Support our players taking the knee?

Quoted from TheRonRaffertyFanClub

Cobblers. Poppies are once a year, a minutes silence is one minute. This lark has be going on for so long it will soon  be counter productive especially when the fans are back in numbers. The only reason it hasn’t been more divisive is because it has taken advantage of the virus rules.

Just playing Devil’s advocate but how long is too long?? Is wearing a poppy 102 years after the end of the war long enough??

100% yes. It's the right thing to do.

Quoted from ska face

a 10-second silent protest against racial discrimination.

When even the Guardian reports the BLM movement has caused an increase in racial tension, then I think it’s fair to say the protest has failed.... unproductive empty gestures time to move on.

Quoted from Humbercod

When even the Guardian reports the BLM movement has caused an increase in racial tension, then I think it’s fair to say the protest has failed.... unproductive empty gestures time to move on.

What would you do?

Racism is still endemic in English football and wider society. Something needs to be done but I agree that 'taking the knee' doesn't seem to be working judging by many of the posts I see on the Fishy

Quoted from Knut Anders Fosters Voles

What would you do?

Racism is still endemic in English football and wider society. Something needs to be done but I agree that 'taking the knee' doesn't seem to be working judging by many of the posts I see on the Fishy

My answer would be to report any abuse, then through the normal channels of the police and the courts make sure the offenders are hit hard.

There are equality laws for a reason, and this applies to football as in any other walk of life.

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

My answer would be to report any abuse, then through the normal channels of the police and the courts make sure the offenders are hit hard.

There are equality laws for a reason, and this applies to football as in any other walk of life.

This should result in lifetime bans from the grounds but it doesn’t unfortunately

Quoted from Humbercod

When even the Guardian reports the BLM movement has caused an increase in racial tension, then I think it’s fair to say the protest has failed.... unproductive empty gestures time to move on.

Where are the tensions coming from?

For example, when a group of young, peaceful protestors (a decent proportion, of not majority, women) decide to silently walk along Cleethorpes prom then stand on the beach for a few speeches, who was it that ended up on the front of the paper?

It was the group of largely middle-aged blokes who’d spent most of the day on the drink, then decided to fight with the police, shout and swear at the protestors and throw eggs at the women and kids.

Who needs to adjust their behaviour in that situation?

The BLM started out as something to try and bring everyone closer together but its now seen imo as something that has dragged on far too long and tbh i find it quite offensive that if you don't take a knee its deemed as racist.

The shelf life has expired and millions of lives are taken wrongly every year so something that was supposed to bring us closer is now becoming a thing that's doing the opposite,  i believe all lives matter and black lives mean just as much as white asian Hispanic etc so its time imo to move on and stop forcing people to make a choice.

I've no problem people taking the knee, my objection is the clenched fist. I remember the 1972 Olympics (i think, i'm sure someone will correct me) where black power came to the fore, the idea is equal rights isn't it?

Quoted from lew chaterleys lover

My answer would be to report any abuse, then through the normal channels of the police and the courts make sure the offenders are hit hard.

There are equality laws for a reason, and this applies to football as in any other walk of life.

Yep, the police and courts are the right way to go. Especially as those 2 channels have no history of being discrimatory in any way whatsoever.......