The on topic thread

[elhadjihenry]

Is Xhaka white? I get he isn't black but maybe he was racist towards her for being Anglo?

Not sure what his background is but could be like a European mouthing off at an Anglo Australian and calling them a white bogan bitch for instance

Not sure they would use the word "white" though in that context would they? He is what I'd probably consider to be white European, born in Switzerland to Albanian parents. You imagine that she would have been a UK citizen being a worker at the airport, I just find it odd that a white european would use that term to another white european as a racist remark.

Also to clarify Bojan's alternative facts , he wasn't arrested, voluntarily attended the police station to have an interview, and denies the claim. It was said in German so there's a fair chance someone could have misunderstood.

 

[chef]

He's Albanian.

 

[Latro]

Not sure they would use the word "white" though in that context would they? He is what I'd probably consider to be white European, born in Switzerland to Albanian parents. You imagine that she would have been a UK citizen being a worker at the airport, I just find it odd that a white european would use that term to another white european as a racist remark.

Also to clarify Bojan's alternative facts , he wasn't arrested, voluntarily attended the police station to have an interview, and denies the claim. It was said in German so there's a fair chance someone could have misunderstood.

Was reported by a third party.

 

[Magma]

maybe he said cash me outside, howbowdah

 

[Fryer Tuck]

Plenty of average teams have won the EPL but can't think of one for UCL.
Knowing your the kings of Europe is an amazing feeling.

And moomba lol

Give us a moment to rectify that this season, we'll be accomplishing something that no UCL team has ever done before!

He's Albanian.

Kosovar Albanian to be exact (meaning he could've been legally allowed to play for Kosovo when that one chance arised.)

He also chose Albania in my FM save when they became the 4th best team in the world with an awesome league (all AI).

 

[jd2010]

Lamela has come out on Twitter and said his injury layoff is due to his hip problem and not because his dog died

 

[Gosha]

Lol you can't be racist to white people

 

[jd2010]

Just like you can't be sexist to males

 

[elhadjihenry]

Lamela has come out on Twitter and said his injury layoff is due to his hip problem and not because his dog died

I fear for Arsenal if either of Sanchez' dogs gets sick

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Lamela has come out on Twitter and said his injury layoff is due to his hip problem and not because his dog died

That said, I think he's still affected by his brother's near death experience.

 

[RossFC]

Granit Xhaka was arrested yesterday for racially abusing a chick at Heathrow.

Jeez this guy is a loose cannon on and off the pitch.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Jeez this guy is a loose cannon on and off the pitch.

He needs more spaghetti. Ian Wright wants him to be more like Spaghetti man.

 

[Bostonian]

Lol you can't be racist to white people

So that cheeky chap Adolf and his rascally chums are in the clear then?

 

[Bojan KantKick]

 

[Gosha]

So that cheeky chap Adolf and his rascally chums are in the clear then?

LOL keep walking

 

[jd2010]

Did lol

 

[typeclub]

Coutinho new deal on 200k, seems anyone can get 200k a week now.

 

[chef]

Coutinho new deal on 200k, seems anyone can get 200k a week now.

More like 140k isn't it?

Worth every penny.

 

[jod23]

That's the most depressing thing I've ever seen.

Ive seen a few of those videos. They are really good. Hugely worrying for Sunderland if they go down.

 

[moomba]

Good thing we've got FFP to protect clubs from themselves

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

Well not every club can be taken over by human rights abusers

 

[moomba]

The point being of course, that FFP doesn't stop clubs putting themselves in a perilous financial state.

It should do, and people should be prepared to put partisanship aside and talk about it.

 

[Stan_Darsh72]

FFP Should be simple.

Don't spend what you don't earn.

Every sponsorship should be reviewed by and independent auditor

 

[Established1870]

Ive seen a few of those videos. They are really good. Hugely worrying for Sunderland if they go down.

In terms of behind the scenes content, they're the best football videos on the Internet. If we go down its very likely we could end up like a few Italian clubs who went down at the start of the century (Napoli, Fiorentina and Genoa). It took years for them to recover and even longer to challenge again.

FFP Should be simple.

Don't spend what you don't earn.

Every sponsorship should be reviewed by and independent auditor

Couldn't agree with this more.

 

[moomba]

FFP Should be simple.

Don't spend what you don't earn.

Every sponsorship should be reviewed by and independent auditor

United wouldn't have become the club it is today without spending more than what it earned in the early 90's.

I think all football clubs should be allowed to invest, especially when the financial rewards for improving your squad are so big. But there needs to be safeguards to protect clubs and supporters.

Not too bothered about sponsorship rules, they seem to work fine as they are.