So wearing a Poppy is Political !

[bobmac]

Sounds like FIFA will be having a brilliant Christmas party

 

[Sweep]

Well the fines have been announced, Not sure how Fifa can fine various amounts? England £35k, Wales & Scotland £15.5k each and Northern Ireland £12k for displaying poppies during matches!

Is it means tested :smirk:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38368144

I might be wrong but I think England are additionally being done for people in the crowd displaying poppies and Lest We Forget messages on the electronic advertising boards etc.
Personally I think we should ask FIFA if they would have preferred Nazi rule right before we tell them where they can stuff their fine. I would leave FIFA before I paid them a penny. TBH I would leave anyway until it can prove it is properly cleaned up. By playing our part in FIFA we are complicit in their corruption.
We know its bent and with this ruling we know it is morally bankrupt too. I want us to have nothing to do with it.

 

[bobmac]

I might be wrong but I think England are additionally being done for people in the crowd displaying poppies and Lest We Forget messages on the electronic advertising boards etc.
Personally I think we should ask FIFA if they would have preferred Nazi rule right before we tell them where they can stuff their fine. I would leave FIFA before I paid them a penny. TBH I would leave anyway until it can prove it is properly cleaned up. By playing our part in FIFA we are complicit in their corruption.
We know its bent and with this ruling we know it is morally bankrupt too. I want us to have nothing to do with it.

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[Crazyface]

I might be wrong but I think England are additionally being done for people in the crowd displaying poppies and Lest We Forget messages on the electronic advertising boards etc.
Personally I think we should ask FIFA if they would have preferred Nazi rule right before we tell them where they can stuff their fine. I would leave FIFA before I paid them a penny. TBH I would leave anyway until it can prove it is properly cleaned up. By playing our part in FIFA we are complicit in their corruption.
We know its bent and with this ruling we know it is morally bankrupt too. I want us to have nothing to do with it.

This. Then I'd say that none of the foreign players would be released to play for their respective countries during international weeks. It's about time football stopped being run by people who are just utter morons...just like Brexit. We did it, as we are the people. Unfortunatley the FA are just up the behinds of FIFA.

 

[chico]

All the associations knew they would have been fined, FIFA told them. Surely it would have helped the Poppy appeal more if they never wore the Poppy and donated the amount of the fine to them instead of FIFA.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

I might be wrong but I think England are additionally being done for people in the crowd displaying poppies and Lest We Forget messages on the electronic advertising boards etc.
Personally I think we should ask FIFA if they would have preferred Nazi rule right before we tell them where they can stuff their fine. I would leave FIFA before I paid them a penny. TBH I would leave anyway until it can prove it is properly cleaned up. By playing our part in FIFA we are complicit in their corruption.
We know its bent and with this ruling we know it is morally bankrupt too. I want us to have nothing to do with it.

Not forgetting their crowd booing the Scots national anthem.

 

[ColchesterFC]

All the associations knew they would have been fined, FIFA told them. Surely it would have helped the Poppy appeal more if they never wore the Poppy and donated the amount of the fine to them instead of FIFA.

I think they should still do that. Refuse to pay the fine to FIFA and donate the money to the British Legion.

 

[IanM]

Not forgetting their crowd booing the Scots national anthem.

Scotland also booed their own! mmm.... anyway, the irony of that bastion of integrity FIFA making money out of this is nauseating. They fined some countries less for racist abuse of players.... The Poppy is not political, as evidenced by all Party Leaders attendance at the Cenotaph....

Time to say "no"... we are not paying! Shove it!

 

[Sweep]

All the associations knew they would have been fined, FIFA told them. Surely it would have helped the Poppy appeal more if they never wore the Poppy and donated the amount of the fine to them instead of FIFA.

Yeah, that's right. Bow down to bullying by the FIFA thought police. Imagine what would have happened if those that laid down their lives for us had done that.

 

[Sweep]

Not forgetting their crowd booing the Scots national anthem.

Do the Scots have a national anthem other than God Save the Queen?
Is everything in your life about Scotland?

 

[IanM]

Do the Scots have a national anthem other than God Save the Queen?
Is everything in your life about Scotland?

Have some respect. Scotland have stood up to FIFA for years, boycotting the World Cup Finals....

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Have some respect. Scotland have stood up to FIFA for years, boycotting the World Cup Finals....

Oi!!! that's cruel (but true ) At least we avoid embarrassing ourselves on the big stage - we never get out of the footlights.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Do the Scots have a national anthem other than God Save the Queen?
Is everything in your life about Scotland?

Are you still thinking @ 1951

 

[Sweep]

Are you still thinking @ 1951

According to Wikipedia God Save the Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom. You know, the Union you voted to be part of.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

According to Wikipedia God Save the Queen is the national anthem of the United Kingdom. You know, the Union you voted to be part of.

Yes... exactly what I said.
FoS is Scotland's anthem but England does not seem to have one, it uses the UK one.

 

[CheltenhamHacker]

Yeah, that's right. Bow down to bullying by the FIFA thought police. Imagine what would have happened if those that laid down their lives for us had done that.

I assume that you don't do what your boss wants at work, for fear of being "bullied by the thought police"?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

Yes... exactly what I said.
FoS is Scotland's anthem but England does not seem to have one, it uses the UK one.

I used to love singing FoS at Murrayfield - but as soon as it was adopted as an 'anthem' for football it lost me a bit - though I still love listening to The Corries sing it as Roy Williamson originally intended it to be sung - more a lament rather than a rabble rouser. Back to Scots Wha Hae methinks - or maybe Dougie MacLean's Caledonia - though that's maybe a little too ex-pat 'romantic'

 

[Sweep]

I assume that you don't do what your boss wants at work, for fear of being "bullied by the thought police"?

Not sure I understand your point. Are you saying that FIFA are our bosses? If I had a boss I would do what he wanted because he is paying me to work for him. FIFA don't pay England.

 

[Sweep]

Yes... exactly what I said.
FoS is Scotland's anthem but England does not seem to have one, it uses the UK one.

Seemingly we believe in the Union more than the Scots do. No surprise there. But maybe that's why it was booed.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

The fines were an inevitable conclusion and unless the FA break away from FIFA then they will have to pay up. As there isn't any chance of the FA being so bold or radical then time to open the cheque book