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Post by skip on Mar 22, 2024 16:57:11 GMT
The only difference is the thick end of fourteen years of the media and the Tory Party and its ilk doing their damnedest to tell people the England is under threat, a mixture of amateur hour McCarthyism and straight bananas. Presumably the mind-controlling master-manipulator Tories will be sweeping to power in this year’s GE then Not now that thee master manipulator Murdoch is currently in the process of nailing his colours to Labour they won't, no.
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Post by superjw on Mar 22, 2024 16:58:57 GMT
I’ve just seen a video of a bloke who priced up 2 kits for his children.
So 2 full kits, home and away each: £700
Welcome to rip off Britain
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Post by skip on Mar 22, 2024 17:02:40 GMT
I’ve just seen a video of a bloke who priced up 2 kits for his children. So 2 full kits, home and away each: £700 Welcome to rip off Britain If he buys all that he's loaded. Or skint and crackers. Either way, no sympathy.
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Post by AlliG on Mar 22, 2024 17:03:21 GMT
The England kit was designed by an American company, manufactured in somewhere like Bangladesh and using materials that aren’t fit for purpose. Yet, people care about a flag on the back of the collar? Not one thing about that kit is English. A National Kit should be designed by that Nation’s sports brand, manufactured by that Nation’s people and see a good chunk of the profits go to that Nation’s charities. None of that happens and I think that’s the biggest issue to me. Th-th-that's Capitalism, folks!!! Looks like we are not the only ones. The Germans are not happy
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Mar 22, 2024 17:06:10 GMT
The only flag on an England shirt should be the St Georges cross. Let's not forget that traditionally, England never had any whiff of the George cross on it, only the FA Three Lions badge. Correct. 1996 was the first time when England hosted the Euro's since then a corrupted version of the flag has appeared on the shirt no less than 9 times and no-one has so much as given a flying f*ck. But then this is the age of the Culture War and the Snowflake. A heady mix.
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Post by generationex on Mar 22, 2024 17:07:40 GMT
Them Germans should count themselves lucky that Macron have only got £3.80 to offer their FA!
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Post by oggyoggy on Mar 22, 2024 17:09:24 GMT
This is a very interesting point. People would do well to think carefully about what has changed in our culture in the intervening years for people to get so triggered by something that has seemingly been done many times before. On the face of it it’s a trivial thing but the reaction signifies something. Why are people so uncomfortable with an expression of something they were perfectly fine with ten or 15 years ago? Believe it’s just right-wing cranks and opportunists whipping up division if you like. I’d suggest you’ve got your fingers in your ears. Election year and culture war issue. That’s why the press highlighted it and everyone got angry. In the past, they probably would have got angry about it but they didn’t know about it as the press didn’t report it. Also some people seem to think blue purple and red are the colours of the LGBTQ rainbow flag. They aren’t.
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Post by skip on Mar 22, 2024 17:14:50 GMT
One thing I did ponder earlier, and its that the Football Kit Dept. at Nike HQ (Portland, Oregon) must think England is made up of paranoid permanently offended football fannies. Bet they're pissing themselves on the way to get a chai latté whilst firing up a doobie before getting on their fixies, riding home for the weekend. I can see them now, in the Red Dot bar guffawing at the outrage. "Hey guys, come and see the hoo-ha on the UK news about our Englanshire soccer shirt design! They're going crazy over a little spot of graphics!"
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Mar 22, 2024 17:22:21 GMT
One thing I did ponder earlier, and its that the Football Kit Dept. at Nike HQ (Portland, Oregon) must think England is made up of paranoid permanently offended football fannies. Bet they're pissing themselves on the way to get a chai latté whilst firing up a doobie before getting on their fixies, riding home for the weekend. I can see them now, in the Red Dot bar guffawing at the outrage. "Hey guys, come and see the hoo-ha on the UK news about our Englanshire soccer shirt design! They're going crazy over a little spot of graphics!" Oh I dunno. Can imagine the capital (Capitol?) Team Trump would look to make out of a hint of black being introduced to the Star Spangled Banner.
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Post by banksy1art on Mar 22, 2024 17:24:02 GMT
I thought that was a rainbow flag? Not blue purple and shades of red? Whoever is linking this to LGBTQ is way off. I'm just going off the many replies on social media. Here's our mate Joey Barton just as one example......
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Post by Vadiation_Ribe on Mar 22, 2024 17:29:25 GMT
I just find it funny how Nike called it a "playful update." In what way is it playful? Now if they'd put googly eyes on it...
Googly eyes could improve our performance actually, like putting eyes in places where bike thefts are high has been shown to reduce thefts, maybe opposition players wouldn't get away from their marker as much.
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Mar 22, 2024 17:31:11 GMT
I thought that was a rainbow flag? Not blue purple and shades of red? Whoever is linking this to LGBTQ is way off. I'm just going off the many replies on social media. Here's our mate Joey Barton just as one example...... Gosh. Doesn't Joey spend a lot of time on Amazon pricing up Bi-Sexual Pride flags? Bet his inbox is full of interesting offers and promotions.
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Post by PotterLog on Mar 22, 2024 17:36:04 GMT
I just find it funny how Nike called it a "playful update." In what way is it playful? Now if they'd put googly eyes on it... Googly eyes could improve our performance actually, like putting eyes in places where bike thefts are high has been shown to reduce thefts, maybe opposition players wouldn't get away from their marker as much. Or a bus-stop cock and balls. That would be playful, and maybe a more appropriate reference to our nation’s fine cultural heritage, now I think about it.
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Post by cvillestokie on Mar 22, 2024 17:38:59 GMT
The England kit was designed by an American company, manufactured in somewhere like Bangladesh and using materials that aren’t fit for purpose. Yet, people care about a flag on the back of the collar? Not one thing about that kit is English. A National Kit should be designed by that Nation’s sports brand, manufactured by that Nation’s people and see a good chunk of the profits go to that Nation’s charities. None of that happens and I think that’s the biggest issue to me. Do we have any genuine national sports brands that could do it? There’s Umbro but wasn’t sure. Then there is Slazenger but don’t think they do football kits (at least I don’t think they do) As much as I agree with you, a 100% national England kit would be easily double the already disgusting cost… You could get a smaller company to do it. They could grow with the success of the kit sales. Linking sales less to profit margins and more to English ingenuity, design and charity would create a kit to be proud of rather than just some random piece of tat that you are encouraged to buy every couple of years.
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Post by Davef on Mar 22, 2024 17:39:09 GMT
Let's not forget that traditionally, England never had any whiff of the George cross on it, only the FA Three Lions badge. Correct. 1996 was the first time when England hosted the Euro's since then a corrupted version of the flag has appeared on the shirt no less than 9 times and no-one has so much as given a flying f*ck. But then this is the age of the Culture War and the Snowflake. A heady mix. The flag has been incorporated into the design of several England strips over the years and it isn't really an issue. The Germans have done likewise, most famously in 1990, and I think their current kit also includes a faded version of their flag on the sleeves. As I said previously though, Nike's explanation about the "playful" design of the flag "uniting and inspiring" is disingenuous. It certainly isn't uniting people and I'm not sure how it is supposed to inspire anybody.
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Post by dirtygary69 on Mar 22, 2024 17:42:39 GMT
It doesn’t bother me at all, but i just don’t get why everything seems to have to go down this route. It’s almost like they want to court controversy in order to ramp up interest and drive shirt sales…
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Post by Seymour Beaver on Mar 22, 2024 17:43:39 GMT
Correct. 1996 was the first time when England hosted the Euro's since then a corrupted version of the flag has appeared on the shirt no less than 9 times and no-one has so much as given a flying f*ck. But then this is the age of the Culture War and the Snowflake. A heady mix. The flag has been incorporated into the design of several England strips over the years and it isn't really an issue. The Germans have done likewise, most famously in 1990, and I think their current kit also includes a faded version of their flag on the sleeves. As I said previously though, Nike's explanation about the "playful" design of the flag "uniting and inspiring" is disingenuous. It certainly isn't uniting people and I'm not sure how it is supposed to inspire anybody. So what is it then? And were previous 'explanations' of corruptions (that no-one appeared bothered to ask for) more satisfactory?
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Post by rickyfullerbeer on Mar 22, 2024 18:13:40 GMT
Imagine being arsed about that flag.
I can't think of something I care less about. They were discussing it on BBC Radio Stoke earlier - I turned it off.
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Post by superjw on Mar 22, 2024 19:11:36 GMT
I’ve just seen a video of a bloke who priced up 2 kits for his children. So 2 full kits, home and away each: £700 Welcome to rip off Britain If he buys all that he's loaded. Or skint and crackers. Either way, no sympathy. In fairness he didn’t, proceeded to use an overseas website that sells pretty good looking replicas, £50 for it all it came to 😂
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Post by figo85 on Mar 22, 2024 19:29:55 GMT
Imagine being arsed about that flag. I can't think of something I care less about. They were discussing it on BBC Radio Stoke earlier - I turned it off. It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 22, 2024 19:34:26 GMT
Imagine being arsed about that flag. I can't think of something I care less about. They were discussing it on BBC Radio Stoke earlier - I turned it off. It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about. I don’t really care about the flag thing tbh but who are you calling thick fuckers out of interest? If anyone’s been thick it’s Nike and the FA surely?
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Post by bridgnorthstokie on Mar 22, 2024 19:39:22 GMT
Imagine being arsed about that flag. I can't think of something I care less about. They were discussing it on BBC Radio Stoke earlier - I turned it off. It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about. Love your national pride. Hope when the wokes take over you'll be happy
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2024 19:44:20 GMT
I blame those lesbians… first steal our women now steal our flag.
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Post by nickhfc on Mar 22, 2024 20:27:50 GMT
What’s all this fuss about the New England kit?
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Post by owdestokie2 on Mar 22, 2024 20:36:14 GMT
Imagine being arsed about that flag. I can't think of something I care less about. They were discussing it on BBC Radio Stoke earlier - I turned it off. It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about. You do understand that the St George’s flag is an integral part of the Union Jack (British Flag) that in recent years years men and women have fought and died under/for the likes of you……..and other thick fuckers
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2024 21:28:31 GMT
It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about. You do understand that the St George’s flag is an integral part of the Union Jack (British Flag) that in recent years years men and women have fought and died under/for the likes of you……..and other thick fuckers Yet people don’t moan when people actually deface them with writing. Not that I think anything is wrong with that but it’s no different.
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Post by thehartshillbadger on Mar 22, 2024 21:44:24 GMT
You do understand that the St George’s flag is an integral part of the Union Jack (British Flag) that in recent years years men and women have fought and died under/for the likes of you……..and other thick fuckers Yet people don’t moan when people actually deface them with writing. Not that I think anything is wrong with that but it’s no different. It’s just a faux pas isn’t it. Just put an England flag on it, what’s the point? Fucking yank pricks
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Post by bayernoatcake on Mar 22, 2024 21:45:42 GMT
Yet people don’t moan when people actually deface them with writing. Not that I think anything is wrong with that but it’s no different. It’s just a faux pas isn’t it. Just put an England flag on it, what’s the point? Fucking yank pricks Who cares? It’s been done loads by loads of different people before this. People need to grow up.
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Post by mickmillslovechild on Mar 22, 2024 22:19:32 GMT
It gives the thick fuckers something to moan about. You do understand that the St George’s flag is an integral part of the Union Jack (British Flag) that in recent years years men and women have fought and died under/for the likes of you……..and other thick fuckers They were fighting for the country, freedom and human rights. Fighting for the "flag" is nothing more than a symbolic phrase, unless of course you genuinely believe they wouldn't have even fought for England or those causes in the first place unless the colours of a bloody flag had been to their personal tastes? As has been pointed out, it's not even our flag originally. Thousands of Englishmen fought and died for us for centuries before any Englishmen had even seen that flag. Changing the colours (which has been done before but no one said anything about) doesn't negate what people have done in the past or wipe it from anyone's memory or stop those wanting to fight for their country in the future. Also......it's a game of footy we're talking about, just for perspective.
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Post by crouchpotato1 on Mar 22, 2024 22:21:59 GMT
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