McLean refusing to wear the shirt (poppy)

[Maguire]

The Irish fought in....WW2

Yeah, for the Germans.

[No Fixed Abode]

The Irish fought in....WW2

Yeah, for the Germans.

Yep - let them through the back door as it were...

[Wax Jacket]

yeah that legendary land army of germans based in ireland

[BR2]

I can't see that anybody else has picked up on the fact that Irishman McLean of Sunderland refused to wear a shirt with a poppy on it.
With all the stuff about not wearing "kick it out " t-shirts (optional and it was not part of their work uniform) how disrespectful was it for McLean to refuse to wear the special shirt on a special Saturday?
Why doesn't he f*** off back to Ireland and earn a living there?

Where will all this end?
Will Jason Roberts refuse to wear a Reading shirt because he shops at Lidl rather than Waitrose?
Will one of the teams sponsored by online bookies get players not wearing the shirt becauuse they don't bet?
Will non-drinkers refuse to wear a shirt if their club is sponsored by a drinks companies?
Will they refuse to wear boots unless the leather comes from humanely slaughtered animals?

You are footballers-get on with doing what you are paid to do.

What a pile of poo. The clubs and players get paid for those things. The poppy is a different thing altogether.

Of course I understand that ,dumbo-the point about advertising on shirts was done to widen the topic.

[Stuka]

Because correct me if I'm wrong, all those people being commemorated died so that people could have personal freedom of choice.

Here here

And as such, it is our right to consider him a scummy little feeble-minded irish pcunter and treat him accordingly

This.

Anyway even that squirt Neil Lennon had a cheeky little poppy on Sunday:

[BR2]

You are footballers-get on with doing what you are paid to do.

I didn't realise they were being paid to promote the british Legion appeal?

They are paid by their clubs.
The clubs all bought into to the poppy thing.
Ergo.......ged it?
Does it really need to be spelt out?

[Barry the bird boggler]

Agree wholeheartedly with poppy day and it should be an International thing to commemorate the dead of all wars everywhere (sadly what the world lacks at the moment). Also believe strongly there should be a white poppy for the millions of "civilians" that got caught up in various wars either just through being their ot through the nature of their jobs.

[Alexander Litvinenko]

Agree wholeheartedly with poppy day and it should be an International thing to commemorate the dead of all wars everywhere (sadly what the world lacks at the moment). Also believe strongly there should be a white poppy for the millions of "civilians" that got caught up in various wars either just through being their ot through the nature of their jobs.

I think everyone agrees that. But should it be compulsory, and doesn't it lose any meaning if it is?

[Big Foot]

Considering this bloke turned his back on the country he was born in and then took to Twitter to abuse them, I am not surprised

Can't w8 to boo him when he runs in front of the East Stand

[larry1971]

I don't agree with Mclean's decision not to wear a poppy on his shirt but at the same time I respect his feelings - but at the same time he should not of been using the Remberence Weekend to view his political opinions .

[soggy biscuit]

Agree wholeheartedly with poppy day and it should be an International thing to commemorate the dead of all wars everywhere.

Isn't the poppy a symbol in commonwealth countries?

[NTRoyal]

The Irish fought in....WW2

Yeah, for the Germans.

Yes a small number of Repulican tools sided with the Nazi's. However, as far as I am aware plenty of Irish signed up to fight against them.

[AthleticoSpizz]

There were those from the South, and Catholics and Protestants from the North, that also fought and lost their lives or limbs to terrorism within the Province and Republic.

Sad that he couldn't recognise that fact for just a couple of hours.

[who are ya?]

I've been looking for a new player to h8

[Jackson Corner]

oxf*rd off back to Ireland you dirty finnian basterd. If it wasn't for our brave boys giving up there lives on the beaches of Normandy, he would not even have the right to choose to wear a poppy or not. Let alone be a millionaire just for kicking a ball about every Saturday. Someone should give him a history lesson.

[TBM]

tbh I couldn't really give a fcuk if he wore one or not

Not gonna start getting angry over it

[Jackson Corner]

The Irish fought in....WW2

Yeah, for the Germans.

Yes a small number of Repulican tools sided with the Nazi's. However, as far as I am aware plenty of Irish signed up to fight against them.

The IRA helped to fuel U boats off the west coast in exchange for weapons. Although De Valera claimed to be nuetral he hated Churchil and compared British rule of Ireland the same as the German's in occupied Europe.

[Man Friday]

i don't wear a poppy, suck it

and yet "Land of the free" is stated against your name. How ironic.

[M Brook]

McLean should read this book - 'Spitting on a Soldier's Grave - he might change his mind.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Spitting-Soldie ... 1848764995

Maguire - you might like to read this Wikipedia entry - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_neut ... rld_War_II

[Terminal Boardom]

Agree wholeheartedly with poppy day and it should be an International thing to commemorate the dead of all wars everywhere.

Isn't the poppy a symbol in commonwealth countries?

There are many countries around the world that recognise Armistace Day and use the poppy as a symbol of rememberance. Certainly in Oz where I picked up a really tasty lapel badge that makes the UK ones look remarkably shabby. Even the paper poppies over here are of a superior quality. IIRC, there was an article on the BBC News website last year naming the countries that observed 11th November. And here it is http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-15637074