Poppies on the England Shirts

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A full 20 posts and you feel you can complain about the forum's usage?

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Percy

If I start a thread about the price of fish and get 20 replies, would you deem that appropriate for "Arsenal Chat" ?
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If I rarely came to your house would you not think it rude if I told you how to run it?

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Online Gooner is RUN by PercyDalton, I never knew that.

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So online Gooner is your house Percy?
I'll close the door on my way out then.
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Rugby Gooner wrote:Should the English F.A. ignore FIFA and have Poppies on their shirts for the up-coming Internationals?
Also.if they do and are fined,should they pay the fine to the Poppy Appeal,and/or Help For Heroes,and see what FIFA make of that!!!
One more thing,am I right in thinking that WE were the first club to put Poppies on the Club shirts during the Rememberance period?
We were the first big club to do it in England, I think a scottish club did it first (Hearts?) then a few lower league clubs did it.

FIFA are a bit bollocks about it. A poppy is hardly a religious or political statement. If that's the case then all international badges must be banned from the shirts.
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Cork City Gooner wrote:So online Gooner is your house Percy?
I'll close the door on my way out then.
Not at all I just find it odd that your only comment on here tonight is a moan about forum use.

You haven't offered anything Arsenal related yourself so who are you to moan?

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Cork City Gooner wrote:Isn't this supposed to be an Arsenal forum?
mods?

don't be a plank mate, if you don't like the topic, then don't read the thread :roll:
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Cork City Gooner wrote:Isn't this supposed to be an Arsenal forum?
mods?

Buddy I have in the past questioned why Irish people wear poppies on english tv but there is a big difference between disagreeing with that policy than that of disagreeing with the rights of english people/clubs/players etc to show their respect to those who fought for their country. This thread is a thread started to have a serious pop at fifa and is as relevent to this forum as the thread about paddy's day that is on here every year so show the same level of respect that is shown to us Irish every March 17th
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I don't really see what all the fuss is about. For 63 years after WWII until 2008, we never had poppies on shirts. It seems a little self-righteous to now demand that we be allowed to wear them, when we ourselves weren't bothered about it for so long.
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augie wrote:
Cork City Gooner wrote:Isn't this supposed to be an Arsenal forum?
mods?

Buddy I have in the past questioned why Irish people wear poppies on english tv but there is a big difference between disagreeing with that policy than that of disagreeing with the rights of english people/clubs/players etc to show their respect to those who fought for their country. This thread is a thread started to have a serious pop at fifa and is as relevent to this forum as the thread about paddy's day that is on here every year so show the same level of respect that is shown to us Irish every March 17th
Augie, I am saddened by the naivety of that post.
The whole poppy on the shirt thing was only brought in 2008.
Around the time Tony Blair was desperately trying to pretend that the invasion of Iraq wasn't about robbing vast quantities of oil. Its a PR stunt to try and lessen public opposition to the current exploits of the British Armed Forces on their endless campaigns to steal more oil rather than paying respect to those who fought Hitler etc.

And BTW, March 17th is not a day to pay respect to the fallen, that would be Easter Sunday.
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Rugby Gooner wrote:Should the English F.A. ignore FIFA and have Poppies on their shirts for the up-coming Internationals? Also.if they do and are fined,should they pay the fine to the Poppy Appeal,and/or Help For Heroes,and see what FIFA make of that!!!
One more thing,am I right in thinking that WE were the first club to put Poppies on the Club shirts during the Rememberance period?
Yet another fattso bloated attempt to slap the face of English Football.....feckin' blobcunt...they should ignore the thievingcorruptbentcunt and wear em with pride!

fuckk off blatta you utter **** :banghead:
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Cork City Gooner wrote:So online Gooner is your house Percy?
I'll close the door on my way out then.
Yeah Byeeeee! don't let it hit you in the arse :roll: :banghead:
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Cork City Gooner wrote:
augie wrote:
Cork City Gooner wrote:Isn't this supposed to be an Arsenal forum?
mods?

Buddy I have in the past questioned why Irish people wear poppies on english tv but there is a big difference between disagreeing with that policy than that of disagreeing with the rights of english people/clubs/players etc to show their respect to those who fought for their country. This thread is a thread started to have a serious pop at fifa and is as relevent to this forum as the thread about paddy's day that is on here every year so show the same level of respect that is shown to us Irish every March 17th
Augie, I am saddened by the naivety of that post.
The whole poppy on the shirt thing was only brought in 2008.
Around the time Tony Blair was desperately trying to pretend that the invasion of Iraq wasn't about robbing vast quantities of oil. Its a PR stunt to try and lessen public opposition to the current exploits of the British Armed Forces on their endless campaigns to steal more oil rather than paying respect to those who fought Hitler etc.

And BTW, March 17th is not a day to pay respect to the fallen, that would be Easter Sunday.
On the other hand Cork, the use, syombolism and tradition of the poppy is real, and your theory is, well, just that.

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Cork City Gooner wrote:And BTW, March 17th is not a day to pay respect to the fallen, that would be Easter Sunday.
Yeah.

If their name is Jesus. 8)
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for what its worth i have never worn a poppy but only because i cant buy any over here but i would out of respect for people who gave there life to fight facism, and i also wear my lilly every easter out of respect for those that fought for irish freedom ( the old ira and not the murdering *word censored* of the last 40 years ) and i can not see why FIFA would stop this , if i was on the FA i wold say fuck them and let them fine us but they wont and will be good old boys and play nice as not to upset blatter and his bunch of corrupt conmen :evil:
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