The fact that the best club they could get to tour their shithole of a regime was the 12th best in the 2nd division tells you all you need to know, Matt.
Regardless of your thoughts, it's a PR disaster we could have easily avoided. On 24 April 2018 at 19:46, Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > Not disagreeing about regime but..... > > Gulf, slave Labour! Bahrain Owner’s of leeds a few years ago and their > treatment of the Shi’a majority. > > Think Man City and their old Thai owners > > Russia? Chelsea and others > > China, where to start with them and the treatment of all sorts of groups > > America.... trump and their killing of thousand of Iraqi Syrian afghan > etc... with our support and assistance > > Myanmar not the worst not the best and we are certainly not alone. They > are a bonefide member of the ASEAN community and as I say we were licking > their arse 2 years ago > > A localised dispute however it has been reported by BBC etc.. is not the > worst thing on the list above. > > There are few countries untainted by a distasteful past and present > > > > > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 24 Apr 2018, at 18:33, Chris Nickson <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Sorry, Matt, I have to disagree. Myanmar is a country whose leaders > openly allowed this ethnic cleansing and murder to happen, and blatantly > lied about it to people globally, in spite of all the evidence. By going > there, LUFC act as if they don't care, that human lives count for nothing > at all, and give tacit support for the regime, as if everything is ok. It's > not, as people worldwide have said Maybe there's an untapped football > market there; I don't know. I don't care, frankly, when the people running > the country are encouraging acts like this. What does the club have planned > for a pre-season, a tour of Syria? This isn't just making the club a > laughing stock, it's treating all those who died or have fled with utter > contempt. > > > >> On 24 April 2018 at 19:27, Matt Anderson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> As a place to visit and see football, temples history etc. > >> > >> Not quite sure what a regime has to do with accessing thousands of fans > worldwide and playing football > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >> > On 24 Apr 2018, at 17:58, Ben Thorpe <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > > >> > I'm not quite sure what something being "lovely" has to do with this. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: Matt Anderson > >> > Sent: Tuesday, 24 April, 18:14 > >> > Subject: Re: [LU] Another PR masterstroke! > >> > To: Jeremy Adams > >> > Cc: [email protected] > >> > > >> > > >> > Not convinced by this outrage Two years ago we were kissing Aung San > Suu Kyi’s arse. Myanmar is lovely and Yangon a great city! Sent from my > iPhone > On 24 Apr 2018, at 16:23, Jeremy Adams wrote: > > > https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/apr/24/leeds- > united-disgraceful-myanmar-tour-yangon > > We really know how to get > ourselves in hot water. I'm surprised we haven't followed in Everton's > footsteps yet and sent a rating poll about our manager out to the fans. > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on > Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on > Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > >> > > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leedslist mailing list > >> Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > >> To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > >> > >> Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > >> > >> RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > > > > > > > > -- > > "one of the best story tellers in modern fiction" - Fully Booked blog > > "The writing, perfectly paced, paints pictures of a polluted industrial > Leeds" - Morning Star > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ > > RIP Jimmy WAC-COE > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: https://mailman.gn.apc.org/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/leedslist/ RIP Jimmy WAC-COE
