I believe it was only yesterday that I said we hadn’t heard the last of this Burma fiasco and, well, that’s certainly been proven right.
Okay, so, admittedly I probably didn’t need a crystal ball to make such a prediction and, being honest, I’d rather have been wrong instead of the controversy rumbling on.
Today’s development, then, is that five Leeds based Labour MPs have written a letter to Andrea Radrizzani asking him to call off the tour – as per Phil Hay on Twitter:
Five Leeds-based Labour MPs write to Andrea Rardrizzani asking him to reconsider Leeds United’s tour of Burma: pic.twitter.com/hS9gBhtjts
— Phil Hay (@PhilHay_) April 27, 2018
Certainly, this situation is really starting to generate a lot of publicity – as we should have expected – and the more I think about it, the more I can see it getting hooked.
Whilst we wait for the response, though, let’s take a look at the reaction from our fans:
yet fifa and uefa state politics have no part in Football?
— catchynametaken (@catchynametaken) April 27, 2018
Kept quiet though when Bates, GFH and Cellino mismanaged us …..
— Ty (@TyUps11) April 27, 2018
Is it local elections soon by any chance 🙄
— Foz (@chrisfozard) April 27, 2018
A sad time when parliament shows more common sense than a football club…
— Jamie 💙💛🤍 (@jamie_nut) April 27, 2018
i dont understand what the problem is, we are bringing football to the people, not holding guns to kids heads for a laugh.
isnt football supposed to bring joy to people? politics have no place here.
— AntLUFC (@Wiltonboy5) April 27, 2018
Good! He's in danger of damaging the good relationships he has built with the local council.
— Lee Thompson (@lufcThommo) April 27, 2018
https://twitter.com/jmsclrksn/status/989824729036066817?s=20
https://twitter.com/LMS55ENORMANTON/status/989825096448606209?s=20
If it's annoying this many MP's, then already something good has come of it. All aboard the Burma Banter Bus.
— Gregg Irwin (@greggleeds) April 27, 2018
The Verdict
It’s just all gone to pot hasn’t it?
You’re not telling me that the club didn’t expect such a backlash either? Because if they overlooked the repercussions that is almost as worrying as going on the trip in the first place.
I think we’re heading for another Radrizzani climbdown.
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