it does make it inflammatory fifa would be failing in its duties if it did not take steps to avoid football violence.

Well we dont just let those fools decide what something is, we use it the way millions of others do, and what it is intended to be.

I'm with you all the way here.

Angry about what?

The only thing I'm angry about are the self righteous officials at FIFA who seem determined to stifle any form of tradition and spit on our war dead by trying to ban fans from wearing a poppy.

As far as me being a self righteous hypocrite for supporting my fellow countrymen in commemorating our war dead - utter crap. Corbyn can do as he chooses. If he doesn't wear a poppy then he won't be prosecuted for it. Which is a damn sight more freedom than some countries have.

it`s still been politicised, it`s still inflammatory it still therefore has no place at a football match, given that football violence IS a problem and it IS a problem that is getting worse. again.

Why would wearing poppies incite football violence?

Which countries prosecute people for not wearing an entirely voluntary, non political badge?

I would argue that the UK is the world centre for badge wearing. Nobody takes badge wearing more seriously than the British.

I know we have a great deal more freedom than many, largely due to the sacrifices our predecessors in the UK made, during two world wars.

Perhaps from people who consider themselves victims of British military aggression?

I think we saw where the main source of football violence came from in the Euros, and it was nothing to do with poppies.

I dont see a link at all, and what we saw where there were tributes were fans stood together to remember those lost.

Let me know when it happens.

As far as I know in all the years of us wearing poppies, nobody has got violent about it yet, in or out of football matches.

I don`t know. I cant think of a single other country where a soccer player would get death threats for not wearing a voluntary, non political, peace badge on his kit.

The Irish again. We know we'll never do anything right for the likes of you.

Social media entails stupid death threats for anything in this day and age. You'll find other countries where threats, and acts actually mean something.

I think the elements of society that embrace and take part in football violence, do it for the "rush" of adrenaline and the fight or flight response. Proving they're "a man" to their fellow neanderthals. If anything, the poppy would bring them together, unless it was an international match against the Germans for instance. I can understand, but not like why they might think that was unacceptable, almost baiting if it wasn't the right time of year.

You asked the question. Do you accept that poppy wearing might incite violence in such circumstances?

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/opinion...celtic-4604153


http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/don-...b_1086357.html

there`s more where they came from.

No....

But this is similar to say a Muslim burning the poppies. We know and we don't assume all Muslims feel that way. So why is it ok for people to lock down a nation showing respect for a few ignorant fans?

Ah well, at least you are honest enough to acknowledge that hate and racism fuel your annual poppy rage.

I'll run with a quote from your Huffington Post article:-


Precisely, and sod all to with some prat at the offices of the endlessly corrupt FIFA

I think you'll find the reverse is the case. I dont hate the Irish. I despair at the endless hatred that comes from your end generation after generation, because of the past, and a refusal to live life by todays standards. This is a similar tract to the extremist Islamic groups who will carry on the hatred for ever.

You also think it is your right to abuse the English at will, without anything in return.

I dont hate the Irish, but I hate the extremists who carry on this endless campaign of anti Britishness.

I dont think bringing up a group of IRA lovers is justification that the poppy will cause football violence. This lot hate us full stop, whether we have poppies or not.

fifa STILL have a duty to perform whether you agree with the ban or you don`t and poppies ARE inflammatory at matches.

there`s not really much more to say really other than fifa are responding to the behaviour of twatty supporters.

There's a lot more to say actually. Change the poppy for a ISIS flag. Now a few supporters are waving that flag, so does FIFA then ban all flags? does it hell. There is no difference in connotation whatsoever. Also, those supporters waving that flag would be rightly removed, as it's the flag of terrorism. The poppy is not a terrorism symbol and people treating it as such are often to ones to be found shouting loudest about freedom of speech. Until it concerns something they disagree with.