Re: Sky making a big thing of QPR not taking the knee
For reasons that elude me now, I went to see Yes in the Capitol on what I seem to remember was the day West Ham beat Fulham in the 1975 FA Cup Final. The only thing I remember about it now is the applause Jon Anderson got for a lame line about Gareth Edwards dropping a goal - Yes were always the sort of band that would prefer egg chasing to football :hehe:.
Re: Sky making a big thing of QPR not taking the knee
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cyril evans awaydays
No they get it from a sizeable industry who make a very profitable living selling their wares to the cavernous mouths who think they are special because they don't believe the media.
:thumbup:
Exactly. "I don't listen to the mainstream media, I listen to some niche, privately owned, non-regulated conspiracy theorist who tells me not to trust the mainstream media". Hmmm.
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NYCBlue
:thumbup:
Exactly. "I don't listen to the mainstream media, I listen to some niche, privately owned, non-regulated conspiracy theorist who tells me not to trust the mainstream media". Hmmm.
Free thinkers-Polemicists-we have several on this board, although one of them references the mainstream media when it suits his argument.
Re: Sky making a big thing of QPR not taking the knee
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BLUETIT
You forgot the Black Glove
Thats something different tony
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cyril evans awaydays
Yes
Did I tell you I am a chris squire lookalike ?
Big mop of grey hair
Re: Sky making a big thing of QPR not taking the knee
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cyril evans awaydays
tbf I was making an obtuse riposte to Sludge involving Yes and Rick Wakeman. Apologies to anyone led astray
it was a bit close to the edge
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Dorcus
Yes, in a "Roundabout" way lol
I thought cyril told a wonderous story
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Dorcus
Ha ha you edged it Cyril
I think a lot of these right wingers are telling tales from topographic oceans
Whatever happened to Roger Dean?
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SLUDGE FACTORY
Thats something different tony
I knew I should have put a :hehe: after it :hehe:
I think everyone needs to lighten up !
Re: Sky making a big thing of QPR not taking the knee
Les Ferdinand has his say, tend to agree with him
www.bbc.com/sport/amp/football/54237179
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Jesus Christ, from the sounds of some of you you'd think that a crowd of BLM protesters were coming into your house and physically making you join the footballers in taking a knee.
"Forced down our throats" etc?! - it's a 5 second protest that's done and dusted before the bit you tune in to watch even starts. How delicate some people are about the slightest change to how THEY want things to be never fails to amaze me
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delmbox
Jesus Christ, from the sounds of some of you you'd think that a crowd of BLM protesters were coming into your house and physically making you join the footballers in taking a knee.
"Forced down our throats" etc?! - it's a 5 second protest that's done and dusted before the bit you tune in to watch even starts. How delicate some people are about the slightest change to how THEY want things to be never fails to amaze me
If you haven’t seen it already read what Sir Les Ferdinand said about taking the knee today.
He sums it all up perfectly.
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Bobby Dandruff
If you haven’t seen it already read what Sir Les Ferdinand said about taking the knee today.
He sums it all up perfectly.
So if ferdinando is right and its time for action , what action are you going to take now regarding racial injustice ?
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Trigger
It's made all the headlines it needed.
Thank fck we have a media attention threshold decider on the board. That clears a lot of things up.
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SLUDGE FACTORY
So if ferdinando is right and its time for action , what action are you going to take now regarding racial injustice ?
Don’t want to quote partridge to a massive partridge fan but it’s evolution not revolution.
What am I going to do?
Listen to black music and buy tickets (absolutely loving Geoff Porter at the moment)
I’m off to a local Jamaican takeaway soon
Not be racist
Do I feel it necessary to attend marches? No as the best way of fighting racism is showing what people are missing out on in multiculturalism. I don’t think taking the knee and shouting black live matter changes the opinions of those that are the most likely to be able to change
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WJ99mobile
Don’t want to quote partridge to a massive partridge fan but it’s evolution not revolution.
What am I going to do?
Listen to black music and buy tickets (absolutely loving Geoff Porter at the moment)
I’m off to a local Jamaican takeaway soon
Not be racist
Do I feel it necessary to attend marches? No as the best way of fighting racism is showing what people are missing out on in multiculturalism. I don’t think taking the knee and shouting black live matter changes the opinions of those that are the most likely to be able to change
So you are doing something and I think thats your view of the way forward
Thars fine
I disagree as although I think the taking the knee thing will slowly fade out of football and plenty of people think its time it should there are a lot of people who say yeah well I am not racist but the knee thing has got to stop but of course we should tackle racism but then don't suggest what they intend doing to challenge racism
Calling someone who does not agree with the knee thing is ignorant and wrong but there are are a lot of people who do not put up a valid and reasoned view which you can disagree with but still understand .
There are people who post about this subject who are clearly racist and you can soon suss them out , if you could they would use racially offensive language and post links to neo nazi white supremacist groups and these are the racist people who need to be exposed not someone who thinks the knee gesture had its time and now they think football should say the protest has been made , now we make sure that we all do our best to treat people equally . Thats fine in my book even though if in two years time down the city if a black player and a couple off his team mates take a quick knee when warming up I ain't going to write to the club or boo.
But a lot of people say they are not racist , blm is bollocks
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SLUDGE FACTORY
So if ferdinando is right and its time for action , what action are you going to take now regarding racial injustice ?
That's exactly what I thought when I read that article - it's all very well saying it's time for action, but what does that mean?
I can't help thinking that, even among those of us who think that we're on board with the whole anti racism thing, the "action" being taken is no more than doing exactly the same as we were doing before this summer and the event which brought about all of the stuff which, it seems, is so annoying to some on here.
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the other bob wilson
That's exactly what I thought when I read that article - it's all very well saying it's time for action, but what does that mean?
I can't help thinking that, even among those of us who think that we're on board with the whole anti racism thing, the "action" being taken is no more than doing exactly the same as we were doing before this summer and the event which brought about all of the stuff which, it seems, is so annoying to some on here.
Racism will always exist . People are not born racist . They learn it , often from their parents . And some people are not just racist in attitude they are serious neo nazi activists . We can't change people like that , they need to be dealt with by the law .
In general I liken dealing with racism to dealing and learning to live with a chronic illness. Diabetes , kidney problems , arthritis etc
The Psychiatrist who treats me said you have suffered with depression and anxiety since your early years , your father suffered with depression , your mother and your uncle . You have to accept that you will always have a problem with it but you can manage it and confine it to a small part of life . Take the drugs I suggest , avoid alcohol , go fishing to relax , go for a walk
If society is to deal,with racism it has to accept that whether we like it or not an element of people in this country are racist . An extreme element are criminally racist and need to be in prison .
If action is going to be taken on racism , say the knee protest faded from football which I think it will then we need to ensure firstly education is at the forefront . From a young age children are taught about different cultures , some will already be learning racist views from their home , nothing can be done about that .
That education needs to continue in colleges , the workplace
The police need to be praised and supported when they do a good job and they must be helped to weed out and convict if needed racist police officers .
Instead of offering jobs to people from ethnic minorities serving burgers on match day at cardiff city .....a statement made by a cardiff city employee when asked by a black youth worker what sort of jobs are on offer to the local community at the new stadium , football and society in general should reach out and be far more affirmative ......I agree with positive discrimination , many dont
We can support the knee protest for as long as we want but if someone makes a racist insult at a game then we either report it and get that person dealt with ....or we keep sitting on our hands .
I am not racist I don't agree with the knee protest , it needs to be stopped , action needs to be taken but I , the football club and society in general don't want to take any action .
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Bobby Dandruff
If you haven’t seen it already read what Sir Les Ferdinand said about taking the knee today.
He sums it all up perfectly.
I saw what he said and totally get it. It's got nothing to do with some guys raging like some sportspeople kneeling for 5 seconds is a personal attack on them though
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Bluebird23
Maybe you should stick to posts telling everyone what an amazing footballer you were, and how Messi asked you to swap shirts after a game, and begged you to join him at Barcelona.
There are some people on this site who lap up that kind of stuff from a fantasist like yourself, who’s detached from reality!
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