Re: Arsenal Lobby

by MJ Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:31 pm

Not to turn this thread political but I'd like to delve deeper into this, find out if it's legitimate and take it from there. New thread or is that fine here?

Because I, and many other Gooners won't be happy to hear this.

by RealGunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:54 pm

Not heard of that anywhere.

by DuringTheWar Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:08 pm

I do remember years ago seeing some fans turn away from arsenal over a perceived support of Israel, I really don't remember the details now though. For sure there is, or was, significant Jewish influence in the arsenal hierarchy.

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:32 pm

I wouldn't be surprised if it were true. But after rummaging through the arsenal site, the only thing I came across that has anything to do with Israel is Arsenal Israel fans

by MJ Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:36 pm

Yeah, never heard of anything to the extent that that site claimed.

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:49 pm

Was talking to an Arsenal buddy of mine (Muslim) and after showing him the article, this is what he had to say:

yeah, im not sure about this. arsenal did sign on with israel as a sponsor but it's more like the country in general. companies like sodastream are actually built on illegal west bank settlements which is a bit more worrisome. arsenal isn't an israeli company nor are they built on a settlement or anything so there's like zero point boycotting them right now.

by Chumlum Fri Aug 01, 2014 1:53 pm

Israel the "exclusive Arsenal travel destination," courtesy of ... Emirates Airlines?

by RealGunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:18 pm

In any case, it shouldn't matter. Arsenal have hundreds of sponsors and partners who supplies or are part of numerous countries worldwide, including Israel. Arsenal are a football club foremost. They don't take part in politics. We have had Jewish players in the club and Muslim players in the club. We treat them all equally as we treat the fans equally.

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:25 pm

Who is Jewish?

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:26 pm

RealGunner wrote:In any case, it shouldn't matter. Arsenal have hundreds of sponsors and partners who supplies or are part of numerous countries worldwide, including Israel. Arsenal are a football club foremost. They don't take part in politics. We have had Jewish players in the club and Muslim players in the club. We treat them all equally as we treat the fans equally.

RG, the unofficial spokesperson for Arsenal.

by MJ Fri Aug 01, 2014 2:34 pm

AnJl wrote:Who is Jewish?

We've had Yossi Benayoun for one.

Almost had le Draxman.

Not that it matters who's Jewish, although Benayoun has lost my respect for how he treated Sir Joseph Barton on Twitter.

by Jay29 Fri Aug 01, 2014 3:35 pm

Arsenal usually make official announcements when they sign up with new partners and I've yet to see us announce anything to do with an Isreali sponsor.

Their current list of partners:

http://www.arsenal.com/the-club/sponsors-partners

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:35 pm

MJ wrote:
AnJl wrote:Who is Jewish?

We've had Yossi Benayoun for one.

Almost had le Draxman.

Not that it matters who's Jewish, although Benayoun has lost my respect for how he treated Sir Joseph Barton on Twitter.

Are you sick? Suspect

You are taking up for Barton???

by MJ Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:37 pm

Calma. Did you even see what I'm talking about?

In that instance, Benayoun was rude and abrasive whereas Barton was actually willing to voice his opinions.

by AnJl Fri Aug 01, 2014 5:51 pm

MJ wrote:Calma. Did you even see what I'm talking about?

In that instance, Benayoun was rude and abrasive whereas Barton was actually willing to voice his opinions.

Again, are you sure you read it right?

Barton and voicing 'opinions' doesn't add up, at least when I heard read things on his twitter.

by MJ Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:09 pm

What are you talking saying about?

Your sentence structure isn't making sense add up.

Anyway. As ridiculous as Joey Barton is, at least he was voicing his opinion, doesn't make it wrong just because it came from him. Benayoun was just insulting him. Made him look bad.

by RealGunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:15 pm

Barton talks a lot of sense on twitter regarding philosophy and Politics. I actually enjoy his tweets on those topics. He is a massive dick, but he is pretty clever.

by El Gunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:51 pm

Did Wenger really respond to Gerrard's comment about Suarez being "too good for Arsenal" by saying Gerrard must have slipped again???

by RealGunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:55 pm

No lol. This is what he said

"You're never too good for Arsenal and Steven Gerrard knows that," he said during his press conference ahead of this weekend's Emirates Cup.

"But I can understand completely that he asked him to stay because he wanted him (Suarez) to play with him and have a chance to win the Premier League. But it didn't happen, and anyway, Suarez left."

by El Gunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:10 pm

Oh then it was just made up on twitter.
If Wenger said that though Proud

would've been a brilliant punch.

by RealGunner Fri Aug 01, 2014 7:14 pm

Wenger is too classy to say something like that.

by SamuelJayC Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:00 pm

No preview for Emirates Cup, it'll just be under pre-season thread.

Previews start again for community shield.

Thumbs up

by Sri Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:40 pm

RealGunner wrote:In any case, it shouldn't matter. Arsenal have hundreds of sponsors and partners who supplies or are part of numerous countries worldwide, including Israel. Arsenal are a football club foremost. They don't take part in politics. We have had Jewish players in the club and Muslim players in the club. We treat them all equally as we treat the fans equally.

Much Respect.

by Sri Fri Aug 01, 2014 8:42 pm

RealGunner wrote:No lol. This is what he said

"You're never too good for Arsenal and Steven Gerrard knows that," he said during his press conference ahead of this weekend's Emirates Cup.

"But I can understand completely that he asked him to stay because he wanted him (Suarez) to play with him and have a chance to win the Premier League. But it didn't happen, and anyway, Suarez left."

DAT MILD JIBE Proud

by Peccadillo Mon Aug 04, 2014 3:51 am

by Sri Tue Aug 05, 2014 1:54 pm

Alisher Usmanov says Arsenal are starting a new era 'where we win trophies'

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/arsenal/11012135/Alisher-Usmanov-says-Arsenal-are-starting-a-new-era-where-we-win-trophies.html

Suspect

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