FIFA climbs down over poppy ban

[Mike Hawkins]

http://news.aol.co.uk/main-news/story/fifa-climbs-down-over-poppies-ban/2027608/

For once FIFA have made the right decision.

If they had not backed down, the England team should have refused to play!

[Bazza]

Good.. glad to hear it.
How much longer is that dopey Blatter (or whatever his name is) going to be making ridiculous decisions?

[Soup]

I thought this was a bit of a Daily-Mail-Storm-In-A-Teacup personally. The players were going to wear the poppies in the line up anyway - I'm not sure why the FA got so uppity about wearing them on the pitch too...

Wearing a poppy = respect. Does not wearing a poppy = disresepect?

[Bob De'Bilda]

- I'm not sure why the FA got so uppity about wearing them on the pitch too...

Surely the pins would/could jag them when they tackled each other.   (health & safety hazard)

[Soup]

That would double the amount of pricks on the field....


Either way - we're still going to be crap at football and I predict that Spain will trounce us!

[Mike Hawkins]

- I'm not sure why the FA got so uppity about wearing them on the pitch too...

Surely the pins would/could jag them when they tackled each other.   (health & safety hazard)

In the case of the England team the only risk would come if they hugged each other after scoring, i.e. no risk whatsoever!!