PNP, this is going to be my final post on this because we're just going round in circles here.
From your own link:
"Carobbio's credibility has been repeatedly questioned, while it was also pointed out that not one other Siena player implicated Conte in the fix."
Quoting Luciano Gaucci is odd, to say the least, as he was a complete fraud.
He was personally involved in match fixing too, so it's a very self-serving statement.
The man's a bent nutcase that most notably signed Gaddafi's son, who was on drugs.
Be that as it may, it doesn't change the fact that match-fixing and gambling within Italian football has been going on for ages. You can track it back to the 1960s if you want. So whilst it may have been a self-serving statement, he's not entirely wrong. Conte may not have directly been involved in match-fixing scandals, but during his period of time as a player/coach in Italy, and during Calciopoli, it's extremely difficult to believe he had no knowledge of relevance to what was happening.
If you think that the dodgy Italian authorities clearing him is good enough to prove his innocence, that's your prerogative. But I don't.
It was just one case. How many do you think it was?
You had other absentees, a number of which were down to your own choice. That's on you.
Our own results are irrelevant. We're not the only team that you're up against.
I don't understand what you don't get about this. Whatever the reasons were, the fact remains we did not have enough first-team players available to field for a Premier League match. The Premier League agreed with us and took the decision to delay the match until further notice.
I agree that your own results are irrelevant. But you should tell that to your other supporters who seem to think it's given us some distinct advantage when it hasn't. Especially as it means a backlog of fixtures later on in the season.
You seem to be suggesting that this is a new stance from me. It's not.
I've been consistent about it for years if not decades.
****ty companies are one thing. Dictatorships and mafioso crooks are another.
And you've got previous history of assisting ****ty companies and corrupt governments. The underlying tone of your posts suggests to me that Chelsea, Man United, Man City, Liverpool and Arsenal all have bent owners/sponsorships (or have benefited from such), whereas Spurs are clean as a whistle.
If that's what you think, then you're wrong.
Selling computer products to Israel isn't remotely comparable to being a dictator. Sorry.
The guy quoted as an expert on this has his own section about antisemitism accusations on
Wiki, by the way.
Hardly surprising, given his opinions on Ayatollah Khomeini, 9/11, Gaddafi and the Boston marathon bombing.
First of all, no-one is comparing anything. Dictatorships are bad, as are companies who directly aid the oppression and subjugation of others.
Secondly, I don't know what guy you're on about, but there are plenty of references and articles of HP's involvement in the illegal occupation. 'Selling computer products' is another mischaracterisation of what they're doing over there and glosses over their active involvement with racist institutions like the Israeli military and police force.
If you want to make excuses for them, that's up to you. But don't pretend like you've not had extremely dodgy organisations/institutions involved with your club.
