The James McClean Sponsored Poppy Thread

[GNU_Linux]

1 hour ago, Crawford Bridge said:

Oaft. 

A Hallowe'en/poppy crossover is arguably the most tragic thing I've ever seen.

This country is absolutely rammed with sad sacks with no life. 

I for one won't be giving candy to any trick or treaters who aren't wearing a poppy.

[Loonytoons]

16 minutes ago, GNU_Linux said:

I for one won't be giving candy to any trick or treaters who aren't wearing a poppy.

Give them poppies instead of sweets.

[Mark Connolly]

1 hour ago, Crawford Bridge said:

You don't have to tell me about St. Patrick's day, her indoors is American. 

Every March she is incredulous that I couldn't give a flying f**k about this "holiday". 

I don't think it's any coincidence that St Patrick's Day has got bigger and bigger in the US since the Catholic Dioceses started dishing out special dispensations, meaning you could basically have a day off from your Lenten resolutions. And the Lord said, "Go forth and get pished".

[Derry Alli]

35 minutes ago, Loonytoons said:

Give them poppies instead of sweets.

Opium instead if ecstasy?

Worst. Rave. Ever.

[Cosmic Joe]

1 hour ago, GNU_Linux said:

I for one won't be giving candy to any trick or treaters who aren't wearing a poppy.

Mods!! 

 

[sophia]

The risk of us forgetting is infinitesimal

 

[Florentine_Pogen]

3 hours ago, Mark Connolly said:

I don't think it's any coincidence that St Patrick's Day has got bigger and bigger in the US since the Catholic Dioceses started dishing out special dispensations, meaning you could basically have a day off from your Lenten resolutions. And the Lord said, "Go forth and get pished".

 

[Florentine_Pogen]

1 hour ago, sophia said:

The risk of us forgetting is infinitesimal

 

Serious question. Can anyone pinpoint exactly when SevcoZombies2012 actually became the paramilitary wing of the Earl Haig Poppy Club ?

[RH33]

41 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Serious question. Can anyone pinpoint exactly when SevcoZombies2012 actually became the paramilitary wing of the Earl Haig Poppy Club ?

Probably around the same time as being member of armed forces was ratcheted up as heros as Iraq propaganda.

 

[Stevie Kirk]

7 hours ago, PWL said:

Never stop rememberencing even when you are eating fun sized Twix and Haribos while dressed as a Minion.  

 

Incredible Ulster energy emanating from that twitter feed.

[Scary Bear]

57 minutes ago, RH33 said:

Probably around the same time as being member of armed forces was ratcheted up as heros as Iraq propaganda.

 

I think it’s more recent than that. Probably the last 10 years. I think the Indy ref shook them up and now they are all things Union and British. The death of their club likely affected them a bit too. Being poppy nutters probably chimes well with their general sensibilities, and seen as the green and white mob across the city are fairly anti-poppy, they’ll be the polar opposite.

I’d also be interested if someone could pinpoint the year they started going overboard with the whole Remembrance thing. It’s probably unfair to single out Rangers. The English teams have went similarly nuts this last while.

Edited October 29, 2023 by Scary Bear

[deegee]

I think the UK Government saw how veterans in USA were getting lauded and applauded during/ after the Iraq/ Gulf Wars post 9/11 (probably the Americans had some “guilt hangover” from the contrasting poor way veterans were treated after Vietnam) and decided to shift UK public attention onto our service folks, rather than the harsh scrutiny of why the eff we were involved in regime change at all.

For whatever reason, football seems to be the perceived moral compass of working class folk in the UK and Rangers and the majority too of English football teams, particularly those in Brexit towns like Stoke etc, were all over this poppy fetish and show of loyalty like a rash.

 

[Derry Alli]

Ordered two.

[Bert Raccoon]

33 minutes ago, Derry Alli said:

Ordered two.

Would leave a good imprint when you deck someone in fairness 

[Wee-Bey]

Those rings should be melted down to make Spitfires.

It's what they would have wanted.

[Derry Alli]

43 minutes ago, Bert Raccoon said:

Would leave a good imprint when you deck someone in fairness 

[PossilYM]

8 hours ago, Florentine_Pogen said:

Serious question. Can anyone pinpoint exactly when SevcoZombies2012 actually became the paramilitary wing of the Earl Haig Poppy Club ?

I had the pleasure of meeting the top kiddie of Poppy Scotland pre covid.

He was exactly what i imagined, ex army officer very much London's man in Scotland without any malice. What you'd expect a high level diplomat would be like. A non aggressive James Bond type.

I asked him what was the script with the uber Sevco Brigade in a modern Scotland were the youngest WW2 veteran would be in their late 90s.  Wasn't he embarrassed by the whole fake wrap the red, white and blue, we've still got an Empire, Two World Wars One World Cup Follow Follow bang the big drum cringe fest.

And his honest reply which i totally believe was, "truthfully without them Poppy Scotland would have next to nothing. There just isn't the same level of input from the old certainties like the British Legion, church congregations, the BB, TA, cadets etc because those groups numbers wise have completely collapsed. Basically we're totally relying on The Rangers and the fan base".

Walking through Glasgow City Centre in the days leading up to the 11th November you'd be lucky to see one in ten wearing a poppy.

So our man from Poppy Scotland may well have a point.

Edited October 30, 2023 by PossilYM

[Guest]

So if we got rid of Sevco it'd also get rid of the OTT poppy shagging every year, I'm all for it.

[Cosmic Joe]

14 hours ago, RH33 said:

Probably around the same time as being member of armed forces was ratcheted up as heros as Iraq propaganda.

 

Even minute's silences ahead of games on the Saturday nearest 11/11 are a relatively recent thing. 

 

[Lofarl]

It all really ramped up when a few old retired soldiers would stand at the gates of brize norton to salute fallen soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan.  After a while flocks of people would show up to show how much they cared.