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Reasoning? I wasn't seeking to justify his actions. I am just saying that ironically his decision has probably done more for the campaign than had he worn one....

Mr McClean's actions have probably raised the profile of the 'poppy on the shirt' more than any other year I can remember. In the same way the 'kick racism out' campaign got more airtime because players didn't wear the shirt. I would argue his actions have probably helped raise more awareness and funds than a fleeting glance of his shirt on MOTD and the few hundred quid it would have fetched on EBay. Making people do things against their conscious, just because you employ them, is a very slippery slope chaps.

If they donated as much to the poppy appeal as they did to their season ticket I might give your line of argument some credibility.

This is a huge fuss about nothing. James McClean takes a personal decision not to wear a poppy, so what? The wearing a poppy is a voluntary act, I choose to wear one but can fully accept that others don't wish to.

Given where I grew up I played for Gosport & Fareham schools. The year i was in routinely beat both Southampton and Portsmouth schools. I didn't make it any further, had I grown up in Catalonia I am sure I would now be gracing the world stage.

A win on Saturday and we likely be a point off of safety (Sunderland play Sunday and Villa away to Citeh) A couple of wins and it will start to look very different. if we are still in touch by January we will be ok.

They might play their youth team, rather than simply name 5 subs so they have the option to bring in more overpaid journeyman?

I think you may have missed the irony in my post.

I make that 9 points from safety.

Wonder if Lambert will swap out their three most influential players?

It feels like the season we went down from the Prem, silly late goals against Boro and Everton cost us then, and not picking up points against the likes of Fulham and Swansea when we have the upper hand will cost us now.

Gutted. http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?41147-Saints-vs-Swansea-Post-Match-Reactions

Here please.

Lets go again. 15 minutes yet to get the right result.

Ffs

Longest 25 minutes ever ahead.

He must be on very thin ice.

Come on Saints, just ****ing score!

It will get busier if we go one down

How have we started?

http://www.saintsweb.co.uk/showthread.php?41145-Saints-V-Swansea-Match-Thread

Coyr!

Pete ****in Waterfield. what a joke.

He was buying Martin O'Neil's place in Winchester but it fell through when Michael Owen gazumped him.

I guess that your source isn't the same as mine then