Thunder Bolt
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taking the knee - what are your thoughts
- Thread starter worthingseagull
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Baker lite
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
I think you might be getting confused with Princess Michael of Kent.
Pretty pink fairy
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- Jan 30, 2008
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Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
You can get help with memory loss. You keep repeating yourself.
No I'll simply applaud their continued courage in the face of booing simpletons and racists.
Who's Jeremy BTW?
- Jul 10, 2003
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Randy McNob
Now go home and get your f#cking Shinebox
- Jun 13, 2020
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Baker lite
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People are still taking the knee. Despite all the furore from the small mob of racists on here and the smattering across the U.K, footballers are still standing up to racism and abuse of power.
Love and acceptance will always drown out hate and division.
So to the tiny minority booing people against racism, why don’t you accept that people are going to kneel, shut your yap-holes and enjoy the football, you wallys.
Love and acceptance will always drown out hate and division.
So to the tiny minority booing people against racism, why don’t you accept that people are going to kneel, shut your yap-holes and enjoy the football, you wallys.
It's a sign of their collective intelligence that they haven't yet realised that the more they boo the more they prolong it happening.
rogersix
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- Jan 18, 2014
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you've got a lot of inner conflict going on, at the moment
time for a root and branch reappraisal?
nicko31
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Gary Neville on Johnson and Southgate...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_LuNKZo4BA
There are leaders and there are leaders
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_LuNKZo4BA
There are leaders and there are leaders
vegster
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- May 5, 2008
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Interesting stories coming out today about taking a knee and the inherent racism within football. An interesting vox pop I heard from a young black football supporter was
" The racism has never gone away, its always there just under the surface, but the perpetrators are usually very quiet in case they are challenged but, you get something such as what happened on Sunday night when those penalties were missed and it emboldened them "
Another said " I was watching the match in a crowded pub and when the penalties started to be missed myself and a lot of the other black lads slipped out of the pub and went home quickly, we knew what might well happen next. "
Sad times but I'm proud of the England squad for their actions.
" The racism has never gone away, its always there just under the surface, but the perpetrators are usually very quiet in case they are challenged but, you get something such as what happened on Sunday night when those penalties were missed and it emboldened them "
Another said " I was watching the match in a crowded pub and when the penalties started to be missed myself and a lot of the other black lads slipped out of the pub and went home quickly, we knew what might well happen next. "
Sad times but I'm proud of the England squad for their actions.
- Nov 11, 2009
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.......been thinking a lot about this in the light of whats just happened to our 3 England players, and I wonder if anyone who voted in the poll above for option 4 has a change of heart? I certainly have........... and I wouldve been option 4 just a week ago, and am now I am most definitley option 3.
I'm neither black or mixed ethnicity and have never been affected by racism, so i just dont know how that feels, but was pretty moved by Ian Wrights story about it. I was pretty outraged at George Floyds death and inistitutional racisim is for sure hidden within a few police forces ranks. I always saw the BLM knee really as based on that incident with a wider anti racism message, but more born out George Floyds tragic death.
I would confess, that towards the end of last season, I also thought, this has gone on long enough now....... you've made your point etc, and by going on too long youre always lessening the initial impact of the message, besides, kneeling down isnt actually going to change very much...... or so I reasoned.
I would never boo those who do follow their convictions to stand up, and understand their motives in supporting this serious issue and team mates. I did and still do have reservations about the BLM political movement which I dont support in its entirity, and things like defunding the police is dangerous imho....evolution not revolution required.
But, what has just happend to these 3 English fellow brothers, 3 outstanding and brave young men really has tripped a switch in me, its so abhorent, I'm so sick of this shit, the damage it does to the victims, the damage it does to the reputations of our country and the majority of fans who are not like this at all, that not only has my attitutde changed to one of wholehearted support to continue to take the knee..and..... if it were possible from the Amex stands, I'd do so myself or at least cheer or something.
Is there anything we as fans can do to support this anti racism drive? Has anyone else had any changes of stance for or against based on what just happened to Sancho, Rashford and Saka?
Team GB players to take the knee at the Olympics
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-team-gb-footballers-to-take-knee-at-olympics
https://www.theguardian.com/footbal...-team-gb-footballers-to-take-knee-at-olympics
Another **** bites the dust:
"A man has been charged with racially abusing football pundit and former England player Rio Ferdinand.
Jamie Arnold is accused of using racist words and gestures at a match at Wolverhampton Wanderers against Manchester United on 23 May, West Midlands Police said.
The 31-year-old from Stone, Staffordshire, has also been charged with making homophobic comments.
Mr Arnold is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on 29 July.
He was arrested during the game, which was the first time fans had returned to the Molineux ground since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Ferdinand had tweeted about an incident during the game, which United won 1-2, while Wolves said it was "deeply sorry" for his experience."
"A man has been charged with racially abusing football pundit and former England player Rio Ferdinand.
Jamie Arnold is accused of using racist words and gestures at a match at Wolverhampton Wanderers against Manchester United on 23 May, West Midlands Police said.
The 31-year-old from Stone, Staffordshire, has also been charged with making homophobic comments.
Mr Arnold is due to appear at Dudley Magistrates Court on 29 July.
He was arrested during the game, which was the first time fans had returned to the Molineux ground since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Mr Ferdinand had tweeted about an incident during the game, which United won 1-2, while Wolves said it was "deeply sorry" for his experience."
JC Footy Genius
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- Jun 9, 2015
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And there you go. Belittling a gesture that supports anti-racism.
I think we can safely say that you are one person who needs educating on the subject.
Yes, more needs to be done. Yes, this is a gesture. But unless you are a black man, and I suspect you are not, then shut the **** up.
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- Jul 10, 2003
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Maybe you should simply insult black England players who take the knee on twitter, rather than indulging in these pathetic verbal gymnastics.
As if you would have the balls to do that
