{"id":9150,"date":"2016-05-20T09:37:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-20T08:37:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9150"},"modified":"2016-05-20T09:37:43","modified_gmt":"2016-05-20T08:37:43","slug":"playing-the-man-the-reaction-to-the-tjn-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etims.net\/?p=9150","title":{"rendered":"Playing The Man: The Reaction to the TJN Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Can someone help me out here ?<\/p>\n

I’ve been following the reaction to the Tax Justice Network report throughout social media, and think i’ve noticed a shift in the reaction which has led me to want to ask a few questions..<\/p>\n

At this point its worth noting there has been no reaction from the mainstream media, written, spoken or visual.<\/p>\n

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They won’t even discuss it, beyond saying there are a few flaws in the article, without elaborating.<\/p>\n

Though one , at least, reckons the blogs discreditng it are worth reading, but niot the actual article;<\/p>\n

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There has been mention of legal issues, but at the time of writing, those behind the report say they have received no legal letters, no threats to sue, and no comment from the SFA.<\/p>\n

But social media has commented… and apart from the wave of demads for a response from those who don’t have an interest at Ibrox or the SFA, that response has not been about the content of the article, but about the funding behind it.<\/p>\n

The Offshore Game, where the article appeared, have been quite open about their funding, posting links to their accounts.<\/p>\n

But, as usual, that hasn’t stopped the hordes, especially on the issue of transparency;<\/p>\n

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Thats a hell of an accusation. It suggests that the whole report was conceived and financed by Celtic supporters out to discredit the SFA.<\/p>\n

Or, as they want it to be seen, Rangers.<\/p>\n

Its about creating the siege mentality again.<\/p>\n

Or deflection.<\/p>\n

Or something. help me out here.<\/p>\n

So, is Football is fixed behind the report ? So why are they looking for replies from, er, Football is fixed ?<\/p>\n

Why did it take four days to reply to the Phantoms initial tweet ?<\/p>\n

This is what got me thinking. Its like they all went home for the weekend, and then resumed the campaign when they went back to work.<\/p>\n

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Is it any wonder they are not being taken seriously ?<\/p>\n

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Anyhow, the phantom has a pal… jasboyd on twitter, who saw this tweet about financing, and took it as gospel..<\/p>\n

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Jas Boyd<\/strong>\u00a0\u200f@<\/s>Jas72Boyd<\/b><\/span>\u00a0<\/a>\u00a0May 18<\/span><\/a><\/small><\/div>\n

Jas Boyd Retweeted FOOTBALL is FIXED<\/em><\/p>\n

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Well there you have it. @<\/s>footballisfixed<\/b><\/a> was originally trying to expose it. @<\/s>theoffshoregame<\/b><\/a> do you deny this?<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Jas Boyd added,<\/em><\/p>\n

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FOOTBALL is FIXED<\/b>\u00a0@<\/span>footballisfixed<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
@<\/s>PhantomL5<\/b><\/a> The only initial funding for #<\/s>theoffshoregame<\/b><\/a> came from Paul Brennan of #<\/s>CQN<\/b><\/a>. #<\/s>TSFM<\/b><\/a> and #<\/s>Auldheid<\/b><\/a> came later.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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