Teams throughout the UK apparently allow their players to choose not to display the poppy on their jerseys (e.g. James MacLean). Are Glasgow Celtic players allowed to display one if that is their preference or is it a club policy that it be banned by all, regardless of whether they wish to pay their their respects to those who gave their lives in defence of choice such as this?
Be nice if the directors of Celtic FC gave their reasons for banning the poppy. And I mean the directors of the club, not the dozen or so wallies who will leap to their defence unthinkingly.
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comment by kneerash-23 Cara Gold (U6876)
posted on 5/11/17
Love Poppy time
comment by TBABlue and Yellow. (U9292)
posted on 5/11/17
Plenty of Celtic bhoys and Irish Catholic troops fought and died in the wars against facism....like their Rangers and Ulster prod neighbours, in NI, Scotland and Eire.
Loads of Celtic fans wear a poppy, and loads choose not to.
Best not stir the poppy pot, IMO.
Good Celtic fans on here have expressed respect for all war dead, and disown the bigot ra fans, just as I disown bigot uvf bears.
Peace
comment by The garden of Eden (U12176)
posted on 5/11/17
It should be your choice to wear or not, leave the poppy by the shirt and leave it at that.
comment by Greenisnotthecolour (U20982)
posted on 7/11/17
comment by Kanteyoko (U12176)
posted 1 day, 19 hours ago
It should be your choice to wear or not, leave the poppy by the shirt and leave it at that.
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I agree. That's why I ask the question.....why should Celtic choose to stop their players from choosing?
comment by Greenisnotthecolour (U20982)
posted on 7/11/17
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 day, 20 hours ago
Plenty of Celtic bhoys and Irish Catholic troops fought and died in the wars against facism....like their Rangers and Ulster prod neighbours, in NI, Scotland and Eire.
Loads of Celtic fans wear a poppy, and loads choose not to.
Best not stir the poppy pot, IMO.
Good Celtic fans on here have expressed respect for all war dead, and disown the bigot ra fans, just as I disown bigot uvf bears.
Peace
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You 're right pal. I have many friends and acquaintances who follow Celtic and wear a poppy but I still don't understand why the club they support should be the only one in the UK who actually ban their players from choosing to display one.
Is it some sort of political statement? If so, what? What happened to freedom of expression within limits?
comment by TBABlue and Yellow. (U9292)
posted on 7/11/17
comment by Greenisnotthecolour (U20982)
posted 3 hours, 59 minutes ago
comment by thebluebellsareblue (U9292)
posted 1 day, 20 hours ago
Plenty of Celtic bhoys and Irish Catholic troops fought and died in the wars against facism....like their Rangers and Ulster prod neighbours, in NI, Scotland and Eire.
Loads of Celtic fans wear a poppy, and loads choose not to.
Best not stir the poppy pot, IMO.
Good Celtic fans on here have expressed respect for all war dead, and disown the bigot ra fans, just as I disown bigot uvf bears.
Peace
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You 're right pal. I have many friends and acquaintances who follow Celtic and wear a poppy but I still don't understand why the club they support should be the only one in the UK who actually ban their players from choosing to display one.
Is it some sort of political statement? If so, what? What happened to freedom of expression within limits?
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Played ng to the Irish roots, possibly, even though most zrish have moved on.
Funny how the irish tricolour flew over Celtic FC, and not local flegs?
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