Matthew Le God

It was not a back five for the whole game. When Elyounoussi and Armstrong went off, it was a back four and Walker-Peters went into midfield.

I'm puzzled what you think he is doing wrong. It would be more than 2-0 if it wasn't for him.

https://amp.theguardian.com/football/2018/oct/26/mohamed-elyounoussi-southampton-interview There was even a pizza named after Elyounoussi on the menu, although his Muslim faith means he has never tasted the Moi Special. “The toppings were actually things I can’t eat,” he says. “Ham, pepperoni, stuff like that. My father had 23 pizzas on the menu. He added No 24 and at the time that was the number on my shirt.”

So you failed to link to a post 🙄

Bored of facts? 😉😇

Against Arsenal it was more of a 541 formation. Tonight is more likely to look like 343, so very different. Perraud, Walker-Peters, Armstrong and Elyounoussi will likely be a lot further forward than the weekend.

That would probably contravene discrimination laws on the basis of religion.

Nonsense! 🙄 Please provide a link to an example.

Are you suggesting Saints should force feed him during daylight hours against his wishes? 🤔

It isn't stopping Mohamed Elyounoussi starting games.

I've never made such a claim.

Nope, no-one has responded to both of those points.

1) The oligarchs 2) Hurting innocent tennis players doesn't influence the resolve of the regime to pursue an illegal war of aggression. It punishes innocent athletes who are punished simply for being citizens of a country with an evil dictator.

Try giving a response to both my points.

1) Perhaps... in a proper democracy. But Russia is effectively a dictatorship, Putin isn't going to lose an election and be voted out of power by the people. A military coup perhaps might do it! 2) How about because they aren't one and the same? Sports people aren't the government! They have spent their lives training for sports events, the actions of Putin shouldn't ruin it for them. A ban is deserved if they openly support the war, but otherwise you are punishing the innocent for the actions of the guilty. In what other walk of life is that acceptable?

1) How is that relevant to my post? 2) Again, how is that relevant to my post? I think you've imagined I've said something I haven't actually said. You may need to look closer to home for your first statement!

Wolves are only 3 points from a European spot. Surely that is something to play for isn't it? Saints are only 2 points away from 9th. Although it doesn't get a trophy or European place, there is a big difference for our squad to finish 9th rather than 16th. Huge amount of prize money for the club and player financial bonuses difference finishing 9th to 16th.

That is deeply flawed. 1) You don't need to be born in South Africa to know Apartheid was abhorrent 2) Banning someone for something they have no influence over (the actions of their President) is abhorrent

The UK had an illegal war in Iraq, should Tim Henman have been banned from tennis because of the actions of Tony Blair?

Why have you brought atheism into it? This has nothing at all to do with atheism. Sweeping generalisations based on nationality and blanket bans are not a good thing. If a South African publicly came out in support of Apartheid or a Russian comes out in support of the war then a ban can be justified. But to ban someone for something they have no fault in causing is ridiculous.

That is a deeply flawed argument. Those two you picture deserve the label 'cunt', but is ridiculous to do a sweeping generalisation and label every Russian sportsperson as one and ban them all.

Two wrongs don't make a right. Was every single South African tennis player a 'cunt' like @whelk labelled every Russian tennis player?

A team sport is different. The football team are representing the country, wearing national colours and the flag. Tennis players are representing themselves. Unless they publicly state they support the war then a ban is unfair. Plus you labelled them as 'cunts'! What is the justification to label a tennis player a 'cunt' just because the leader of their country is one?

Why are you tarring Russian tennis players with the actions of Putin? It is not a tennis player's fault their country went to war. So why have you branded them as 'cunts'?