FIFA fine home nations for Poppy displays

[seumasbhoy]

What a lot of bollox. There is no political statement from wearing the poppy. If you don't want to wear one don't, the brave men and women that fought for all our freedoms would want it that way.

Edit to say you calling the brave men and women in our armed forces puppets is a disgrace.

They are puppets, politicians pull the strings, they dance. Can you explain why a dignified remembrance at a cenotaph was good enough for millions of ex-service personal for 98 years and only now its getting forced into a football arena, especially a place like Ibrox which is rammed full of nasty sectarian bigotry and hatred ? Football grounds are the most innappropriate places for a war remembrance, wont be long til we have them in night clubs at this rate.

PS....unless you live in Derry, Belfast, Kabul, Port Stanley or Baghdad, no one fought for your freedom since 1945.

[seumasbhoy]

Ive read some sh1te on this board and this post is right up there. Unbelievable

Why foriegners wear poppies ?

[Bodie80]

They are puppets, politicians pull the strings, they dance. Can you explain why a dignified remembrance at a cenotaph was good enough for millions of ex-service personal for 98 years and only now its getting forced into a football arena, especially a place like Ibrox which is rammed full of nasty sectarian bigotry and hatred ? Football grounds are the most innappropriate places for a war remembrance, wont be long til we have them in night clubs at this rate.

PS....unless you live in Derry, Belfast, Kabul, Port Stanley or Baghdad, no one fought for your freedom since 1945.

We live in a country with free speach so you are entitled to your opinion but I find it despicable and sickening

[Bodie80]

Why foriegners wear poppies ?

Why not ? A
So they can choose to wear one or not. A WBA player chose not to and that is his right

[seumasbhoy]

Why not ? A
So they can choose to wear one or not. A WBA player chose not to and that is his right

I know of a West Brom player who chose not to wear one and was subjected to poisonous abuse and threats of violence, most of which emanated from the fan base of the 4 year old club based in Ibrox.

[Taintedice]

What a lot of bollox. There is no political statement from wearing the poppy. If you don't want to wear one don't, the brave men and women that fought for all our freedoms would want it that way.

Edit to say you calling the brave men and women in our armed forces puppets is a disgrace.

fought to maintain the British/English empire is what you meant. Shame the UK government left Aleppo to die, no poppies for them.

[Doctor_Death]

fought to maintain the British/English empire is what you meant. Shame the UK government left Aleppo to die, no poppies for them.

Correct, the UK government did leave Aleppo, but we don't wear poppies to show support for the UK government, never have and never will, but you know that don't you timmydice, you can pull your skirt back down now, your timmy friends have seen enough.

[seumasbhoy]

We live in a country with free speach so you are entitled to your opinion but I find it despicable and sickening

Free speech was never going to be stopped because the British Army were involved in Ireland, Iran, the Falklands and Afghanistan. You are pulling out one meaningless soundbite after another which proves you are just another mindless drone who loves war as long as they dont have to fight one.

[Bodie80]

Free speech was never going to be stopped because the British Army were involved in Ireland, Iran, the Falklands and Afghanistan. You are pulling out one meaningless soundbite after another which proves you are just another mindless drone who loves war as long as they dont have to fight one.

How the phuck do you know if I have been in a war or not you despicable piece of dirt

[Doctor_Death]

Free speech was never going to be stopped because the British Army were involved in Ireland, Iran, the Falklands and Afghanistan. You are pulling out one meaningless soundbite after another which proves you are just another mindless drone who loves war as long as they dont have to fight one.

Fancy the British Army being involved in the Falklands and Northern Ireland, it's not like it's British sovereign territory or anything, get over yourself bog rhat, stick to re-fuelling kraut subs and bombing innocent people.