Burnley Banner !

The overwhelming reaction of the football community shows the idiots who sent that banner up there are on the wrong side of humanity and history.

The phrase they displayed simply trivializes a serious issue that millions around the world care about. Millions across all age groups and ethnicities. Get on board or get out of the way!!

comment by JonnyLosAngeles (My Dad was made in Leeds) עם ישראל חי (U9756)
posted 58 seconds ago
The overwhelming reaction of the football community shows the idiots who sent that banner up there are on the wrong side of humanity and history.

The phrase they displayed simply trivializes a serious issue that millions around the world care about. Millions across all age groups and ethnicities. Get on board or get out of the way!!
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What does wrong side of history actually mean?

Probably in relation to the racial killings a few days ago.

Don’t think it’s necessary but Pandora’s box has been opened with BLM so now we’re stuck with this situation every time there’s an incident that race may or may not be the motivating factor.

It’s unfortunately both or neither. I’m very much in the neither camp.

Football clubs should stick to football related matters. Tackling racism in football is a worthy cause and it's great that clubs support it. But once they step into supporting a more general political cause, they invite those who take the opposite view to express themselves during a game.
We understand that the banner flyers are probably unpleasant people, but if football teams display BLM on their kit, they have no moral right to prevent a gesture that supports an alternative view. That's how a democratic country works.

Those behind Burnley banner = Fooking clueless idiots

There was always going to be backlash and this is it. You push the far right or far left too much and this kind of thing happens, which wasn't illegal by the way, someone paid for it and it's free speech in the uk.

I think the banner should have read 'All Lives Matter' and it would have caused much less controversy.

comment by JonnyLosAngeles (My Dad was made in Leeds) עם ישראל חי (U9756)
posted 1 day, 18 hours ago
The overwhelming reaction of the football community shows the idiots who sent that banner up there are on the wrong side of humanity and history.

The phrase they displayed simply trivializes a serious issue that millions around the world care about. Millions across all age groups and ethnicities. Get on board or get out of the way!!
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Spot on JLA

comment by Batty - Prem4harj (U4664)
posted 1 day, 13 hours ago
Those behind Burnley banner = Fooking clueless idiots
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Absolutely, Batty
The twerp's a big fan of Yaxley ' Tommy Robinson ' Lennon,been photo'd with him .

comment by LeedsMauritius (U22367)
posted 1 day, 5 hours ago
I think the banner should have read 'All Lives Matter' and it would have caused much less controversy.
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Perhaps, but that also trivializes the real issue.

Thank you 756 for the comment above!