"just" as in "simply"
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You may observe. I have postulated a possible motivation....not speculated where it might have come from, or that it is real. It's entirely intentionally antagonistic. Specifically because critical analysis requires consideration of edge cases, to provide the range of possibilities that might be the driver of an action.
You could ask yourself a number of questions, and you might ultimately conclude that it's just publicity of a nice thing, with no marketing management at it's root.
The sort of things you might want to consider:
Why is there less reporting of the many good things that people in football (are contracted to) do? What is the most important thing a football manager should be judged on? When can we expect the video of caring for kittens, and providing food and shelter to orphans?Even as a purely altruistic nice thing, I would like to think that my football manager is far too busy to be a significant contributor to doing good in sectors that require support and investment, and hard work, largely provided by many less widely publicised people. It's a bit too echoey of largess of mill owners/alms for the poor, for my taste.
YMMV.
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You can be as cynical as you like (and mandatory social engagement is worthy of skepticism even when the outcomes are, imho, good).
And you can choose different words to do so.
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Jesus am I going to be as miserable as Tricky come what may Tuesday? I might be.
I have so much to look forward to. Nuno seems like a nice man when he is not under stress so give him that. I suspect he is pretty good at being focused on the boys during the week and come match day. All this shows is that he is not an unreasonable man and when he gets some free time from training he might enjoy some fun with members of the community. He certainly seems genuine. Anyway, it's not a problem for me. I wouldn't be doing it because I don't have the time and won't be engaging with Trick or Treaters around our neighbourhood as Wifey is out of town and I am working until late. This will probably end in tragedy as the poor children won't get any stomach churning food that gives them cancer and they will take it out on my poor dwellings with eggs and bricks.
Not that I am cynical either..
Chicago: Fine with community outreach if you have the time. ...
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I understand your point...but the words are important.
Imagine the intention and motivation is exactly the same, but it's description is couched in management speech, sympathetic language, and accepted terminology.
In that scenario you are no longer describing the edge case that critical analysis (and satire) demands.
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To be fair he clearly didnt have clue what to say and eventually went for the first thing that (slowly) came to mind.
I expect he was kicking himself for not saying Spice Pistols or Evil Scarecrow afterwards.
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FWIW I was disappointed you felt the need to put it in speech marks.
All the best statements have some punch.
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If Ingo is on your side, i think we can both claim victory
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Sorry. I missed this. Nuno likes Coldplay??? Jesus Fucking Christ.
I’ll give him the benefit that he has no musical pedigree as he is a Portugeezer and Coldplay are marginally better than listening to fado. It’s seriously marginal…and they have constipated howling in common.
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If you think of coldplay as a comedy art installation, they really are rather good.
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That is quite something!
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We get some belting weather!
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That's a horribly-written article, culminating in this awkward cringe: players around him are able to see the wood from the trees at Forest. The writer seemingly refuses to think about the "why". It's all there, but unconnected.
