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Landon Donovan 
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What do you disagree about with my original post?
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kelvin
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Have to agree with Landon. What about the anthems? In itself they are political and many include references to wars that they have won/lost against other nations. This could be very offensive to the nations they were at war with.
While I don't think anthems are as 'in your face' (languages often mask them) as a symbol on a jersey, it brings up the same arguments. What I'm wondering is if anyone has bothered to ask the English players if they even wanted to display the poppy on their shirt? I doubt it. What I like about the poppy appeal is the way people used to choose to wear it and show support. These days that's gone and it's seen as almost sacrilege if you don't wear one. Living in England, I often get comments about why I'm not wearing one. I find that shocking. Even disregarding the fact that I'm Irish, for someone to come up to you and ask why you're not supporting what they support is f**king ridiculous.
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Barry
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Posted: 12 Nov 2011 at 10:39am |
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samscafe
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Posted: 12 Nov 2011 at 11:43am |
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was it 1938 when the England international team all gave the Nazi salute
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Certain mods are complete wankstains
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BigStrongMan
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Posted: 12 Nov 2011 at 12:07pm |
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Be a nice earner selling them
Every fuker seems to have one |
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t_rAndy
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Have the soccer teams stopped wearing these?
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Clonbhoy
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It was seen as a bad example, legitimizing heroine. Talk of Pats wearing one for this very reason on Sunday.
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Clonbhoy
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Posted: 04 Nov 2014 at 6:43pm |
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http://athousandflowers.net/2013/11/05/selective-remembrance-and-the-problem-with-poppymania/
Brilliantly frank piece on the poppy
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Can we get some ybig poppies made?
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Pied Piper to: Baldrick, Brendan 88, 9Fingers, Borussia and more...
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Bob Hoskins
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The poppy is the equivalent of the cannabis leaf emblem, all these junkie promoters.
Good to see Rodgers, Wenger and Martinez wearing the smallest possible pins possible. Drugs Out! Edited by Bob Hoskins - 05 Nov 2014 at 12:02am |
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Romario 2016: And the ticket mafia gets caught! Well, four years ago I had already told the government.
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Wings? They're only the band The Beatles could have been.
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Clonbhoy
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Conor McGregor says yes.
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Nathan Collins - The best Kildare baller since Johnny Doyle!
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Yet his entrance to the ring tune was the foggy dew, think the lad has had to many digs to the head. Edited by drog addict - 30 Oct 2015 at 8:48am |
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Chips don't bounce
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Hits the nail right on the head. Good read.
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Molly Malone's pub- The home of YBIG in Amsterdam!
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God this time of the year has become fairly painful. Another two weeks of 'controversy' ahead. |
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Roberto Baggio
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Whats the difference in McGregor wearing a poppy and every other irish sportsperson (bar James McClean) when on TV in the UK?
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