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[Football] Raheem Sterling has an AK 47 tattoo on his thigh. Should he play for England?
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Green Cross Code Man
Wunt be druv
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Yes, I agree. Grief can do strange things to a person but if my dad had been shot with a gun, a gun is the last thing I'd want tatooed as a reminder.
But in a World Cup year, just as with an election, The Sun ARE the mass media, like it or not. Their natural populism leads them to alternately lead and follow the opinion of their brain dead readership. Thus the only time they have backed Labour was when it was obvious Blair was going to trounce the Tories. Thus they backed our teams in 1990 and 1996. But they've no doubt got people taking the pulse of their average readership through social media et al, and they've no doubt formed an opinion through their sports writers that we won't do that well, so they're already setting up their scapegoats. It's a most depressing vicious circle and I would even cynically say that their dream scenario involves Sterling or one of the other more "street" players screwing up while brave Harry Kane played fearlessly for the cross of St George only to have these gun tattooed clubbers let him down.
It's the Sun wot run it, surely?
BadFish
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- Oct 19, 2003
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He said it wasn't finished so perhaps he is going to have a big red X tattooed across the gun.
Too literal?
Presumably those calling for Sterling to not play for England because of his tattoo also believe that no Arsenal players should play for the country either as they are nicknamed 'The Gunners' (as opposed to Jack Wilshere not being in the squad for being a bit bobbins)?
I'm inclined to agree. If the gun were hidden, say under his shorts, then there would be no fuss.
Not if he were to whip them down and unleash a full volley of shot.
Now why did El Presidente make my mind think like that....?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I have got a tattoo of a Lion on my arm, reminds me to never climb into the big cat enclosure when I visit a zoo.
Secret Millwall supporter?
Green Cross Code Man
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You know exactly why. Good news is this suggests they are really scraping the barrel this year in terms of shit slinging at the squad.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I was about to say that person nicked El Pres' quote.
When I copied it across, I hadn't noticed the earlier post.
Green Cross Code Man
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Don't underestimate the press' ability to surpass their previous sleazy efforts.
happypig
Staring at the rude boys
I miss the good old days when top footballers were regularly caught drink driving.
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Thought he`d want to keep as far away as possible from guns..Not look at his leg every day and think "one of them killed my Dad"
skipper734
Registered ruffian
Should be one of these, Shirley.I think you're a bit out of date here. People don't read newspapers in the same way that they used to, according to an Ofcom survey, only 29% of the population get their news from newspapers ... and The Sun is just one part of that, It's not even the most widely-read newspaper in the UK any more, it got overtaken by the Mail a couple of years ago.
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Apparently a single rifle pointing downwards is a symbol of peace. I can't verify that, but have seen it mentioned a couple of times elsewhere.
blue'n'white
Well-known member
Giving the bloke the benefit of the doubt here - he says the tattoo isn't finished yet so there could well be an addition of a big red "STOP" sign tattooed over the gun to come