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19 hours ago, Margaret Thatcher said:

Looks like a zombie Fallen

Jumped ship after realising somebody other Celtic was winning something two years on the trot.

19 hours ago, doulikefish said:

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^^^

"Just for once... let me see some silverware with my own eyes"

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It seems that a whole industry has morphed from what used to be a small donation for a simple paper flower and a quiet church service on the nearest Sunday to the 11th. Honestly think it was much more preferable to what has become an annual circus.

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1 hour ago, BillyAnchor said:

Any word of tar and feathering at Ibrox for anyone only wearing one today?

They were away from home, so unless they were conducting a poppy watch at Ibrox (unlikely as probably 2 percent of their fanbase actually support their local team) then probably not... 

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17 minutes ago, Angusfifer said:

They were away from home, so unless they were conducting a poppy watch at Ibrox (unlikely as probably 2 percent of their fanbase actually support their local team) then probably not... 

Ha ha I should almost say I will pay more attention but that wouldnt be true.

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2 hours ago, MP_MFC said:

Declan Gallagher causing waves on social media for not having a poppy on his top for the pre match photo. He clearly has no respect for are troops. IMG_20191110_155143.jpeg

I fully regret searching his name on Twitter.

Absolute eye aids from the poppy fascists.

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7 hours ago, H Wragg said:
7 hours ago, Ross. said:
Definitely seemed to kick in about 15 years back. I assume there was an element of political interference to encourage it at the start. Football is a hugely influential industry in the UK and getting that into the culture of the game would make for a much more compliant public when it came to justifying the actions of are lads when they ended up in places like Iraq or wherever else they send them next. Also makes it easier to paper over stuff like the enquiries into Bloody Sunday and the like, as you have a huge number of people who will just look the other way because remember.
The tactic was lifted from the US who have used sports as a means to influence public opinion for a very, very long time.

As a benchmark, the Scotland-England play off game at Hampden in 1999 was played on the Saturday of remembrance weekend and there were no poppies on shirts nor a minute's silence, so it is definitely within the last 20 years.

The NFL went military and remembrance mad right around the time the US invaded Afghanistan. The idea seeped across the pond and has grown and grown ever since. 10 years ago not all EPL teams had them on their strips according to something I saw on twitter. It mushroomed really fast into the current jingoistic car crash.

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Move over Lorna Johnston (or whatever her name is), there's a new Shittest Poet In Scotland.
Are you sure about that
We will remember them.

The spirit of Remembrance.

Watching the crowds
All gathered today
Standing in silence
Heads bowed now to pray.
Tears fill my eyes
That I cannot take part
I stand here just watching
It's breaking my heart.
So much pain, so much suffering
So much sadness, such fear
Fills the air, time stands still
For all those they loved dear.
Sad memories cling
In the atmosphere there
Friends, families and comrades
Left behind, who still care.
So many still mourn
For those no longer here
Who fought for our future
Sacrifice made so clear.
They stand, show respect
And remember those
Who gave of their lives
All brave comrades too.
I slip away now
But no one can see
I've paid my respects
And I'm sure you'll agree.
That all I desired
Was to come one last time
To represent those
War cut off in their prime.
For I am long gone
Just a spirit of those
Who died to save all
In your heart, keep us close.
Lorna Johnston
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