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Players taking the knee

Discussion in 'General Football' started by bantamlad92, Sep 3, 2021.

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What is your stance on City players taking the knee?

  1. Keep doing it indefinitely

    10.6%
  2. Keep doing it for now

    12.0%
  3. Probably needs to stop as it has run its course

    26.1%
  4. Definitely needs to stop now

    31.7%
  5. Not sure / not bothered

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  1. Storck

    Storck Regular Starter

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    yep. Themself
     
  2. Tony Wilkinson

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    Good work Sherlock, you've managed to get confessions from all of the squad..!!
    Well, that puts that to bed then doesn't it ?
    Are you ready for Santa..?
     
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  3. Storck

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    so you have no suggestions of who is behind the conspiracy, no evidence, nothing.

    but it must be true.
     
  4. Offcomedun

    Offcomedun Important Player
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    1. Come on then. I've posted quite a few times on this site in the last two months. How many of my posts mentioned racism. I think you'll find very few, if any.

    2. I'm nowhere near as left wing as your fevered, paranoid, 1950s, 'reds under the beds' imagination thinks I am. I'm a left of centre social democrat who believes in a mixture of private enterprise and public services.

    3. Exactly where did I say that my political views are the majority view? I didn't. But there are, nevertheless, millions of people in this country whose views are liberal/left of centre. The vast majority of them are not people who go onto football fans forum sites. The fact that you don't seem to know any of them says more about you than them.
    I said there is a broad spectrum of views, which there is, and you are well to the right of it.
     
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  5. Nottsy

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    As well as the reasons already mentioned for players taking the knee. The fact a simple gesture really boils the piss of certain folk, I find immensely pleasing.
     
  6. Keefly Bantam

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    Can imagine the scene now in your bedroom

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  7. Tony Wilkinson

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    Breakthrough..
    Premiership defying the sheep
    2 or 3 Watford players standing while Brentford took the knee
    Disappointed the other night though when Portsmouth (a strong pro British town) took the knee accompanied by presumably their own fans boos while all the Sheffield Wednesday lads stood in defiance..
     
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  8. Sergio Pinto III

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    It will be interesting to see our England players really take a standand boycott the world cup in Qatar. 6000 have died building those stadiums and the country has an appalling human rights record.

    I wont hold my breath though - we all know taking the knee is really just virtue signalling crap and BLM only matter when it suits and isnt profitable.
     
  9. NorthernMonkey

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    Similar to Lewis Hamilton wearing the rainbow helmet.

    If he really wanted to enforce the point he'd have refused to race there and then the organisers have a huge decision to make. Especially if any of the other drivers followed.

    As it was, it's a completely empty gesture that will be by and large, ignored.
     
  10. Bantam-in-Greece

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    Sutton players didn't take it v. Harrogate, Middlesbro v. Bournemouth yesterday - neither took the knee, just kicked off like they used to do. Great to see.
     
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  11. Tony Wilkinson

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    Would seem that there's only you and I that can see through this bollox B-I-G...
    But never mind, one day they'll stop and think just what they are doing..
     
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  12. Tony Wilkinson

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    Oh, that was funny, Donny v Sunderland ,ALL the players stood up and the ref took the knee on his bloody own...hilarious..
     
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  13. Storck

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    maybe that is how it should be. Individual decision
     
  14. Tony Wilkinson

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    I'll settle for that 'til it burns out altogether....
     
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    Huddersfield Town stood yesterday while Blackpool took the knee.
    Seems to be more and more teams/players now standing.
    A few teams at VP have stood together rather than kneel which is good.
     
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  16. Keefly Bantam

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    Did Barrow take the knee today alongside City?
     
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  17. Storck

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    Does it matter?
     
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  18. Tony Wilkinson

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    'Fraid they did, was hoping for a dose of reality for the new year but hey ho.......
     
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  19. Tony Wilkinson

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    Campaign going well I see....




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  20. Bronco

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    Don't believe all you read in papers I'm told :unsure:.
     
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