Argentina unfurl Falklands banner before game last night

Chris_from_Sidcup

Whole team posed for photo on pitch in front of a massive banner that said "Las Malvinas Son Argentinas".

So much for FIFA not allowing politics to have any place in football...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/worldcup2014/article-2651800/Argentina-players-hold-banner-saying-The-Falklands-Argentine-Slovenia-friendly.html

se9addick

That doesn't look like "the whole" Argentine team to me.

I think they do it before every game, God knows why.

Goonerhater

probably coming up to an election over their or their PM is in trouble

Brendan_O_Connell

Doesn't deserve the attention they want. Let them have their say and waste their time on silly banners, it means diddly squat.

stilladdicted

'The wishes of the Islanders are paramount. ' I wonder who said that? They are bound to want us to honour the UN agreement, but everyone wants the oil revenue. Meanwhile political football plays on........

1StevieG

Let's see if they have the bollocks to fly it if we come up against them.

MrLargo

Doubt the players give a monkeys about the Falklands. Just politicians trying to deflect attention away from their own shortcomings, same as ours do over here.

Friend Or Defoe

stilladdicted said:

'The wishes of the Islanders are paramount. ' I wonder who said that? They are bound to want us to honour the UN agreement, but everyone wants the oil revenue. Meanwhile political football plays on........

And their wishes were verified in a recent vote.

Uboat

In fact Messi did pose behind the banner, but he is too short to be visible.

Bedsaddick

A Daily Mail story . Now there is a surprise.

nth_london_addick

Will never be theirs

SE7toSG3

Stan Collymore will be happy

stonewallpenalty

1StevieG said:

Let's see if they have the bollocks to fly it if we come up against them.

I'm sure they will be very scared of the team that are so patriotic they have to be forced by the manager to mumble the national anthem.

Kap10

What are the permutations that would result in us playing them in this World Cup

I would be happy for them to unfurl that it would raise the temperature.

Goonerhater

If the Falklands aint on a video game they wont have herd of it. Mind you better that than the shit The Wife Beater spouted.

Vincenzo

Argentinians feel very strongly about the Falklands. It's most Brits that don't give a stuff.

ShootersHillGuru

Vincenzo said:

Argentinians feel very strongly about the Falklands. It's most Brits that don't give a stuff.

I'm fairly sure that the people that actually live there feel quite strongly about it.

Callumcafc

Kap10 said:

What are the permutations that would result in us playing them in this World Cup

I would be happy for them to unfurl that it would raise the temperature.

I might be wrong but the earliest we can meet Argentina (given that they win their group and we win ours lololol) is the semi-final. Otherwise in the final.

Friend Or Defoe

ShootersHillGuru said:

Vincenzo said:

Argentinians feel very strongly about the Falklands. It's most Brits that don't give a stuff.

I'm fairly sure that the people that actually live there feel quite strongly about it.

Exactly. Pretty irrelevant what the general public here or in Argentina think compared to people who actually live in The Falklands, who want to remain British.

Brendan_O_Connell

Friend Or Defoe said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Vincenzo said:

Argentinians feel very strongly about the Falklands. It's most Brits that don't give a stuff.

I'm fairly sure that the people that actually live there feel quite strongly about it.

Exactly. Pretty irrelevant what the general public here thinks.

Pretty irrelevant what the Argies think too.

DMC

I think the only chance of us meeting them is a semi final. would be great if it happened though!

1StevieG

DMC said:

I think the only chance of us meeting them is a semi final. would be great if it happened though!

Yep, only chance is if we get a semi...............

kentaddick

Friend Or Defoe said:

ShootersHillGuru said:

Vincenzo said:

Argentinians feel very strongly about the Falklands. It's most Brits that don't give a stuff.

I'm fairly sure that the people that actually live there feel quite strongly about it.

Exactly. Pretty irrelevant what the general public here or in Argentina think compared to people who actually live in The Falklands, who want to remain British.

yes and who are british citizens...

nth_london_addick

What did the ulrika beater say

se9addick

nth london addick said:

What did the ulrika beater say

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2639723/Stan-Collymore-sparks-fury-rubbishing-Falklands-1982-conflict-f-ing-island-sheep.html

Edit-please note the source

Croydon

se9addick said:

nth london addick said:

What did the ulrika beater say

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2639723/Stan-Collymore-sparks-fury-rubbishing-Falklands-1982-conflict-f-ing-island-sheep.html

Edit-please note the source

He's a prick of the highest order. He's even edited screenshots in an attempt to get people done for racism

LenGlover

Collymore states that he has always voted Labour.

A genuine question to the many Labour voters on here. Why is it that the Labour party has been and is so eager to intervene militarily in foreign countries under the guise of "regime change" yet views the defence of British territory like the Falklands with contempt?

SELR_addicks

LenGlover said:

Collymore states that he has always voted Labour.

A genuine question to the many Labour voters on here. Why is it that the Labour party has been and is so eager to intervene militarily in foreign countries under the guise of "regime change" yet views the defence of British territory like the Falklands with contempt?

Who says the Labour party view Falklands with contempt?

Stan Collymore is not the labour party.

Goonerhater

One can only hope when he racks up to a game he bumps into a Para veteran of the Falklands.

nth_london_addick

Attention seeking mug when he is in Brazil I hope he avoids the fans