topcat(The most tip top) Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, virginton said: I'm categorically certain that Crystal Palace did not in fact design their minter commemoration to annoy me, 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 5 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: It's not enough to be part of a (stupid, meaningless load of pish) 'remembrance' thing; nah, clubs absolutely must have their own or else they clearly have personally shagged the graves of every dead soldier ever, pished on every memorial statue and personally shat all over the beaches of Normandy before jizzing over the Somme and shaving their pubes directly on to Paschendale. Worse things happen at sea. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DA Baracus Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 14 minutes ago, Sergeant Wilson said: Worse things happen at sea. My dad was in the navy. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 15 minutes ago, DA Baracus said: My dad was in the navy. Bet that put his mind at ease 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eez-eh Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 At what point exactly did football turn into society’s vehicle for public displays of caring and grief? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joey Jo Jo Junior Shabadoo Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, eez-eh said: At what point exactly did football turn into society’s vehicle for public displays of caring and grief? I blame Facebook. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 Competitive griefmongery has been in overdrive since Princess Diana entered the tunnel 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 11 hours ago, deegee said: That’s Leicester City kicking off poppy season for professional football. Card display of poppies, last post and ubiquitous wreaths laid by Brendan and Pep. It is the last home game for Leicester before Remembrance Sunday/ Armistice Day, so presumably that means every club gets to do their poppy thing over next few weeks. Each to their own, but I preferred the modest minute’s silence and personal quiet reflection at 11am on Remembrance Sunday than this annual competition. Absolute bizzare behaviour, England really is an odd country. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie McSquackle Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 I was surprised to see presenters on BBC breakfast wearing poppies this morning. It's October!It has its place as a means of remembering those who have lost their lives in conflict but also as a reminder that conflict should be avoided where at all possible. I believe that was the original intention and don't know how it's developed into this competitive nationalistic fervour. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Todd_is_God Posted October 29, 2022 Share Posted October 29, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, bobbykdy said: In Palace and Leicesters case it was their final home game before remembrance Sunday. And? When did Remembrance Sunday turn into a FOMO event, and why? I'd happily see the whole charade binned the minute the last surviving Korean War veteran dies tbh. Anyone who lost their life in a war after then did so having actively chosen to join the armed forces. Time to move on. Edited October 30, 2022 by Todd_is_God 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Ferrino Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 57 minutes ago, Archie McSquackle said: I was surprised to see presenters on BBC breakfast wearing poppies this morning. It's October! It has its place as a means of remembering those who have lost their lives in conflict but also as a reminder that conflict should be avoided where at all possible. I believe that was the original intention and don't know how it's developed into this competitive nationalistic fervour. Great name for a paedophile. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyAnchor Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 6 hours ago, DA Baracus said: My dad was in the navy. Village People thread for this pish. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tapiola Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 19 hours ago, eez-eh said: Man City have 5 games (including today’s) between now and Remembrance Sunday and they’ve already got the poppies out. Looks like they’re remembering really hard this year. I imagine with Leicester going full Captain Tom, that City just shrugged and stuck a badge on the shirt rather than getting the full Daily Express hysteria about sheiks disrespecting our brave boys Do you really think they’d have refused? It just isn’t worth it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Join the army, be a man. Join the navy, feel a man. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 Agree with the various sentiments above. Football clubs would no doubt counter with "its to ensure home fans get a chance to commemorate*" but this stands up to zero scrutiny since the whole point of the day of remembrance is that that's the day where everyone in the entire country gets their chance to remember*. It's absolutely an exercise in attention seeking and caring more. If you are at home on the weekend of Remembrance day, fine. Anything else is utter, utter nonsense. *I say remember, but im not genuinely sure what the verb is for what people are doing here. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy boo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 I was surprised to see presenters on BBC breakfast wearing poppies this morning. It's October!It has its place as a means of remembering those who have lost their lives in conflict but also as a reminder that conflict should be avoided where at all possible. I believe that was the original intention and don't know how it's developed into this competitive nationalistic fervour.One of the presenters said last week its BBC policy for all of them to start wearing the poppy a fixed number of days before the 11th. Anyway...the number of usual suspects on here who get their knickers in a twist and frothing with rage every year around this time is all very predictable and quite amusing. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bairnardo Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 One of the presenters said last week its BBC policy for all of them to start wearing the poppy a fixed number of days before the 11th. Anyway...the number of usual suspects on here who get their knickers in a twist and frothing with rage every year around this time is all very predictable and quite amusing. "The number of people discussing this topic in a thread specifically for this topic is hilarious [emoji23] " 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Brazil Forever Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: Join the army, be a man. Join the navy, feel a man. Tut! You will piss off the trans lobby. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted October 30, 2022 Share Posted October 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Mr. Alli said: Join the army, be a man. Join the navy, feel a man. You sure? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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