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Hankey_Bannister · Joined: 29 May 2021 Posts: 223

Should footballers and sportsman/women in general take the knee?

South African cricketer Quinton De Koch was branded racist for reufsing to take the knee.

What's everybody's view?

Discuss.

Castle · Joined: 24 Jul 2010 Posts: 4740

People should do whatever they believe is right within the confines of the law. If someone doesn't take the knee it won't colour my opinion of their character but I also don't think anyone should criticised if they wish to make that gesture.
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Gary Parker · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 11:35 am Post subject:

Tam · Posted: Thu Oct 28, 2021 1:39 pm Post subject:

Agree with you all there.

Although I have to say I was a bit concerned and disappointed with Quinton De Koch (a great cricketer)

Hankey_Bannister · Joined: 29 May 2021 Posts: 223

StarksBarmy · Joined: 03 Apr 2010 Posts: 3707

I don’t like it and if I were a professional sportsman I would only be doing it (as I suspect many are) to show respect to any teammates who found it important and also to keep ‘negative’ headlines away from me, my team etc..

Big Alex · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 498 Location: Cotswolds

Got to agree SB. I feel that most sportspeople only take the knee so that they avoid being the target of the the wokey trolls. It should be an individuals personal choice. As usual if you aren't VISUALLY be seen to follow the woke trends, colour, religion, LGBT you are clearly a racist, bigot etc.

I feel a torrent of abuse heading my way. You can THINK what ever you want by you cannot/daren't articulate verbally
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Vinnie · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 11:56 am Post subject:

With you on this Alex

Personlly dont think this is the appropriate place for this thread
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Hankey_Bannister · Joined: 29 May 2021 Posts: 223

Gary Parker · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 2:26 pm Post subject:

Vinnie · Posted: Fri Oct 29, 2021 3:30 pm Post subject:

Craig_1986 · Joined: 18 Jun 2011 Posts: 1804

Neither up nor down (no pun intended) at players taking the knee and wouldn't berate a player if they chose not to. Sadly, as Big Alex has alluded to, the chances are they would get lambasted by a select few in the world if they were seen to remain standing. Wilfried Zaha made some good points when he said he was going to continue to remain standing as he felt taking the knee was turning into a generic pre match routine, a hollow gesture if you will, with no indication it was doing anything as black players were still receiving abuse regardless.

TxRover · Joined: 02 Jun 2018 Posts: 2663 Location: North Texas, USA

wellyboot · Joined: 14 Jul 2008 Posts: 2088 Location: Aberdeenshire

surely its all about personal choice. like wearing a poppy or rainbow laces. If you want to do it then fine and if not then also fine. You dont have to make any gesture to show you arent racist, homophobic or whatever. There will always be a minority who are going to cause issues and its always the minority who have the loudest voice.

scotty · Joined: 12 Jul 2008 Posts: 8817 Location: Almost Dysart.

I am beginning to think it's time to stop it, or at least try something different.

In the beginning it was a great idea and a sound gesture, now I fear it has become commonplace and as such has lost some of the clout/sentiment behind it. Also I fear it gives the biggots and racists a banner to rise to and something to draw on when they get the chance (thinking of certain forgiven fans in the last Qual's).

I think the "Kick racism out" campaign last week has more enduring power behind it, but if I'm honest I think that probably needs some freshening up too.
Personally I'm all for players walking off if they've been abused in ANY way, this should be a tolerant, modern world with a multicultural society.
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