Old_Laytonian
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Yep I was there and remember you getting āstuck inā! F Troop, my arse.I remember it well, they got well and truly put in their place on the car park behind the Kop and I ended up in the cells for my sins.
Yep I was there and remember you getting āstuck inā! F Troop, my arse.I remember it well, they got well and truly put in their place on the car park behind the Kop and I ended up in the cells for my sins.
āOtioseā. You showing off Robbie?Tigger - would a "frank exchange of views" not constitute "a verbal squabble" and thus render the use of the latter phrase otiose?
Maybe he watched Kill Bill the night beforeOh and a shout out to the guy in the custard coloured tracksuit. Didnāt look like a stag doo but that was a brave choice.
Or Sexy Beast - mind you in that only the speedos were yellowMaybe he watched Kill Bill the night before
I had to Google it.āOtioseā. You showing off Robbie?
Sounds like Raffles the gentleman thug out of VizI saw the slight contretemps outside the north west corner. The Blackpool lad who I think got nicked had just been warned by the police 2 mins earlier after he got involved in another confrontation with 2/3 Millwall āfansā
Really? Got you down as one of the boys near the top of the top class.I had to Google it.
Why BR3?This could win the "Unintentionally Hilarious Post of the Year" award.....
Why BR3?
Maybe ask some of the black players who don't take the knee anymore why they don't
What exactly has it achieved?
Yes I agree, you should just stay thick as pig chit.Don't agree why have we now accepted this racist knee taking it's disgusting and people are stupid supporting it or should I just say thick as pig chit
Here we go again.Spot on Wizzer.
It's rather poor that you can't criticise the charade without facing ridiculous accusations of racism.
Football has made massive progress when it comes to racism and it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
While of course there will always be issues to address, it's rather strange that we see the continuation of this protest - or whatever anybody wishes to call it - when there are many other issues where progress is not being made.
Has this protest actually been effective ?
I think some might suggest that in creating division it has actually done more harm than good and I can't help but think that there are more effective forms of protest and ways of dealing with the issue.
There is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club, I have experienced one incident of racism in I don't know how long at Bloomfield Road and the offender in the North Stand was correctly shouted down immediately.
We know that negativity is against the rules on this board so perhaps time for folk to be more positive and acknowledge the improvement made in this area at BFC and in football in general rather than pretend that the problem is far bigger than it actually is.
You've got some memory pal, I think they got a shock when our crew flew in to them and they had to have it on their toes.Yep I was there and remember you getting āstuck inā! F Troop, my arse.
Those were the days. A tear up, a fine or a slap from the old bill and back on the terraces with your mates the week afterYou've got some memory pal, I think they got a shock when our crew flew in to them and they had to have it on their toes.
Nice touch from our lads was they all had a whip round at the next game to pay my fine.
Spot on, I preferred a backhander off "Mad Screw" (remember him?) or a size 10 coppers boot up my backside for misbehaving, all part of growing up in Revoe supoorting the Pool back then.Those were the days. A tear up, a fine or a slap from the old bill and back on the terraces with your mates the week after
White thrash and I live in SE London !Itās Millwall theyāve always been the same and notoriety is what they thrive on, l have memories from the 70s when they came to Bloomfield and theyāve left with their tails between their legs, proper šenders!
What a cowardly club.And thatās why Millwall players donāt take the knee because their fans boo it. It reflected badly on them as a club so they decided the easiest way was to simply stop doing it !
I felt is leather clad fist on a few occasions."Mad screw" that old bill was more up for a fight than most of the lads on the kop
Ahhhhh - the typical AVFTT post. So, so quick to blame footballer supporters and refuse to call out the completely inept policing tactics that have been used all season.Queuing to get into the north at turnstiles 5 & 6 it all kicked off on the pavement behind approx 2.45ish pm. I saw rival fans punching each other, police quickly on the scene (with a very brave female bobby getting involved) - and wrestled one of the people involved to the ground.
All happened very fast whilst getting my 9, 12 n 15 year olds into the ground whilst shielding them.
Why? What is the mentality of these people to come and seek out a fellow football fan to start a fight with them?! They must be brain dead.
Here we go again.
I'm not sure the people who take the knee are too fussed about developing metrics to assess how well it works. They are just making a point to anyone who cares to pay attention to them. They probably conclude that if enough of them do it, it may affect behaviours and attitudes, in the long term.
So asking the question "has it been effective?" misses the point completely. You might as well ask Churchill to prove that his "fight them on the beaches" speech made the British people more defiant. He couldn't possibly prove it, and wouldn't have wasted time trying. He probably just thought he should try to inspire a certain way of thinking.
In any case, I'd say taking the knee is working, if you accept the number of elderly white men who are STILL getting themselves in a lather about it as a proxy indicator.
And going back to the original point, Phil seems to think that taking the key is racist and we are all thick for doing it. Not the sharpest, is he?
People aren't protesting about racism at Blackpool Football Club as a standalone issue. It's a societal issue, and football is a high profile opportunity to get the message across that racism and discrimination at all levels is wrong. Judging by the fans around me, that message is getting through, as there is no longer any isolated booing, and more and more people are applauding the symbolic gesture. That's a change to earlier in the season.I'm wondering if you actually believe the nonsense you come up with Robbie ?
I wouldn't know why on earth you'd choose to refer to Churchill but to be fair it's probably more relevant than Blackpool supporters supporting a protest that was started following the unlawful killing of a career criminal four thousand miles away.
Please don't get me wrong, I wish everyone all the best with their ongoing protest and just feel that that there are far far bigger issues that merit more attention.
There is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club and it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
I'm wondering if you actually believe the nonsense you come up with Robbie ?
I wouldn't know why on earth you'd choose to refer to Churchill (1) but to be fair it's probably more relevant than Blackpool supporters supporting a protest that was started following the unlawful killing of a career criminal four thousand miles away.
Please don't get me wrong, I wish everyone all the best with their ongoing protest and just feel that that there are far far bigger issues that merit more attention.
There is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club and it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise. (2)
I learn a lot of new words on this board.I had to Google it.
Sheltered upbringing?I learn a lot of new words on this board.
Most racists don't think racism is an issue... is that your point?I'm wondering if you actually believe the nonsense you come up with Robbie ?
I wouldn't know why on earth you'd choose to refer to Churchill but to be fair it's probably more relevant than Blackpool supporters supporting a protest that was started following the unlawful killing of a career criminal four thousand miles away.
Please don't get me wrong, I wish everyone all the best with their ongoing protest and just feel that that there are far far bigger issues that merit more attention.
There is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club and it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
BLM began in 2013.I'm wondering if you actually believe the nonsense you come up with Robbie ?
I wouldn't know why on earth you'd choose to refer to Churchill but to be fair it's probably more relevant than Blackpool supporters supporting a protest that was started following the unlawful killing of a career criminal four thousand miles away.
Please don't get me wrong, I wish everyone all the best with their ongoing protest and just feel that that there are far far bigger issues that merit more attention.
There is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club and it would be ridiculous to suggest otherwise.
People aren't protesting about racism at Blackpool Football Club as a standalone issue. It's a societal issue, and football is a high profile opportunity to get the message across that racism and discrimination at all levels is wrong. Judging by the fans around me, that message is getting through, as there is no longer any isolated booing, and more and more people are applauding the symbolic gesture. That's a change to earlier in the season.
(1) it is an analogy. A literary device that people use all the time in order to make a point. I don't know why you don't understand it, most people do.
(2) as Wiz has already said, it is a societal issue. Who said it was just about Blackpool?
Most racists don't think racism is an issue... is that your point?
You said racism isn't an issue? Most people that are racist would not be arsed to stand up against it. That's my point.Swann
No, that's not my point.
What point are you trying to make ?
Are you accusing me of being racist because I am questioning the effectiveness of a certain protest against racism ?
Or are you accusing me of being racist because I have said that there is no big problem with racism at Blackpool Football Club and that the club - and football in general - have made great progress in this area ?
Thanks for the clarification.Wiz
Thanks for informing me that the BLM movement began in 2013.
I won't try and pretend that I was aware of this before you told me but I certainly did not suggest when the movement began.
What I would suggest is that the whole "taking the knee" protest was introduced in the football grounds of our green and pleasant land shortly after George Floyd was unlawfully killed in America and I am of the opinion that the "taking the knee" protest would not have started in this country if the death of George Floyd had not occurred.
Please note that I am only making a suggestion and I appreciate that you may not share my opinion on this matter.
Please also note that I am not trying to be sarcastic in my response and I want to make it clear to you that I am of the opinion that racism should never be accepted.
I feel that there are other more serious issues/problems in this country and certainly in our local community that could perhaps benefit more from a continued protest and/or some form of awareness/education campaign and I feel that I should be allowed to express such an opinion without facing any ridiculous accusations of racism.
I am not suggesting that you are accusing me of racism Wiz - not yet anyway.
Thanks for the clarification.