The Court of Arbitrary Arbitration - Random Facts, Thoughts, Etc.

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  1. Sofabloke

    Sofabloke Member+

    Dec 24, 2003
    Mu
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    There may be some discussion to have over the purpose and impact of players taking the knee, but it is something the authorities have allowed and something some of the players and coaching staff want to participate in.

    Those players and coaches will all have their own varying reasons for taking the knee, for example probably not just the origin and the events in the US, but for many of the England players will also be personal such as the racist abuse they have to suffer on social media and for others such as their colleagues will be the desire to show solidarity with them.

    It is a bit like praying - you may or may not agree with or even know the specific reasons for somebody taking a course of action, but who in their right mind would boo someone praying? Similarly who in their right mind would boo somebody taking the knee. Huge lack of respect for your fellow human beings.

    If nothing else, this continues to higlight an issue, not just from the action of taking the knee itself but from the reaction. Hopefully for example some of the politicians in the UK (not talking Farage - we all know what he is) will be held to account for some of their comments on this. If not now, then hopefully in the future.
     
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  2. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  3. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

     
  4. johno

    johno Member+

    Jul 15, 2003
    in the wind
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    There was an oped in one of the UK papers with some douche talking about why people are booing saying they don't have a problem with kneeling in general, the problem they have is with black lives matter. So they are opposed to the very thought that black lives should/could matter.
     
  5. Ruud v.Nistelrooy 10

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    Jamaica
    Jun 4, 2006
    Antilla
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Jamaica
  6. thebigman

    thebigman Member+

    May 25, 2006
    Birmingham
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    England

    The thick gammon of the uk think they are a ‘Marxist’ organisation

    even though they don’t know what Marxism is
     
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  7. Naboomagnoli

    Naboomagnoli Member+

    May 31, 2007
    It’s just what gammon has always done.

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  8. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    We'll see how that works.
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    Because bottom line...
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  9. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Have no fear folks. In 2024, United was sold to a consortium of French businessmen. (In Football Manager anyway - lol)
     
  10. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  11. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Thank God for that.
     
  12. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And in the final match at Historic Crew Stadium, the good guys win 2-0.
     
  13. Holy__Joe

    Holy__Joe Moderator
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    Mar 31, 2007
    Manchester
    Club:
    Sporting CP Lisbon
    Nat'l Team:
    Portugal
    Next to the super catchy "Lower.com Field"?
     
  14. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    No, new stadium is just west of downtown, HCS is north east.

    But yeah. That name. Apparently it's a local mortgage company started by Dan Snyder (I think) wanting to get it's name out there.

    And just because...

     
  15. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Matthew McConaughey loves his bongos! :cool:
     
  16. CybrSlydr

    CybrSlydr Member+

    Columbus Crew
    United States
    Jun 30, 2013
    Casper, WY
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    He is a massive twat and tool. Nothing but loathing for that astrotuf club.
     
  17. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States

    The fact that UEFA even started some kind of investigation over this is just laughable...
     
  18. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  19. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Great to see.
     
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  20. Sofabloke

    Sofabloke Member+

    Dec 24, 2003
    Mu
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Having a player have such a high-profile cardiac arrest was terrible, bit given the really short-window to get someones heart going again, will probably now have saved peoples lives who otherwise would have died or suffered severe brain trauma.

    Just a shame it took something like this given the money in the game and that this was not the first high-profile player incident.
     
  21. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Braithwaite living the dream apparently both on and off the pitch: how interesting and very cool how successful a life he's made for himself away from football.
     
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  22. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
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    As mentioned yesterday, alot of violence throughout the night being reported in London in the aftermath of the game. 16 stabbings reported: just sick...
     
  23. Ashur

    Ashur Member+

    Manchester United
    United States
    May 31, 2015
    Riding off into the sunset
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    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Well said from Tyrone Mings. And Priti Patel, in the words of Det Murtaugh, go spit...
     
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  24. Sofabloke

    Sofabloke Member+

    Dec 24, 2003
    Mu
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    Manchester United FC
     
  25. johno

    johno Member+

    Jul 15, 2003
    in the wind
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    --other--
    Gary Neville doesn't miss. Loved his interview. On the subject.
     

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