THAT chant being sold online.

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 7:32 pm

Brian McBride, who sits on the Celtic board, is a director of the UK branch of Amazon.

Draw your own conclusions. But I have a feeling that Amazon won't back down.

Hope he gets fired when Amazon UK profits take a dip.

Post by **Chippy** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:01 pm

If you can bear it you need to go and comment on the Guardian story as its being hijacked by mancs.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/blog ... entpage=12

Dan_85 · Post by **Dan_85** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:17 pm

Have Amazon taken it down? None of the links to the offending product are working for me any more...

northbankgooner · Post by **northbankgooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:23 pm

yeah, they have taken it down!! i cant believe that after their disgraceful reponse that they have given in.

harrietharmman · Post by **harrietharmman** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:32 pm

Victory is ours

Congratulations to all those who put so much work in.

However, plenty more companies out there. Lets put a stop to Apple, Yahoo and Virgin from spreading these lies next.

olgitgooner · Post by **olgitgooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 8:40 pm

Well fuck my ol boots!, as **** would say.

Amazon have finally relented! Probably because of the exposure from the Guardian and the Mirror.

Too late, though, as far as I'm concerned. All my business is going to play.com in future. Even if they are more expensive. Which is not normally the case.

How are all the other webshops doing? Any of them still selling the song deserve as much loss of business as possible.

Post by **Mike1** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:10 pm

Has anyone had any further correspondence with Amazon? I want them to justify why they have removed it now having steadfastly refused to do so earlier in the week.

Well done to everyone on here and elsewhere in the Gooner community who have ensured this issue got so much coverage.

Post by **Mike1** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:13 pm

Just a thought, but I think I read somewhere - Basil? - that Arsenal's legal team were on the case, so perhaps that was what did it!

1-0 to the Arsenal!!

NorfBank · Post by **NorfBank** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:13 pm

10 out of 10 for everyone that emailed in. Good job.

Be very nice to see them eat humble pie if it hits the press proper.

I wonder if the Arsenal lawyers got involved?

Paul

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:24 pm

Well played the Gooners - GOONER POWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:50 pm

A good friend of mine also sent me the i-player link too BBC5 live i-player this morning where it was discussed with Victoria Derbyshire.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0 ... 3_09_2009/

You need to fast forward to about 47 minutes. Worth listening to.

GunnerDude · Post by **GunnerDude** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:00 pm

Manchester United have branded a section of their fans 'disgusting' for their continued verbal abuse of Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger - and want to stamp it out.
Wenger was subjected to an insulting chant urging him to sit down during Arsenal's 2-1 Barclays Premier League defeat at Old Trafford on Saturday

It is understood United chief executive David Gill is appalled by the treatment dished out to one of the most distinguished managers in the game. Gill is to attend a fans' forum next month - the club hold three per season - and will make the Wenger abuse a priority for discussion.
United had already decided to act before receiving a complaint from an Arsenal supporters' group.
United spokesman Philip Townsend said: 'We've gone on the record several times about this disgusting chant. We don't condone it and have appealed to fans in the past - through supporters' groups, the matchday programme and MUTV, but to no avail. There are many chants that opposing fans find objectionable, and this is certainly one to which all decent supporters should object.'
United are particularly embarrassed as it comes at a time when manager Sir Alex Ferguson is attempting to improve his relationship with his great rival.
Ferguson has previously condemned the chanting, saying: 'The police should be stepping in. There's enough to think about and admire in the game without resorting to denigrating people.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... z0Q5CmKrSe

harrietharmman · Post by **harrietharmman** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:01 pm

Here's the latest Guardian piece on the issue (not the blog item - an actual news story):

http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2009 ... ter-united

Basil is a Gooner · Post by **Basil is a Gooner** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:05 pm

United had already decided to act before receiving a complaint from an Arsenal supporters' group.

Is that us?!

harrietharmman · Post by **harrietharmman** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 10:32 pm

Now the Daily Mail are covering the story:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba ... abuse.html