Please provide even the tiniest shred of evidence that the FA is spending millions on this? Unless armbands cost a feckton more than I think they do you are almost certainly talking out of your arse
It is not.
It actually is
the fa send out staff (certainly in Cheshire) to grassroots clubs with a clip board and presentation. Said staff member presents it to club. Club is then asked to present to managers and coaches. Club, managers and coaches in turn asked to promote to their teams and players. That in itself is a lot of money from the FA with in house training. Content creation. Distribution. Staff
Why would anyone give a shit about the word "respect" in any language?
Unless clip boards cost millions it sounds like the FA have a very efficient distribution system for information that doesn't cost anywhere near what you are suggesting it does?
Why though? As far as I know it's a choice to wear it.
"You're a trash human being because you don't agree with me", ahh yes very logical.
Fair point
I know with United they have a foundation for these sorts of things.
Can't speak for Palmer but it's a tradition at United, especially at Xmas, for the players to visit the local children's hospitals/wards and give out presents, has been for decades and it's probably something many other clubs do
Not for me. It's such a minor thing to wear colored armband for a few games. Going out of your way to not do that, is the opposite of respecting LGBTQ rights. I can't think of a reason to not do it that doesn't involve homophobia.
Most sensible post so far
Trash because you're discriminating people based on how they were born. The fact that some players are crying out about racism while simultaneously refusing to wear an armband in support of people with a different sexual orientation is so absurd that I don't even know what to say. We are all one, and should never discriminate one another based on these things.
What would you say if I said ‘I don’t agree with black people being allowed to vote’? Would you say that’s fine because it’s my opinion?
How he discriminates exactly?
That situation isn't comparable.
Sums it up nicely.
We all know his stance on it - and yours - don't even bother deflecting it. It is just tedious reading all these bullshit excuses and the religious reasons for being an asshole.
If Guehi (who has always been open about his Christianity, his dad is a clergyman iirc) said "I wrote that in the armband to show that Jesus loves the people this campaign is for", I'd believe him.
You can respect something without having to publicly support it, though.
Mine?
What is your stance?Mine?
And what is my stance? I see that you know it better than me. But again, you know everything so...
How is it not comparable? Both are work places where you have a choice wear the symbol.
Maybe because football has had issues with homophobia in the past, to the point where certain communities feel excluded from enjoying football in the same way as the masses? And probably because premier league football is a huge spectacle, and in general is often used to represent social values and make positive impacts to communities?
A captain refusing to support a cause their club is behind is news. It's not "interrupt Love Island" level news but it's a legit story in the football sphere.
Yeah I don’t think that’s the thing that would make someone not support it. You either do because you believe in equality that way, or you don’t. If all it takes is someone calling you trash to tilt you the other way we’ll then you were heading in that direction anyway.
what’s your experience with the FA and their distribution systems. In fact, what’s your direct experience with the FA at all. Mine is plentiful. And for a number of years. Without going too deep on access rights on WholeGamesystem I can say with a lot of confidence that any and all FA systems are not fit for purpose.
Oooh don’t get me started on the foundation hahaha
Don't see anywhere I have denied that.
Well, do you not see how the two situations are, therefore, not comparable?
