O/T:- Football & Politics

[Elite_Pie]

Exactly this. Rashford has not come out on the campaign trail with any particular party.

Spot on. Rashford hasn't (to my knowledge) claimed to support any political party, he's just used his high profile to highlight what a callous and uncaring government we are currently being ruled by. The result was that he forced that government into a humiliating U-turn.

Do any of the Tory boys on here think that Rashford was wrong?

[queenslandpie]

Spot on. Rashford hasn't (to my knowledge) claimed to support any political party, he's just used his high profile to highlight what a callous and uncaring government we are currently being ruled by. The result was that he forced that government into a humiliating U-turn.

Do any of the Tory boys on here think that Rashford was wrong?

I would loosely classify myself as a Tory eLite. It goes without saying that Rashford isn't wrong. He used his status to effect change for the better. It's a shame it had to come to that. This isn't a point scoring exercise though so lets keep political lines out of it. It's really not relevant at all.

[Elite_Pie]

I would loosely classify myself as a Tory eLite. It goes without saying that Rashford isn't wrong. He used his status to effect change for the better. It's a shame it had to come to that.

The shame was on an uncaring government. The situation didn't come about by accident.

This isn't a point scoring exercise though so lets keep political lines out of it. It's really not relevant at all.

On a thread titled 'Football & Politics', how can you keep political lines out of it?

[queenslandpie]

The shame was on an uncaring government. The situation didn't come about by accident.

There is no disagreement from me. It doesn't mean any other government would have been more caring though.

On a thread titled 'Football & Politics', how can you keep political lines out of it?

Quite easily as the thread is about the involvement of footballers in a political situation and if like me you argue that they have no direct place together the conversation ends there....

[Elite_Pie]

Quite easily as the thread is about the involvement of footballers in a political situation and if like me you argue that they have no direct place together the conversation ends there....

Not sure what you mean by "they have no direct place". If footballers want to have a place in a political cause, why should they be denied?

[queenslandpie]

Not sure what you mean by "they have no direct place". If footballers want to have a place in a political cause, why should they be denied?

I just dont see what Marcus Rashford is doing as political in anyway. Its just the right thing. Regardless of who is in power.