Confirmed Signing Idrissa Gueye

[Double Negative]

Yeah. Of course.

I'm not going to steam in and demand you all see my point of view.

The reaction from my comment though is interesting.

Sorry mate, I wasn’t actually having a pop at you…just an excuse to use the quote

 

[matty1878]

ffs he's binned us off then and signed for Senegal

Oh well, more onto the next one isn't it

n

 

[Oddball]

Well no, this is the "should we sign this player" thread.

So his beliefs are very much on topic for this thread.

ah! ok. ?

 

[Brett Angell Delight]

Since when did we as a club or football in general start selecting, buying / refusing to buy players based on perceived moral standpoints.

It has never been the case and even if it had been that went out the window when the PL allowed the Newcastle take over.

We as a club say we are inclusive and intolerant of intolerance. We say the game is for everybody regardless of age, gender, religion or sexual orientation.

Indeed, we do an enormous amount of work in our local community in an attempt to engage fans from all walks of life.

What upsets a lot of people - myself included - then, is when we seem to be about to employ someone who believes that a decent section of our support does not have the right to love who they choose. It isn’t “political” as much as some people would like to use that as a cop out, it’s a very, very simple case of him seeing LGBTQ+ folks as less worthy of basic rights and courtesies than everyone else.

If someone were to abuse him from the stands based on his race we would all, rightly, want that fan banned from our games for life. Personally, I would rather we don’t employ players who hold views in such fundamental opposition to those our club’s supposed values, regardless of how good they are or what kind of need they fill.

Also, for someone with such excellent legal knowledge, “Newcastle started it!” isn’t a great argument for us abandoning our principles (again, given the Stake sponsorship).

 

[Goat]

Left out of PSGs squad, which is hardly news.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Nobody knows the reasons why Gueye didn't do the rainbow laces / shirt thing, so it's probably best for everybody if no conclusions are jumped to and he's given the benefit of the doubt.

Stop being reasonable. We need something to fume about!

 

[Dymak]

Great player! Can’t wait to see him back in the royal blue of Everton.

 

[Blast_of_Cannock]

Your uncomfortable signing a player because he refused to wear a rainbow shirt?

Mate have a word with yourself

I'm uncomfortable because my kegs keep going up my bum everytime I get in the car.

 

[MACCA75]

Some people in the world have different views, this isn’t an issue at all. Get him signed.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Well no, this is the "should we sign this player" thread.

So his beliefs are very much on topic for this thread.

Be better to discuss football matters here and what Tshirts he is or isn't wearing in the Ale Houe, I'd say. Getting a bit tedeous when looking to see if we signed him yet only to see a cohort of Tshirt fetishists making the football forum about their opinions on freedoms, sexuality, religion and fashion design.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

I'm uncomfortable because my kegs keep going up my bum everytime I get in the car.

 

[Goat]

Be better to discuss football matters here and what Tshirts he is or isn't wearing in the Ale Houe, I'd say. Getting a bit tedeous when looking to see if we signed him yet only to see a cohort of Tshirt fetishists making the football forum about their opinions on freedoms, sexuality, religion and fashion design.

As I said previously, im fickle and I only care how he performs on the pitch.

 

[davids]

Be better to discuss football matters here and what Tshirts he is or isn't wearing in the Ale Houe, I'd say. Getting a bit tedeous when looking to see if we signed him yet only to see a cohort of Tshirt fetishists making the football forum about their opinions on freedoms, sexuality, religion and fashion design.

What if the players wear yellow and blue laces in support of the Ukraine and he refuses?

 

[bluestevon]

What if the players wear yellow and blue laces in support of the Ukraine and he refuses?

Completely his right to do so isn't it?

Unless you believe an employer has the right to dictate and enforce its own opinions onto individual employees.

 

[Spadge Vernacular]

Here is a place for T-shirts and rainbow debates.

https://www.grandoldteam.com/forum/threads/gana-and-his-technicolour-football-shirt-that-he-doesnt-like.115806/