[May68]

To be fair to McClean, he was pretty much backed into a corner over the poppy thing by virtue of having to wear one on his shirt.  This meant he either had to go against his beliefs or try and convince people why he didn't want to wear one, and he chose the latter option. He probably would've preferred it if the issue never came up in the first place, but for some reason it has now become standard for football shirts to have a poppy on them every year so this wasn't possible. My fear is that this issue will raise its head every year which is a shame.