Alex Haditaghi, owner of Polish club Pogoń Szczecin, rejected a transfer offer from Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv for two of his players and stated:
“Considering the ongoing suffering of innocent civilians in Gaza, Lebanon, Iran, and across the region, and considering the violent, genocidal and inhuman actions of the Israeli state, I do not believe it would be morally right for our club to engage in any business transaction with a club representing Israel at this time.
Had I been alive during the times of Nazi Germany, I would not have done business with any sports club representing Nazi Germany, a regime responsible for the murder of millions of innocent people and countless crimes.”
@ChrisFergy@PaulPonting You seem to have misunderstood the original question. I'm saying the difference between Cole and Lewis is less than the difference between Rio and Stones (for example).
One for @bbclaurak who asked on air "Why would Israel lie?"
A leak has revealed the IDF actually has a programme to train its people in the “fundamentals of psychological warfare, propaganda, deception, legitimacy and public diplomacy." https://t.co/yW2WeZakYA
@ChrisFergy@PaulPonting It's a different time and a different England team, so that not withstanding i would take Lewis and swap out Terry or Rio for one of centre backs, probably Stones.
@ChrisFergy@PaulPonting Then thing is, Cole was good but not that much better than the current choice. Rio or Terry were both a lot better than the current choices
@terryflewers Let's not ask about wages. The reason they get players cheap is because they already have the player agreed on massive wages and they won't sign for anyone else, and city know it