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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 13 Jun 21 4.18pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

This kind of sums it up for me:

In 2022. England will play in the World Cup in Qatar.

A country that has the death penalty for homosexuality.

A country where you will receive 100 lashes for adultery.

A country where it’s illegal to import alcohol, p***.graphy, pork products or even opposing religious books, for fear of a prison sentence.

Are our knee taking, virtue w**king players going to boycott playing in a country like this? Or have they just got a problem with … arguably, the most tolerant, welcoming place in the world … Great Britain.

If not, then get up off your f***ing knees, and do what the fans, who pay hundreds of pounds of hard earned money, to support their national team expect of you ... and just play f***ing football.

If I wanted a political message from someone who chases a ball, I’d rather ask my f***ing dog.

C’mon Dan, tell me, are the English players going to boycott the World Cup?

Of course they won't boycott Qatar, any more than they boycotted Russia. They will justify it along the lines of "sport and politics should be kept separate", completely missing the irony

 


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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 13 Jun 21 5.07pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

I’ve made my point. This is my stance:

I am against taking the knee. I am however in support of us boycotting the World Cup. This is something that it if you have a want to make a political gesture then you should support this stance. If we do not boycott the World Cup then the FA, the players and the media are just massively hypocritical.

 

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View Spiderman's Profile Spiderman Online Flag Horsham 13 Jun 21 5.32pm Send a Private Message to Spiderman Add Spiderman as a friend

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

I’ve made my point. This is my stance:

I am against taking the knee. I am however in support of us boycotting the World Cup. This is something that it if you have a want to make a political gesture then you should support this stance. If we do not boycott the World Cup then the FA, the players and the media are just massively hypocritical.

Ah the problem is, the FA are claiming that this is not political! Of course it’s not. So therefore they have covered themselves for supporting Qatar.
I’d like to know what anyone on here who supports the continuation of taking the knee, thinks about Qatar

 

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View stayloa's Profile stayloa Flag Beckenham 13 Jun 21 5.58pm Send a Private Message to stayloa Add stayloa as a friend

Originally posted by Spiderman

Ah the problem is, the FA are claiming that this is not political! Of course it’s not. So therefore they have covered themselves for supporting Qatar.
I’d like to know what anyone on here who supports the continuation of taking the knee, thinks about Qatar

I wouldn't say I support it, but it's hard to argue that racism doesn't exist both in the UK and football. They're obviously not supporting the BLM political group, rather making a point about racism. I do feel it's worn a tad thin though and think I@m on Zaha's side. I'm certainly against people booing it though.

Like it or not, players in today's game have huge influence so if they can do something positive then that's a good thing. Look at Rashford as an example of that.

Qatar is dreadful. FIFA should have made a stand and not given it to them. I'd be fully supportive of a boycott of the World Cup.

 

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View baldeagle73's Profile baldeagle73 Flag Leamington spa 13 Jun 21 6.01pm Send a Private Message to baldeagle73 Add baldeagle73 as a friend

I don’t agree with the knee gesture it’s virtue signalling at its most pathetic but I wouldn’t boo any team I support England or palace

 


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View palace_in_frogland's Profile palace_in_frogland Flag In a broken dream 13 Jun 21 6.19pm Send a Private Message to palace_in_frogland Add palace_in_frogland as a friend

Originally posted by stayloa

I wouldn't say I support it, but it's hard to argue that racism doesn't exist both in the UK and football. They're obviously not supporting the BLM political group, rather making a point about racism. I do feel it's worn a tad thin though and think I@m on Zaha's side. I'm certainly against people booing it though.

Like it or not, players in today's game have huge influence so if they can do something positive then that's a good thing. Look at Rashford as an example of that.

Qatar is dreadful. FIFA should have made a stand and not given it to them. I'd be fully supportive of a boycott of the World Cup.

So when there were BLM banners around the grounds and BLM badges on the players’ shirts, these were referring to an entirely different BLM?

It’s no wonder people are confused.

 

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View YT's Profile YT Flag Oxford 13 Jun 21 6.30pm Send a Private Message to YT Add YT as a friend

Originally posted by stayloa

I wouldn't say I support it, but it's hard to argue that racism doesn't exist both in the UK and football. They're obviously not supporting the BLM political group, rather making a point about racism. I do feel it's worn a tad thin though and think I@m on Zaha's side. I'm certainly against people booing it though.

Like it or not, players in today's game have huge influence so if they can do something positive then that's a good thing. Look at Rashford as an example of that.

Qatar is dreadful. FIFA should have made a stand and not given it to them. I'd be fully supportive of a boycott of the World Cup.

What, and give up on all the back-handers? Dream on!

 


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Tom-the-eagle Flag Croydon 13 Jun 21 6.38pm

Originally posted by Eaglecoops

This kind of sums it up for me:

In 2022. England will play in the World Cup in Qatar.

A country that has the death penalty for homosexuality.

A country where you will receive 100 lashes for adultery.

A country where it’s illegal to import alcohol, p***.graphy, pork products or even opposing religious books, for fear of a prison sentence.

Are our knee taking, virtue w**king players going to boycott playing in a country like this? Or have they just got a problem with … arguably, the most tolerant, welcoming place in the world … Great Britain.

If not, then get up off your f***ing knees, and do what the fans, who pay hundreds of pounds of hard earned money, to support their national team expect of you ... and just play f***ing football.

If I wanted a political message from someone who chases a ball, I’d rather ask my f***ing dog.

C’mon Dan, tell me, are the English players going to boycott the World Cup?

Just copied and posted this on a mates WhatsApp group

Brilliant

 


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View Eaglecoops's Profile Eaglecoops Flag CR3 13 Jun 21 6.51pm Send a Private Message to Eaglecoops Add Eaglecoops as a friend

Originally posted by baldeagle73

I don’t agree with the knee gesture it’s virtue signalling at its most pathetic but I wouldn’t boo any team I support England or palace

There is a subtle difference. Nobody is booing the players, they are booing the gesture. There is no animosity against the players or the team and we all wish them well in the tournament.

 

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Originally posted by Eaglecoops

This kind of sums it up for me:

In 2022. England will play in the World Cup in Qatar.

A country that has the death penalty for homosexuality.

A country where you will receive 100 lashes for adultery.

A country where it’s illegal to import alcohol, p***.graphy, pork products or even opposing religious books, for fear of a prison sentence.

Are our knee taking, virtue w**king players going to boycott playing in a country like this? Or have they just got a problem with … arguably, the most tolerant, welcoming place in the world … Great Britain.

If not, then get up off your f***ing knees, and do what the fans, who pay hundreds of pounds of hard earned money, to support their national team expect of you ... and just play f***ing football.

If I wanted a political message from someone who chases a ball, I’d rather ask my f***ing dog.

C’mon Dan, tell me, are the English players going to boycott the World Cup?

Perhaps they'll all wear their rainbow laces in protest

 


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View Rudi Hedman's Profile Rudi Hedman Flag Caterham 13 Jun 21 7.37pm Send a Private Message to Rudi Hedman Add Rudi Hedman as a friend

We’re in a fascist state. The police knelt for BLM and obey their orders regarding BLM. Very strange. Only the right group of rights protesters allowed now.

 


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Originally posted by Rudi Hedman

We’re in a fascist state. The police knelt for BLM and obey their orders regarding BLM. Very strange. Only the right group of rights protesters allowed now.

I hope as many people see this as possible and understand exactly the difference between all the buzzwords and what the practical reality of what those words mean.

This could be China, it could be Russia.

This is not a free society.

 


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