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Old 11-10-11, 06:18 PM   #12
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Originally Posted by Egan View Post
It's a disgusting trend in British football. Can you imagine someone at Barca suggesting that the Camp Nou be renamed? Or the Bernabau?

Coming so recently after the scandalous nature of Man City's utterly transparent use of the same maneuver to get around UEFA's upcoming changes to team funding and competition entry (made worse by the fact that Man City don't even own their stadium,) it makes you aware of how little so many of these owners care about the fans.

The Toon deserve something far better than Ashley's repugnant hustling. What's the alternative, though? The entire sport is dieing. See FIFA's reaction to England's request to wear poppies on their shirts for the game at the weekend.
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