Frazzle Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Playing the national anthem for a club team is going to lead to these issues. He's not representing Great Britain, he's representing West Brom. He obviously has particularly strong objections, can't really hold that against him. You can hold them against him in the same way that he is free to have them. Despite Disco's sarcastic remark, I think there is an element of hypocrisy in what he does. What I meant was, if someone has a moral objection then they have to do something about it. I can't object to that. As far as I'm aware you don't need to swear allegiance to the Queen to work in England, so I'm not sure where the hypocrisy could be. What is the meaning of his protest then? He's protesting against the historical actions of a country but then saying well I'm happy to live in it in its current state. It just seems a weird protest considering he seems to have accepted that it is a bad part of history which isn't repeating itself, in the same way. I don't want to get all flippant, and accept that the events in questions are in living memory, but no-one turns their back to the Germans during national anthems etc. Like I say, I understand that could be construed as flippant but the principle is the same isn't it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
henke Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Didn't Ozil protest against the German national anthem, and he plays for them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Just doesn't sing it apparently? I wouldn't sing God Save the Queen like on the account of it being lyrically the most embarrassing National Anthem ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 At the end of the day we fought for the freedom we have this country to allow him to be able to do that. It's irritating but he's entitled to do it. Like I said before, the more people make of it the more his "protest" has worked. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I don't think it was even a protest, he just wanted to make it clear he wasn't participating. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Ian W hates English values and freedom. Pass it on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah, and he did so by staging a protest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fugazi Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 https://www.premier-league-moments.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Cisse man Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AyeDubbleYoo Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah, and he did so by staging a protest Not really, he wasn't trying to draw attention to a cause or make a point, he just didn't want to participate in a celebration of the UK. Fuck it, I don't even care Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STM Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 As Ronaldo said. He's an IRA sympathiser. If it wasn't against everything this country stands for, I'd suggest kicking the little cunt out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M4 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 https://www.premier-league-moments.com Well that's nice. Not too much bullshit just click an enoy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Yeah, and he did so by staging a protest Not really, he wasn't trying to draw attention to a cause or make a point, he just didn't want to participate in a celebration of the UK. Fuck it, I don't even care I don't either tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Any evidence for him being an IRA sympathiser like? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heron Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Any evidence for him being an IRA sympathiser like? He once said Ireland was da bomb. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anderson Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 https://www.premier-league-moments.com Highlights so far are the mackems hat-trick of OGs and the picture for Leeds getting relegated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hanshithispantz Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'd happily forgotten about this Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Keown being a massive prick to van Nistelrooy is probably the best thing that ever happened. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 https://www.premier-league-moments.com Highlights so far are the mackems hat-trick of OGs and the picture for Leeds getting relegated. Dalian "Aktinson" being spelt wrong in the video was a good one, too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 McClean should move away from England if he hates it so much. Bet he likes it when he is cashing in his pay checks every month though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrmojorisin75 Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I don't think it was even a protest, he just wanted to make it clear he wasn't participating. Make it clear to whom? Who would have remotely gave a fuck either way. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
triggs Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 McClean should move away from England if he hates it so much. Bet he likes it when he is cashing in his pay checks every month though. I for one can certainly see James Mcclean being in high demand from clubs in other countries Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Village Idiot Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 https://www.premier-league-moments.com Highlights so far are the mackems hat-trick of OGs and the picture for Leeds getting relegated. I just googled "Leeds Relegation" and stumbled upon this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doing_a_Leeds A wikipedia entry FFS, and a pretty long one at that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foluwashola Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I'd happily forgotten about this So passionate. Caress the ginger's face Wilhelmina necking on with it. McClean seems to go unnecessarily out of his way to be s bellend. Horrific spotted potato bonce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Colossus Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 Quite the autocorrect for 'while', there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts