Does he have control of his account ?
Fernandinho's Munich air disaster twitter post?
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So your explanation of him using this emoji is that it's frequently used? Come on. If it was that and a laughing face then fine but the context of him using an explosing, airplane and laughing is far too fecking coincidental.
Is this guy real, the FA needs to take action surely, I bet they wont. My word I cannot believe anyone would want to do it, let alone a current player. This sums up the education of players under the new umbrella of Man City.
A good point. Very good chance this is a social media manager. Perhaps one that’s a City fan
Well even if that is the case, intent no longer matters as evidence by the cavani tweet.
United fans find it offensive ergo it should be bannable
Hope he gets a ban for that. A long one, at least equivalent to Cavani's.
If he just had the photo, it MAY be a coincidence, it's the emoji one that's unforgivable
They were recently making a big point of policing things like anti Hillsborough chants at our games with Liverpool so should certainly be clamping down on players doing such things, or it'll encourage "fans" to do the same
But like people say, as it's a City player it'll be swept under the carpet, hope as a club we push for it to be investigated
If he just had the photo, it MAY be a coincidence, it's the emoji one that's unforgivable
They were recently making a big point of policing things like anti Hillsborough chants at our games with Liverpool so should certainly be clamping down on players doing such things, or it'll encourage "fans" to do the same
But like people say, as it's a City player it'll be swept under the carpet, hope as a club we push for it to be investigated
The problem is you’ve just made a key part of your post up in order to reinforce your indignation. If your point is strong enough you shouldn’t need to do that.
That said, the onus should be on Fernandinho to explain what he or his social media team meant as if it’s related to Munich he should get a long ban. Still confused as why you are comparing him to Cavani though, other than you want him to miss games.
No surprise to see people jump all over this yet didn’t mention it all of the other days of the year when he posted plane, explosion and laughter emojis.
Again, you’ve just made that up. Second person on this thread.
Unfortunately for him intent does not matter. 10 game ban incoming.
So your saying he's done this before?
Send through the evidence please mate.
I've went back a year and didn't see one plane or one explosion
This and the Cavani post are two different things.
Nope. Unrelated to Cavani.
It's not is it, it's done deliberately.
Just like how Cavani didn’t know his words could be considered racist (to absolute cretins). How’s this any different?
It's not too me. I think that's perfectly normal when you look at the pictures he included. The timing is obviously not great, but I can't believe some think he's genuinely trying to laugh at those that died in the air disaster. No way
Made what up?
Has he done other tweets like this one?
Are you kidding.
Hmm. I doubt he even runs the social media accounts, and if he does, would he even have known it was the anniversary.
I find it hard to believe any footballer would do that, let alone a foreign one who probably doesn’t really care that much about the rivalry anyway.
I find it hard to believe any footballer would do that, let alone a foreign one who probably doesn’t really care that much about the rivalry anyway.
OK so you're saying a plane followed by an explosion and then laughter is purely coincidental with it being the day of the Munich Air disaster?
That's a huge stretch for me.
Exactly. We probably wake up on February 6 and know exactly what that day means, it wouldn't be the same for others.
Benefit of doubt.
Probably a coincidence and really not worth getting worked up about unless proven otherwise. Those claiming it's obviously intentional are basing their claims on what exactly?
That there’s an airplane and explosion emoji? Proof enough for you?
Cavani didn't know, because the word he used is frankly not racist, or in fact wrong. It was more annoying cultural appropriation that deemed it racist.
On the other hand, it seems that there's a massive overestimation as to how many people actually care that there was a Remembrance day to the Munich Air Disaster.
Fernandinho is Brazilian. He has no ties to the event, culturally or emotionally.
He'd probably have heard about it in the morning, and then forgotten about a few minutes later.
That's just the reality.
I've seen a lot of ugly people in my life (with me topping the chart). I had never paid attention to how Fernandinho actually looks like but this time I did and feck me, he must be the ugliest of the ugliest creatures in the universe. He's so ugly that when his mum dropped him at his school, she got fined for littering! (stolen shamelessly from Jimmy Liddel)
So he’s either ignorant or insensitive?
Both clubs didn't want to comment...???? Why ??? Coincidental my back side. It's ok to jump on a message to a friend , but not to offend the memories of those who lost there lives. Disgraceful. Cant understand why there isnt more about this . Its being swept under the carpet .
I don't understand some of you - If this is not a coincidence, what lengthy ban do you speak of? He should be banned from playing football ever again, at least in PL ffs!
Debating if it was an intentional tweet, if so, he deserves the book thrown at him.
I think it's far more likely to be coincidental than intentional. If he did it on purpose what is there to gain? Seriously. It would be beyond idiotic and just unbelievably wrong, it would make him look like utter scum.
I doubt he even runs the account, like Mendy doesn't run his.
I'm not defending him or sticking up for him, just trying to see things a bit more logically.
I doubt he even runs the account, like Mendy doesn't run his.
I'm not defending him or sticking up for him, just trying to see things a bit more logically.
So you think the Munich air disaster was on his mind and then he posted a picture on Twitter to then mock those that died? I think that's more of a stretch than an explosion emoji, followed by a football, followed by an aeroplane and laughter. If you literally look at the pictures he included, it's then clearly obvious to me why he included those emojis.
There doesn't seem to be anything in I, I don't know why some a looking to be offended
I mean they’re both similar. Both social media posts where they have caused supposed offence.
Yep, this is actually offensive
I think he might get banned here purely because I'm sure the FA like to interfere in the title race just to make it more interesting.
City just winning it at a canter wouldn't be as good for ratings as City having United, Liverpool etc. right up their arse.
What I'm saying is, the PL has a lot in common with pro wrestling.
City just winning it at a canter wouldn't be as good for ratings as City having United, Liverpool etc. right up their arse.
What I'm saying is, the PL has a lot in common with pro wrestling.
State of this post.
Doesn’t really excuse it though does it. It’s possibly the single biggest tragedy the game of football has witnessed which just happened to impact the same city as he plays in and for their teams biggest rivals. It’s his job to know the history and context of something like that. I’d give him the benefit of the doubt and say he probably didn’t know, it doesn’t change the fact it’s ignorant, insensitive and downright offensive to many.
Well he could be ignorant but I think there's nothing for him to gain by mocking the air disaster. It just doesn't make any sense, but the emoji's he included make complete sense when you look at the pictures he included.
So you're saying that a high profile international footballer playing for Man City would openly mock the deaths of a United's players on Twitter?
Well, that's a huge stretch for me.