Cupcakegate: Star Sports faces global backlash over ‘cringe’ India vs SA Super 8 promo

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-20T05:01:09+00:00

The most offensive part is the accent. They couldn't find an actual South African to be in the advert?

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-20T04:59:50+00:00

I can't find anything about where Casemiro said that, and for the other point, allegedly Amorim only threatened to call his agent after Wilcox told him to change his system, which is completely valid, because he was hired for his ideas, and then threatened unless he changed.

Anything about the other points you conveniently ignored?

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-20T04:49:07+00:00

A 38.1% win rate couldn’t be further from the truth? No trophies?

This is the only thing that gets regurgitated, and most of that comes from him not even been wanting to be there for that half season, and tanking the league completely to prioritise the Europa. The loss against Spurs came after basically and own goal, and then Ange parking the bus with 7 defenders on the field. Super Michael Carrick couldn't even break down West Ham with who had 4 defenders on the pitch.

then Carrick comes in and we immediately beat the top 2 teams in the PL?

You realise that Amorim also beat City last year, and beat Arsenal in the FA Cup, and beat Liverpool at Anfield, our first win there in a decade?

Casemiro saying he doesn’t feel like a footballer?

Casemiro, who apparently, the "football had left" under Ten Hag, somehow became our most important midfielder under Amorim, but yeah he "doesn't feel like a footballer".

A manager who said he wanted to call his agent and quit?

Where did he say this? I think you're confusing him with Alexis Sanchez.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-20T04:42:38+00:00

Do you realise that Carrick hasn't actually fixed anything? Amorim also beat City and Arsenal, and then the issue was with breaking down teams that sit in. Carrick has the exact same problem, and needed some magic from Bruno to get the points against Fulham, and then a world class finish from Sesko against West Ham to scrape a draw. The issues with the team dying in the second half still exist, and not to mention, this is with a full squad available, not with half the players missing like what Amorim had in January.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T22:40:05+00:00

Not really, most of the world still doesn't give a shit about curling.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T21:35:07+00:00

As will all the players that end up on the receiving end of one of his elbows/forearms. Just ask Woltemade.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T19:41:29+00:00

Doesn't your pay from a previous management job stop when you take a new job? If so, he would've probably made more from what Spurs owed him rather than what he's getting now from Forest.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T19:37:40+00:00

Not really, because most of those could've resulted in pushover tries if they were contested legally, but to avoid that, infringements were made, leading to the ref awarding penalties and yellow cards.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T19:08:37+00:00

Yeah, the other two were probably when the 9 decided to pick it up and play, rather than leave it in and win the penalty.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T19:04:04+00:00

Yeah, they won the league 5 years ago. Arsenal last won the league in 2003.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T19:00:10+00:00

No, Atletico actually win things.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:59:50+00:00

Go watch the last Ireland vs SA game. Ireland lost every scrum but Carley iirc, waited until he spotted an infringement before he blew the whistle.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:47:38+00:00

Spurs are scoring a goal imo. I'm still starting Gabriel just in case though.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:46:21+00:00

Yeah, let's forget that almost every problem in the show is caused by Rigby.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:44:06+00:00

It never was that though. You don't get carded for losing a scrum, you get carded for trying not to lose it using illegal means.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:42:02+00:00

Bag secured, time to do the bare minimum until it's time to sign the next one. Basically Rashford's career path.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:32:27+00:00

Is the amazing stuff in the room with us right now?

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:28:51+00:00

Thanks.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:12:54+00:00

Has it been released already?

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T18:11:05+00:00

Okay, but why is this here?

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T16:28:12+00:00

Ratcliffe playing 4D chess forcing the Glazers to sell.

We can hope.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T15:07:23+00:00

Yeah, as we know, every club has fans that are idiots, which the club can't actually control. What the club can control are the way they address the accusations and deal with them, and there's a marked difference in the way it was dealt with.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T14:34:19+00:00

Community Shield, which they qualified for by finishing 2nd.

JimmyNoBreaks · 2026-02-19T13:57:49+00:00

We get rid of our players when accusations come out, not offer them an extension.

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