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A Newcastle footballer who said the team's sponsor clashed with his Muslim beliefs has been criticised for visiting a casino.
Papiss Cisse has been refusing to wear the loan company Wonga-branded strip.
However, it has now emerged that the Senegal striker was spotted at Aspers Casino in the city in November.
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Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
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Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
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by DougC » Jul 25, 2013 11:26 pm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-23424012
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#2 by Ironclad » Jul 25, 2013 11:31 pm
Newcastle United used to be sponsored by Northern Rock, Manchester utd by AIG. One way or another many of the larger sports team sponsors are going to be moneylenders or profiteers of some flavour that float on the markets.
I presume Cisse enjoys his inflated wage packet. It is nice to have morels, even better if they aren't hollow eh.
I presume Cisse enjoys his inflated wage packet. It is nice to have morels, even better if they aren't hollow eh.
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Religious Person is Hypocrite, shocker
#3 by I'm With Stupid » Jul 25, 2013 11:32 pm
For anyone who hasn't followed this story, Muslim footballer Papiss Cisse had refused to wear his club's shirt next season, because it was sponsored by payday loan company Wonga, and this conflicted with his religious beliefs. He got widespread support for this stand, less because of a new found religious tolerance, and more because Wonga is one of the few organisations in the UK less trusted than Islam. Although some did point out that last season he had Virgin Money on his shirt, which also lends cash and charges interest, but the extreme rates of Wonga and what is often seen as the preying on the poor and vulnerable meant he had a lot of people supporting him. He even had the player's union backing him up and there was a precedent for footballers with moral objections to wear unbranded shirts in the past. It all seemed to be going so well.
Until this:
Yeah, I'm sure he was just watching the game.
Anyway, I wonder how much support he'd got if he hadn't given religious reasons for his objections.
Until this:
A Newcastle footballer who said the team's sponsor clashed with his Muslim beliefs has been criticised for visiting a casino.
His agent said that he was not a gambler, but a Muslim councillor said Cisse would be letting Muslims down just by visiting a casino.
A spokesperson for Aspers Casino described Cisse as "an occasional visitor" who was "very well behaved and very welcome", but would not confirm whether or not he placed any bets.
Yeah, I'm sure he was just watching the game.
Anyway, I wonder how much support he'd got if he hadn't given religious reasons for his objections.
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#4 by I'm With Stupid » Jul 25, 2013 11:35 pm
This has been a story for about a week and the second I post it on the site, someone comes in an beats me to it. 
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Re: Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
#5 by DougC » Jul 25, 2013 11:38 pm
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#6 by Ironclad » Jul 25, 2013 11:39 pm
For Van Youngman - see you amongst the stardust, old buddy
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#7 by Ironclad » Jul 25, 2013 11:41 pm
Ooops dbl pst lol
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#8 by Onyx8 » Jul 26, 2013 12:16 am
What the hell is a hollow morel? Mushroom with no heart?
The problem with fantasies is you can't really insist that everyone else believes in yours, the other problem with fantasies is that most believers of fantasies eventually get around to doing exactly that.
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#9 by CookieJon » Jul 26, 2013 12:19 am
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#10 by james1v » Jul 26, 2013 12:24 am
?!
"When humans yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon". Thomas Paine.
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#11 by hackenslash » Jul 26, 2013 12:29 am
Ironclad wrote: Manchester utd by AIG.
I doubt that, since AIG have gone bump (if only the other AiG would suffer a similar fate, since they're already intellectually bankrupt). The mighty reds are sponsored by AON energy.
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#12 by Ironclad » Jul 26, 2013 1:10 am
''..had''. Ended 2009
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#13 by hackenslash » Jul 26, 2013 1:46 am
Soz. Missed the 'used to be', YFC. 
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#14 by Ihavenofingerprints » Jul 26, 2013 2:09 am
The man was going to get caught up eventually. There is no way he could spend the millions he earns in 100% allah approved fashion, no footballer could.
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Re: Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
#15 by Ironclad » Jul 26, 2013 2:16 am
Cocaine is halal, innit?
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#16 by laklak » Jul 26, 2013 4:05 am
Only if an Imam harvests the coca leaves.
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#17 by BlackBart » Jul 26, 2013 7:17 am
I'm sure he was only in the casino to ask where he could buy tomatoes. 
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Re: Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
#18 by I'm With Stupid » Jul 26, 2013 8:30 pm
This has just got even funnier.
So the church thought they'd jump on the anti-Wonga bandwagon and they threatened to out-compete Wonga in a show of solidarity with all of the vulnerable people that they prey on.
That was until...
So the church thought they'd jump on the anti-Wonga bandwagon and they threatened to out-compete Wonga in a show of solidarity with all of the vulnerable people that they prey on.
The Most Reverend Justin Welby told Wonga the Church would try to force the firm out of business by helping credit unions compete with it.
That was until...
But the CofE later admitted it invested in funds that provided money for Wonga.
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Re: Footballer 'let Muslims down' in casino visit
#19 by Ironclad » Jul 26, 2013 11:37 pm
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