budegrecian
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Bet they were slip-ons.Once saw an Argyle fan wearing shoes. Amazing what they can do these days
Bet they were slip-ons.Once saw an Argyle fan wearing shoes. Amazing what they can do these days
Just out of curiosity, do you think it was taking the knee or Sutton not taking the knee? Personally I don't think it's achieving anything any more. It served its purpose by highlighting the issue but what is the point in highlighting an issue if you're not actually going to do anything proactive.Stop booing the kneel, good amount of our team is black. How do you think they feel when home fans boo that! I understand it’s past it’s sell by date but allow it for now please! Definitely a minority mind, probably no one on here.
VelcroBet they were slip-ons.
Fair point, Ian but it doesn't seem to be going away. Look at the crap the three England penalty takers got in the summer. I thought this bilge disappeared in the 80s but alas, no. Cyrille Regis got bullets in the post back then, John Barnes back heeling bananas off the pitch. That was almost 40 years ago. Are we evolving??Just out of curiosity, do you think it was taking the knee or Sutton not taking the knee? Personally I don't think it's achieving anything any more. It served its purpose by highlighting the issue but what is the point in highlighting an issue if you're not actually going to do anything proactive.
That's no excuse.I saw a man wearing an argyle shirt outside my in-laws house,but then again they do live in Plymouth!
What proactive things can the players do that they don't do already? If the issues are still there, the highlighting needs to continue until those who can make a real difference start being proactive instead of trying deny or minimise the problem. No change in civil rights and equality in general happen automatically, it is a long haul that still has a way to go.Just out of curiosity, do you think it was taking the knee or Sutton not taking the knee? Personally I don't think it's achieving anything any more. It served its purpose by highlighting the issue but what is the point in highlighting an issue if you're not actually going to do anything proactive.
I dont think we really are. What happens in our football grounds may be a very long way off those in other places like some eastern european countries but we cant honestly say the cancer has been eradicated. For that reason, and the very pertinent reason that Ant Moxey has stated, that of being a white Englishman who has no idea of what racist abuse must feel like, I would support any black player in keeping the issue raised and his team mates in supporting him...... Cyrille Regis got bullets in the post back then, John Barnes back heeling bananas off the pitch. That was almost 40 years ago. Are we evolving??
Unfortunately Geoff the reality is that very little is going to change for at least another generation so long as we start with the kids of today. You can't change the minds of those that have been set for decades and you're fighting a battle you'll never win with those of that mind.I dont think we really are. What happens in our football grounds may be a very long way off those in other places like some eastern european countries but we cant honestly say the cancer has been eradicated. For that reason, and the very pertinent reason that Ant Moxey has stated, that of being a white Englishman who has no idea of what racist abuse must feel like, I would support any black player in keeping the issue raised and his team mates in supporting him.