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England shirt controversy

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JK47
March 23, 2024, 10:16am
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Quoted from promotion plaice

Surprised it's taken this long for politics to take over the thread  


As the whole issue was raised by politicians, how could it not be?  Would anyone else have noticed?  The union flag and the cross of St George have been used as fashion and altered thousands of times of decades.  Does it really matter?  It's not as though it's important, like changing the iconic GTFC badge is it?

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Ed Cowburn, who designs football kits for a living, told the Today programme that the St George's Cross only became a regular feature of the England kit from the early 2000s.

"The St George's Cross has probably only appeared on about six kits as a distinct graphic element," he said.

But this current change is outrageous and tantamount to treason, so our well versed, vexed vexillologists would have us believe.
Good grief, move on...
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Most England fans were taking Union Jack's to the match up until not that long ago, they didn't even realise it wasn't the flag of England. Now they're mock outraged


Especially as unless it was very rained off, it'd be the union flag, not the Jack...


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Snowflakes whining about a colour change on a cross.
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I’m exceptionally jealous of all the people who have so few actual problems and things to do in their life that they find the time to be outraged by this. A small change in colour on a tiny flag on the back of the collar of a football shirt.


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Quoted from horsforthmariner
Snowflakes whining about a colour change on a cross.

Let Nike do it to the USA flag and see what kind of response they get.
What they’ve done is turned the English flag into a Chevrolet badge that has the bisexual colours.


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March 23, 2024, 1:51pm

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The small design feature on the back of the collar on the new England shirt is the biggest threat to your way of life.

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Yes


Well done ..1966 the year i was born , This new one the jury's out till Nike publish the sales numbers I am guess numbers will be down , even though you will get the faithful will buy one.
Look at the "Who ahh"  the Englands Womens goalkeeper  shirt Mary Earps  caused .
Listen to the fans.
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I think anyone that's upset about the flag being in different colours is a sensitive baby, what some would call a 'snowflake'.

Looks smart, if you don't fancy it, don't buy it. Simple as.
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Anyone who gives a fook about the National team that’s been rammed up the bottom by PL needs to wake up . A little multi cultural logo that’s been used to promote some woke activism is the least of real football fan’s problems


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