Yes and that was the reason I made my observation 
Iâd respect the likes of Salah , Mane at this point far more than the likes of Henderson because even being devout followers of their religion , they are still quite frankly⌠Very good human beings.
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A turncoat like Henderson, quite frankly⌠(While I understand his rationale behind making the move , financial etc)⌠If that was the case , he shouldnât have projected himself as an ally of LGBT causes.
Fuck Henderson , just the fact that heâs considering the move makes him lose all credibility and a hypocriteâŚ
The Brazilian lads , Iâll give them the benefit of the doubt.
In theory our choices influence the general direction of things. But ONLY IN CONCERT with other individual decisions, not as isolated decisions.
Its a responsibility we unfairly assign to sportsmen, when it pleases us.
Neither Fab nor Hendo can influence the social and cultural policies of SA. Heck we donât even know if the citizens generally disagree with those policies. We simply assume they do because we do!
Western govts continue to do business with SA, routinely. But God forbid Hendo signs a contract with a Saudi club!!!
I wouldnât begrudge him a move there , just like I wonât begrudge a move for Salah there.
You need to understand the pull of Saudi Arabia and Mecca as the birthplace of Islam. And the money helps much more ofcourse.
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Youâve become progressively weirder, I must say. Footie canât come soon enough.
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And Iâve said it before. I hope Salah rejects the bid from Saudi Arabia. Heâs their main target.
No I need to do nothing.
This threat is getting ridiculous, (still)Liverpool players been called assholes and fuck them.
I out of this shite threads.
I agree with you on this. guys who have spent 6y and 10y, one worn the armband for 8y and are being ostracized. deal isnât even finalized
Do you really think the deal would have started if there wasnât concrete interest from the Saudi Arabian club ?
Iâve mentioned before that I understand why Henderson made that decision (isnât the only guy to think of financial well-being when making a jump).
The point is on how quickly he is sacrificing his moral stance when faced with an offer he canât reject.
Had he not expressed his support for the LGBT community before , I wouldnât have called him out on this
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Is this the Fabinho thread? It seems to have morphed into something else.
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No, itâs the politics/middle eastern threadâŚjust like the other 100 we have.
Nobody actually wants to talk about football anymore, as everyoneâs so concerned with the Arabâs impending takeover of planet earth.
Not in theory.
By chosing to help the SA reps to practice sportswashing, they influence the way the world is evolving. Itâs definitely their responsibility. Just as it would be ours if we were offered a job in SA.
Governments doing business with SA is dangerous and irresponsible imo, but the fact that they do it doesnât take away from the necessity to take our individual choices, and we shouldnât hide away from the effects they will have in the long term on our societies.
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The transfer is dragging on with no updates. Might as well keep ourselves entertained.
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The overall point is that while these individual choices may make us feel warm and fuzzy when aligned with our personal views, they make zero difference in the overall scheme of things.
If peeps want to make change, they should focus on the role of institutions and their governance, not individuals who have zero impact.
And what you choose to label today as sportswashing, we turned a blind eye when the PL has taken money and spent from all sorts of charactersâŚ
To then single out individual players and assign them the responsibility of meeting all our liberal wet dreams is a non starter for meâŚ
My last word on it: everyone is responsible for his decisions, and it makes a difference.
Make of that what you will.
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So convenient, nothing an individual can do, not even multi-millionaires, itâs all up to governments and institutions, but then letâs also keep the politics out of sports.
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