FIFA Stands Firm On England Poppy Ban

[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.