Take the knee

Tim Robbins

England V Scotland, didn't look great as many of the players didn't take the knee and none of the match officials did.

Either everyone takes the knee or get rid of it and replace it with something else that everyone can get behind (although it is so hard trying to please everyone these days).

Anyone any thoughts?

walshtipp

Tim Robbins wrote: »

England V Scotland, didn't look great as many of the players didn't take the knee and none of the match officials did.

Either everyone takes the knee or get rid of it and replace it with something else that everyone can get behind (although it is so hard trying to please everyone these days).

Anyone any thoughts?

Some may view "tanking the knee" as disrespectful. Each player should be allowed to make their own decision.

Nozebleed

taking the knee has no place in sprot. its a political statement. and should be banned.

Tim Robbins

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Anyone any thoughts?

Yes, this is a terrible topic that will draw some of the worst commentators from the fringe of boards to this forum.

I personally would show solidarity and kneel - I wouldn't expect anyone else to do anything they weren't comfortable with.

karlitob

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Either everyone takes the knee or get rid of it and replace it with something else that everyone can get behind (although it is so hard trying to please everyone these days).

Why? And says who?

Tim Robbins

walshtipp wrote: »

Some may view "tanking the knee" as disrespectful. Each player should be allowed to make their own decision.

Why is it disrespectful?

Nekarsulm

The only people who should "take the knee" in rugby are the second rows.

degsie

Nozebleed wrote: »

taking the knee has no place in sprot. its a political statement. and should be banned.

Whatever :rolleyes:

Widye

Tim Robbins wrote: »

England V Scotland, didn't look great as many of the players didn't take the knee and none of the match officials did.

Good. Excellent to see.

Quantum Erasure

I'd bet no-one will for today's game,

siltirocker

Widye wrote: »

Tim Robbins wrote: »

England V Scotland, didn't look great as many of the players didn't take the knee and none of the match officials did.

Good. Excellent to see.

Why is it excellent to see? Isn't it meant to show solidarity with the struggle against racism.

Scratchly

Looked good to me. No idiots adopting American crap that has no relevance to European sport.

OldRio

And down the rabbit hole we go...............

walshtipp

Tim Robbins wrote: »

Why is it disrespectful?

You should stand and face the flag. It's shows disrespect to a nation by kneeling during a national anthem. As a previous post said, this is a political statement with no place on the sports field.

Tim Robbins

Widye wrote: »

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please quote me properly as others think I said what you said.

Tim Robbins

walshtipp wrote: »

You should stand and face the flag. It's shows disrespect to a nation by kneeling during a national anthem. As a previous post said, this is a political statement with no place on the sports field.

It was after the anthems.

walshtipp

Tim Robbins wrote: »

It was after the anthems.

Apologies I didn't see the rugby. I was thinking of how the Americans do it.

Tim Robbins

walshtipp wrote: »

Apologies I didn't see the rugby. I was thinking of how the Americans do it.

We're in the Rugby forum

Guy:Incognito

"you have to stand a face the flag " what nonsense.

Bet there's a good cross over in the " but mah freeze peach" crowd that don't think that extends to sports people, but of course making someone stand to attention and face a flag is definitely not political.....

It's very telling on twitter the amount of accounts that whinge about this stuff and comment with things like people should only take a knee or bow before "god or the queen" , bloody losers.