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Offline Furball

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Should Rodney Marsh have been sacked?
« on: January 27, 2005, 01:51:19 PM »
a famous football pundit got sacked after saying this: -

(before you read, you should know that David Beckham is notoriously stupid, and the Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army)

"Beckham would never move to Newcastle because of all the trouble caused by the Toon Army in Asia."
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #1 on: January 27, 2005, 01:55:05 PM »
what are you talking about?  toon army?  newcastle united?

background info would be helpfull.
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Should Rodney Marsh have been sacked?
« Reply #2 on: January 27, 2005, 01:57:40 PM »
I guy got sacked for that?


LOL am I missing racist undertones or something?
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Re: Should Rodney Marsh have been sacked?
« Reply #3 on: January 27, 2005, 01:59:34 PM »
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Originally posted by Furball

(before you read, you should know that David Beckham is notoriously stupid, and the Newcastle United supporters are known as the Toon Army)


Newcastle United are a football team, get 50,000 or so crazy supporters that watch them every week.  their crazy supporters are known as the 'Toon Army'.

David Beckham is possibly the worlds most famous sportsman, and notoriously stupid.

David Beckham was linked with a move to Newcastle United.

Rodney Marsh made the following comment making a joke about Beckham's supposed stupidity by making a play of words on Tsunami / Toon Army: -



"Beckham would never move to Newcastle because of all the trouble caused by the Toon Army in Asia."



And was promptly fired after 10 years + working for Sky Sports.
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Offline Yeager

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« Reply #4 on: January 27, 2005, 02:02:37 PM »
Got it.  Sounds like a pretty legitimate statement to me.  But the toon army sounds like a large and rabbid special interest group and no doubt needed to be fed a bloody head on a silver platter.

One must always consider the impact associated with free speech I guess.
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« Reply #5 on: January 27, 2005, 02:05:55 PM »
i couldnt help but laugh my arse off after i read what he had said, i know its wrong, but that is funny.
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« Reply #6 on: January 27, 2005, 02:51:12 PM »
I totally misinterpreted this as well...I was picturing something more along the lines of Korean anime fans getting ticked about phootball.
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