Taking The Knee

[kettering_baggie]

Cheers Toptoon - good posters on here saying it the way it is! Newcastle always a great city and great club and such a shame I can’t be there in person on Saturday!

Newcastle is indeed a great city, my wife and I enjoyed a few days there a year or two back and had a really enjoyable time. We stayed in a hotel close to the swinging footbridge and my wife persuaded the bloke operating the bridge to let her turn the lights on and change the colours! I can’t imagine anyone in such a job in London being so friendly! Whilst there, we went to a great gig at The Sage as part of an Americana festival there. Great time, need to go back.

[WBA1955]

What a relief to read some common sense for a change on this issue. After reading this thread, WBA goes up further in my estimation.

I have always liked the Geordies, top people and top fan's.

[jettyb_wba]

I don't see an issue with players taking the knee. It's obviously a symbol for racial equality and if players want to do it before a game so be it. Same way I support players wearing a poppy on the shirt. I'm sure the majority of us here are white and some may be older and more set in their ways and don't like their ideas being questioned. But you have to ask yourself if you're getting wound up by players taking a knee for a few moments before a game and decide a boo a gesture aimed at bringing attention at racial inequality then you have to seriously question yourself.

[phild]

I don't see an issue with players taking the knee. It's obviously a symbol for racial equality and if players want to do it before a game so be it. Same way I support players wearing a poppy on the shirt. I'm sure the majority of us here are white and some may be older and more set in their ways and don't like their ideas being questioned. But you have to ask yourself if you're getting wound up by players taking a knee for a few moments before a game and decide a boo a gesture aimed at bringing attention at racial inequality then you have to seriously question yourself.

you appear to be just another puffed up pc advocate who would subjigate himself to the politics of identity.The majority want none of this BS in our football grounds. The taking of knees is NOT about attention to racial inequality, most fans aint flippin stupid. So, what do you mean by seriously questioning yourself?

[baggieal]

I don't see an issue with players taking the knee. It's obviously a symbol for racial equality and if players want to do it before a game so be it. Same way I support players wearing a poppy on the shirt. I'm sure the majority of us here are white and some may be older and more set in their ways and don't like their ideas being questioned. But you have to ask yourself if you're getting wound up by players taking a knee for a few moments before a game and decide a boo a gesture aimed at bringing attention at racial inequality then you have to seriously question yourself.

Why don't they take the knee by the urinals and you and every other liberal snowflake can go and watch. It's a political statement and turning thousands away from football. A banner - we are ALL united against racism is not a bad idea!

Black lives matter - complete bollox! Don't start me off about the poppy and the issues of this is the past!!

Anybody has a right to boo but no w anker has a right to defile statues!!

[kettering_baggie]

BLM is an odious political group, anarchistic and racist. Delusional to align oneself with such a mob.

[mickd1961]

I don't see an issue with players taking the knee. It's obviously a symbol for racial equality and if players want to do it before a game so be it. Same way I support players wearing a poppy on the shirt. I'm sure the majority of us here are white and some may be older and more set in their ways and don't like their ideas being questioned. But you have to ask yourself if you're getting wound up by players taking a knee for a few moments before a game and decide a boo a gesture aimed at bringing attention at racial inequality then you have to seriously question yourself.

We don’t wear the poppy and have a minutes silence month in and month out and before every match FFS.

I suggest you read up about the BLM movement and what they stand for.

They believe in the abolition of the police and the end of capitalism.

Footballers standing up for the end of capitalism whilst on up to £700k a week😆😆😆😆

You couldn’t make this stuff up, it shows just how thick they are.

BLM are a vile and anti white racist movement.

People need to wake up and stop falling for the liberal/snowflake guff!

[DaveP67 is back!]

To be fair to Jettyb the sentiment was ok, the issue is it’s way past it’s sell by date and the power pushing behind the BLM movement is actually something to the right of the Black Panthers.

[regis80]

To be fair to Jettyb the sentiment was ok, the issue is it’s way past it’s sell by date and the power pushing behind the BLM movement is actually something to the right of the Black Panthers.

A very sensible way of responding to Jettyb Dave. I don’t understand why people have to add a bit of anger to what jetty has said.
I’m fed up of the knee at every game now.. but who is to blame for this? It’s the FA or whoever it was who decided to have it, it only needed to be a one off.

Again, racism is a societal issue than a football one.
Also, the extreme blm movement in the US is totally different to what we have here and I don’t think our sentiment is the same as theirs. We really need to make clear this distinction, or have I missed something here? Why would the FA allow this? Clearly because our UK blm isn’t that of the US one? We need to stop applying the US right winger analysis to the UK one.

Hearing the definition of racism off people on this board by some members, really?

[baggieal]

A very sensible way of responding to Jettyb Dave. I don’t understand why people have to add a bit of anger to what jetty has said.
I’m fed up of the knee at every game now.. but who is to blame for this? It’s the FA or whoever it was who decided to have it, it only needed to be a one off.

Again, racism is a societal issue than a football one.
Also, the extreme blm movement in the US is totally different to what we have here and I don’t think our sentiment is the same as theirs. We really need to make clear this distinction, or have I missed something here? Why would the FA allow this? Clearly because our UK blm isn’t that of the US one? We need to stop applying the US right winger analysis to the UK one.

Hearing the definition of racism off people on this board by some members, really?

That's what makes everyone different in the way they react to something they don't agree with! Personally, it's everyone's right to boo taking the knee, turning your back on it or even applauding it. If someone booed a dirty foul by lets say Sawyers - it does not mean they are racist. You make a good point in that the football governing bodies are to blame, just like the BBC 99% of the time for all the crap they spout. You can't get your voice heard though!

Personally, I feel taking the knee was good to do once but now actively fuels racism as many thousands of supporters are sick of it. I don't see Asians demonstrating and they regard their kids education as top priority - are hardworking - they are represented in top jobs ( billionaire companies ) and have two very talented and bright individuals in government - Patel and Sunak. As soon as some get off their high horses, eradicate chips on shoulders, we may hopefully see more representation in top jobs. Education will always be the key driver and nothing in life can be a given!

Personally, my view is we should be like the USA and play the National Anthem prior to all sporting events - but hey many will call this racist. With the National Anthem teams could hold a banner - we are ALL united against racism!

Lets hope for a win today Regis!