Presumably not pointless to the Maldivians, who want the tourist money?
Obviously I see the irony, as such low lying islands are very susceptible to global warming and rising seas.
Anyway it was a lovely Liver Bird in the sand 
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Isnât that the invasion of Cuba?
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Werenât bothered to be at the final at Wembley? I only saw Billy Hogan.
Not even one member if some couldnât?
Changes up high. Hadnât really heard about Susan
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More commercial wheeling and dealingâŠwhereâs theâŠ
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Fourteen years is a long time at one place. The fact that I had never heard of her either is probably a good sign. No weird stories involving dog poo I would guess.
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Unless John Henry could do a stint in centre midfield I donât know why anyone would be arsed if heâs there or not.
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Was Edwardâs there? As he is likely to be the one who shows up.
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There are some jokes I wish I didnât get.
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I would find it odd if he wasnât, heâs the CEO of Football for FSG. he should be the only representative needed there.
This could have gone in a couple of threads⊠part way through the article, the discussion transfers onto LFC and certain behaviour of same. As the buck on such matters follows up the chain of command, maybe even to the very top, thought this might be best thread.
A tad long winded in its structure, there are points worth noting.
Chelsea fan account shamefully fabricates Eddie Howe quote - Behaviour almost as bad as Chelsea owner
Story by The Mag
There is embarrassing and then there is this Chelsea fan embarrassment.
Almost as bad as how the Stamford Bridge clubâs owners go on, certainly one of them.
Todd Boehly heads up the ownership group at Chelsea.
Earlier this week the West London club bragged about the action they are taking to try and stop ticket touting.
Yet at the same time, Chelsea co-owner Todd Boehly is also a director at Vivid Seats, a company and website that facilitates the selling of tickets at prices far above face value.
The definition of âTicket toutingâ â âIt refers to the act of buying tickets for events and then reselling them at a higher price, often for profit.â
Vivid Seats list tickets for all Premier League matches at prices far beyond the actual price on the ticket, they also do this for all kinds of other events. Most recently, Newcastle United fans found that Vivid Seats were selling tickets in the Newcastle United areas (as well as Liverpool sections and neutral ones) for thousands of pounds.
Anyway, where was I, of yes, the total lack of class at Chelsea.
You canât stereotype all the fans of any club, however, this particular Chelsea fan has almost matched the behaviour of his clubâs co-ownerâŠ
This Chelsea fan Twitter/X account publishing a âquoteâ from Eddie Howe after the Carabao Cup victory; âIâve won the same number of trophies as Mikel Arteta, so I must be a world-class manager too.â
Hilarious or what?
No doubt pretty much all of you will instantly have said âNonsenseâ, or words to that effectâŠ
Eddie Howe would never behave like that, say such a classless thing.
This Chelsea fan simply lying, totally fabricating this âquoteâ from Eddie Howe.
I am guessing that one or two of you might be asking whatâs the harm, this is obviously just banter, having a laugh, everybody knows this isnât supposed to be taken as trueâŠ
Well reading the reactions to that Chelsea fan tweet, sadly the overwhelming majority are just taking that quote at face value, that it is what Eddie Howe has said. Loads of them getting very abusive about Eddie Howe and provoking them to say all kinds of outlandish things in response.
The thing is, the truth is important. Why would the ordinary man/woman in the street not think that something posted as a quote isnât the truth? This Chelsea clown account is somebody with hundreds of thousands of followers and has even paid to have a blue tick, just to prove how credible he isâŠ
Social media is just so horrific and getting ever worse, particularly worrying when more than any other age group, it is younger people who rely on social media for their news, their truth, what they use in helping to form their own opinions.
If like this Chelsea clown, everybody just makes up quotes of what people in the public eye (didnât!!!) say, where does that leave us?
I am a big fan of George Orwell, no, he didnât play for the Toon back in the day, but he wrote some canny books.
George Orwell went big on the importance of truth and especially what the implications are when the truth is no longer theâŠtruth, here are just a few examples of his genius:
âThe further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it.â
âIn a time of universal deceit, telling the truth is a revolutionary act.â
âIn the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it.â
âAnd if all others accepted the lie which the Party imposed â if all records told the same taleâthen the lie passed into history and became truth.â
Of course, we are only talking about football on this occasion, 22 blokes kicking a ball around a football pitch and at the end of it, Newcastle United win a trophy at Wembley!
However, the truth is important in football, as it is in all walks of life.
The future of truth in social media?
Well, safe to say I reckon if George Orwell was around today, he would have a bit to say about it.
Whilst these examples of the Chelsea fan and behaviour of the Chelsea co-owner are worrying enough.
What about earlier this week when I highlighted what Liverpool FC are up to?
It certainly appears that they care nothing at all either about the truth, just like that Chelsea fan looking for attention and anything he can get for himself through lying, through not telling the truth, can Liverpool FC say they are any different?
As you can see below, they are quite happy to publish anything on their official media regardless of how true or not it is, clearly trying to gain an advantage for themselves by trying to unsettle Alexander Isak. Why else would you publish something such as this?
My earlier article this week on The Mag about the shameful Liverpool FC site on Tuesday 18 March 2025:
Just when you think you have seen it all online, this piece has appeared on the official Liverpool FC website about Newcastle Unitedâs Alexander Isak.
I am absolutely staggered.
What on earth are Liverpool FC playing at.
Have they no shame whatsoever?
This headline from the official Liverpool FC site popped up on my Newcastle United online feed:
âLiverpool make âcontactâ over Alexander Isak transfer as fresh claims madeâ
We get used to seeing all kinds of extreme nonsense that you instantly dismiss because it is the usual shameless media sites with their cheating headlines and/or totally made up stories.
However, this is the OFFICIAL Liverpool FC website, their clubâs own OFFICIAL media.
What on earth is happening I thought.
Liverpool have clearly now made it official that they have been in contact with Newcastle United to try and sign Alexander Isak.
Absolutely gutted, I clicked in to see the full story on the OFFICIAL Liverpool FC websiteâŠ
âLiverpool make âcontactâ over Alexander Isak transfer as fresh claims made
âLiverpool are continuing to be linked with a move for Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Reds do not have long to wait before the market opens and they are able to strengthen their squad with new signings.
Isak has been tentatively linked with a move to Anfield in recent months, particularly since the January transfer window.
(This story has been reproduced from the media. It does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football Club.)â
When reading this, I went from feeling gutted, to becoming very very angry.
What on earth are Liverpool FC playing at?
They canât have it both ways.
They canât publish that headline and reproduce this absolute nonsense, then say by the way, this is nothing to do with us, it is just what this website (Liverpool Echo) is saying about us!
The thing is, it is a factual thing they are stating in that headline on the OFFICIAL Liverpool FC site, that is being put out around the internet.
Liverpool FC as a club are saying âLiverpool make contact over Alexander Isak transferââŠ
They, Liverpool FC, know whether or not this is fact, or whether that headline is totally untrue. Have they made contact with Newcastle United or not?
I think quite clearly they havenât done so BUT have gone down this quite shameful route of trying to unsettle Alexander Isak, by pushing this headline out.
Their attempted get out clause is that bit where they say âIt does not necessarily represent the position of Liverpool Football ClubââŠ
It is beyond laughable, why are Liverpool FC as a football club choosing to do this, there can be only one reason why they are putting the headline and story out, repeating it from the equally shameless Liverpool Echo. There is no good reason for doing this, only very grubby reasons that show Liverpool FC up for what they really are.
So is any rubbish in the media fair game for Liverpool FC to put on their own official website, are there no limits to what they are prepared to publish/republish?
To do this only two days after Newcastle United totally dominated them on the pitch and deservedly won the Carabao Cup, Liverpool a distant second and the scoreline very much flattering them. It very much feels like a below the belt bitter attempt by Liverpool FC to get some retaliation, to try and undermine Newcastle United with their star player who scored the winner on Sunday!
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They clearly havenât, the official website just links to articles in the media about the club, this isnt a statement by the club at all. Not sure whether the author is aware of that, or if the contents of the article are by design meant to provoke.
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We, the club owned by a pariah state, are the only moral ones. Now watch as I mash my keyboard in righteous indignation
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Under a section that clearly outlines its just newspaper rumours and which about 3-4 clubs I know have one too.
Spare the crocodile tears, while we are talking about the media how about we discuss Jamal Khashoggi
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There is a lack of understanding present that the people who run the website are not the same people who make decisions at the club.
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The sweet naivety of thinking that if a club want to tap up a player they go about it by putting a note on the news aggregator part of their website. Bless him.
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Fucking automatic spellcheck.
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The Boston Celtics have been sold for $6.1 billion. FSG was an interested party but did not succeed. Rumour was that had FSG would have sold Liverpool had they succeeded.
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