Rorschach
Sonny Walters
Haha. You'd be easy to hit with a pass. You would stand out like a traffic cone
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Victimpool FC - Klopp leaving, grown men crying
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glasgowspur
Nayim
I wish
Glenda's Legs
Les Ferdinand
A Liverpool-based newspaper has been forced to apologise after publishing a piece online which compared the German football club RB Leipzig to Nazi Germany’s SS.
The piece, published in the Liverpool Echo and written by columnist Derek McGovern, entitled “Who in GHod's name are Leipzig? - the kind of club who knock Everton out of a Europa League qualifier before finishing bottom of their group”, was published in the ‘Anfield Extra’ section of the website on Monday.
A section of the piece on Liverpool's continued pursuit of Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita - which has now been edited out - drew widespread criticism.
“[RB Leipzig] are hated in Germany because they are designed for profit rather than football. In fact they are the most hated outfit in Germany since the SS,” it read.
“Liverpool have made two bids for Keita and the only response they got from Leipzig was: “Show me your papers.”
The Schutzstaffel, more commonly known as the SS, were a key force within Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime who ruled through terror and oversaw concentration camps during the Second World War.
After readers of the column complained about the content on social media, the passage referring to the SS was removed from the piece.
However, screenshots of the offending section had already been shared widely on social media, and as of Tuesday afternoon Google search results were still displaying the reference.
Readers of the piece also complained that another passage, referencing an outbreak of Ebola in Keita’s native Guinea, was offensive.
It read: “Guinea is one of those places you are vaguely aware exists but you could never imagine yourself visiting. A bit like Goodison.
“It is the world's second-largest producer of bauxite. I will let you know which country is the largest producer of bauxite just as soon as I find out what bauxite is.
“Guinea is of course in Africa, just above Sierra Leone and just below £1.06p. It doesn't strike me as a hotbed of football. In 2014 there was an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea which led the government to ban the sale and consumption of bats, so I suspect it's no longer a hotbed of cricket either.”
When contacted by The Independent, the editor of the Liverpool Echo apologised for the comment and said a review into the newspaper's vetting procedures would now be carried out.
"We sincerely apologise for any offence caused," Alastair Machray said. "The reference was in poor taste and unfortunately it got through our vetting procedures. These procedures will be reviewed to ensure this cannot happen again."
The article was widely criticised, with a number of readers complaining about the nature of the content in the comments section below. One user commented: “To compare EB Leipzig with the SS was bad taste to say the least. How did this get past the subeditors?” “Thousands lost their lives to Ebola and you just made it a joke,” added another.
A number of readers meanwhile complained about the article on social media. “Can't comprehend someone thinking it's okay to compare a football team with war criminals who were responsible for the Holocaust,” wrote one Twitter user.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...g-ss-nazis-ebola-column-outrage-a7871031.html
A club designed for profit won't take Liverpool's money.
The piece, published in the Liverpool Echo and written by columnist Derek McGovern, entitled “Who in GHod's name are Leipzig? - the kind of club who knock Everton out of a Europa League qualifier before finishing bottom of their group”, was published in the ‘Anfield Extra’ section of the website on Monday.
A section of the piece on Liverpool's continued pursuit of Leipzig midfielder Naby Keita - which has now been edited out - drew widespread criticism.
“[RB Leipzig] are hated in Germany because they are designed for profit rather than football. In fact they are the most hated outfit in Germany since the SS,” it read.
“Liverpool have made two bids for Keita and the only response they got from Leipzig was: “Show me your papers.”
The Schutzstaffel, more commonly known as the SS, were a key force within Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime who ruled through terror and oversaw concentration camps during the Second World War.
After readers of the column complained about the content on social media, the passage referring to the SS was removed from the piece.
However, screenshots of the offending section had already been shared widely on social media, and as of Tuesday afternoon Google search results were still displaying the reference.
Readers of the piece also complained that another passage, referencing an outbreak of Ebola in Keita’s native Guinea, was offensive.
It read: “Guinea is one of those places you are vaguely aware exists but you could never imagine yourself visiting. A bit like Goodison.
“It is the world's second-largest producer of bauxite. I will let you know which country is the largest producer of bauxite just as soon as I find out what bauxite is.
“Guinea is of course in Africa, just above Sierra Leone and just below £1.06p. It doesn't strike me as a hotbed of football. In 2014 there was an outbreak of Ebola in Guinea which led the government to ban the sale and consumption of bats, so I suspect it's no longer a hotbed of cricket either.”
When contacted by The Independent, the editor of the Liverpool Echo apologised for the comment and said a review into the newspaper's vetting procedures would now be carried out.
"We sincerely apologise for any offence caused," Alastair Machray said. "The reference was in poor taste and unfortunately it got through our vetting procedures. These procedures will be reviewed to ensure this cannot happen again."
The article was widely criticised, with a number of readers complaining about the nature of the content in the comments section below. One user commented: “To compare EB Leipzig with the SS was bad taste to say the least. How did this get past the subeditors?” “Thousands lost their lives to Ebola and you just made it a joke,” added another.
A number of readers meanwhile complained about the article on social media. “Can't comprehend someone thinking it's okay to compare a football team with war criminals who were responsible for the Holocaust,” wrote one Twitter user.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/...g-ss-nazis-ebola-column-outrage-a7871031.html
A club designed for profit won't take Liverpool's money.
Even if this is a joke, it defines the club and it's supporters. Racist clams - the lot of them. Scratch the surface and it is there in all of them. Thankfully most people are at last seeing the cult for what it really is.
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Gilzeantoscore
Justin Edinburgh
Yep a bunch of racist bigots, who generalise about a whole category of people with prej....wait.... wait oh. Did I just do that too...does that make me....a....?
K.D.D.D.D.Soc
Paul Walsh
Seen a lot of stories that Coutinho agreeing terms with Barca, waiting for explosion
StephenH
David Ginola
Klopp will see as a test of his authority IMHO.
Could cause a big problems for Lpool!
I think they say "a seminal moment" for the Klopp Lpool relationship?
Before the window they were doing to spend £160m on Salah, VVD and Keita and that they would be "showing some intent" by proving that they are a big club and they can competing with anyone.
After the window with a massive profit from transfer dealings, they will be making a stand against the insanity of transfer fees paid by the plastic clubs and that they were "doing it the right way".
After the window with a massive profit from transfer dealings, they will be making a stand against the insanity of transfer fees paid by the plastic clubs and that they were "doing it the right way".
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StephenH
David Ginola
Necessity is the mother of invention!
A small selection of thread titles from the RAWK Transfer Forum:
The General Thread NO COUTINHO, COWARDICE: Any bleating, & I'm deleting.
Blue Nun Summer Sales. Like DFS but with better value. NO Coutinho
Barca bid £72m for Coutinho: NO COUTINHO - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Futures?
Vivian Van Dijk - Blaawklippen Zinfandel. -NO COUTINHO. Approved sauces only.
Neymar to PSG for a ludicrous £198m. It's happening - NO COUTINHO
Surprisingly their Coutinho thread is open at the moment, but that's only because everyone is currently in agreement that Liverpool won't sell and everything will work out.
The General Thread NO COUTINHO, COWARDICE: Any bleating, & I'm deleting.
Blue Nun Summer Sales. Like DFS but with better value. NO Coutinho
Barca bid £72m for Coutinho: NO COUTINHO - Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Futures?
Vivian Van Dijk - Blaawklippen Zinfandel. -NO COUTINHO. Approved sauces only.
Neymar to PSG for a ludicrous £198m. It's happening - NO COUTINHO
Surprisingly their Coutinho thread is open at the moment, but that's only because everyone is currently in agreement that Liverpool won't sell and everything will work out.
Bedfordspurs
Arthur Rowe
Nothing new for their owners
Coutinho is gone, and that's a good thing for us.
Klopp still deserves a lot of stick here, while he had a core of decent players, the side has a few noticeable gaps (1st team) and there has been no real strategy/plan (that is visible anyway) to solve the issue.
Lllana is injured I believe, European football to cope with, either a lot of last minute buys coming up, or some challenges for them
Klopp still deserves a lot of stick here, while he had a core of decent players, the side has a few noticeable gaps (1st team) and there has been no real strategy/plan (that is visible anyway) to solve the issue.
Lllana is injured I believe, European football to cope with, either a lot of last minute buys coming up, or some challenges for them
Yes. He inherited Rodgers brilliant side and has turned it to brick. Klopp is quite simply a fraud. His sides are all about hoofing the ball forward at the earliest opportunity and running after it as fast as you can. Hence Salah and Mane.
Liverpool treated Rodgers very shabbily when they sacked him because Klopp was a little bit more media friendly.