DoonTheSlope Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 We wouldn't be going into November without the usual debate so let's go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 47 minutes ago, DoonTheSlope said: We wouldn't be going into November without the usual debate so let's go! In the absence of a 'gtf' button , I have chosen 'no'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 23 minutes ago, TDYER63 said: In the absence of a 'gtf' button , I have chosen 'no'. Me too. It’s fvcking cringeworthy that poppy shite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Absolutely not. No problem if they chose to wear them as individuals on the bus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumnio Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 35 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: Absolutely not. No problem if they chose to wear them as individuals on the bus. Completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bino's Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 if you like who cares really, it's up to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamntg Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 No this shite again. Gies peace - literally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottincarlisle Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 I would imagine after all the fuss last year the SFA will have them on tops. Personally it's up to the individual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland Ever More Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Nothing says dignified remembrance like football players running around with a huge poppy on their shirts, that was put there by someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JECK Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 44 minutes ago, Scotland Ever More said: Nothing says dignified remembrance like football players running around with a huge poppy on their shirts, that was put there by someone else ^ cue another media mountain mole hill probably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 Always used to wear one (I remember chocking up a bit seeing the wee flowers growing in northern France), but turned off now by the politicization of them. Is it in your contact to wear one in a BBC studio? Sportscene in October ffs. I imagine its pressure to avoid hate mail. Or fear MI5 will have you out. Howzat for a mole hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fringo Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 12 minutes ago, Grim Jim said: Always used to wear one (I remember chocking up a bit seeing the wee flowers growing in northern France), but turned off now by the politicization of them. Is it in your contact to wear one in a BBC studio? Sportscene in October ffs. I imagine its pressure to avoid hate mail. Or fear MI5 will have you out. Howzat for a mole hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grim Jim Posted October 29, 2017 Share Posted October 29, 2017 No wonder I have stubby fingers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 This issue really needs to be kept out of football. If any player really wants to wear one then they should be allowed to, but it should not be an en masse decision. We're all individuals with differing views and to make an entire squad conform with one view is wrong and in all honesty completely unnecessary. No place in football for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ceudmilefailte Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 50 minutes ago, DaveyDenoon said: but it should not be an en masse decision. We're all individuals with differing views and to make an entire squad conform with one view is wrong and in all honesty completely unnecessary. Sounds like the SNP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 30, 2017 Author Share Posted October 30, 2017 If any player really had an issue with being made to wear a poppy then they should have taken a knee at Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirk Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 Not a chance, keep them away from football all together. cant wait for this years thread, same arguments over and over happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErsatzThistle Posted October 30, 2017 Share Posted October 30, 2017 (edited) No. It's time to put this nauseating, jingoistic celebration of militarism, death and destruction in the bin where it belongs Edited October 30, 2017 by ErsatzThistle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exglasgowasc Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 Jesus Christ here we fecking go again. Personal choice. Each to their own. End of. Move on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 One man's view:- "Heaven be thanked that the soldiers of the Great War cannot return today to discover how their sacrifice has been turned into a fashion appendage."http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/commentators/fisk/robert-fisk-do-those-who-flaunt-the-poppy-on-their-lapels-know-that-they-mock-the-war-dead-6257416.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 My view is that if a player wants to wear it he or she should. As others have said, it’s a personal decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flure Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 22 minutes ago, Malcolm said: My view is that if a player wants to wear it he or she should. As others have said, it’s a personal decision. Look at the vitriol heaped on that Irish guy that plays in England that won't wear a poppy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobster Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 10 minutes ago, Flure said: Look at the vitriol heaped on that Irish guy that plays in England that won't wear a poppy. On 30/10/2017 at 6:41 PM, ErsatzThistle said: No. It's time to put this nauseating, jingoistic celebration of militarism, death and destruction in the bin where it belongs Look at the vitriol heaped on those that do. I agree with Malcolm in that it should be a personal decision and not forced on anyone. Found that an interesting article mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Pete Posted October 31, 2017 Share Posted October 31, 2017 It’s really nothing to do with the players anymore than a shirt sponsor has anything to do with a club player. If the SFA want to put a poppy on their shirts, and can do so within the rules then that’s up to them. Having said that, if a player feels strongly about not wearing a poppy then they should be able to opt out without experiencing abuse from fans or the press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotland Ever More Posted November 1, 2017 Share Posted November 1, 2017 10 hours ago, Texas Pete said: It’s really nothing to do with the players anymore than a shirt sponsor has anything to do with a club player. If the SFA want to put a poppy on their shirts, and can do so within the rules then that’s up to them. Having said that, if a player feels strongly about not wearing a poppy then they should be able to opt out without experiencing abuse from fans or the press. It's not the SFA wearing the shirts. They can wear them on their blazers if they really feel the need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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