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How about this then is NI your dad

I’ll let you know if I get a card next Sunday.

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I did notice that before the England game kicked off an element of the crowd were booing the Croatian National Anthem.

A good indication that these boo-boys are not anti-Marxist protestors but merely pond life.

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In your opinion!

We’ll quickly skip over the countless millions killed in the name of religion shall we?

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You can’t “train” someone to be a Marxist anymore than you can train someone to be a Capitalist.

You present them with the core values and they make their own minds up.

How many times must footballers have to repeat that they not making a far left political gesture, but a humanitarian one?

The thing that, in my opinion, confuses matters is the difference between “thee knee” in Europe and the USA.

American footballer Colin Kaepernick originally made the gesture during the playing of the National Anthem. In other words kneeling when others were standing. Doing the opposite in protest.

In many ways this doesn’t work here because players don’t stand for the National Anthem in league games. If it was done during the anthems preceding an International match that would be wholly inappropriate.

It is not a protest against a whole nation (as Kaepernick intended) but against far-right groups and individuals who continue to promote white supremacy and racial hatred.

Perhaps this has clouded some people’s judgment.

Certain individuals like Wilf Zaha choose not to do it as they think it’s demeaning. They may have a point, as kneeling is a gesture of servitude. But it is free choice, and at the moment the England team are united in continuing with the gesture.

Until someone comes up with something else it’s the best we’ve got!

I’ll continue to support it.

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If you’d ever had a friend collapse at your feet you’d know.

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What a nasty piece of work you are!

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Awake and stabilised.

Superb effort by the medics. Potentially life saving on pitch treatment.

One thing sport has got right.

Hang on in there Christian.

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So I was right then?

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billpuntonsghost wrote:

…????? I’ve just told you the truth!!!!

No!

You told us your version of what you’d like to be the truth. That racism is something that happens elsewhere, so it’s nothing to do with you.

And presumably that because you haven’t heard it at GP, SUFC players don’t need to take the knee.

But it IS going on still, and the whole point is that everyone shows a united front in stamping it out.

Your “nowt to do with me guv!” attitude doesn’t help.

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Anyone know how to open the bilges?

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Just keep burying your head in the sand Bill. Say one thing for you. You’re bloody good at ignoring the truth!

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Some of us still do!

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I rest my case, M’Lud!

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So you’ve been around for 7.33 years yet those 41 replies have been posted in the last five weeks.

All of them bar one are personal insults aimed at regular contributors to whom you have given childish nicknames. The one that wasn’t was a religious video designed to test out the atheists on the board, or perhaps to coax BPG into one of his evangelical rants.

You are listed as “participant” but you are yet to participate in any discussion.

It would be nice to know what your views are on taking the knee, human rights in China or even Scunthorpe United’s current predicament.

But no, just a long list of name calling and innuendo.

Seven years a member of IB would suggest you are not a twelve year-old. Nor seemingly is your alter-ego Xxx.

If you have to contribute then try participating in the discussion rather than firing a cheap shot.

Thank you!

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Groundhog Day Season!

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SODIron

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Good old LK.

Even his emojis are racist!

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Tennants!

Do they still have the lovely ladies on the side of the can?

Linda was my favourite! 💕

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“Trained Marxist”?

Lenin en-route from Switzerland to Russia?

They don’t half come up with some daft stuff!

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Heath

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mistertonmick wrote:

I don’t like racism and would never boo at players taking the knee but I would prefer they didn’t do it, i

But if they stopped doing it would it not be a victory for racism?

That’s certainly what the closets on here would think. Clearly not enough is being done otherwise you wouldn’t still be getting the racial abuse on social media.

The problem is with us all year round too. So no point in doing it once a year or having a BLM month.

We all need to pull together, but the boo-boys have put the mockers on that!

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We had one who scored goals from outside the 18 yd box, but he got injured so we didn’t renew his contract.

Been saying for years we need a fox in the box. Then again, so will everyone else. And if we can’t afford a mediocre right-back then we’ll be starting the season with Loft, Jarvis and Turan up top!

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My Mackem mates reckon he’s been linked with Sunderland 🐈‍⬛

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Or kit to wear!

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Dobson’s Fizz Bombs.

The guy who started the business lived just down the road from where Mrs NI grew up. He made a fortune.

His house and grounds were bought by a certain A Shearer and converted into a gaudy mansion!

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Ironawe

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Apparently we’re getting compo.

Sooner have Nora Batty!

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Andy McFarlane’s 30 yarder!

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Ferrite

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Sharp_Shooter24 wrote:

* Considered a ‘YO-YO’ club between league 1 and the championship

I wouldn’t say that SS24.

Going straight back up after relegation once doesn’t make us a yo-yo club in the way that Norwich, WBA, Fulham and Watford are in the PL/Champ.

But apart from that I fully agree with the comments above.

My main observation is the unkept promises. UTI99 and Awaywego will be along soon to tell us they weren’t promises at all but merely aspirations.

But aspirations do go to full architectural drawings and planning applications do they?

The promise of exciting attacking football?

Yeah, right! Three goals and one point in the last ten games of the season. 22nd in the bottom division!

Can’t see much achievement there. We’re worse off than when he took over for sure!

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Hmm!

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Interesting article here: –

“Why should I support violence?” Answering the objections to taking a knee.

Read in The Athletic:

https://apple.news/AKKCQAoIQQ5qoM0upUzPXvg

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alcazar wrote:

And as for raising a fist in a black power salute? despicable.

Ah! So you prefer your salutes with an open palm, rather than a clenched fist?

(Remind me what’s on the club badge)

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Why would the restaurant be off limits now?

Thought they’d all reopened. They have around us!

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