January 20, 2013 VT Supporter Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Nice subtle touch with the sky-blue background for the sheik. (video is possibly NSFW) Edited January 20, 2013 by leviramsey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maqroll Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I understand the context, but why Arab sheik? Why not Yankee billionaires, English billionaires or Russian billionaires. It just way too easy to hate Arabs these days. It is like protesting against Jews outside a financial institution. It is just stupid. You can protest injustice without stereotyping people. So I feel they deserved the fine. Do you feel that they should've been fined if it was a picture of a fat Texan with a cowboy hat on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrentVilla Posted January 20, 2013 Moderator Share Posted January 20, 2013 I understand the context, but why Arab sheik? Why not Yankee billionaires, English billionaires or Russian billionaires. It just way too easy to hate Arabs these days. It is like protesting against Jews outside a financial institution. It is just stupid. You can protest injustice without stereotyping people. So I feel they deserved the fine. I think you are imagining things that just aren't there in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Rev Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Old money hating on nouveau riche. How cute. Edited January 20, 2013 by The_Rev 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) Double post Edited January 20, 2013 by LondonLax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LondonLax Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 (edited) The headline here implies the fine is for protesting against modern football but the quote with in the article says it is just one banner that drew a fine. I would like to know which banner caused the fine before I decide whether a fine was appropriate, the fine may well have been justified. I suspect it is the one with a caricature of the Arab guy that has caused the issue. If had just been a picture of a $ sign with a cross though it I am sure there would have been no problem. Edited January 20, 2013 by LondonLax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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