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tommydazzle

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  • Nov 2, 2018
  • #36
Always wear one to honour the ordinary men (boys in a lot of cases) and women who gave their lives in both World Wars. Don't like to see all the politicians and church establishment at the Cenotaph, would rather it was just the old soldiers.
 
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pastythegreat

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  • Nov 2, 2018
  • #37
Taxi driver in Erdington sacked for refusing to transport a customer because he had a box of poppy he was selling.

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Otis

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  • Nov 2, 2018
  • #38
pastythegreat said:
Taxi driver in Erdington sacked for refusing to transport a customer because he had a box of poppy he was selling.

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Is that those bloody Mexicans again?
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 3, 2018
  • #39
tommydazzle said:
Always wear one to honour the ordinary men (boys in a lot of cases) and women who gave their lives in both World Wars. Don't like to see all the politicians and church establishment at the Cenotaph, would rather it was just the old soldiers.
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And their friends and families. Memorial service in Amiens cathedral did just this and was very effective.
Like to wear red and white poppies. Red for memory of all those people that sacrificed their tomorrows for our today’s and white as I want us to do all we can to make peace a reality as peace is not just the absence of war but can be as sacrificial in a way of living life as taking up a weapon. Read about Justin Welby and his work in Nigeria as a for instance
 
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Otis

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  • Nov 3, 2018
  • #40
Sky Blue Pete said:
And their friends and families. Memorial service in Amiens cathedral did just this and was very effective.
Like to wear red and white poppies. Red for memory of all those people that sacrificed their tomorrows for our today’s and white as I want us to do all we can to make peace a reality as peace is not just the absence of war but can be as sacrificial in a way of living life as taking up a weapon. Read about Justin Welby and his work in Nigeria as a for instance
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Common sense thinking.
 

Sky Blue Pete

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  • Nov 3, 2018
  • #41
Otis said:
Common sense thinking.
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Doesn’t stop people being offended which is bizarre
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #42
I don't see why he should have to justify not wearing a poppy.

Nemanja Matic: Man Utd midfielder explains why he will not wear poppy
 
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Otis

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #43
Deleted member 5849 said:
I don't see why he should have to justify not wearing a poppy.

Nemanja Matic: Man Utd midfielder explains why he will not wear poppy
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That's the problem. If you don't wear one you seemingly have to justify not wearing one if you are of any prominence.
 

Covstu

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #44
Deleted member 5849 said:
I don't see why he should have to justify not wearing a poppy.

Nemanja Matic: Man Utd midfielder explains why he will not wear poppy
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some seriously scarring reminders of war.... nicely worded and anyone who doesn't understand that are idiots. I see the McLean saga carried on at the weekend again??
 
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Grappa

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #45
You can't have it both ways mate
 
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WhaleOilBeefHooked

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #46
I sometimes do. I sometimes don't. All depends if I have one to hand or any change to give the collector.

I draw the line at the white poppy, though. It's akin to the white feather handed out in WWI for the cowards. Either wear a normal one, or don't wear one at all as you look like an attention seeking jerk, otherwise.
 

fellatio_Martinez

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #47
It's a very political symbol and is too nuanced to boil down to Poppy = good or bad.

I could wear a poppy in honour of all the young people who died in WW1 or 2 or I could wear one to honour some murderous bastard who caused terror in an occupied territory.

The lines are very blurred and this causes the problem.

I personally would never wear one but I don't mind people that do.
 
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Grappa

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #48
competitive poppying:
 

Nick

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #49
I wonder if they take it in turns to man the sandbags? Looks like something from dads army.
 

chiefdave

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #50
That seems more disrespectful to me than not wearing a poppy. It’s rememberance day not Xmas.
 

rob9872

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #51
chiefdave said:
That seems more disrespectful to me than not wearing a poppy. It’s rememberance day not Xmas.
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You've obviously not seen the latest John Candy film
 

clint van damme

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #52
Grappa said:
competitive poppying:
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as some joker put on social media - at the going down of the garage door, we will remember them.

Seems a bit over the top, like its a competition to see who can make the biggest remembrance day statement.
Like people who went to the King Power to pay their respects but had to put it all over social media complete with photos. 'It's all very look at me'.
 
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rondog1973

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #53
clint van damme said:
as some joker put on social media - at the going down of the garage door, we will remember them.

Seems a bit over the top, like its a competition to see who can make the biggest remembrance day statement.
Like people who went to the King Power to pay their respects but had to put it all over social media complete with photos. 'It's all very look at me'.
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Same as the supposed outrage about Demari Grey being booked for removing his shirt. It's the rules you twat! Don't do it coz it's nowt to do with the tragedy, just a 'look at me' gesture.
 

chiefdave

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #54
rondog1973 said:
It's the rules you twat!
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Seems its only on social media there's outrage. Leicester's manager was fine with it.
We played like professionals and it was important for the referee to be professional too.

He knows the rules and it was important for Demi to take this yellow card.

It was the one time I accepted a yellow card from my player. It was very emotional.
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chiefdave

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #55
 
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Deleted member 5849

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #56
chiefdave said:
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The sponsorship makes that look horrendously tacky!
 
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Otis

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #57
rondog1973 said:
Same as the supposed outrage about Demari Grey being booked for removing his shirt. It's the rules you twat! Don't do it coz it's nowt to do with the tragedy, just a 'look at me' gesture.
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It was the same with Sandra Gynn too after PE, when she burst into the boys' changing rooms dressed just in a towel and she opened the towel to reveal she was completely naked underneath and yelled 'Hello boys, what do you think of this!!'

I reckon that was probably a 'look at me' gesture too.
 
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pastythegreat

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  • Nov 5, 2018
  • #58
This has just arrived this morning. Have emailed Walsall for permission to take it with me on Saturday.


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