04 Nov 2017 00:22:23
I see there is to be a minute's silence tomorrow before kick off. I really hope everyone, regardless of their instincts, observes it fully as it would give the media carte blanche to make it a massive story and take the shine off what may well be one of the biggest days in our club's history. HH#63.
{Ed007's Note - And it'll help take attention away from the TRIFC accounts. An absolute nonsense to announce this the night before the match and it's not even Rememberance Weekend till next week.
We go through this every year, it's all total bollocks. If you want to wear a poppy wear one and if you don't then don't. Neither person needs to go on about Ireland, the Empire or what their papa done in the wars. In the bigger picture you wearing a daft wee bit of paper (wasn't that Haig's way of injured soldiers earning, making the poppies?) is up to you. Just don't force wearing one or not down each other's throat, you won't change anyone's mind or opinion.
FIFA shat it and should have banned it all when they had the chance, this scunners me every year.
Today, the 3rd, is the 26th anniversary of my uncle killikng himself, Larkhall born and bred, joined up at 16 and when his time was up he couldn't live in civvy street, nobody helped him when he asked and was senctioned? He couldn't cope and sadly took an OD and that was that, the amount of drugs in his system showed it wasn't a cry for help. My mam had to get the money together to bury him and not once in the past 26 years has anyone been in touch with my mam or sister about him, I remember something about a pension but he had a young son.
If someone is paying to go somewhere you might get shot it's their responsibility to look after the injured or dead. We shouldn't need soldiers in pointless wars but we shouldn't need charities to look after those who have went. They make enough money selling the arms to the terrorists to use against us in the first place.
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04 Nov 2017 07:12:54
Not much point in having shiny bollix if you can't use them .
04 Nov 2017 08:42:43
Today's team I would like to see the 3/ 1/ 4/ 2 wae grif and MD up top.
04 Nov 2017 05:15:51
Sad story that ed and unfortunately not so uncommon. Good friend of mine was left on his arse after serving luckily there's a charity soldiers off the streets which he says he owes his life to.
{Ed007's Note - There's plenty of young men out who are forgotten about and cast aside wgen their time as cannon fodder is up. Why did your friend need a charity for help when it was our government he was working for when all his traumas took place? They shoull be footing the bill of looking after them.
04 Nov 2017 07:10:09
Sad story Ed and a heartfelt post. For me a football arena is exactly that . a place to go and watch football. Next Sunday people will have the chance to remember the fallen Wether it be at a cenotaph church or mass. There's no need for it at sporting events. Would a minutes silence be held before the first set of an Andy Murray match or the 2.15 at Cheltenham? Everyone has there own opinion on wars conflicts etc. The bhoys/ Ghirls supporting Glasgow Celtic football club at Perth today are as much an ambassador for the club as Big Billy Mcneil is. I'm suspicious as to whether this is a 'poppy trap' or not but what I do know is that SMSM will be sharpening the pencils as we speak. Let's not give them ammunition to try and taint us. ☘.
04 Nov 2017 08:18:12
ED007 very sad story about you uncle, and I agree was that not the purpose of buying a poppy, to help servicemen and their families.
As for the minute's silence I will observe it in memory of my grandad but it is a personal choice. As is buying or wearing a poppy.
What gets me angry is the way TRIFC have hijacked this, and it is simply as ED007 says to deflect attention away from how poor their team is and how poor their bank balance is. I do not remember them making such a big thing about Remembrance Sunday years ago, no it is only since they died and rose again as the tribute act. Hypocrites the lot of them.
{Ed007's Note - It's only a recent thing in the UK, before it was a solemn and respectful Rememberance of those who died in the 2 wars. It's changed it's meaning now and as like most things right wing lunatics hijack it's an embarrassing fiasco that even a lot of ex-services have turned their back on.
God bless your granddad, Tim, that's the generation who the real heroes were.}
04 Nov 2017 12:25:19
Well said Ed. I have the utmost respect for the bravest of the brave who fought and died in the 2 wars.
04 Nov 2017 19:39:52
I'm sure the Catholic community in Derry won't be interested in a minutes silence for british thugs who murdered 14 innocent civilians on a civil rights March, it isn't a crime to boo these people.