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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… 20:40 - Jul 12 with 2507 viewsBLUEBEAT

It very much looks like the Norse Valknut, which symbolises death/sacrifice/afterlife but is probably best known for its reappropriation by the Nazis and numerous other right wing organisations (possibly because the root origination is from Germanic tribes).

The club just describe it as a “stand out triangle pattern” but it has to be a salute to the Valknut, especially when you include other kit design factors like the Viking boat icon on rear of shirt and the spelling out of ‘YORK’ in runes on the home shirt.

I respect them for acknowledging their strong Viking connections (we could do the same with Viking, Angles/Anglo-Saxon heritage etc when all this Sheeran stuff blows over) but is this particular sigil a bit too much? Or is it just fancy triangle patterns?


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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 20:45 - Jul 12 with 2385 viewsRyorry

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 20:46 - Jul 12 with 2367 viewsSimonBatfordITFC

I like it. Better than our away kit.
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 20:51 - Jul 12 with 2342 viewsJ2BLUE

Cool shirt. Nothing to get offended about.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:14 - Jul 12 with 2154 viewsfootball

I really like this. Better than ours.
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:34 - Jul 12 with 2050 viewsMullet

Symbols like that really need taking away from Nazis and the like frankly. The sun wheel is incredibly important for Hindus but they can’t wear it in Europe without major grief. Flying the Union Jack and St George is too often equated with the very worst assholes too.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:57 - Jul 12 with 1930 viewsGuthrum

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:34 - Jul 12 by Mullet

Symbols like that really need taking away from Nazis and the like frankly. The sun wheel is incredibly important for Hindus but they can’t wear it in Europe without major grief. Flying the Union Jack and St George is too often equated with the very worst assholes too.


Previous place I lived, my Hindu neighbours frequently decorated their front doorsteps with swastikas at times of festivals.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 22:18 - Jul 12 with 1849 viewsBLUEBEAT

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:57 - Jul 12 by Guthrum

Previous place I lived, my Hindu neighbours frequently decorated their front doorsteps with swastikas at times of festivals.


Guthrum obviously loves it as he is the Viking King of East Anglia.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 22:20 - Jul 12 with 1838 viewsClutch

My 2nd team, shirt is awesome
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 22:42 - Jul 12 with 1721 viewsSwansea_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 21:34 - Jul 12 by Mullet

Symbols like that really need taking away from Nazis and the like frankly. The sun wheel is incredibly important for Hindus but they can’t wear it in Europe without major grief. Flying the Union Jack and St George is too often equated with the very worst assholes too.


That was my first thought. It’s brave of York to reclaim a symbol that’s been misappropriated by wangers. They risk getting some grief for it, but it needs doing. Agree on other flags/symbols you mention too.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 22:51 - Jul 12 with 1703 viewsTractorboy24

Wonder whether the timing of your post is intended or completely coincidental, but didn’t they have a game abandoned today due to racist abuse from their fans? 😬
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:17 - Jul 12 with 1570 viewsSwansea_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 22:51 - Jul 12 by Tractorboy24

Wonder whether the timing of your post is intended or completely coincidental, but didn’t they have a game abandoned today due to racist abuse from their fans? 😬


Huh. Yes indeed. Friendly match against Salford abandoned in the 84th minute. What the feck is wrong with some people? We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st Century and this crap is getting worse. I’m convinced our species is going through reversed evolution.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgw37relnvo

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:45 - Jul 12 with 1422 viewsTractorboy24

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:17 - Jul 12 by Swansea_Blue

Huh. Yes indeed. Friendly match against Salford abandoned in the 84th minute. What the feck is wrong with some people? We’re a quarter of the way through the 21st Century and this crap is getting worse. I’m convinced our species is going through reversed evolution.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/cvgw37relnvo


Glad I wasn’t going crazy, been a long week and started thinking it was the other day. 😂

I’m sure I’m giving the knuckle daggers too much credit, but it seems very coincidental that there should be this link to nazi symbolism & their first preseason match season being abandoned for racist abuse.
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:53 - Jul 12 with 1375 viewsSwansea_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:45 - Jul 12 by Tractorboy24

Glad I wasn’t going crazy, been a long week and started thinking it was the other day. 😂

I’m sure I’m giving the knuckle daggers too much credit, but it seems very coincidental that there should be this link to nazi symbolism & their first preseason match season being abandoned for racist abuse.


Probably no link and just a coincidence. There’s been a pretty steep rise in racial abuse across all leagues, so it’s likely to be a coincidence. This symbol is similar to the Valknut but not quite the same. People may not be making the link, but who knows what goes through the tiny little mind of a racist.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 00:15 - Jul 13 with 1328 viewsSimonBatfordITFC

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 23:45 - Jul 12 by Tractorboy24

Glad I wasn’t going crazy, been a long week and started thinking it was the other day. 😂

I’m sure I’m giving the knuckle daggers too much credit, but it seems very coincidental that there should be this link to nazi symbolism & their first preseason match season being abandoned for racist abuse.


York have had a bit of a repeated issue with a group of youngsters that have started following them regularly since they returned to the National League a couple of years ago. It’s not usually racial, just gobby kids that get a bit over excited. More than likely that one of these overstepped the mark. It sounds like they’d been giving Salford players some stick and then didn’t like it when they scored and gave some back.
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 07:52 - Jul 13 with 1044 viewsCheltenham_Blue

Think you've over analysed that if we are being honest. The Union Flag has been reappropriated by the far right of this country.

You aren't suggesting that it should never be used in design as a result are you?

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:00 - Jul 13 with 1008 viewsDJR

This is what the Anti Defamation League (a US antisemitism organisation) says about it.

"The Valknot or "knot of the slain" is an old Norse symbol that often represented the afterlife in carvings and designs. It is often considered a symbol of the Norse god Odin. Some white supremacists, particularly racist Odinists, have appropriated the Valknot to use as a racist symbol. Often they use it as a sign that they are willing to give their life to Odin, generally in battle.

Non-racist pagans may also use this symbol, so one should carefully examine it in context rather than assume that a particular use of the symbol is racist."
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:45 - Jul 13 with 875 viewsBLUEBEAT

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 07:52 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue

Think you've over analysed that if we are being honest. The Union Flag has been reappropriated by the far right of this country.

You aren't suggesting that it should never be used in design as a result are you?


Are you talking to me?

“we”?

Totally correct.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:49 - Jul 13 with 854 viewsCheltenham_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:45 - Jul 13 by BLUEBEAT

Are you talking to me?

“we”?

Totally correct.


Eh? By far not the only person to disagree with your OP, and yet the only one you've responded to like this?

Yes I am talking to you. Any reason I shouldn't?

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:25 - Jul 13 with 704 viewsMullet

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:49 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue

Eh? By far not the only person to disagree with your OP, and yet the only one you've responded to like this?

Yes I am talking to you. Any reason I shouldn't?


You’d be wrong though https://www.britannica.com/topic/valknut

It’s a well known neo Nazi symbol and while it shouldn’t be, you’re seeing people getting into Norse mythology and getting it tattooed without realising. Ironically that might be helping diminish its significance I guess.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:36 - Jul 13 with 654 viewsCheltenham_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:25 - Jul 13 by Mullet

You’d be wrong though https://www.britannica.com/topic/valknut

It’s a well known neo Nazi symbol and while it shouldn’t be, you’re seeing people getting into Norse mythology and getting it tattooed without realising. Ironically that might be helping diminish its significance I guess.


Mullers. What in my post am I wrong about?
That BB over analysed it by asking if York have recieved any flack over it? Or that the Union flag has also been misappropriated.

Others have pointed out the exact same.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:43 - Jul 13 with 634 viewsMullet

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:36 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue

Mullers. What in my post am I wrong about?
That BB over analysed it by asking if York have recieved any flack over it? Or that the Union flag has also been misappropriated.

Others have pointed out the exact same.


Sorry might be early morning daze and we are at cross purposes then!

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:49 - Jul 13 with 612 viewsBLUEBEAT

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 08:49 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue

Eh? By far not the only person to disagree with your OP, and yet the only one you've responded to like this?

Yes I am talking to you. Any reason I shouldn't?


No reason at all.

I don’t see it as over-analysis at all what with it actually looking like a Valknut symbol.

What are you actually disagreeing about?

That the pattern looks like Valknuts?

That Valknuts are (sadly) associated with far right extremists?

Or you’re just disagreeing about my wonderment as to whether the club have received any negative responses?

Not much else to disagree about in the OP is there…?
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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:56 - Jul 13 with 581 viewsCheltenham_Blue

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:49 - Jul 13 by BLUEBEAT

No reason at all.

I don’t see it as over-analysis at all what with it actually looking like a Valknut symbol.

What are you actually disagreeing about?

That the pattern looks like Valknuts?

That Valknuts are (sadly) associated with far right extremists?

Or you’re just disagreeing about my wonderment as to whether the club have received any negative responses?

Not much else to disagree about in the OP is there…?
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BB, go back and read my post again, and then go back and read all the other posts that say pretty much the same thing.

I’m just wondering what prompted your slightly passive aggressive response to me in particular.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 10:05 - Jul 13 with 532 viewsBLUEBEAT

I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 09:56 - Jul 13 by Cheltenham_Blue

BB, go back and read my post again, and then go back and read all the other posts that say pretty much the same thing.

I’m just wondering what prompted your slightly passive aggressive response to me in particular.


I guess because I didn’t expect you to jump in like that.

All good.

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I wonder if York City FC have received any flack for their new away shirt… on 11:14 - Jul 13 with 438 viewsNutkins_Return

I hate the kit but finding offence here is wild. Its Norse Inspired but taking about 3 further Jumps.tocsnything right wing is just looking for something to find offence in IMO.

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