Guest chopey Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 If we are proud to display the poppy we should be proud to pay the fine Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teasy Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 Nah we should just tell them to fuck off like, paying a fine is as good as admitting wrong doing and there hasn't been any. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdckelly Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I never really got the big deal over this, FIFA have a very understandable policy designed to keep political fucknuttery out of football, and it's up to countries whether they obey the rule or take a fine. If it's really as important as so many think it is to wear the poppy then you take the fine and move on. problem for me anyway this time around is the precedent had already been set in 2011 (?) when they were allowed to wear armbands with it, so why is one instance okay and not the other? As for Ireland and the Easter Rising thing I just find it funny that if that MP hadn't have pointed it FIFA would have never noticed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I never really got the big deal over this, FIFA have a very understandable policy designed to keep political fucknuttery out of football, and it's up to countries whether they obey the rule or take a fine. If it's really as important as so many think it is to wear the poppy then you take the fine and move on. problem for me anyway this time around is the precedent had already been set in 2011 (?) when they were allowed to wear armbands with it, so why is one instance okay and not the other? As for Ireland and the Easter Rising thing I just find it funny that if that MP hadn't have pointed it FIFA would have never noticed. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/england/8879577/Fifa-backs-down-and-allow-England-players-to-wear-poppies-on-black-armband-against-Spain.html After a day of extraordinary interventions, including both Prince William and Prime Minister David Cameron writing to Fifa asking that the players’ shirts be embroidered with poppies, world football’s governing body relented on its previously unshakeable stance. Up until then Fifa had made clear, despite protestations from the FA, that it considered placing a poppy on a player’s shirt as contravening its rules banning political, religious and commercial messages. It is understood that despite the high-level interventions - the Duke of Cambridge is also president of the FA and wrote in that capacity - it was a discussion between Conservative MP Chris Heaton-Harris and Fifa general secretary Jérôme Valcke that helped broker a deal. Heaton-Harris is a relatively new MP, elected to the Daventry seat last year, and was previously a member of the European Parliament, where he struck up an acquaintance with Valcke, who has been handling the issue for Fifa. Heaton-Harris was previously president of the Sports Intergroup, a group of 40 MEPs who have an interest in sport. It is believed it was his suggestion to allow the poppies on the armbands with Valcke then authorising the move. Probably took a bung tbh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 The fa's need to ask for a full breakdown of where the fine money will be put. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 That's not how fines work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest alijmitchell Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 I've never understood why people get so worked up about the poppy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest chopey Posted December 19, 2016 Share Posted December 19, 2016 That's not how fines work. In normal circumstances I agree but have been fined by one of the most corrupt organisations ever I think we have a right to know where the money is going Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest firetotheworks Posted December 20, 2016 Share Posted December 20, 2016 A situation where they're all dicks, really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Further ruining the World Cup from 2026 seems to be high on the agenda in the next couple of days. Quite a lot of journo's reporting they reckon it'll be 48 teams and potentially loads of penalty shootouts if games are draws. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Groups of 3 with 2 going through Sounds very fair on the team not playing the final game and all. Penalties in the group games Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interpolic Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 They really need to find a way to sack FIFA somehow like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
relámpago blanco Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Fifa should donate the fine to the Poppy Appeal. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stifler Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Just have a pre-knockout round for the lowest ranked qualifiers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rompe Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Brilliant! Every single shit team, which there will be loads of, will play 11 in defense, never venture past the halfway line and still have a chance to win the group games on penalties. Can't wait for this! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 That penalties thing really is a double whammy. There's gonna be SO many shit games. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leazes_End_Mag Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 RIP World Cup. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenham Mag Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 http://i.imgur.com/HlUuuZP.gif Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevo Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Everyone is doing their best to make me hate football. What a s*** idea! What's next? So many stadiums required it's never allocated to a country anymore and it's about 20 stadiums spread across the world making it virtually impossible for a decent atmosphere? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkie Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 http://i.imgur.com/HlUuuZP.gif Where does that one actually come from? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest neesy111 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 http://i.imgur.com/HlUuuZP.gif Where does that one actually come from? Seinfeld. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFEE Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Might as well scrap the qualifiers at this rate it's becoming that unwieldy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 Scotland might make it! yay! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobody Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 So is that stupid as fuck penalties thing really happening? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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