Why would state media tell them?

It’d just draw attention to anti-war sentiment. the general public won’t be told some are banned but some are playing because they have denounced the war

Anyone savvy enough to be getting unfiltered media doesn’t need additional proof of discontent

Posted By: CWC on April 22nd 2022 at 09:42:19

Message Thread

This Wimbledon ban … (Other Sports) - loz, Apr 22, 07:23:21
- Is Will Smith banned? (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Apr 22, 15:23:51
- Blackmailing players to speak out? (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:43:06
- I honestly wonder what this really achieves (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Apr 22, 09:56:20
  - Not all sanctions are to ‘affect the war’ (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:45:56
  - Sport and politics have always gone hand in hand (Other Sports) - jamesward, Apr 22, 10:14:35
    - i suspect the boys dug in defending their country won't give a flying one (Other Sports) - Tombs, Apr 22, 10:40:54
- it's just tennis, you know frou frou tennis (Other Sports) - Tombs, Apr 22, 08:55:14
  - Greatest event in the world (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:46:23
  - Bougie tennis. (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 09:35:06
- Can't wait for mikey to wake up and spam this (n/m) (Other Sports) - ParrotPuncher, Apr 22, 08:51:27
  - I reckon he'd just lock them all up and be done with it (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Apr 22, 09:16:51
- I think it’s a good thing on balance (Other Sports) - Old Git, Apr 22, 08:12:44
  - Well said (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:46:42
  - But if they think that that the rest of the world thinks they’re utter s**ts, (Other Sports) - Legacy Fan, Apr 22, 10:14:10
  - Yep - agree. (n/m) (Other Sports) - norwaay, Apr 22, 09:31:01
  - they have already been sporting pariahs for years! (n/m) (Other Sports) - shoddy, Apr 22, 09:27:10
  - Far too easy for their government to spin it (Other Sports) - paulg, Apr 22, 08:45:25
  - Doesn’t it risk galvanising them behind the propaganda even more ?…. (Other Sports) - loz, Apr 22, 08:25:23
    - How will they know? State media isn’t going to publicise it (Other Sports) - CWC, Apr 22, 08:44:59
      - They'll know if we ban them. (Other Sports) - paulg, Apr 22, 08:49:54
        
        and if we don’t then Putin gets to say ‘hey, it all fine’ (Other Sports) - CWC, Apr 22, 09:39:19
      - But sports fans in Russia would possibly wonder why … (Other Sports) - loz, Apr 22, 08:49:41
        
        Why would state media tell them? (Other Sports) - CWC, Apr 22, 09:42:19
        
        Anyone savvy enough … (Other Sports) - loz, Apr 22, 09:58:34
- Unworkable. (Other Sports) - paulg, Apr 22, 07:58:44
  - I agree Paul (Other Sports) - revsimon, Apr 22, 08:45:43
  - Ban them (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:27:47
    - Well said (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:43:46
    - What about Russian employees of companies e.g.? (n/m) (Other Sports) - paulg, Apr 22, 08:43:31
      - Banning top 5 ranked tennis players sends a message (Other Sports) - jamesward, Apr 22, 08:46:18
        
        Exactly (n/m) (Other Sports) - SCC 28, Apr 22, 11:44:05
        
        What if he's spying? Putting novichok in the baked beans? (n/m) (Other Sports) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Apr 22, 09:40:22
        
        Putting Novichok in beans would reduce its effectiveness. (n/m) (Other Sports) - usacanary, Apr 22, 15:27:41
      - in what context (n/m) (Other Sports) - ghostof barry butler, Apr 22, 08:45:42

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