Simms to represent Poland (19 Viewers)

rob9872 said:

Must be conflicting for him to have to represent twats like that, but at the same time would want to play on the World stage.

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He wouldn't be representing the 'twats' (your word), he would be representing his mum and grandparents.

oneofourown said:

He wouldn't be representing the 'twats' (your word), he would be representing his mum and grandparents.

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Exactly this. The bloke is literally half Polish whether he likes it or indeed other people like it, or not. If his family are proud and he is proud, who gives a fuck?

You only have to see how our players are treated on social media, especially during and post tournaments. Although I would caveat that a percentage are not even from the UK.
The racial abuse players get on social media is a sad representation of our society and we are supposed to be a progressive tolerant country. Bananas on the pitch in the 70's to X in 2026. Just a different tool to spread hate without having to attend matches.

A few years ago I played against a polish team down south. The abuse coming out of a few of their mouths was disgusting. Granted it wasn’t all of them.
But as soon one of our players said something (it was about eating carp as he is a keen fisherman) they kicked off! It was like ww3
Just to add he didn’t say it in the means it was taken, he was having a joke with one of there players and another over heard what he said

Skybluecov1 said:

A few years ago I played against a polish team down south. The abuse coming out of a few of their mouths was disgusting. Granted it wasn’t all of them.
But as soon one of our players said something (it was about eating carp as he is a keen fisherman) they kicked off! It was like ww3
Just to add he didn’t say it in the means it was taken, he was having a joke with one of there players and another over heard what he said

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It's like here in the 70s and 80s. The majority of youngster don't know what they are saying or doing, it's the yampy minority 20+ year olds who like to have their gang and provoke the kids into joining in 'the banter', that's what kids think it is.
In the West End during the 70s a few 'bigger' kids would do monkey calls at black players and a few would throw bananas and the younger kids would giggle, and copy. Poland and other East European countries do the same, now as in the 70s they were communists and we didn't know what was happening.
However, I think it's safe to say it's the same. A few yampy individual like that guy on social media who is now in prison I believe with his brother, and Tom Robinson, who like their little gang to make them feel tough and important but their comments are hollow and meaningless.

Wikki says Simms was born in Oldham, I had no idea there was an Oldham in Poland

I wonder if theres a Coventry in Brazil

These should help him fit in

fatso said:

Wikki says Simms was born in Oldham, I had no idea there was an Oldham in Poland

I wonder if theres a Coventry in Brazil

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This is also on Wiki, you had to scroll down ever so slightly...

Simms is eligible to play internationally for England, Poland,[26] and Jamaica.[27] On 6 November 2020, he was called up to the England U20 squad for a training camp.[28] The following week, he played for England U20s as a second-half substitute in an unofficial friendly match against Aston Villa.[29]

It’s more complex than being made out here. The Russian invasion of Ukraine has seen huge numbers of people taken in by central and Eastern Europe. Many are 18-30 males avoiding getting called up. Most are working and studies show they are bringing more money into the countries than they are costing, but rival politicians and the media have fuelled a lot of anti-immigration sentiment in regular people. And while it has not been about skin colour in the case if Ukrainians, it has become an enabler for people who were already racist to be more open about it, because they feel like they are in a bigger crowd of like minded people than they were before.

I used to be praised for being a foreigner speaking Czech with a ‘cute’ accent, now people are much colder towards me, assuming I’m Ukrainian. If I explain I’m English and lived here for 20 years, they visibly relax and become nicer to me. I feel like this has set Europe back by 30 years.

Lets not act whiter than white (lol) here too.

There is a poster who wrote "if a cow is born in a stable it doesn't make them a horse" on off topic and remains unbanned.

In fact some of the worst islamaphobia I've seen has been on the off topic board of this site.

Shannerz said:

The problem's Twitter, not Poland.

Those kind of lowlifes are everywhere.

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This. Poland is a lovely country, great people.

Be interesting to hear the take of our Polish rep on SBT (skybluedom26) on what he feels about likelihood of Simms for Poland.....and what the fan reaction would be in stadium rather than online!

SkyBlueCharlie9 said:

Be interesting to hear the take of our Polish rep on SBT (skybluedom26) on what he feels about likelihood of Simms for Poland.....and what the fan reaction would be in stadium rather than online!

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They previously had Olisadebe up front about 20 years ago.

SkyBlueCharlie9 said:

Be interesting to hear the take of our Polish rep on SBT (skybluedom26) on what he feels about likelihood of Simms for Poland.....and what the fan reaction would be in stadium rather than online!

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Be great to see him scoring goals for the second greatest country in the world

SkyBlueDom26 said:

the second greatest country in the world

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