Marcus Rashford

Billy_Mix

hudson-son-son said:

It's always a ridiculous argument as no one knows what elite players do in their spare time. If he's just quiet and out of the news but watching something on Netflix is that better than campaigning for kids not to go hungry and making the news? I don't think anyone has ever questioned Rashford's professionalism in training etc, and I'm sure if anyone would, an ex manager like Jose would be sure to do that. 

He's had a drop in form but he's clearly carrying injuries, and he's not the most technically or physically gifted player so if anything he's made it as far as he has because of his hard work. 

Ultimately it's pretty clear that the Spectator are just trying to take down someone who has got people behind a left wing policy, and I'm sure it's going to go as well as Andrew Neil's other new venture is...

Really?

Why does an attempt to reduce hunger in children have to be labelled "a left wing policy"
This language is straight off page 1 of precisely the gammon playbook with which the spectator now aligns  
Hungry children isn't a party political choice is it?  A piffling sum of money (in a national budget) to directly and immediately improve the lot of some of our least fortunate neighbours.  That's basic humanity. 

Grapevine49

Surely it speaks to the mindset of the people/ journalists involved. It defines the « filter down » mindset. I mean «  Who does this charitable stuff without there being something in it for them? ». There has to be angle right? Wrong.

lolwray

Very poor judgement from the spectator...but he took a piss poor penalty ...I hope he goes on to a redemptive football season 

BR7_addick

My small input.

You be can rich and invest your own created wealth to make yourself richer AND still do nice things.  Absolute non story for me.

Vincenzo

If feeding hungry kids is just a “left wing policy”, it really should shame the right wingers. I honestly don’t know how they sleep at night.

BR7_addick

orpingtonRED said:

He needs to get back to concentrating on football, his form since the school meals appeal has been shocking. If he wants to go into politics then do so, otherwise do what you are paid to do. 
Man U fans won't put up for it for long if he's constantly on social media debating and not playing great.
Hes a smashing player but I feel he's going down a weird route if he wants to be an elite player.
And, before I'm labelled,  I benefitted from free school meals in my days and didn't really appreciate it until I was older so appreciate all of his sentiments and think he's done really well. 

Take it that when you get home from work and of a weekend you sit there doing nothing for the entirety?  Cos you know, you don’t wanna get distracted and start performing badly at the thing you’re paid to do.

cafcnick1992

Billy_Mix said:

cafcnick1992 said:

Billy_Mix said:

iainment said:

Surely the Spectator should be lauding a philanthropic millionaire. 🤷🏻

If that publication were still concerned with journalism even from its affirmed paternalistic right wing standpoint then charity by millionaires and their entrepreneurship would be bang on the agenda
But that journal is now just a gammon divisive rag peddling the dog whistle bigotry endemic to most of our print media 
Marcus’s response is classy indeed 
He can expect more of this bilge unfortunately We should continue to call it out when it floats to the surface and obviously not buy any of these tawdry hate pamphlets 

"Nobody should read the Spectator because it doesn't agree with me"

Read it if you like - that's perfectly possible without paying for it - remaining aware what the bigots are saying and how they're saying it is essential in the struggle to resist those views becoming normalised
The point is to be aware what you're buying and supporting financially
When media outlets such as this one sound the clarion of hate entrenched divisive propaganda, they will be pilloried for it
There has to be no room for hate speech of any kind

You know, we really need to get away from this fantasy that any right-leaning press is divisive and hate-filled. There are perfectly legitimate reasons why someone might want to read The Spectator or The Telegraph, for example. This idea that the left has a monopoly on fair and compassionate opinions is absolute garbage.

Neither of us have read the article in question so it is bizarre that we're even discussing it, but to label everyone who works for the Spectator is bigots is just as disingenuous as labelling everyone who works for the Guardian as anti-semetic.

Chris_from_Sidcup

Apparently was seen out clubbing on Wednesday and Thursday nights in Belfast, then didn't report to United training on Friday saying he was 'ill'. Not in the squad for their game today and Ten Hag didn't even offer an excuse in his pre-match interview, just said it was an 'internal matter'.

Greenwood, Sancho and now Rashford being a problem too. United not having much luck with their wingers recently.