The Daily International News Thread

[turbo]

I'm guessing you guys down under wouldn't be aware that two Newcastle United supporters were on the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over Ukraine a couple of days ago.

The news has our club in mourning more so because the two lads (John Alder & Liam Sweeney) who lost their lives were well known and liked amongst our away support. Alder had amazingly only missed one toon game in 41 years! The pair were travelling to New Zealand for the fixtures against Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC, which should have been the trip of a lifetime.

I knew neither of them personally but remember John Alder well from when I was going to away games regularly a few years back. I didn't know his name but some of the lads called him "the undertaker" because he always wore a suit. When the news broke fans started laying flowers outside St James Park, at the statue of Sir Bobby. I wasn't at work so I spent most of the day on my laptop reading what other fans had to say.

Anyway last night the strangest thing happened...

A lad from Sunderlands most popular message board www.readytogo.net said he'd be going to Newcastle on Sunday and asked if anyone would like to chip in for some flowers. He started this online donation thing with a fiver, hoping to raise a hundred quid. Have a look http://www.gofundme.com/brx6wk

24 hours later the Mackems have raised over £12,500. Personally i'm astonished, impressed, grateful and just happy football fans can make the news for the right reasons once in a while. It's a shame it's taken a tragedy for us to put the petty bullshit away but Sunderland, we salute you.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads...e-lads.943399/

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads...online.943788/

http://deadspin.com/rival-fans-pay-t...hot-1607726044

[Jeterpool]

I'm guessing you guys down under wouldn't be aware that two Newcastle United supporters were on the Malaysia Airlines flight that was shot down over Ukraine a couple of days ago.

The news has our club in mourning more so because the two lads (John Alder & Liam Sweeney) who lost their lives were well known and liked amongst our away support. Alder had amazingly only missed one toon game in 41 years! The pair were travelling to New Zealand for the fixtures against Wellington Phoenix and Sydney FC, which should have been the trip of a lifetime.

I knew neither of them personally but remember John Alder well from when I was going to away games regularly a few years back. I didn't know his name but some of the lads called him "the undertaker" because he always wore a suit. When the news broke fans started laying flowers outside St James Park, at the statue of Sir Bobby. I wasn't at work so I spent most of the day on my laptop reading what other fans had to say.

Anyway last night the strangest thing happened...

A lad from Sunderlands most popular message board www.readytogo.net said he'd be going to Newcastle on Sunday and asked if anyone would like to chip in for some flowers. He started this online donation thing with a fiver, hoping to raise a hundred quid. Have a look http://www.gofundme.com/brx6wk

24 hours later the Mackems have raised over £12,500. Personally i'm astonished, impressed, grateful and just happy football fans can make the news for the right reasons once in a while. It's a shame it's taken a tragedy for us to put the petty bullshit away but Sunderland, we salute you.

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads...e-lads.943399/

http://www.readytogo.net/smb/threads...online.943788/

http://deadspin.com/rival-fans-pay-t...hot-1607726044

Hi turbo. I had read this had occurred but I saw it on a British site. The news here has been about the families of Aussies who died, mostly. It's all too terrible and difficult to comprehend.

However the Sunderland supporters should be applauded. That is astonishing and demonstrates that at the end of the day, no matter the rivalry, you hope the humanity of people being fans of football can come through. In this case it has.

Wow. Thanks for sharing.

[turbo]

What a f'ed up world we live in huh? There's millions of amazing people but you only need a handful of arseholes to ruin things.

[Bremsstrahlung]

Man City and Arsenal tipped to be coming out next year for an all stars game.
I dare say Man City will definitely come out. I think they need to to solidify this relationship with Melbourne City, so probably a friendly with them and maybe an allstars game in Sydney.

Interested to see if Arsenal come out. Pretty big supporter base in Australia.

[Jeterpool]

http://m.foxsports.com.au/football/p...-1227049032242

This is a great little story. Kudos to Villarreal.

[Premy]

Fox Sports to broadcast the Indian Super League.
A 2 month league ran between October - December, 8 clubs featuring Ljunberg, Trezeguet, ADP and Pires.

http://m.foxsports.com.au/football/f...-1227059138816

[MFKS]

Fox Sports to broadcast the Indian Super League.
A 2 month league ran between October - December, 8 clubs featuring Ljunberg, Trezeguet, ADP and Pires.

http://m.foxsports.com.au/football/f...-1227059138816

****ing disgraceful.

The dimwits could show more FFA Cup than they do. Even show the NYL

Could try for rights to other Euro Leagues outside the EPL

Could even show some Sth American football

Even something more in the Asian realm like the J League or K League but we get to watch a bunch of mercenaries in retirement suck a few more $$ out of the game playing in a country that can't even make the Top 16 in the Weakest confed on the planet despite having nearly a billion inhabitants to choose from

[Jeterpool]

****ing disgraceful.

The dimwits could show more FFA Cup than they do. Even show the NYL

Could try for rights to other Euro Leagues outside the EPL

Could even show some Sth American football

Even something more in the Asian realm like the J League or K League but we get to watch a bunch of mercenaries in retirement suck a few more $$ out of the game playing in a country that can't even make the Top 16 in the Weakest confed on the planet despite having nearly a billion inhabitants to choose from

Completely agree.

[GazFish35]

pfft. cool your jets.
didnt the a-league get picked up by india's channel 10?

23 million of us watching their rubbish league so 1.2 billion of them get to see ours.
pretty good deal for our sponsors etc etc

[MFKS]

pretty good deal for our sponsors etc etc

Don't know if the demand for Castle Quarry Products and their services will be big in Delhi and Mumbai out of this though

[lquiquer]

Henry set to retire in December...... Not signing new contract with NYRedbulls however still a possibility of a last contract god knowns where? He is 37

[GazFish35]

Henry set to retire in December...... Not signing new contract with NYRedbulls however still a possibility of a last contract god knowns where? He is 37

Bet he follows Pires and ljunberg to india

[Premy]

Bet he follows Pires and ljunberg to india

MLS season finishes late October, playoffs run into December. ISL runs from October - December impossible for Henry to play in the ISL.

[lquiquer]

Could be Henry's last game in the MLS tomorrow........What will he do? Is it too late for Indian Super League (Lots of his mates there: Trezeget, Anelka, Pires, Ljunberg)

[steve136]

Terrible news. Can't say I'm surprised though.

http://undergroundmgzn.com/2014/10/0...026-world-cup/

[joel31]

Terrible news. Can't say I'm surprised though.

http://undergroundmgzn.com/2014/10/0...026-world-cup/

do u not get that the satire in the article

[Bremsstrahlung]

do u not get that the satire in the article

I think he got the satire, though you missed his sarcasm haha

[plague]

I'm praying to Jesus that you're being sarcastic. You just never know how people are these days though...

I liked the Foz better when Captain Obvious was alive.

R.I.P Captain O.

[pv4]

Thought about putting this in another thread, but this seemed the best place to put it.

World XI confirmed:

[lquiquer]

Thought about putting this in another thread, but this seemed the best place to put it.

World XI confirmed:

God has spoken #10 #DareToZlatan