25-06-2015, 12:34
Morning All,
I was always taught that polite conversation should not include politics or religion, as this was sure to cause ill feeling and dissention among normally decent folk.
I do not think this a bad standard to live by when considering how we look at others in the public eye.
I am old enough, and lived close enough to the events of that sad day in November 74, to remember the feelings from both sides of the communities, and that to this day still divide opinions in Birmingham, but we have to move on, and put things behind us.
JM was not even born when the things that happened were perpetrated, and , as he rightly says, every man must stick to his beliefs, so lets cut him some slack, and lets see what he can bring to the table as a player, not a political tool.
My wife (who happens to hail from NI ) has pointed out that we have current NI internationals playing for us, and have had others in the past from both sides of the border, and nobody seems to have questioned them regarding their affiliations or beliefs, but accepted them as part of the club, and cheered them on just as much as any other player, whatever their beliefs and backgrounds.
Just my opinion folks.
Cheers,
Kookiebags.
I was always taught that polite conversation should not include politics or religion, as this was sure to cause ill feeling and dissention among normally decent folk.
I do not think this a bad standard to live by when considering how we look at others in the public eye.
I am old enough, and lived close enough to the events of that sad day in November 74, to remember the feelings from both sides of the communities, and that to this day still divide opinions in Birmingham, but we have to move on, and put things behind us.
JM was not even born when the things that happened were perpetrated, and , as he rightly says, every man must stick to his beliefs, so lets cut him some slack, and lets see what he can bring to the table as a player, not a political tool.
My wife (who happens to hail from NI ) has pointed out that we have current NI internationals playing for us, and have had others in the past from both sides of the border, and nobody seems to have questioned them regarding their affiliations or beliefs, but accepted them as part of the club, and cheered them on just as much as any other player, whatever their beliefs and backgrounds.
Just my opinion folks.
Cheers,
Kookiebags.