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Salem wrote:To me , it’s the principle.

Someone has signed that off and find it an acceptable thing to do.No discussion with fans or general public .

Like it or not , the cross of St George is our nations flag and is not something someone should have the power to change , regardless of their personal views .

Spot on.

There’s no need to do it, other than to create division/publicity.

They say no publicity is bad publicity. Never understood the attraction of buying a tee shirt. They all end up in the chest if draws.

henrycrs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:57 am

Salem wrote:To me , it’s the principle.

Someone has signed that off and find it an acceptable thing to do.No discussion with fans or general public .

Like it or not , the cross of St George is our nations flag and is not something someone should have the power to change , regardless of their personal views .

Spot on.

There’s no need to do it, other than to create division/publicity.

Who has it created division amongst?

There must have been outrage at the editing of the UK flag for the 2012 Olympic shirt.

Zambo wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:01 am They say no publicity is bad publicity. Never understood the attraction of buying a tee shirt. They all end up in the chest if draws.

I suspect that the vast majority people moaning about this shirt never planned to buy one.

Vespa wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 11:20 am

henrycrs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:57 am

Salem wrote:To me , it’s the principle.

Someone has signed that off and find it an acceptable thing to do.No discussion with fans or general public .

Like it or not , the cross of St George is our nations flag and is not something someone should have the power to change , regardless of their personal views .

Spot on.

There’s no need to do it, other than to create division/publicity.

Who has it created division amongst?

There must have been outrage at the editing of the UK flag for the 2012 Olympic shirt.

Exactly.
Ukip created a purple version of the Union Flag: no outrage.
The Tories created a blue version of the Union Flag for their logo: no outrage.
Something that has a little inclusivity to it: MASS OUTRAGE.

Just shows how easy it is to manipulate people and wind them up about the most trivial things.

OR DOES IT

Vespa wrote:

henrycrs wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 10:57 am

Salem wrote:To me , it’s the principle.

Someone has signed that off and find it an acceptable thing to do.No discussion with fans or general public .

Like it or not , the cross of St George is our nations flag and is not something someone should have the power to change , regardless of their personal views .

Spot on.

There’s no need to do it, other than to create division/publicity.

Who has it created division amongst?

There must have been outrage at the editing of the UK flag for the 2012 Olympic shirt.

Errr no one really wants a UK football team so it’s not a relative comparison.

No need to have a cross on an England shirt other than the red/white one.

And for clarity, anyone over the age of 18 who wears a football shirt probably has nonce tendencies.

Indeed, St George is also the patron saint of Georgia and boy scouts an organisation synonymous with noncing.

£85 these shirts, £125 for a different type I can't distinguish why. Expensive hobby.

These aren't to wear, they are "collectible investments" as everything is now

Vespa wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:21 am I'm just curious how many people moaning about this shirt actually planned to buy one. Politicians whine about this but it turns out their own party have edited the flag.

Rather a strange take on it Vespa .

Just because one has an opinion on something surely doesn't mean one has to but it ?

subsub wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:19 am

Salem wrote: ↑Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:45 pm So what , if next time , the producers of the English national football shirt decide to make a "playful update" to the Three Lions ?

It really wouldn't bother me. There have been numerous England shirts with the flag altered or used in different colours, and I don't remember any so-called "outrage" then, either.

Show me one

Vespa wrote: ↑Sun Mar 24, 2024 3:47 pm £85 these shirts, £125 for a different type I can't distinguish why. Expensive hobby.

The £85 is a bog standard replica. The £125 is the same as the players wear with all the fancy details and stuff. See here for it explained better: https://blog.lovellsoccer.co.uk/replica ... explained/

And don't just blame the manufacturers. A lot of clubs do them so obviously a market for them. And remember, clubs/countries get a cut of sales.

Here's Liverpool. 'Worn by fans' kit £74.95, 'worn by players' kit £114.95:

Salem wrote: ↑Mon Mar 25, 2024 8:03 am

Vespa wrote: ↑Sat Mar 23, 2024 8:21 am I'm just curious how many people moaning about this shirt actually planned to buy one. Politicians whine about this but it turns out their own party have edited the flag.

Rather a strange take on it Vespa .

Just because one has an opinion on something surely doesn't mean one has to but it ?

People are free to moan about it. It's people who are 'outraged' by it but weren't going to buy one I find odd.

The truth is the UK flags are edited all the time. Rishi says you shouldn't edit the flag and then his own party have done it.
Mini has UK flags on their indicators.

It's really not something I can see anyone being reasonable outraged by.

You can't be surprised by this can you Vespa? Rishi's leaning into this good and proper because it attracts the sort of support he so desperately needs.