Booing our players for taking a knee

Jesus Christ. 

Also I think its fair to say that If players continue with the gesture to take the knee will this alleviate racism? Well no. 

Will Rashford receive 65 hate messages instead of 70 as a sign of progress? No.

At best taking the knee raises awareness, but awareness is not really the issue.

The sad truth is that there will be racism in football next season and taking the knee is simply a banal gesture.

Sadly tackling racism is not simply down to identifying racists and kicking them out of football.

One black footballer was racially abused on social media after a game, the police were involved and it was a 12 year old boy. I'm not sure what we do about that... the virtue signalling soft thinkers on here would say name and shame him and potentially ruin his life. I guess we could do that.

Shall we fine the parents? Imprison them? Who can we blame and what punishment shall we deliver? Shall we extend the pushishment to antisemitism and the sort of abuse aimed at mcclean? 

Who decides what's racist exactly so we can punish them? People that boo are racist according to this forum now. 

Politics and football are closer than people think. Not only do many football clubs have political ideology, football, in various ways has a nexus with government, especially in the UK where there is bespoke regulation related to supporters, the standards stadiums must be up to etc.

This will run its course, but in the meantime, I'm not sure why people feel so concerned about it. It is a fleeting moment in advance of a game. Also, those who boo it, what does that achieve?

Correct but these footballers are telling you they are taking a knee to highlight it. They could not have been more clear about that fact.

How much racism do people think there is in Ireland?

What amount or percentage quantifies a far larger degree of it than people think?

You seem to be the racism expert, surely you'll be along fast to fill us in.

Love the usual arguments about keeping politics out of football and all that nonsense as well. Shut up and dribble type idiocy. 

You're also not allowed have an opinion or express anything about injustices outside of your own context, of course. American anti-racism has nothing to do with Europe, therefore we also shouldn't show any support to Palestine, sure isn't that happening in another place miles away as well.

The fact is taking the knee is just a small demonstration against racism and people who are against the gesture, are uncomfortable about being reminded of what they are kneeling about. Whether they are racists or not isn't really the point, you don't have to be a full blown member of the Irish National Party or KKK to be part of the problem. If you are unhappy with the gesture and starting to get het up about this being an American problem or whatever just shows that you're not listening to the English players or Irish black folks over the last year (minimum). 

If an action even makes the tiniest amount of progress then its very much worthwhile.

But to be fair the 'taking a knee' campaign seems to be counter productive and divisive. I suspect this is due to the fact that its too heavily associated with blm who are openly Marxist, promote rioting and instead of reforming police action seek to defund it. Not everyone (black or white) support those values.

I appreciate players have made it clear as to their reasons, but at this point the 'taking a knee' is too heavily associated with them and has clearly lost its intended message.

If I have to define the word 'associated' to you, it would just be embarrassing at this point.