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guardian.co.uk - 18 days ago

Spare us the phoney poppy apoplexy

— guardian.co.uk — The vitriolic campaign to bully all Premier League clubs into wearing a poppy on their shirts shames the memory of the fallen With a tedious inevitability, the Daily Mail's campaign to divide the whole of Britain into people who wear poppies and ... (more) Spare us the phoney poppy apoplexy

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Morning Link Dump – Scarlett, Fedor, Jackets, McEnroe
TheScore.com Blog — ... “Two more Premier League clubs bowed to Poppy pressure yesterday, making a total of 17 top-flight teams who will embroider the British Legion emblem on their match-day shirts to mark Remembrance Sunday,” reports the Daily Mail. “That leaves only three in the Premier League — Manchester United, Liverpool and Bolton who will play at the weekend without a poppy on their shirts in stubborn defiance of public opinion.“ ...

Man Utd and Liverpool refuse to embroider Poppy on their shirts
Football Shirts News — ... Armed Forces and we do not feel a poppy on the shirt would add to our contribution. Our staff and officials will be wearing them as usual and we are confident we are doing the right thing.’ Liverpool ‘We have worked with the British Legion to help publicise and support the Poppy Appeal. There will be a minute’s silence before our game against Birmingham on Monday, a ceremonial poppy placed on the centre circle, a ground collection and advertising made available to raise awareness.’ Source (DailyMail)

The Sweeper: The Politics of Poppy Populism
Pitch Invasion — ... So, Remembrance Sunday has come and gone, and so have the weekend fixtures in the Premier League.  Did you notice your club donning silkscreen poppies on the centre of their shirts?  And did the gesture move you like a Last Post and Reveille to remember the horror of war?  If it did, you have the Sportsmail’s Charles Sale to thank.  The columnist pushed a campaign to have clubs embroider poppies on their kits for this weekends matches, and publicly chastised those who refused. ...