Health and Safety tubes have ensured that it's difficult to keep your poppy on your jacket nowadays, the plastic stems just bend and the stick on ones lose the stickiness very quickly.
The anti-war sentiment in this country is running high at the moment and I have to admit to a real unease at our troops being out in Afghanistan. But Remembrance Sunday is sacrosanct. Surely not even the most rabid white poppy wearing pacifist begrudges a minute of silent respect for the millions who have fallen to allow us to air our views in peace.
I see Manchester United (and Liverpool apparently) are not wearing poppies on their strips. Manchester United have given a weasel excuse of "never done it before". A more feasible reason is not to offend supporters of their 'global brand' in areas of the world where war remembrance may not go down well. What an absolute disgrace. As they applaud the Chelsea Pensioners onto the pitch this afternoon they should be ashamed of themselves.
You would think Liverpool and Manchester United, who have histories of disasters and are rightly extremely vocal if these memories are desecrated in any way, would have a little more respect.
Speaking of respect, I see those despicable elements in the Celtic support decided to sing Irish Republican songs through the silence before the game against Falkirk today. Celtic always seem to get off lightly with their bigoted behaviour, but this confirms what most Scottish football fans already knew - they are as disgusting as their partners in crime.
As with Rangers, the media in this country will throw the deflectors up and back them (already they are claiming it was only people outside the ground who were singing and it's been mentioned on Aberdeen fan's chat sites that Sky may have cut the volume during the silence to block out their disrespect). These low life vermin make me sick.
Song recommendation today is that familiar lament to fallen heroes, "Flowers of the Forest". Check out the version by the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards and feel the tingle run down your spine.
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Macbeth, I was also struck by the lack of poppies on sale on the high street..could only find one at Bruce Millers. Regarding Afghanistan, this is my take on it.... when will Broon come clean and tell us that the real problem is Pakistan and that is why we are next door. It's taken years but finally they are attacking militants/taliban in their country..if we pull out then they will give up and we're back to afghan/pakistan sponsored terrorism on our streets via training camps. There is no border between these two countries. . Sorry I get upset at Broon spouting nonsense.
ReplyDeleteSpeaking of that, as I read your blog Macbeth I see that Gormless Gordon has done it again with a pitiful letter to a war widow. He is an utter disgrace! Expect full blog retribution soon.
The minute's silence at Pittodrie was solemn & moving. The following morning we held a minute's silence at our Colony Park U11 tie against Albion in Aberdeen. On both occasions bright sunshine soaked the November football parks; we are so remarkably fortunate to have had forefathers paying the ultimate cost to allow us to enjoy life in the the best corner of God's own island. Glasgow Celtic are repulsive - I noted that their Chief Executive didn't even wear a poppy. We might be destined to relative mediocrity as Dons people but we have far more to be proud about than many 'big' clubs. In espect of uber gipe Broon, only he could made a total arse of 'writing' a letter to a bereaved mother, then engage in a vitriolic follow up phone call. Offends the visually impaired and pathetically alludes to his own baby's death as some form of rationale for being a complete oaf. Unknown to him - the poor woman in question also buried another sibling after a life lasting only weeks. Finally a lighter note, I'm sure I saw The Edge from U2 in the Main Stand on Saturday, prompting hopes that some rock legend wonga might be coming to the Dons.....
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