25 Apr 2018 13:39:35
Whilst I agree that maybe there are many far less controversial venues for a post season tour I can maybe see the owners desire to go. Financial reasons! So long as the supporters (how many of them can afford the air fare even tho the beer is cheap) and the players safety is paramount then I can see no reason to cancel. Amnesty International decry the tour but then they would. Ang San Su Ky is trying to stabilise and bring it to Western standards, but this takes time. Western tourists have been happily visiting the country for a few years now and many UK companies are actively trading with Myanmar and making nice little profits. In fact apart from Amnesty's voice everyone else jumping on the bandwagon is carrying just a little Hypocrisy. Our Government (of both persuasions) has been dealing with debatable regimes for many a year both blatantly and under the counter. The only benchmark being; is there a profit in it for us? So let's not get carried away on Amnesty's wave of moral rightuousness, unless the British Govt and /or the UN ban trade and travel then again the only concern must be safety, of all parties and if that cannot be guaranteed then, only then must it be cancelled.


1.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 14:27:03
Leodis the FCO advise STRONGLY against unnecessary travel to Myanmar and if you do decide to ignore that advice then to avoid the majority of the country with the exception of the area around the capital city. To say peope are jumping on a bandwagon is out of order, in excess of a million people displaced, many thousands killed, I personally saw ethnic cleansing first hand in Bosnia and have to say I for one condemn the club for going and will not support this "tour" in any way it is just plain wrong in so many many ways, unless you have lived through it or seen it and I don't mean on the TV please don't comment from ignorance


2.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 15:21:34
This tour is born out of greed by radz who owns tv rights in that part of Asia. He said the club won't make any money from the tour but his tv business will. Shirt sales over lives #GREED


3.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 15:23:55
I find it difficult to agree with Radz reasons for going to Myanmar and although he claims there is no appearance fee being paid to Leeds I suspect there may be indirect financial benefits. To quote lyrics from a song by Stevie V "Money talks, mmm-hmm-hmm, money talks. Dirty cash I want you, dirty cash I need you, woh-ho"


4.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 15:33:51
Well put Notts. Different but well put. I held radz in a higher regard but he's gone down in my estimation now. It takes someone with no mortals to make money out of death and torture. Go to Japan and sell shirts radz or don't you own the rights for the tv over there?


5.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 16:17:57
Hes been going down in my estimation for weeks not a thought about the players or fans who will strongly oppose this the morals of it dragging our name down again he is definitely not a football man this is purely business can see real grief if players refuse to go, badly thought out yet again no confidence now at all on this regime one balls up after another could struggle to sign both players or managers the way we are now


6.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 16:39:13
I agree Martyn, the player should be backed 100%. Personally I am disappointed in our Owner putting the Club in this situation if as it seems for his own personal business reasons. Why can't we have a seen but not heard Owner who just gets on with the job of making a success of our Club. I have had the p*ss taken out of me today by fans of other clubs saying "Have you booked for Burma yet? " And have yet another good laugh at Leeds expense. It seems we just lurch from one mess to another.


7.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 17:07:22
Leodis, got to ask do you work for the club?


8.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 17:10:52
rhino, agree mate 100%, just goes to show he’s not fit to run our club,


9.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 17:32:48
I agree Lufcfev, we sure do just jump from one mess too another! I know we have zero chance of getting a buyout by a group of the calibur of the Mansours that own Man City but that’s what this club needs . I don’t just mean the financial clout, I mean in terms of they just get it they get their responsibility to the fans and to the city the surrounding areas around the ethihad . They understand they have a financial, moral responsibility to both the club it’s fans and it’s community! It seems that all we get is crooked fraudsters only in it for themselves. Sad to say this but we are being left behind, Way way way behind. It saddens me greatly


10.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 18:20:55
As I said in an earlier post, what is Radz in this for? Not for the good of Leeds, and fans back him! Its profit. ££££! Do it on the cheap! Bring Leeds to a country with a disgraceful human rights record! Remember, it could be any football team anywhere for him! When you give out your loyalty, get the facts. same for Sackingbottom. don't be sheep!


11.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 18:22:59
Only way to make theml isten is with cash. The only language they know and that's done best with season ticket sales


12.) 25 Apr 2018
25 Apr 2018 19:55:50
I know I am a voice in the wilderness here but what I was not doing was condoning any form of ethic cleansing what I was pointing out was that our Government and our industries are never bothered about the real moral stance of any regime. They pay lip service and claim the high ground but they are more than happy to trade with, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Israel (I could go on, all much higher on the rights abuse scale) and turn a blind eye to any infractions of any moral code. I too have concerns about players safety and would defend each persons right to refuse but the FCOs travel warning does not cover the whole of Myanmar bu merely several states where travel is also severely restricted by the Burmese Govt. Backpackers, Tourists and foreign business men are happily enjoying Burmese hospitality at many sites as we speak. If no supporters wish to go because of human rights violations I fully understand and maybe that will flag to Radz the flaw in his decision making and I am sure in retrospect there are many other less controversial markets he can open.


13.) 26 Apr 2018
26 Apr 2018 05:10:33
Martyn, I'm sure Radz will funnel his digital media profits from the tour into the summer transfer budget. Many things are purchased with blood money. It's highly unethical but it goes on. What I really object to about Radz is his hypocrisy and attempts to delude fans. He's not the one to take us up. More mediocrity beckons as well as embarassment.