New Sheffield United owner Prince Abdullah said he would do business with the Bin Laden family?

[Fred Furniss's Flatulence]

The bin Laden family (Arabic: بن لادن‎, bin Lādin), also spelled bin Ladin, are a wealthy family intimately connected with the innermost circles of the Saudi royal family. Net worth $7B from construction. Not a problem unless you begin to question human rights record of the country.Human rights in Saudi Arabia are the subject of protection or violation by the government, which enforces Wahhabi religious laws under absolute rule of the Saudi royal family . No free speech, public executions, torture and women discriminated against. That is not the Prince's fault nor his family and from what I've seen and heard so far a good man who rightly points out (knowing the ripple it would have created) that the Bin Laden family are respectable apart from the infamous one.

 

[BushBlade]

Nothing against the prince. Im. Not racist but i would say say "Bin laden" is the most disgraced family on the planet in name. We are used to shitstorms though if any investment came to fruition but this would top the lot! Think the prince has got to fine tune some of his comments. But hey least he is up Front and SEEMS a genuine guy and hopefully we wont be misled or treated like fools like we have been by the previous regime for many years

My neighbours the Hitlers say ‘thank you’.

 

[BlairBlade]

Nothing against the prince. Im. Not racist but i would say say "Bin laden" is the most disgraced family on the planet in name. We are used to shitstorms though if any investment came to fruition but this would top the lot! Think the prince has got to fine tune some of his comments. But hey least he is up Front and SEEMS a genuine guy and hopefully we wont be misled or treated like fools like we have been by the previous regime for many years

Thank God they're called Bin Laden and not Smith - that would be really problematic

 

[Sean Thornton]

We're worried about a 99.9999% respectable family when in the past we've had a chairman lnterpol were after and a director jailed for fraud.

 

[Sean Thornton]

My neighbours the Hitlers say ‘thank you’.

And everybody thought they were in Argentina

 

[Charlieblade]

As you say the ones you really have to be wary of are the fuckers from Britain.

They spent 100's of years invading different parts of the world murdering or repressing the indigenous populations, stealing their wealth and then laughing at how backward everyone else was.

From inventing concentration camps in South Africa to the Amritsar massacre, to the complete horlicks they made of carving up the middle east 100 years ago, they are the real baddies of history.

Now if you'll excuse me, I have to go and thrash myself to assuage my cultural guilt

If you look at an old (pink) map of the world, your basic school history will tell you that the British Empire pillaged minerals, maidens and anything valuable from those countries.

In return, we gave them steam trains cricket, and missionaries. A damned good barter I think you'll agree.

 

[Kanye]

Nothing against the prince. Im. Not racist but i would say say "Bin laden" is the most disgraced family on the planet in name.

Joeblades eh? Your second name wouldn't be Stalin, would it?

 

[blademark]

My neighbours the Hitlers say ‘thank you’.

My regards to Eddie.

 

[RedandWhite]

And everybody thought they were in Argentina

 

[blademark]

The Bin Laden family are so respectable that on the day before 9/11 several of them were in America having a cosy business meeting with George Bush Sr.
They were very big buddies with the Bushes apparently.

 

[BushBlade]

And everybody thought they were in Argentina

No, Shepherd’s Bush. I’ve got them one side and the Hamza’s on the other. Could be worse, at least they’re not pig fans.

 

[LoughboroBlade]

In return, we gave them steam trains cricket, and missionaries. A damned good barter I think you'll agree.

For imposing cricket on other nations alone Britain should be brought before the International Criminal Court for crimes against humanity.

 

[dynamoblade]

The reality is the saudi royal family is even worse than the Bin Laden's who are mostly just business men. The royals are actually a clan that rules over a head chopping, religious fundamentalist shithole. Not to mention the war in Yemen they are pursuing, starving millions and slaughtering thousands. For what? So their puppet rules instead of Iran's?

People need to get over the surname Bin Laden. Al Saud is a much more murderous cunt name to have.

 

[Pierre's PC]

The reality is the saudi royal family is even worse than the Bin Laden's who are mostly just business men. The royals are actually a clan that rules over a head chopping, religious fundamentalist shithole. Not to mention the war in Yemen they are pursuing, starving millions and slaughtering thousands. For what? So their puppet rules instead of Iran's?

People need to get over the surname Bin Laden. Al Saud is a much more murderous cunt name to have.

Hi Kev, still reeling from the decision?

 

[dynamoblade]

Hi Kev, still reeling from the decision?

Im no McCabe loyalist, nor an islamophobic kneejerk racist. But the fact remains in the cold light of day being owned by one of the worst autocratic regimes in the world is not a good thing for the blades. I hope he sells and quick.

The only reason we dont talk about Saudi Arabia in the same breath as Syria,North Korea etc is because they are a longstanding ally of America doing their dirty work in the middle east since the 40s and selling oil. That's it. The place is a proper pariah state in all other respects.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Hi Kev, still reeling from the decision?

Ayatollah Khevmani

 

[Blade56]

New chant for our owners first match......

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[TommyC]

Doesn’t look good!

 

[super_pig]

Nothing against the prince. Im. Not racist but i would say say "Bin laden" is the most disgraced family on the planet in name. We are used to shitstorms though if any investment came to fruition but this would top the lot! Think the prince has got to fine tune some of his comments. But hey least he is up Front and SEEMS a genuine guy and hopefully we wont be misled or treated like fools like we have been by the previous regime for many years

a family in Austria say 'hold my beer'

 

[super_pig]

If you look at an old (pink) map of the world, your basic school history will tell you that the British Empire pillaged minerals, maidens and anything valuable from those countries.

In return, we gave them steam trains cricket, and missionaries. A damned good barter I think you'll agree.

and football..

 

[BushBlade]

Im no McCabe loyalist, nor an islamophobic kneejerk racist. But the fact remains in the cold light of day being owned by one of the worst autocratic regimes in the world is not a good thing for the blades. I hope he sells and quick.

The only reason we dont talk about Saudi Arabia in the same breath as Syria,North Korea etc is because they are a longstanding ally of America doing their dirty work in the middle east since the 40s and selling oil. That's it. The place is a proper pariah state in all other respects.

We’re not actually owned by the regime though. Just a minor member of their aristocracy. Would you have been happy if we’d been taken over by Americans, whom the Saudis do their dirty work for?

Or how about some Protestants?

 

[Kanye]

head chopping, religious fundamentalist shithole

Im no McCabe loyalist, nor an islamophobic kneejerk racist.

 

[Casualjogger]

just our luck! New owner seeking investment from dead men...........

 

[snootyfenooty]

In return, we gave them steam trains cricket, and missionaries

....and the missionary position. Apparently the favoured shag by the savages was a back scuttle, doggy wise and the missionaries deemed it undignified as they looked like they were enjoying it too much. So they taught the male to flop on top of the woman to cover up her dignity, have a quick shuffle (with the light off of course) and hence the missionary position was born. So on this alone the Brits should have nothing to do with "sport" of any description. Except for cricket of course which LoughboroBlade has obviously got mixed up with tennis!

 

[dynamoblade]

It's islamophobic to point out saudi arabia enforces sharia law, including head chopping, stripping women of their rights etc?

Funny how a majority of muslims agree in criticising these shambolic practices... They must be those self hating islamophobic muslims.

 

[dynamoblade]

We’re not actually owned by the regime though. Just a minor member of their aristocracy. Would you have been happy if we’d been taken over by Americans, whom the Saudis do their dirty work for?

Or how about some Protestants?

He was a govt minister and isn't just some minor lord or duke equivalent but actually part of the royal family who are the dictators.

No I never want us to be owned by yanks either. Id rather not be 'owned' at all but have football clubs run on a fans community coop basis but we can all dream hey?

If these prods were enforcing a fundamentalist version of christianity a la Handmaid's Tale then yes I would speak up very loudly. Just as if we were owned by an irreligious warlord from anywhere in the world. If we have to be owned by a capitalist twat,I'd rather they werent involved in foreign wars, treating women like slaves (google women's rights in Saudi, its not some racist stereotype) and starving one of their neighbours. I dont think that should be too controversial a position either.

Lots of people on here seeking to virtue signal as if supporting a Saudi nobhead means youre an anti-racist or summat... Just ask your muslim mates, presuming you have any what they think of Saudi Arabia and wahabism.

 

[Kanye]

It's islamophobic to point out saudi arabia enforces sharia law, including head chopping, stripping women of their rights etc?

Funny how a majority of muslims agree in criticising these shambolic practices... They must be those self hating islamophobic muslims.

Never said you were islamophobic. Besides, it was the shithole bit I highlighted.

 

[Stretch]

Im no McCabe loyalist, nor an islamophobic kneejerk racist. But the fact remains in the cold light of day being owned by one of the worst autocratic regimes in the world is not a good thing for the blades. I hope he sells and quick.

The only reason we dont talk about Saudi Arabia in the same breath as Syria,North Korea etc is because they are a longstanding ally of America doing their dirty work in the middle east since the 40s and selling oil. That's it. The place is a proper pariah state in all other respects.

We are not owned by the regime though. He may be a Prince [but there literally thousands in that family] and he once had an official post overseeing sport but this is a completely private venture.

 

[Sean Thornton]

just our luck! New owner seeking investment from dead men...........

Nothing new. Plenty of Nigerian Generals looking after a dead uncles millions.....

 

[bromtom]

He was a govt minister and isn't just some minor lord or duke equivalent but actually part of the royal family who are the dictators.

No I never want us to be owned by yanks either. Id rather not be 'owned' at all but have football clubs run on a fans community coop basis but we can all dream hey?

If these prods were enforcing a fundamentalist version of christianity a la Handmaid's Tale then yes I would speak up very loudly. Just as if we were owned by an irreligious warlord from anywhere in the world. If we have to be owned by a capitalist twat,I'd rather they werent involved in foreign wars, treating women like slaves (google women's rights in Saudi, its not some racist stereotype) and starving one of their neighbours. I dont think that should be too controversial a position either.

Lots of people on here seeking to virtue signal as if supporting a Saudi nobhead means youre an anti-racist or summat... Just ask your muslim mates, presuming you have any what they think of Saudi Arabia and wahabism.

What's he personally done to be branded a nobhead? Invested in our club? Got us a couple of strikers in?

He's not the face of the Saudi regime, he was youth minister or something for a short period after he'd bought half of us, up to then and since he had no connection to the government, he started a successful business and invested in sports.