How long is the stench of the “sham” going to corrode the meaning, worth, and very essence of the Premier League?
Listening to commentary about Manchester City’s players matching the defiance of their ownership and triumphing in adversity.
Listening to fans chorusing the names of the men running the club, wearing masks or displaying banners of their faces and jibing: “We’re Man City, we’ll cheat when we want.”
Victory being framed as “a lovely moment,” a show of togetherness as though some grave injustice has been imposed on City, rather than their hierarchy being found by an independent commission to have orchestrated financial doping on an industrial scale.
Their opponents and the rest of us wondering if any of this actually matters now and how much of it ever did?
There can be no business as usual pretence. We need a full stop to the absurdity.
No, not 💯 Elon. In the U.K. they’re not going round ‘finding people who’ve said something they disagree with and putting them in a f—king cage.’ Some people are being charged for inciting racial hatred and for organising acts of violence. It’s very specific, and it’s the law in most democracies including the US. For example, one person has pleaded guilty today to inciting an attack on a hotel housing asylum seekers: an attack which then took place. Another hotel was set on fire, with people still inside. Freedom carries responsibility: and freedom of speech carries with it the responsibility of each of us to use our words wisely and to be aware of the damage misinformation can cause. To be clear, criminal violence directed towards various communities in the U.K. was perpetrated as a result of malicious and specifically targeted misinformation online. And it’s a relief no-one was killed. Words matter. And yet here you are, running a huge information network, and all you can do is post 💯 over something you choose not to verify for accuracy, not alert people to it’s highly damaging nature. In fact, because of who you are, your 💯 gives it a stamp of approval in the eyes of those who seek validation for their actions. What we say and do has real consequences. That’s because we’re not in a matrix, we’re in real life, and sticking 💯 on a lie doesn’t turn it into truth.
@YankeeGunner One of my favourite pods all season 😘👌
@_PhilCosta discussing Casemiro: “start learning Arabic buddy” - I found this disproportionately funny 🤣
@lewis_goodall Get off the fence and pick a side Lewis, that’s how this works! 🤦🏻♂️
I came here after listening to the latest podcast so knew what to expect, but the replies are still baffling.
I think yourself, @maitlis and @jonsopel do a great job striking a balance with your coverage.
@AdamMeakins Hey man, big fan of your work. I’m currently in pain with a bulging disk (L5/S1); mentally it’s so, so tough. I saw your DL vid + recovery and it gives me hope 👊
Trying to be patient 🙏
Keep doing your thing sir 🫡
@3cbPerformance 100% on the money with this.
Also, if you’re being beasted by a PT from week-to-week without any coherent structure, progression and reasoning…..run a mile (if you’re not too exhausted!)