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February 20, 2021, 9:57am
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It appears that this 'taking the knee' statement by some players is beginning to crack.  Crystal Palace player Wilfried Zaha came out the other day and said he would no longer take the knee, this was closely followed by the whole Brentford squad stating that they would no longer take the knee and the Bournemouth squad joined them in making the same statement yesterday.   Bournemouth captain Steve Cook confirms players will stop taking a knee before matches, starting against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday; "As footballers we want to continue affecting change in a positive way, but we also need support and want to see action rather than words or gestures."  Wilfried Zaha has reiterated his belief that taking a knee is "degrading" and has demanded players "stand tall" in the fight against racism.  I have also noticed in some other matches, that we didn't take the knee, will be interesting to see what people think of this.
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February 20, 2021, 10:23am
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It’s utter Shite. If the fans were in the grounds it would have ended a lot quicker .
In my opinion , If anything it’s having the opposite effect to what it was started for .

And no , I’m not a racist.
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February 20, 2021, 10:25am
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Don’t know what everyone else thinks but I’m sick to death of this subject, some people agree some people don’t, just move on
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February 20, 2021, 10:42am
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Stand up to racism, don’t take the knee.
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February 20, 2021, 11:09am
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I tend to agree and just get irritated that Sky Sports feel the need (not a pun) to show clips of this before every highlights clip. Think what the players are saying is what’s the point when social media fail to take action, and are not subject to legislation, against racist abuse and the football authorities just provide the normal lip service of this must stop and do sod all else.
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February 20, 2021, 12:22pm
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I agree with Zaha, it is nof only demeaning but also devisive and in my humble opinion has created rather than prevented racial tension.
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Read or watch Thomas Sowell, then form an opinion on this complex issue..
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February 20, 2021, 1:05pm
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Now then lads. As you don’t have to worry about the trained Marxists of BLM taking over the game, what are you going to worry about?


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February 20, 2021, 1:09pm

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It lost any meaning the second it was co-opted, neutered and then ordered from above rather than something organic. Still, sure this thread’ll attract a diverse range of opinions and will be completely different to every other thread on here discussing the issue 🙃
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I still wear my golliwog badges on my fishing hat, what was good then is good enough now, they cant change history.
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