Steve McQueen Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 If we're going against fifa the we sould just wear the blue strip too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeartsOfficialMoaner Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 In the centre of Edinburgh there are lots of shops selling tartan tat for the tourists, dozens and dozens of shops selling this garbage. Every other week we have poppy tat being sold outside Tynecastle. Hats,scarves and badges all poppied up. T-shirts and football tops. You'd think it would be about time to stop going on about it. It's almost 100 years since... Not Hearts though, they build memorial garden inside Tynecastle and stick up a statue of a soldier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blastie_12 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 Tony Barrett has a very balanced article on the whole thing at http://www.joe.co.uk/sport/poppy-row/95762 which explains the background (spoiler: it's the Daily Mail's fault). But then again, he won't be wearing a Poppy on Sunday therefore his views are disgusting/irrelevant/racist. Balanced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjd57 Posted November 3, 2016 Share Posted November 3, 2016 A lot being said about respect etc. Not much respect for those who publically choose not to wear a poppy. Its a two way street Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fifer Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 FIFA have now retrospectively charged Ireland for their Easter Rising tribute on the shirts. This is all a bit mental. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JakeSAFC Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Dont see what the big deal is. A minutes silence is more than enough.Wearing a bloody poppy doesnt make you more respectful than someone that doesnt wear a poppy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CowdenConvert Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 47 minutes ago, Big Fifer said: FIFA have now retrospectively charged Ireland for their Easter Rising tribute on the shirts. This is all a bit mental. Lee Wallace must have grassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayrmad Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 51 minutes ago, Big Fifer said: FIFA have now retrospectively charged Ireland for their Easter Rising tribute on the shirts. This is all a bit mental. Joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ira Gaines Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Don't be surprised if the English FA were the ones who brought this to their attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peppino Impastato Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 May have been, no way we can wear poppies now though, which is right tbf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1320Lichtie Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 How embarrassing. What a pair of losers both FA's are. Should've just had a minutes silence and laid a wreath before the game ffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 17 minutes ago, 1320Lichtie said: How embarrassing. What a pair of losers both FA's are. Should've just had a minutes silence and laid a wreath before the game ffs. That's the thing, it's not as if they weren't allowed to do anything and are using the poppy as their "thing". There's almost certainly going to be a minute's silence, as well there should be, because that's the dignified way of remembering. I mentioned earlier that after FIFA said no - which they're perfectly right to - that they should have reluctantly accepted the decision and given a donation to the British Legion. Then they can keep playing the "FIFA are awful" card, and come out with dignity. But the current climate of being terrified of being spotted without a prominent poppy meant that wasn't an option. Let's face it, they're going to wear them, and then FIFA are going to act. Whether that's with fines or point deductions remains to be seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
resk Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 Can't believe the FA and/or SFA LeeWallace'd Ireland to FIFA. Pretty low IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennett Posted November 4, 2016 Share Posted November 4, 2016 8 hours ago, Big Fifer said: FIFA have now retrospectively charged Ireland for their Easter Rising tribute on the shirts. This is all a bit mental. Oh dear how sad, never mind. 7 hours ago, Randy Giles said: Don't be surprised if the English FA were the ones who brought this to their attention. Quite right too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Cort's Hamstring Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 On 04/11/2016 at 13:42, forameus said: That's the thing, it's not as if they weren't allowed to do anything and are using the poppy as their "thing". There's almost certainly going to be a minute's silence, as well there should be, because that's the dignified way of remembering. I mentioned earlier that after FIFA said no - which they're perfectly right to - that they should have reluctantly accepted the decision and given a donation to the British Legion. Then they can keep playing the "FIFA are awful" card, and come out with dignity. But the current climate of being terrified of being spotted without a prominent poppy meant that wasn't an option. Let's face it, they're going to wear them, and then FIFA are going to act. Whether that's with fines or point deductions remains to be seen. I read that when this first came up a few years ago senior people at the FA privately thought FIFA had a point, and were prepared to drop the issue, but then the tabloids and David Cameron waded in and the FA felt they couldn't then back down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagfox Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 40 minutes ago, jagfox99 said: We've got one more poppy than them #naerespect #oorbravelads This is all getting pretty ridiculous, but think I saw the nadir on Argyle Street during the week. There was a gig-style truck promising "OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE" for poppies. There were all kinds of T-shirts with hastily scrawled slogans of remembrance. I tell you, it wasn't freedom or anything else those people in the Somme fought for, it was the OFFICIAL MERCHANDISE truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 4 minutes ago, Bairnardo said: Seen it today its moved to Buchanan Street. Brutal. Unfortunately not. There's two of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dons_1988 Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 What an irony there is to the English and Scottish FA's stance being that the poppy isn't political so we'll wear one anyway. This annual event has been cheapened every year by this utter nonsense. Also the ignorant shite spouted by some of our media suggesting britains Remembrance symbol is more important than other countries is abhorrent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forameus Posted November 10, 2016 Share Posted November 10, 2016 Looks like Wales are showing how to react with dignity without risking any punishment from FIFA. http://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37941608 Quote "The FAW (Football Association of Wales) naturally wishes to respect and honour those who fought and lost their lives fighting for their country," said Jonathan Ford, the chief executive of the FAW. "We felt unable to take the risk of a financial penalty or point deduction, however, as we always have done at this time of year, we will be paying our respects in other ways." A simple "we don't agree with the decision" and doing an alternative instead. Was that really so hard? Of course, what they do will still likely be overblown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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