FIFA Stands Firm On England Poppy Ban

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What are your thoughts on it...?

 

[kilty55]

so they allow a minutes silence and also black bands but not the poppy?

cant see the difference..all 3 are in respect of the same thing surely

load of tosh,yet again the wrong decission made imo

 

[Stewart]

I think they're right not to allow it.... It was never an issue in the past, so why is it now.... Is it maybe something to do with not getting the world cup bid, or their personal dislike of the FIFA board? Black arm bands and minute silences are completely different and neutral. Whereas the poppy is a specific charity for a specific reason and though it's a good cause, it's still against the rules.

Players that are up in arms about this are just playing the system for their own publicity and I bet they wouldn't do it of it were a qualifying game and not just a friendly. They have more than enough opportunity to show their support with their training kit and track suits, not to mention their personal attire away from the game. Poppy fascism is getting out of had IMO and the game should be canceled if the England team do not stick to the rules. If FIFA allow this then what will the next team be asking to wear as a show of support.....?


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[doug boardley]

makes my blood boil...Sepp Blatter and his cronies are so,,,,,trying to think of a polite phrase but can't....:mad2:

 

[Stewart]

I see FIFA are now allowing England to wear poppy on black armband......


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[Time's Ran Out]

If it wasn't in the rules of FIFA and they objected then that's an argument.
But it is in the rules and it has to be accepted.
Too many Do-gooders trying to make an issue out of something and as there is a minutes silence, poppies on the pitch and tracksuits then the fallen are well represented.
One good thing to come out of it - the extra publicity and hopefully a record year for collection boxes of £40million.

 

[strummerman]

I see FIFA are now allowing England to wear poppy on black armband......


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and so they should but if FIFA were offered a back hander no more said :cuss:

 

[doug boardley]

I thought poppies were a mark of respect and remembrance for those that stood up against tyranny and dictatorship......over to you Mr Blatter!

 

[strummerman]

I see FIFA are now allowing England to wear poppy on black armband......


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and so are the rest of the teams from the UK

 

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[TheWrightTiler]

agree its in the rules but its armistice day, as an ex soldier i personally wouldnt play if i couldnt wear my poppy in respect of fallen comrades, i currently have my wreath for sunday to lay at my local memorial service, i wear my veterans badge with the utmost pride and have 2 poppies, one red for fallen comrades and one purple for animals which have fallen

as its a charity its a form of sponsorship but cmon ffs this is our history we are talking about, part of what makes britain great, children in need is coming soon and that get more publicity than armistice day, its a friendly game if players choose to wear the poppy and fifa or the fa or sfa ban it then me id tell them to and shove it where the sun dont shine and would never play again for the team regardless of outcry,

united we stand divided we fall, we will remember them

 

[kilty55]

well said andy

 

[Aston]

i think there are certain special occasions when the rules can be relaxed.
after all, its not ethical or healthy to have rules without compassionate discretion.

god bless them all regardless of fifas decision.

 

[d noulton]

there would be no fifa without the heroic efforts of all concerned who are they to say what we can do and not do what they gonna do fine us stop us playing who cares

R I P THE FALLEN LEAST WE FORGET

 

[Dan]

Look, a lot of you guys already know I hate Wars through and through. Full stop. If it was the good old going in and taking over the Country I might be up for it myself. But these days it's not, it's normally corporates wanting a higher dollar value on Oil. I'm also not a tree-hugger, those who know me well know that.

But, and it's a big but here. People have genuinely died for a living, and the poppy is a charity but it's one the shirt makers should be embroidering on the shirts right next to their logos, so that for the important matches where a point needs to be made, one can be made. I'm sure the commercial side of the footy could even profit out of this somehow whilst still getting more cash to the charity too.

Takes the mick when a person can be involved in both profiting from oil and from the football industry (often owning clubs too even) - and then to not chip in with the support for the poppy-wearing.

It's a shame it has to be the lads on the pitch who risk a lot shouting out about things like this.

Glad they can wear something now anyway. Gets my back up this sort of stuff does.