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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby City64 » Thu Oct 22, 2015 8:54 pm

Breaking News ......

UEFA have charged Yogi bear for having a mate called boo boo .
Not really here

Fuck VAR
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Moonchesteri » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:31 pm

Camebro wrote:Legia Warsaw got fined for daring to point out uefa are a bunch of corrupt bastards. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... y-off.html


Legia Warsaw are definitely my favourite polish team now.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby nottsblue » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:36 pm

Is it April Fools Day?

You simply could not make this shit up.

Charging a club because their fans boo at a corrupt organisation? This is the sort of shit that goes down in North Korea. The sooner Platini fucks off, the better
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Moonchesteri » Thu Oct 22, 2015 9:36 pm

The Maine Man wrote:I like this.

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Brilliant.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby london blue 2 » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:08 pm

So many general football fans are so fucking uneducated and ignorant. its no wonder the media report what they do. A large percent of their revenue are brain dead fucking sheep.

Browsing Twitterthis eve there is a lot of people asking why we boo and giving us shit for it.

Cunts
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Thu Oct 22, 2015 10:43 pm

UEFA show they are divorced from reality by charging Man City despite there being no sign of racism, sexism or homophobia
Manchester City fans booed Champions League anthem before Sevilla tie
Disciplinary proceedings have been opened by UEFA against the club
UEFA's Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will look at the case on November 19 after it was reported by Wednesday's match officials
UEFA have more probing issues to deal but have decided to swing at City
City supporters and fellow football fans have every right to boo UEFA
READ: City fans fail to turn up in numbers for Champions League games
By MARTIN SAMUEL FOR MAILONLINE

We know it gets to them. We know they hate it. We know they possess that incompatible, dangerous combination of having fragile egos yet enormous self-regard. So we should use that. Boo, gentlemen. Boo. Get out. You’re no good. We don’t want you. Boo.
Just when you thought those at the top in football could not be any further divorced from the reality of their circumstances, comes this. A threatened charge on free speech. An impending fine on freedom of expression. Nothing that happens at Manchester City when the Champions League anthem is played genuinely offends our sensibilities. Nobody invades the pitch, or vandalises the surroundings. There is no extreme nationalism, no racism, sexism or homophobia. No words, even. Just a noise.
Manchester City supporters and fans across the globe have every right to boo during UEFA matches


The UEFA Champions League anthem, officially named 'Champions League', was based on the GF Handel work 'Zadok the Priest' and adapted by Englishman Tony Britten after he was commissioned in 1992.
The piece is performed by London's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra while the Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chorus sing the lyrics in English, French and German - UEFA's official languages.

A lowing, universal expression of contempt aimed at UEFA and their machinations. It is the gentlest form of protest really. If UEFA’s leaders got what they really deserved there would be demonstrations, boycotts, people on the streets, the odd burning torch. They would be ferried to the stadiums in armoured cars, not limousines. But supporters are a docile, accepting lot, really. They boo. And not a person either, a theme tune. They boo a brief blast of cod-classical that has come to represent UEFA’s elitism and its corporate priorities. And it isn’t even their song, by the way.
The Champions League anthem is an arrangement of Zadok the Priest by Handel. When the Queen dies and Charles III succeeds to the throne, some watching the scenes in Westminster Abbey will wonder what UEFA has got to do with it. Zadok the Priest has been sung at every coronation anointing a new sovereign since 1727.
UEFA engaged Tony Britten, an English composer, to provide words and a special arrangement. They couldn’t even come up with a new piece of music. Now, they treat the piece as if it is their own, and sacred. No mockery is allowed, no dissent, no disapproval. Announcing that proceedings had begun against City, UEFA even cited the rule that had been broken. “Article 16 (2G). Disruption of competition anthem”. So what are we supposed to do? Stand silently in awe and admiration? Cower at UEFA’s mightiness and wonder? Look upon their great works? The president is suspended from all football activity for 90 days. His stand-in looks like going the same way. The fuzz could turn up at any minute for the rest of them, Franz Beckenbauer included. Booing? They are lucky we don’t bring rotten fruit.
That UEFA should come up with even the hint of a charge while mired in scandal only confirms how out of touch its hierarchy is. The organisation has never been held in greater opprobrium than now. Michel Platini, the president, is under suspicion and temporarily suspended while a £1.35m payment from FIFA president Sepp Blatter is probed.


FIFA’s ethics commission announced this week that Franz Beckenbauer (left) and Angel Maria Villar Llona, UEFA's acting president after Michel Platini's 90-day suspension, also face a possible bans from football
His acting replacement, Angel Maria Villar Llona, was barely through the door when it was revealed he, too, is facing sanction from FIFA’s ethics commission, while Germany’s bid for the 2006 World Cup – the last to be held in Europe – and its most famous footballing son, Beckenbauer, are also under investigation.
In the circumstances, one would imagine the organisation would wish to keep a low profile in the face of the critics, but no. They are coming out swinging, against the most benign of opponents: the fans. They want Manchester City to tell their supporters to shut it, to quell a protest against an organisation they – rightly – do not trust. Yet City’s worst fears about UEFA would appear to be confirmed by this latest action. Why them? Why always them? And why now?
The distrust of UEFA by Manchester City fans goes back to the early days of the Abu Dhabi takeover. From Platini’s first denouncements of foreign ownership and investment – when English football and Manchester City were singled out – it was clear there was little love on either side. Then came the £50m fine for breaching financial fair play rules that City supporters felt was driven by the established elite clubs such as Bayern Munich and Manchester United, and indiscriminate – Paris Saint-Germain received the same punishment, as if the two projects are interchangeable.
A debacle in Moscow last season was the final straw. City had previously experienced racism against their players in Europe, and felt unsupported by UEFA. CSKA Moscow’s ground was ordered to be closed after repeated racist incidents. Then City were told away fans were banned too. Many had already booked their travel and were out of pocket. To make matters worse, some of the few allowed in on the night – sponsors, members of that famous football family – sold their tickets at high prices to locals. So Moscow had some support in the closed arena, but not City. Again UEFA did nothing.
So City fans boo; and have booed for many years now. Yet it took until Wednesday’s game with Sevilla – when the reaction was barely noticeable, and certainly no louder than on previous occasions – for a UEFA match official to take offence. The referee, Bas Nijhuis of Holland, is unlikely to have been the instigator – and the referee assessor, Sandor Piller of Hungary, has other priorities.

A fierce pocket of CSKA support appeared in Khimki Stadium last year when it was meant to be empty
Usually instances involving crowd behaviour are documented by the UEFA match delegate – on this occasion, Geir Thorsteinsson, president of the Football Association of Iceland. Yet City confirmed that no mention was made of booing in the debriefing that always follows Champions League matches, and Thorsteinsson was in attendance. So when precisely was he, or one of his colleagues, offended, and why were City not made aware at the time? A cynic could speculate Thorsteinsson was asked to listen out for dissent, knowing it would take place, and then react accordingly. It will only add to City’s suspicions about UEFA’s motives.
And where do we go from here? Are other forms of peaceful expression banned, too? Bayern Munich supporters arrived late at the Emirates Stadium on Tuesday in protest at the £64 price of admission. By being deliberately absent when the Champions League anthem was played, did they also disrupt it according to Article 16? What of fans who sing club songs throughout? How exactly are we supposed to respond to UEFA’s pomposity these days? What level of subservience is required by this cabal of time-servers and maybe crooks?
UEFA ordered their match last year be played behind closed doors because of racist behaviour by CSKA fans
European Convention on Human Rights, Article 10: Freedom of expression
1) Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting, television or cinema enterprises.
Is this all fans are in the 21st century? Suckers to be milked and ordered to stay mute as the strains of a corporate branding exercise waft mellifluously around the stadium? How can an organisation whose two most influential figures stand with one foot in the gutter, allow those whose shoulders carry the crooked game to be treated in this way? Equally, how can they consider threats to be any solution? How do they think City’s fans will react? Wait for the next home game, against Borussia Monchengladbach, for the answer to that. See if the Germans join in. Sevilla did. And Bayern Munich last season.
And we should join them. All of us. UEFA have changed the dynamic. Before this week, the booing of the Champions League anthem at City – while both understandable and legitimate – was considered almost self-defeating. They didn’t get the tournament, they didn’t like the tournament, they didn’t do well in the tournament. Yes, the boos were a protest – but they were a negative for the club too. A refusal to engage, establishing a downbeat tone. No wonder City’s players could not get going in Europe, when their fans were so contemptuous of it.
Now, UEFA have given those boos fresh legitimacy. Look at this trumped-up complaint. Of course their anthem is booed. We should all boo. We are not booing the competition, or the ambition to be champions of Europe; we are booing them. The ones who pocket £1.35m, yet pontificate on FIFA corruption. The benders, the double dealers, those who think they answer to no-one. This noise is for them. And we know it makes them nervous now, so we should all join in.
Altogether now: booooo.
THEY SAY SWEARING IS DUE TO A LIMITED VOCABULARY. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF WORDS, BUT I STILL PREFER "FUCK OFF" TO "GO AWAY"
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Peter Doherty (AGAIG) » Thu Oct 22, 2015 11:12 pm

Was just gonna post that, Carl. Brilliant, as usual, from Mr Samuels.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby carl_feedthegoat » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:51 am

Peter Doherty (AGAIG) wrote:Was just gonna post that, Carl. Brilliant, as usual, from Mr Samuels.


He is the man °°..takes no sides and is an honest journo.

The other cunts should take note.
THEY SAY SWEARING IS DUE TO A LIMITED VOCABULARY. I KNOW THOUSANDS OF WORDS, BUT I STILL PREFER "FUCK OFF" TO "GO AWAY"
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby The Maine Man » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:27 am

Real journalism, how refreshing. I may keep this to hand to roll out to uneducated rag and dippers mates.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Blue Since 76 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 6:59 am

The key thing is not why we boo but why no one else is doing. UEFA is corrupt, so why do they all stand there simpering when they play their anthem
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Foreverinbluedreams » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:11 am

london blue 2 wrote:So many general football fans are so fucking uneducated and ignorant. its no wonder the media report what they do. A large percent of their revenue are brain dead fucking sheep.

Browsing Twitterthis eve there is a lot of people asking why we boo and giving us shit for it.

Cunts


That's why it's important that we get it out there why the booing started in the first place. There's an assumption out there in brain dead fucking sheep land that we're booing because of FFP and that we're bitter.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby gillie » Fri Oct 23, 2015 7:52 am

Very much 1984 Orwellian this from the corrupt slug and his corrupt organisation.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby bayblue » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:28 am

I hope this backfires on UEFA in a big way. By doing this and drawing people's attention to it this could become a big catalyst for all fans around Europe who are disgusted at the corruption involved at FIFA and UEFA.

I could imagine booing the "anthem" becoming a regular feature of all Champions League games.

Wouldn't that be splendid ?
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby london blue 2 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 8:42 am

bayblue wrote:I hope this backfires on UEFA in a big way. By doing this and drawing people's attention to it this could become a big catalyst for all fans around Europe who are disgusted at the corruption involved at FIFA and UEFA.

I could imagine booing the "anthem" becoming a regular feature of all Champions League games.

Wouldn't that be splendid ?

In fairness I have noticed a few comments from other teams (Chelsea's arse and some overseas) suggesting thier fans boo in solidarity with us. At least some people get it :)

That would be great.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby beehive's dodgy pint » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:08 am

All together now...."Let's all Boo Uefa, let's all Boo Uefa, la, la, la, la....la, la, la, la......Boooooooooooo"
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Blue Since 76 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 9:50 am

london blue 2 wrote:
bayblue wrote:I hope this backfires on UEFA in a big way. By doing this and drawing people's attention to it this could become a big catalyst for all fans around Europe who are disgusted at the corruption involved at FIFA and UEFA.

I could imagine booing the "anthem" becoming a regular feature of all Champions League games.

Wouldn't that be splendid ?

In fairness I have noticed a few comments from other teams (Chelsea's arse and some overseas) suggesting thier fans boo in solidarity with us. At least some people get it :)

That would be great.


The Arsenal fans applauded the Bayern fans for taking a stand, so maybe there's a chance. For the likes of UEFA, that fans are so tribal means we generally don't stand together and actually do the opposite if we can to upset rivals, so an easy divide and conquer. If fans can overcome that, then perhaps we can actually sort football out. Both the rags and us have ridiculous away games over Christmas, so imagine the message if we both agreed to stay away, however, there will be too many local fans who'd take the tickets and Sky/PL/UEFA win again. Plus if we didn't, the media would say we can't sell our tickets and other fans would use it as an excuse to belittle us. Sheep at times
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Renato_CTID » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:31 am

Let's boicott the actual Champions League definitively! Blatter, Platini, Beckenbauer must be sent off and City must be the 1st important club to leave UEFA!
From Torino, Italia to Manchester, Lancashire this City is always our City!
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby iwasthere2012 » Fri Oct 23, 2015 10:47 am

Renato_CTID wrote:Let's boicott the actual Champions League definitively! Blatter, Platini, Beckenbauer must be sent off and City must be the 1st important club to leave UEFA!

Superb article, that sums it all up brilliantly.
Regarding boycotting. It would have a lot more relevance if we won it and then decided not to enter. Can't see it happening either way because our sponsors wouldn't be impressed.
Fans solidarity sounds like the way to beat these pigs. If firstly the booing catches on and then empty stands becoming the norm. Sponsorship money would not be as easy to come by under the present regime.
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby Norfolk Blue » Fri Oct 23, 2015 12:06 pm

I don't think there was any disruption to the jingle. To disrupt the tune you would surely need to have physically interfered with its playing, unsettled the song in some way, impeded its performance or similar. I thought it was played through from beginning to end without impediment but City fans have such highly refined musical tastes that they preferred to listen to something else. UEFA really are a bunch of knob heads if they truly think they have a case. Perhaps if we offered Platini £1.35 million for some DJ work he did for us a few years ago the matter would go away?
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Re: UEFA charge City over fans booing anthem

Postby aristation » Fri Oct 23, 2015 1:14 pm

Manuel gets it lets hope those above do as well (BBC Sport)

City manager Manuel Pellegrini on Uefa's investigation into the club's fans booing the Champions League anthem: "For me, the fans pay for their ticket and they are free to express themselves with how they feel with order and respect."
It may be my last year as a season ticket holder as it just doesn't seem the same with so few English and local players (but I said that last year)
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