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bomb attacks at united's hotel (united not yet there)
minimum nine killed dozens injured, tour may be cancelled
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Hopefully the full tour is cancelled, load of £#%&!ing £#%&!. They must have knew the security wasn't great in Indonesia yet they still planned on going, the club is money mad.
Pointless tour tbh. The club would be far better off going on a European tour playing good opposition. |
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So yes, I agree for footballing reasons we should have been on a european tour, but for revenue opportunities they're where they should be. |
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£#%&!ing hell. bet the players are in a bit of shock at this news.
at the end of the day any city in the world could be a potential for these crazy terrorists, but it does seem they can operate and move around a lot more freely in these Asian and Muslim countries and 'brand United' is always going to be a possible target. surely a bad idea to risk touring anywhere in that neck of woods for the forseeable. |
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i don't have a problem with these tours. as a starter for pre-season it's fine, easy opposition, away from the crap that goes on in the media here, takes the lads away together to get team spirit going. most of the sides in the far east are more technical than physical in style as well, which is ideal. let them come back to europe for a tougher game or two once they've got some easy matches in their legs.
and, for all the scorn on here, there's nothing wrong with supporters on the other side of the world having a chance to see the lads. i've met a fair few asian football fans and they are very often a long way from the stereotype korean teenager who has ronaldo shampoo but doesn't know who george best is. very often their knowledge of the team and its history would put some on here to shame. nobody on here would think an english fan of, say, boca or corinthians laughable if they really knew their stuff and were genuinely knowledgeable about their team. a lot of the looking down the nose at asian (or wherever) fans is just silly stereotyping imo. |
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the tour is obviously about making money, nqat, but the point is any game, in europe or anywhere else, is going to be about making money. it's not like a pre-season game against bayern or juve is not going to be commercial, is it. i was just having a go at the prejudice against asian fans. as i said, i've worked with a lot of people of different nationalities and obviously talk about united if they're into football and i think some of the stereotyping is well ott. |
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In a way, cancelling games gives in to what the terrorists want, but you have to assess the overall risk. Over the last few years there have been several security threats against Old Trafford and players and these all get assessed on an individual basis. Whilst the risk in the Far East is high, there is a risk in the UK as events such as 7/7 have showed.
The terrorists have won in Pakistan with the cricket games getting moved. These games are all about breaking into new upcoming markets, most of which are in volatile areas. |
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