what was the RI mag

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

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A spokesman for the magazine also defended the cover, telling the MEN that it was 'in no way' aimed at the player himself. He added: "It's aimed at the people who latched onto the situation and all their fake sentiments The self-satisfaction of so many people on Twitter and other social networks as though their thoughts and prayers were responsible for his (Muamba's) recovery rather than the paramedics and those involved and the player's own fitness. "You see it more and more. Whenever celebrities become unstuck it's a big issue while there are people being killed in Syria and Afghanistan who are not worth a mention. "In no way was this intended as a dig at Muamba, why would it be? It was at the circus surrounding it."

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Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

I thought the cover was funny. The best bit was the response after it; well thought out and pulling no punches

excellent on both counts

Yep. £#%&! em. People are so desperate to be offended by everything. Ok, maybe a picture of the grief junkies laying flowers on an actual memorial () would have been better.

But this is a magazine that was recently confiscated by the police for absolutey no reason. Satire is not illegal, good for them for printing what the £#%&! they like.

Originally Posted by Harri Jaffa

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Superb!

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Superb!

bloody lovely innit

Originally Posted by Zorg

Yep. £#%&! em. People are so desperate to be offended by everything. Ok, maybe a picture of the grief junkies laying flowers on an actual memorial () would have been better.

But this is a magazine that was recently confiscated by the police for absolutey no reason. Satire is not illegal, good for them for printing what the £#%&! they like.

Exactly

Spot on imo. The red ish statement hit the nail on the head a couple days ago.

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

That's just a question of taste innit. I think it was probbly the best way to make the point, not like that picture hasn't been shown on half the news broadcasts in this country over the last few weeks.

that's the point. all this outrage over it ffs, what a load of shite. these same people will be happily watching the news showing explosions and so on in iraq/afghanistan/libya etc with commentary about whether our tactics are working or not, suddenly they get all precious about a picture of a guy who didn't die getting medical treatment. a different picture wouldn't have made the point half as well - the fact it called up even more outpourings of soap opera emotion shows how well it worked.

people don't like having their hypocrisy pointed out, especially when they're all busy clapping each other on their backs about what wonderful people they are.

Lucky enough wonks has no editorial input or it could've got really offensive. 'grief monkey' indeed

Originally Posted by armchair

Lucky enough wonks has no editorial input or it could've got really offensive. 'grief monkey' indeed

The scousers would have been all over that like a cheap shellsuit.

Originally Posted by Zorg

But this is a magazine that was recently confiscated by the police for absolutey no reason.

That particular issue contained a number of allegations about GMP's behaviour in England and in Europe, some of which is illegal. I think that played just as much of a role as the Suarez KKK pistake in them deciding to 'ban' it. Shocking really :shakehead:

All these @#%&!s getting outraged at a picture of Muamba (who you can't actually see) on the front cover didn't watch the poor @#%&! have a cardiac arrest live on tv, did they? Or go and look for the footage online if they missed the original broadcast? No, of course not. Ghoulish, hypocritical @#%&!s

Originally Posted by armchair

Lucky enough wonks has no editorial input or it could've got really offensive. 'grief monkey' indeed

Originally Posted by The Watcher

That particular issue contained a number of allegations about GMP's behaviour in England and in Europe, some of which is illegal. I think that played just as much of a role as the Suarez KKK pistake in them deciding to 'ban' it. Shocking really :shakehead:

Didn't know that

Originally Posted by Zorg

Didn't know that

The editorial from the last issue covers similar ground:

http://www.stretford-end.com/2012/03...they-go-along/

fair play to RI... absolutely told the MEN and the other drama queens where to go... very refreshing

fantastic.
Toby Sims wrote: "Absolutely disgusted by the red issue cover. I'm a united fan but that's just awful."

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£#%&!ing Toby sounds like a right £#%&!ing tart.

Got an email off a mate saying Martin Samuel's been defending Red Ish on this?

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Got an email off a mate saying Martin Samuel's been defending Red Ish on this?

Down the bottom.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1qOnIavEi

Originally Posted by antonin jablonsky

Got an email off a mate saying Martin Samuel's been defending Red Ish on this?

Course you did pal

he is

Originally Posted by forwardirektion

Course you did pal

he is

Sorry, got a message on a pigeons leg from a complete stranger.

Originally Posted by borsuk

he didn't die ffs and the cover was mocking people's response, not the event.

he sort of died for 77 minutes or something. and who knows if he'll ever make a full recovery. at the end of the day, the cover used pictures of the event itself to mock people's response. if that was your, or my son, out there, or a Utd player, on the front cover of a Liverpool fanzine, I think this place would be up in arms.

am not that bothered by it, but like Crumps said, they didn't need to use the matey's picture.

Originally Posted by elhombre

fair play to RI... absolutely told the MEN and the other drama queens where to go... very refreshing

fantastic.
Toby Sims wrote: "Absolutely disgusted by the red issue cover. I'm a united fan but that's just awful."

Read more at: http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/news/s/1489477_twitter-anger-as-manchester-united-fanzine-red-issue-takes-aim-at-fabrice-muamba-grief-junkie

£#%&!ing Toby sounds like a right £#%&!ing tart.

Forwarders?

Originally Posted by BarryX

he sort of died for 77 minutes or something. and who knows if he'll ever make a full recovery. at the end of the day, the cover used pictures of the event itself to mock people's response. if that was your, or my son, out there, or a Utd player, on the front cover of a Liverpool fanzine, I think this place would be up in arms.

am not that bothered by it, but like Crumps said, they didn't need to use the matey's picture.

Oh ffs that picture was all over the £#%&!ing faux grieving press for days on end, that was a lot more offensive than this. Don't be so thin skinned.