t.curwood on November 11, 2012 at 10:50 pm said: Email: [email protected] Dear Sirs, We have noted that today, The Celtic football Club have engaged in a most despicable act that would be undertaken by any organization or individual in this country. We would like your comments on why CFC did not show a mark of respect or pay their dues to the fallen of this country by not displaying a poppy on their sports strip. It is of note that war transcends race, colour, creed , and religion and men of all faiths gave their lives so that we could have our lives, but sadly this appears not to be the case for those who run CFC. It is notable that they CFC were the only club on this island that did not pay any respect, shameful to say the least. The SFA as a governing body must show leadership and provide an explanation as to CFCâs actions to the Scottish football fans, but most importantly to the Scottish people as a whole. We await your measured response with the utmost urgency. regards,
Hope the SFA tell the cretin to **** off ... Celtic support the Poppy appeal by given thousands of £ to each year! Folk need to stop wearing the poppy like a badge of hounour! please log in to view this image
St Johnstone never wore a Poppy yesterday, they must have been warned off by Baron Lawell the Merciless.
I wear a poppy but, in recent years, I've become uncomfortable with it as I'm not an advocate of claiming every soldier is a "hero" or the way it's used as a paradigm of national identity. Any country that displays its national pride via its armed forces is in dangerous territory IMO. I support the need to remember people dying in the past in wars - whether they were needlesly slaughtered (WW1) or indeed "to defend our freedoms" (WW2) or in any other conflict in the world. But, the way it's been used in the previous few years is properly unsettling. I remember watching the baseball about 12 years ago and Tommy Boyd (TV presenter) slagged the Americans for having a flypast at their national anthem and said that Brits would never celebrate their nationality by using the military - the American guy didn't quite get this. Fast forward to now and troops are dropping off the matchball at Leicester, some of the more culturally ****ed up clubs have ****ING CANNONS on the pitch and armed combatants surround football pitches around the country - it's not healthy. If it was any other country, you'd see how insane it is. Have a read at this (if you've not exceded your five story limit): http://www.heraldscotland.com/mobil...buy-into-politics-of-the-poppy-brand.19254994 Once Remembrance Sunday becomes about Remembrance again and not about chest beating nationalism, I'll feel a lot more comfortable
Celtic plc paid, and continue to pay, their taxes which goes towards paying, feeding, clothing and arming the army, navy etc. That is a lot more important than giving some soldiers a few free tickets to watch a team get gubbed 4-1 by Unirea
I tend to agree that Remembrance Sunday has been highjacked somewhat and I can kinda appreciate why some people don't wear a Poppy. On a personal level I don't mind one way or t'other but when tadgers like the guy who wrote to the SFA start criticisng Celtic (and no one else) for not having a Poppy then you really do have to wonder if it's worth all the hassle. We're damned if we do and damned if we don't comply, as far as i'm concerned a Minute's silence is adequate for football games, if people cannot keep quiet for a minute (whatever thei feelings) then they are beyond help.
Did anyone else see the footage of the annual National Front march past the cenotaph? Right Wing Polish groups were with them <eh?> Now, in the mind of the guy that wrote that email, who is worse? The National Front or Rod Stewart for wearing a white poppy on the telly? Sounds like a daft question - but I'm betting this guy's priorities are so ****ed, he might struggle to answer.
A guy in Kent has been arrested for burning one. What would the people who died for his freedom think of that?
Which is really, really annoying. Some of us had two Grandads that fought in WW2 and told us of some of the things they saw. Some of us would like to remember the people who died honourably without expressing our support for invading any country which isn't spelt U.K
The fact that the term "Poppy fascism" even exists is the worst part. I have nothing against the poppy as a symbol of peace and remembrance; I take offence at the complete ringpieces who adopt it for their own vile agendas. Also, giving money to charities is for mugs.
Nottingham Forest didn't wear one on their shirts either. This is the first year I haven't worn one. I've had arguments with Celtic fans in the past about the issue but now I'm just utterly sick of being told that it's disrespectful to not wear one. Utter bullshit. It's far, far more disrespectful to use "remembrance" as a vehicle for petty pointscoring. On both sides.
I've never understood the big kick-up from either side of this debate. Either put money in the tin or don't If you do; either wear the poppy or don't Surely that's it?
There was a big debate on the Sunderland board after McClean. I don't understand why folk would not respect his decision. I don't know why that guy who burnt the poppy would get arrested but I don't know why he would go out of his way to irritate folk either.
