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Yes but they had to get a ref to fix it in Escape To Victory and they still didn't win!the Germans were rather fond of football so not sure that’s true.
This deserves two likes.as an ex serviceman, I have never considered 11th November to be about British dead. There were very many people of many nationalities who died on both sides. even a lot of german soldiers didnt believe in what they were fighting for, they were there because their government told them to be there.its not even all about servicemen / women. a lot of people died in bombing raids for example and women died in munitions factorys and shipyards.
It is about the whole package
a lot has been said about the youngster who said, children should not be taught about ww2 as it is so horific.
thats the point youngun. war is horrific and horrible things happen. what is seen and done can never ever be unseen and undone.
thats the whole point of remembering, so to show the realities of what happens when politicians fail their country.
It is not a computer game, when you switch off, no harm done.
Presumably the funds raised from flogging the limited edition poppy shirts is donated to the British Legion which will be a much needed fund raiser.Nowt wrong in that.What was wrong with a minute or two minute silence each season?
Now we have clubs flogging "limited edition" poppy shirts and some people (generally, not just in football) trying their best to outdo each other in how much they respect the fallen.
Quietly showing respect means so much more to vets and serving soldiers than buying a git big poppy or arguing why someone doesn't have one on their shirt
Not sure about then, but before that in the 60s and 70s, there wasn't anything. Remembrance then was for Remembrance Sunday, simple as that.
Must admit I thought it was a little OTT!Stops it dying out by getting the younger generation’s aware of it and appreciative etc
that poppy mascot at Leicester is disturbing mind.
Playing Sunday morning football in the 80,s. In the middle of the match at 11am ref blows his whistle and we stop playing for a minute. That was my recollection of my involvement.
Presumably the funds raised from flogging the limited edition poppy shirts is donated to the British Legion which will be a much needed fund raiser.Nowt wrong in that.
It's only left wing if your reference point for the centre is the American Republican Party - or the Daily Mail
as an ex serviceman, I have never considered 11th November to be about British dead. There were very many people of many nationalities who died on both sides. even a lot of german soldiers didnt believe in what they were fighting for, they were there because their government told them to be there.its not even all about servicemen / women. a lot of people died in bombing raids for example and women died in munitions factorys and shipyards.
It is about the whole package
a lot has been said about the youngster who said, children should not be taught about ww2 as it is so horific.
thats the point youngun. war is horrific and horrible things happen. what is seen and done can never ever be unseen and undone.
thats the whole point of remembering, so to show the realities of what happens when politicians fail their country.
It is not a computer game, when you switch off, no harm done.
as an ex serviceman, I have never considered 11th November to be about British dead. There were very many people of many nationalities who died on both sides. even a lot of german soldiers didnt believe in what they were fighting for, they were there because their government told them to be there.its not even all about servicemen / women. a lot of people died in bombing raids for example and women died in munitions factorys and shipyards.
It is about the whole package
a lot has been said about the youngster who said, children should not be taught about ww2 as it is so horific.
thats the point youngun. war is horrific and horrible things happen. what is seen and done can never ever be unseen and undone.
thats the whole point of remembering, so to show the realities of what happens when politicians fail their country.
It is not a computer game, when you switch off, no harm done.
Superb post.
However there seems to be a general mood that things have got too big and we shold scale it back and it may be better if we did forget. This is what I am picking up on social media, so suspect that in this age of everything being offensive to someone that horrendous viewpoint will win out.
A very sad day.
Superb post.
However there seems to be a general mood that things have got too big and we shold scale it back and it may be better if we did forget. This is what I am picking up on social media, so suspect that in this age of everything being offensive to someone that horrendous viewpoint will win out.
A very sad day.
THIS. It’s an individual choice. To take one minute out of your year to try to imagine the sacrifice made by young lads and lasses. Were it not for them we may not be able to choose to take a moment. i feel we take far too much for granted these days. We accept what we have without a care in the world yet it’s easy to forget who paid for it and what the price was. I don’t think we need huge flags and people dressed up. Just a respectful silence and maybe the sound of the last post. Late on Sunday afternoon I was in the town square in Kraków. They have a trumpeter there that plays from the top of the church on the hour every hour. On Sunday he played the last post and everything stopped. That is enough for me.What was wrong with a minute or two minute silence each season?
Now we have clubs flogging "limited edition" poppy shirts and some people (generally, not just in football) trying their best to outdo each other in how much they respect the fallen.
Quietly showing respect means so much more to vets and serving soldiers than buying a git big poppy or arguing why someone doesn't have one on their shirt
The questions we should really be asking about remembrance
Monday marks Armistice Day, but you could be forgiven for thinking different if you attended a British football match over the past two weekswww.independent.co.uk
The questions we should really be asking about remembrance
Monday marks Armistice Day, but you could be forgiven for thinking different if you attended a British football match over the past two weekswww.independent.co.uk
If we forget, or more pertinently choose not to remember, then it can happen again. There is an alarming number of young people that don’t know what the holocaust was.as an ex serviceman, I have never considered 11th November to be about British dead. There were very many people of many nationalities who died on both sides. even a lot of german soldiers didnt believe in what they were fighting for, they were there because their government told them to be there.its not even all about servicemen / women. a lot of people died in bombing raids for example and women died in munitions factorys and shipyards.
It is about the whole package
a lot has been said about the youngster who said, children should not be taught about ww2 as it is so horific.
thats the point youngun. war is horrific and horrible things happen. what is seen and done can never ever be unseen and undone.
thats the whole point of remembering, so to show the realities of what happens when politicians fail their country.
It is not a computer game, when you switch off, no harm done.
The reason for Which has been explained clearly enough.Not sure it is much needed tbh, the rbl are sitting on huge reserves.