| Paul Arriola 00:31 - Jan 23 with 5712 views | KeithHaynes |
Definitely something the swans have been looking at, my issue here is he hasn’t played for fifteen months due to severe ligament damage.
There have been talks and D.C. United manager David Kasper has confirmed it.
Washington Post -
“It’s an ongoing discussion,” Kasper said. “They are up against a clock with the [transfer] deadline. So it’s something obviously we’ll be engaging with Swansea in the coming days.”
Again, I reckon this is an American link and not something Cooper or Marsh / Scott are involved in yet.
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| Paul Arriola on 22:10 - Mar 6 with 999 views | Chief |
| Paul Arriola on 21:48 - Mar 6 by theloneranger |
The club statement says ...
"Paul is committed to participating in both unconscious and conscious bias training, which he will undertake upon his return to DC United."
Does that mean now, or the end of his loan deal?? |
When he goes back in the summer this relates to apparently |  |
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| Paul Arriola on 22:31 - Mar 6 with 949 views | pencoedjack |
| Paul Arriola on 22:10 - Mar 6 by Chief |
When he goes back in the summer this relates to apparently |
BBC news sport main topic tomorrow.
On loan Swansea City player makes racist/sexist tweets when he was 15. |  | | |
| Paul Arriola on 23:39 - Mar 6 with 883 views | Chief |
Personally I'm starting to think we should send him back. We don't need this hassle now. And he's probably not worth it. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 00:10 - Mar 7 with 845 views | KeithHaynes |
| Paul Arriola on 22:31 - Mar 6 by pencoedjack |
BBC news sport main topic tomorrow.
On loan Swansea City player makes racist/sexist tweets when he was 15. |
Bloke I knew with AntiFa years ago was a member of the BNP when he was 15, went on to educate himself and be more aware of politics because he was so young at the time. He went on to lead a large part of the socialist movement for years, dead now, killed in a car accident. Regardless of the mistakes we make at 15 like this, which if true is pathetic. The journalist that puts their name to any article like this should be totally embarrassed the ill repute they are dragging their profession in to, if it could get any lower. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 00:57 - Mar 7 with 814 views | theloneranger |
| Paul Arriola on 00:10 - Mar 7 by KeithHaynes |
Bloke I knew with AntiFa years ago was a member of the BNP when he was 15, went on to educate himself and be more aware of politics because he was so young at the time. He went on to lead a large part of the socialist movement for years, dead now, killed in a car accident. Regardless of the mistakes we make at 15 like this, which if true is pathetic. The journalist that puts their name to any article like this should be totally embarrassed the ill repute they are dragging their profession in to, if it could get any lower. |
There's plenty running it ...
The Guardian, The Washington Post, WoL, Sky Sports, BBC, etc. |  |
| Everyday above ground ... Is a good day! 😎 |
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| Paul Arriola on 01:04 - Mar 7 with 803 views | Dr_Parnassus |
| Paul Arriola on 00:57 - Mar 7 by theloneranger |
There's plenty running it ...
The Guardian, The Washington Post, WoL, Sky Sports, BBC, etc. |
It’s easy money, tapping into the modern phenomena of trying to paint every situation and person as racist or sexist and shoehorning a story to fit. All the outrage will be fake, all the condemnation will be self serving - it’s just noise.
To test that theory I had a look on the other site, which is always a good tell. They were already using it to beat phantom people with, one said “he’s apologised and moved on, what excuse do those have that are grown up and still hold those views have?”.
''What views?''... Would be my question. He didn’t really express any of much note.
Paul didn’t like female commentators, why is that bad? There weren’t many (if any) good examples 10 years ago. I don’t like men’s hard court tennis, over the years it’s been dumbed down to power and brute strength, much prefer the nuance of the women’s game. Do I have to like the men’s game in order to not be seen as discriminatory?
The modern day has taken away the objectivity of opinion. It’s a day and age where if you say you wouldn’t date a transsexual then you are transphobic, and Mr Potato Head is the poster child for non inclusivity...just madness. People have preferences, it’s not a bad thing, it’s normality.
It doesn't have to be an ''ism''. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 6:29]
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| Paul Arriola on 09:19 - Mar 7 with 684 views | Jack11 |
Agree with some of the sentiments here. Just send the guy back now. We owe him nothing and don’t need anything derailing us at all. I personally don’t like it when the tweets of a 16 year old lad are dug up, but this kind of thing in the world we live in could become a distraction we don’t need. |  | | |
| Paul Arriola on 09:23 - Mar 7 with 680 views | Jack11 |
Just to also add, and not a dig at anyone in the club but I thought checking social media was due diligence 101 when bringing players in these days. | | | |
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| Paul Arriola on 09:28 - Mar 7 with 670 views | Thornburyswan |
| Paul Arriola on 01:04 - Mar 7 by Dr_Parnassus |
It’s easy money, tapping into the modern phenomena of trying to paint every situation and person as racist or sexist and shoehorning a story to fit. All the outrage will be fake, all the condemnation will be self serving - it’s just noise.
To test that theory I had a look on the other site, which is always a good tell. They were already using it to beat phantom people with, one said “he’s apologised and moved on, what excuse do those have that are grown up and still hold those views have?”.
''What views?''... Would be my question. He didn’t really express any of much note.
Paul didn’t like female commentators, why is that bad? There weren’t many (if any) good examples 10 years ago. I don’t like men’s hard court tennis, over the years it’s been dumbed down to power and brute strength, much prefer the nuance of the women’s game. Do I have to like the men’s game in order to not be seen as discriminatory?
The modern day has taken away the objectivity of opinion. It’s a day and age where if you say you wouldn’t date a transsexual then you are transphobic, and Mr Potato Head is the poster child for non inclusivity...just madness. People have preferences, it’s not a bad thing, it’s normality.
It doesn't have to be an ''ism''. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 6:29]
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Good points Dr, nicely put - the reality is we all have preferences & opinions but it today’s overly pc world expressing them is seen as an ‘ism’ particularly if you happen to be a white privileged male. | | | |
| Paul Arriola on 10:16 - Mar 7 with 635 views | onehunglow |
| Paul Arriola on 09:28 - Mar 7 by Thornburyswan |
Good points Dr, nicely put - the reality is we all have preferences & opinions but it today’s overly pc world expressing them is seen as an ‘ism’ particularly if you happen to be a white privileged male. |
Yep, don't look back. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 10:24 - Mar 7 with 625 views | KeithHaynes |
| Paul Arriola on 09:23 - Mar 7 by Jack11 |
Just to also add, and not a dig at anyone in the club but I thought checking social media was due diligence 101 when bringing players in these days. |
That’s true, and they did, the club knew about it before they signed him on loan, it’s more of a case of is this really an issue ? | |
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| Paul Arriola on 10:32 - Mar 7 with 618 views | Highjack |
| Paul Arriola on 10:24 - Mar 7 by KeithHaynes |
That’s true, and they did, the club knew about it before they signed him on loan, it’s more of a case of is this really an issue ? |
It's not an issue. Person says mildly controversial things years ago when he was a child but has a good record of behaviour since should not be headline news.
The irony is the same people castigating him for this will be the same type of people defending Shamima Begum and absolving her of all responsibilty because she was just a child at the time. |  |
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| Paul Arriola on 10:34 - Mar 7 with 613 views | Joe_bradshaw |
I don’t know the first thing about Twitter so excuse my ignorance but can’t people delete old tweets so that they’re no longer available for anyone to see or is that too simplistic? |  |
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| Paul Arriola on 11:10 - Mar 7 with 589 views | Jack11 |
| Paul Arriola on 10:24 - Mar 7 by KeithHaynes |
That’s true, and they did, the club knew about it before they signed him on loan, it’s more of a case of is this really an issue ? |
Once the woke brigade or the cancel culture imbeciles get involved, it becomes an issue. The question the club needs to ask themselves is whether they want to weather a storm or just bin the guy off. | | | |
| Paul Arriola on 11:15 - Mar 7 with 574 views | Highjack |
| Paul Arriola on 11:10 - Mar 7 by Jack11 |
Once the woke brigade or the cancel culture imbeciles get involved, it becomes an issue. The question the club needs to ask themselves is whether they want to weather a storm or just bin the guy off. |
Thankfully these idiots are in the tiny minority. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 11:22 - Mar 7 with 565 views | KeithHaynes |
| Paul Arriola on 00:57 - Mar 7 by theloneranger |
There's plenty running it ...
The Guardian, The Washington Post, WoL, Sky Sports, BBC, etc. |
Cooper came out of his press conference yesterday a hundred times better than he went in.
He should use this to make Arriola work like a demon, channel it positively, get out there and remember him for his football.
Here’s one from George Best when he was 21.
“ I love birds, dancing and frolicking with them, they are a very useful way of forgetting you had a bad game “
Not a quote from cage and aviary btw.
Rodney Marsh, still employed by national radio.
“ Nothing wrong with a few birds at a party, what else would you do” | |
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| Paul Arriola on 12:31 - Mar 7 with 506 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Paul Arriola on 23:39 - Mar 6 by Chief |
Personally I'm starting to think we should send him back. We don't need this hassle now. And he's probably not worth it. |
I disagree. Arriola is a high energy attacking midfielder who has been at the club 5 weeks and a full US international. Cooper says he is a serious player working very hard. Manning, Arriolla, Latibeaudire Cabango even Brandon Cooper are fresh and keen to be involved and will add energy and freshness. Cooper S has no excuse for tired nesss when there are good players full of energy stagnating on the bench.
15 year olds will quote rap 'hip hop' lyrics. That is what they do. It is UK media drivel. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 12:40]
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| Paul Arriola on 12:46 - Mar 7 with 491 views | Chief |
| Paul Arriola on 12:31 - Mar 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
I disagree. Arriola is a high energy attacking midfielder who has been at the club 5 weeks and a full US international. Cooper says he is a serious player working very hard. Manning, Arriolla, Latibeaudire Cabango even Brandon Cooper are fresh and keen to be involved and will add energy and freshness. Cooper S has no excuse for tired nesss when there are good players full of energy stagnating on the bench.
15 year olds will quote rap 'hip hop' lyrics. That is what they do. It is UK media drivel. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 12:40]
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But Coopers not going to say any different though is he. His actions speak louder than words and it appears Cooper doesn't particularly fancy him seeing as he rarely gets off the bench. His press conference words regarding the strength of Boros bench in relation to ours were quite telling. So no he's probably not worth the hassle whether there's mitigating factors for his immature words or not. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 12:59 - Mar 7 with 483 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Paul Arriola on 12:46 - Mar 7 by Chief |
But Coopers not going to say any different though is he. His actions speak louder than words and it appears Cooper doesn't particularly fancy him seeing as he rarely gets off the bench. His press conference words regarding the strength of Boros bench in relation to ours were quite telling. So no he's probably not worth the hassle whether there's mitigating factors for his immature words or not. |
Arriola is working hard. The manager said so and would not have said it if it was not true. He is a full USA international. High energy that can score.
Cooper has form for not rotating his squad. Peterson demanded to leave left frustrated yet Cooper was said to be upset at him going. The bench player must he good enough for him because he picked them. He needs to manage his bench. He also apologised to Dhanda for lack of game time last season.
Manning, Freeman, Arriola, Latibeaudirere, Dhanda and Whittaker are avaialble. 6 good bench players 7 including Hamer. Only Dhanda has seen consistent action. There is no excuse for tired players or Cooper pointing out the strength of the Boro's bench as an excuse, when hs is not using his resources properly. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 13:01]
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| Paul Arriola on 13:09 - Mar 7 with 463 views | jasper_T |
It's good that the comments have been brought to light. And it's good that he has responded the way he has, rather than playing the victim and blaming the woke brigade for attacking him etc.
Acknowledging the comments and talking about how he was an ignorant, sheltered little twerp at the time is worth far more than just dismissing them as irrelevant, "boys will be boys haha".
I can't see him staying with us very long anyway. Cooper doesn't fancy him and wasn't it mentioned at the time that he was likely to be recalled for MLS preseason? This was a glorified training camp for him after missing so much football due to injury. | | | |
| Paul Arriola on 13:12 - Mar 7 with 459 views | onehunglow |
| Paul Arriola on 12:59 - Mar 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Arriola is working hard. The manager said so and would not have said it if it was not true. He is a full USA international. High energy that can score.
Cooper has form for not rotating his squad. Peterson demanded to leave left frustrated yet Cooper was said to be upset at him going. The bench player must he good enough for him because he picked them. He needs to manage his bench. He also apologised to Dhanda for lack of game time last season.
Manning, Freeman, Arriola, Latibeaudirere, Dhanda and Whittaker are avaialble. 6 good bench players 7 including Hamer. Only Dhanda has seen consistent action. There is no excuse for tired players or Cooper pointing out the strength of the Boro's bench as an excuse, when hs is not using his resources properly. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 13:01]
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Indeed.
How can Cooper say he doesnt fancy him after simply watching him at training.
Why bring him over at all. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 13:12 - Mar 7 with 455 views | Chief |
| Paul Arriola on 12:59 - Mar 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
Arriola is working hard. The manager said so and would not have said it if it was not true. He is a full USA international. High energy that can score.
Cooper has form for not rotating his squad. Peterson demanded to leave left frustrated yet Cooper was said to be upset at him going. The bench player must he good enough for him because he picked them. He needs to manage his bench. He also apologised to Dhanda for lack of game time last season.
Manning, Freeman, Arriola, Latibeaudirere, Dhanda and Whittaker are avaialble. 6 good bench players 7 including Hamer. Only Dhanda has seen consistent action. There is no excuse for tired players or Cooper pointing out the strength of the Boro's bench as an excuse, when hs is not using his resources properly. [Post edited 7 Mar 2021 13:01]
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I could go training with the team and work hard. That alone i know wouldn't be good enough.
You can say he has form for it but everyone else besides Whittaker who they've claimed was bought for future and Freeman who is very much an emergency player have had game time and starts. Arriola simply isn't being used. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 13:13 - Mar 7 with 452 views | ReslovenSwan1 |
| Paul Arriola on 13:09 - Mar 7 by jasper_T |
It's good that the comments have been brought to light. And it's good that he has responded the way he has, rather than playing the victim and blaming the woke brigade for attacking him etc.
Acknowledging the comments and talking about how he was an ignorant, sheltered little twerp at the time is worth far more than just dismissing them as irrelevant, "boys will be boys haha".
I can't see him staying with us very long anyway. Cooper doesn't fancy him and wasn't it mentioned at the time that he was likely to be recalled for MLS preseason? This was a glorified training camp for him after missing so much football due to injury. |
He is a full US international of talent. He has been in full training for 5 weeks. Ayew says the players are tired. Use him or lose him No point crying and whinging when Winter sends him back. This is what Cooper did with Kristopher Peterson. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 13:20 - Mar 7 with 439 views | Chief |
| Paul Arriola on 13:13 - Mar 7 by ReslovenSwan1 |
He is a full US international of talent. He has been in full training for 5 weeks. Ayew says the players are tired. Use him or lose him No point crying and whinging when Winter sends him back. This is what Cooper did with Kristopher Peterson. |
Been in training for 5 weeks and still not worthy of anything more than a desperation throw on off the bench late on in games.
Dont try and misinterpret the Peterson issue. We know why Cooper was aggrieved about how that was handled. | |
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| Paul Arriola on 13:22 - Mar 7 with 438 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Paul Arriola on 13:12 - Mar 7 by onehunglow |
Indeed.
How can Cooper say he doesnt fancy him after simply watching him at training.
Why bring him over at all. |
I’m not convinced Steve had much to do with bringing him over. He’s played one game for DC United since his serious injury and is looking to get fit for the start of the next MLS season. He might be some use to us meanwhile but we are very handy for DC United in getting him fit. | |
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