| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? 20:55 - Sep 13 with 2524 views | factual_blue |
Yes, 'Lest we forget', but come on, this was decades ago. [Post edited 13 Sep 2020 20:55]
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 21:03 - Sep 13 with 2455 views | monytowbray |
Someone call the police, there’s been a murder on here! |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 22:26 - Sep 13 with 2339 views | trueblue1970 |
Really? Shame on you |  | | |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 22:43 - Sep 13 with 2286 views | BlueBadger |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 22:26 - Sep 13 by trueblue1970 |
Really? Shame on you |
Arise Sir Trueblue1970, Order of the Whoosh. |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:09 - Sep 14 with 2118 views | trueblue1970 |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 22:43 - Sep 13 by BlueBadger |
Arise Sir Trueblue1970, Order of the Whoosh. |
No I get it but to even post that.. I’m done with this place | | | |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:12 - Sep 14 with 2103 views | Superblue95 |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:09 - Sep 14 by trueblue1970 |
No I get it but to even post that.. I’m done with this place |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:14 - Sep 14 with 2090 views | Oldsmoker |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:09 - Sep 14 by trueblue1970 |
No I get it but to even post that.. I’m done with this place |
That's not the way to flounce off.
The board demands a 200 word rant of bitterness and finger-pointing. |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:23 - Sep 14 with 2076 views | trueblue1970 |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:14 - Sep 14 by Oldsmoker |
That's not the way to flounce off.
The board demands a 200 word rant of bitterness and finger-pointing. |
Not flouncing mate just got better things to do the board isn’t what it was, to be fair it’s a good comparison with society at the moment, anyway Up the town let’s hope we get up this season 👠| | | |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:28 - Sep 14 with 2062 views | Oldsmoker |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:23 - Sep 14 by trueblue1970 |
Not flouncing mate just got better things to do the board isn’t what it was, to be fair it’s a good comparison with society at the moment, anyway Up the town let’s hope we get up this season 👠|
Good to hear - especially if you have been a true blue since 1970.
I echo your sentiment that society is as fractured as TWTD but also hope, like you, that we get promoted this season. | |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 09:04 - Sep 14 with 1983 views | Ely_Blue |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 22:26 - Sep 13 by trueblue1970 |
Really? Shame on you |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 11:29 - Sep 14 with 1861 views | Radlett_blue |
Football didn't do a remembrance day minutes silence until relatively recently & the powers that be have now tried to turn football matches into a sort of military parade or festival of remembrance, with all the arguing over poppies woven into shirts, etc. Sport should remain sport. |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:17 - Sep 14 with 1789 views | hampstead_blue |
Factual.
It's because it's still incredibly important today.
One thing which happens over that weekend is a tremendous amount of fundraising to support those in need of our help.
There is huge amount of support required to those who have recently served alongside the diminishing numbers who served in WW2.
It's also a chance for the nation to say 'Thank-you' for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice but also those who came home as well. |  |
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Those who assume and insist they know are daft and in denial.
Those who assume, insist, and deny the truth are plain stupid.
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:22 - Sep 14 with 1779 views | Swailsey |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:17 - Sep 14 by hampstead_blue |
Factual.
It's because it's still incredibly important today.
One thing which happens over that weekend is a tremendous amount of fundraising to support those in need of our help.
There is huge amount of support required to those who have recently served alongside the diminishing numbers who served in WW2.
It's also a chance for the nation to say 'Thank-you' for those who have made the ultimate sacrifice but also those who came home as well. |
Mate, c'mon....Whoosh. |  |
| Who said: "Colin Healy made Cesc Fabregas look like Colin Healy"? | We miss you TLA |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:23 - Sep 14 with 1776 views | Swailsey |
I also love that this has been reported as abuse, but another thread has not. | |
| Who said: "Colin Healy made Cesc Fabregas look like Colin Healy"? | We miss you TLA |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:30 - Sep 14 with 1752 views | GeoffSentence |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:22 - Sep 14 by Swailsey |
Mate, c'mon....Whoosh. |
to be fair, you can log on to twtd and see this thread without realising that there is another it is sending up. |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? (n/t) on 13:09 - Sep 14 with 1672 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 11:29 - Sep 14 by Radlett_blue |
Football didn't do a remembrance day minutes silence until relatively recently & the powers that be have now tried to turn football matches into a sort of military parade or festival of remembrance, with all the arguing over poppies woven into shirts, etc. Sport should remain sport. |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:12 - Sep 14 with 1656 views | SuperKieranMcKenna |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? (n/t) on 13:09 - Sep 14 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
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D'oh I have just seen this is a parody thread! | | | |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:18 - Sep 14 with 1636 views | WeWereZombies |
Just to be Covid-19 safe...sanitised balls |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:28 - Sep 14 with 1607 views | MattinLondon |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? (n/t) on 13:09 - Sep 14 by SuperKieranMcKenna |
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In principle keeping sport to sport is a good idea but that attitude neglects the positive difference sport can play in society. Keeping sport as sport would have allowed South Africa a platform for their policy of apartheid - in a sense giving that particular regime a sense of acceptability.
You can argue that the above is an extreme example and that other vile regimes have been allowed to participate in international football/sport but that is possible another thread.
Taking a knee or even showing support to eradicate racism, homophobia, sexism etc isn’t everybody’s cup of tea but I don’t see why we should be considerate to them.
In my opinion I think we, as a country have our priorities wrong. A large chunk of the population seem content to make a huge gestures to show support for army veterans, the NHS and even BLM without realising that more can be achieved by demanding better mental health provisions for ex servicemen who may need them etc. But it looks good to cover yourself in poppies once a year instead. |  | | |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:30 - Sep 14 with 1595 views | Herbivore |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:09 - Sep 14 by trueblue1970 |
No I get it but to even post that.. I’m done with this place |
Bye, petal. |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:45 - Sep 14 with 1559 views | WeWereZombies |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:28 - Sep 14 by MattinLondon |
In principle keeping sport to sport is a good idea but that attitude neglects the positive difference sport can play in society. Keeping sport as sport would have allowed South Africa a platform for their policy of apartheid - in a sense giving that particular regime a sense of acceptability.
You can argue that the above is an extreme example and that other vile regimes have been allowed to participate in international football/sport but that is possible another thread.
Taking a knee or even showing support to eradicate racism, homophobia, sexism etc isn’t everybody’s cup of tea but I don’t see why we should be considerate to them.
In my opinion I think we, as a country have our priorities wrong. A large chunk of the population seem content to make a huge gestures to show support for army veterans, the NHS and even BLM without realising that more can be achieved by demanding better mental health provisions for ex servicemen who may need them etc. But it looks good to cover yourself in poppies once a year instead. |
So if, say in a couple of years time, once the pandemic has passed - would you be for or against a day of remembrance for the people who passed away directly as a result of Covid-19 and for those who perished as a result of domestic abuse and mental breakdown as a result of social isolation? It is interesting that Remembrance Day was an understandable response to the loss of many of the best of a generation in the First World War (and a death of suitable husbands for a generation of women) but that the Spanish Influenza death toll was actually the higher one from that era. | |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 13:58 - Sep 14 with 1523 views | hoppy |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 12:30 - Sep 14 by GeoffSentence |
to be fair, you can log on to twtd and see this thread without realising that there is another it is sending up. |
....and then there's the far more superior table view... |  |
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| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 17:16 - Sep 14 with 1386 views | BlueBadger |
| Why oh why do we continue with a pre-match minutes' silence for 11 November? on 08:09 - Sep 14 by trueblue1970 |
No I get it but to even post that.. I’m done with this place |
Well, this is quite the hill to choose to die on. | |
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