| Fighting at The Emirates 10:30 - Oct 29 with 13018 views | 1983 |
About 6 fans ejected yesterday looked like Swansea fans fighting amongst themselves, anyone know what it was all about? |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:44 - Oct 29 with 3287 views | Lohengrin |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:39 - Oct 29 by exiledclaseboy |
A collection without a silence etc means that people are less likely to give? With respect I think that’s nonsense and the point about remembrance silences happening earlier every year still stands. The only reason they’ve been happening this weekend is because EVERY football club now has to have one even if it’s three weekends too early lest they be accused of disrespect or some other such nonsense. There’ll be so many silences over the next couple of weeks that the important one on Remembrance Day will be “just another one”. It’s ridiculous. |
Would you say that people would be less likely to give to Comic Relief if it wasn't on the telly?
The whole point of the rituals around the Poppy Appeal are to focus attention, I'm sure you get that. [Post edited 29 Oct 2017 20:45]
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:44 - Oct 29 with 3284 views | Neath_Jack |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:41 - Oct 29 by Darran |
Well said I whole heartedly agree. |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:46 - Oct 29 with 3277 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:44 - Oct 29 by Lohengrin |
Would you say that people would be less likely to give to Comic Relief if it wasn't on the telly?
The whole point of the rituals around the Poppy Appeal are to focus attention, I'm sure you get that. [Post edited 29 Oct 2017 20:45]
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You’re hardly comparing like for like there. In fact it’s such a daft comparison there’s no point in responding to it. |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:47 - Oct 29 with 3269 views | Lohengrin |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:46 - Oct 29 by exiledclaseboy |
You’re hardly comparing like for like there. In fact it’s such a daft comparison there’s no point in responding to it. |
Indulge me. | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:52 - Oct 29 with 3243 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:47 - Oct 29 by Lohengrin |
Indulge me. |
No. People will give to the poppy appeal annually because it’s a well established tradition. It doesn’t need minutes silences at every sporting event for three weeks in the build up to Remembrance Day. It’s only happened in recent years in this all consuming way for a whole month give or take. The notion that people won’t donate if there’s no silence is too ridiculous for words. You know this. [Post edited 29 Oct 2017 20:53]
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:52 - Oct 29 with 3239 views | Darran |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:44 - Oct 29 by Neath_Jack |
Stop f*cking brown nosing |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:56 - Oct 29 with 3229 views | Neath_Jack |
A shop is where i buy/donate to the poppy appeal.
Can't ever remember doing it at the football myself. | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:03 - Oct 29 with 3209 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:33 - Oct 29 by Lohengrin |
Consider the dates these last few years, love. Every few months between August 2014 and November 2018 mark a significant centenary both in terms of historical significance and personal familial loss. |
Of course they do. I had a great grandfather who was in the trenches and came back and apparently drank for the rest of his life. My grandmother wouldn't speak of it or him. I suspect all of us did.
That's not the point though. There is a pressure to be 'seen' to remember.
As an aside - he was a big Swans fan. |  | | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:07 - Oct 29 with 3194 views | Lohengrin |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:03 - Oct 29 by londonlisa2001 |
Of course they do. I had a great grandfather who was in the trenches and came back and apparently drank for the rest of his life. My grandmother wouldn't speak of it or him. I suspect all of us did.
That's not the point though. There is a pressure to be 'seen' to remember.
As an aside - he was a big Swans fan. |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:07 - Oct 29 with 3194 views | londonlisa2001 |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:39 - Oct 29 by exiledclaseboy |
A collection without a silence etc means that people are less likely to give? With respect I think that’s nonsense and the point about remembrance silences happening earlier every year still stands. The only reason they’ve been happening this weekend is because EVERY football club now has to have one even if it’s three weekends too early lest they be accused of disrespect or some other such nonsense. There’ll be so many silences over the next couple of weeks that the important one on Remembrance Day will be “just another one”. It’s ridiculous. |
I think that the 'event' fits with a bigger collection.
I agree with the wider point though. | | | |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:12 - Oct 29 with 3173 views | Flashberryjack |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 12:51 - Oct 29 by exiledclaseboy |
They did it it Old Trafford as well for the same reason. It’s ridiculous. Whichever games are played on Remembrance Weekend should be the games to have the tributes. |
"ridiculous" !
Whats ridiculous about paying tribute to fallen heroes. |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:14 - Oct 29 with 3151 views | Darran |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:12 - Oct 29 by Flashberryjack |
"ridiculous" !
Whats ridiculous about paying tribute to fallen heroes. |
Thats not what he said is it? | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:19 - Oct 29 with 3131 views | exiledclaseboy |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:12 - Oct 29 by Flashberryjack |
"ridiculous" !
Whats ridiculous about paying tribute to fallen heroes. |
Yeah I said nothing of the sort but I knew some brainiac would come out with it. Typical. [Post edited 29 Oct 2017 21:23]
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:28 - Oct 29 with 3082 views | ZZoric |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:12 - Oct 29 by Flashberryjack |
"ridiculous" !
Whats ridiculous about paying tribute to fallen heroes. |
back on topic - we were heroes throughout - we fought hard against a top class Emirates outfit
we demonstrated a similar resolve to last year | | | |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:30 - Oct 29 with 3070 views | majorraglan |
If Arsenal want to hold a minutes silence to show their respect before their last home match before the 11th then so be it,the Swansea fans in attendance should have the good grace to observe it - end of. | | | |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:36 - Oct 29 with 3045 views | Brynmill_Jack |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:44 - Oct 29 by Lohengrin |
Would you say that people would be less likely to give to Comic Relief if it wasn't on the telly?
The whole point of the rituals around the Poppy Appeal are to focus attention, I'm sure you get that. [Post edited 29 Oct 2017 20:45]
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I think that people are losing sight of Remembrance Sunday here.
If there are football matches on THAT weekend then of course hold the minutes silence at all of the grounds.
But doing it two weeks in advance is just ridiculous.
It dilutes the whole thing. In this case less is definitely more. |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:41 - Oct 29 with 3023 views | Darran |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:30 - Oct 29 by majorraglan |
If Arsenal want to hold a minutes silence to show their respect before their last home match before the 11th then so be it,the Swansea fans in attendance should have the good grace to observe it - end of. |
That's not what they're saying my friend and I doubt very much if Arsenal had any choice in it it was most likely a FA directive. | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:52 - Oct 29 with 2990 views | Lohengrin |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 21:36 - Oct 29 by Brynmill_Jack |
I think that people are losing sight of Remembrance Sunday here.
If there are football matches on THAT weekend then of course hold the minutes silence at all of the grounds.
But doing it two weeks in advance is just ridiculous.
It dilutes the whole thing. In this case less is definitely more. |
I think people seem to be getting the actual Armistice Parade for veterans confused with the Poppy Appeal, Bryn. The Appeal lasts about a month, in earnest, and encompasses a host of activities right across the Commonwealth. The two are linked, of course, but it's not all about the weekend of the eleventh.
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 23:58 - Oct 29 with 2883 views | Loyal |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 13:14 - Oct 29 by trampie |
There has been plenty of comment that the union flag and the poppy has been hijacked by Brit Nats and the far right as well as commercial big business trying to make money. |
I often wonder who has hijacked our Welsh flag then quickly realise that nobody has because nobody outside of Wales gives a fck. |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 00:06 - Oct 30 with 2877 views | Joe_bradshaw |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 20:24 - Oct 29 by Darran |
Exactly there’s a collection at just about every game at the Liberty you don’t have a minutes silence to go with it. |
There's no need for the 90 minutes silence that we get with every game at the Liberty these days. |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 01:54 - Oct 30 with 2846 views | Jack_Meoff |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 00:06 - Oct 30 by Joe_bradshaw |
There's no need for the 90 minutes silence that we get with every game at the Liberty these days. |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 09:42 - Oct 30 with 2679 views | whoflungdung |
Joe.
Glad I didn't post that | |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 15:58 - Oct 31 with 2386 views | legoman |
| Fighting at The Emirates on 19:13 - Oct 29 by Darran |
Can't handle you?
Most people can't understand what the fuçk you are talking about. |
Lol! I've long been in that category!  |  |
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| Fighting at The Emirates on 22:46 - Nov 1 with 2145 views | littleleon |
I was 2 rows behind the 3 idiots that got ejected. 2 came in late and were loud and standing, they were asked to sit by an elderly lady and told her where to go. Her elderly friend then told them to F off and it kicked off a bit. They left but came back 5 min later with a friend, one of them as he arrived back said “look who’s back and I’m gonna stand in front of you for the whole match” and surprise surprise it kicked off again! The stewards stepped in and were there in numbers when a guy a couple of rows back shouted at them to F off and it kicked off properly and they tried to attack him but the steward were there and removed them. I was told that they were arrested for punching a female steward. To be fair the stewards were excellent and without them it would have been quite nasty! It was quite a scary thing for my son, I moved him away from the incident before it really kicked off or he’d have been caught in the middle! These guys were obviously drunk or high(or both?) and were an embarrassment to our fans! They were removed whilst it was 0-0 for the record! The other kids that got ejected later on - I’m not sure why, but as one of them was leaving he tried head butting the steward! His mate just seemed like he wanted to get kicked out with his mate?? [Post edited 1 Nov 2017 22:53]
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