That first paragraph, such lack of self awareness
wow! really? that's your reaction to my post?!? a not so veiled insult?! i gotta say, unless u're somehow related to martin samuel, that was really uncalled for.
i didn't insult u or mock u... nor i intended to. i simply gave u an advice (the kind i would give to a friend): to be more selective in picking your sources of information.
and, so that u would have something more than my personal opinion to go by, i even took the time to remark everything false and uncorrect about that article u linked (as an example of what kind of a journalist samuel is).
i spent 5 minutes writing that last post.... 5 minutes of my life i dedicated to educating u about the actual reasons why milan and inter cut their spending, about why berlusconi is just looking for inverstors and doesn't want to sell the club..... and this is how u respond!?!
well, i guess that's what i deserve for trying to have a conversation with u (yet again)..... but it's okay, it's not gonna happen again.
anyway, replying to your sly insinuation (which u so elegantly veiled with the kind of sarcasm one would expect from a teenager), YES, i can be obnoxiously condescending... despite what u said, i'm well aware of that.
but in all fairness i also don't take myself much seriously.... i'm able to admit my flaws and even laugh at them (when someone expose them with more class than u did, that is). it's also worth mentioning that i'm not a professional journalist. what we're doing here is the equivalent of some friendly banter at a bar.... if i were to write a piece for a newspaper.... an article to be read by thousands of people, i believe i would try and contain my ego a little bit better than martin samuel.
also, even though i'm no journalist, i have the decency to always remark if what i'm writing is an established fact or just an assumption...... i don't mask my personal opinions for facts, like mr. samuel does.
finally, as for your "moron" insinuation, to be honest, i don't really see myself as one...... but then again, the fact that i'm still replying to u doesn't really help my case here.
however that can be easily fixed. i apologise for my condescending tone and i apologise for exposing your (apparently beloved) martin samuel for what he is... but don't worry, from now on u can quote in your posts the daily mail, the sun, even cosmopolitan for all i care... i'm just gonna ignore u.
EDIT: actually, wait a minute....i will induge u one last time.
godotelli said:
Considering Platini mentioned these owners by name as being of great concern when setting up FFP, it's hardly an assumption!
WTF!!?! hardly an assumption?!? do u understand the difference betweeen an assumption and a proven fact?
if u think that the fact platini mentioned in an interview that berlusconi and moratti were concerned by the implementation of FFP, somehow proves that platini wants to change such policy because of some sort of pressure those 2 would have applied on him, then i can see why u even read such trash....
this isn't "
hardly an assumption"..... it's
precisely an assumption..... it's the very definition of the word.
where's the causal link between berlusconi's and moratti's concerns and uefa's strategies? where's the proof that those concerns where the actual reason why platini would be changing his mind? and if berlusconi's and moratti's opinion really carries such weight, then why did platini ignored their concerns and moved forward with FFP in the first place? if they're such powerful and influential people, then their criticism towards FFP should have been enough to prevent FFP to even kick in. why their concern wasn't enough to stop platini back then, but is suddenly the reason why platini is changing his mind now??
there's nothing to tie theese 2 episodes apart from samuel's opinion.... and if u can't even tell the difference between an established fact and an assumption, well, like i said, i do understand why u read the daily mail now.
but like i already said, don't worry. as far as i'm concerned, from now on u can rehash any sort of conspiracy theory or nationalistic bullshit the likes of martin samuel feed u. i'll just ignore it (which is what i should have done from the beginning).
