I find it interesting that those with faith do all the hand kissing, palm raising, spectacles, testicle, wallet and watch malarky when they score, or win. I never see them giving their imaginary friend in the sky the finger, or the vees when they fuck up?
Makes you wonder if there would be less shit going on in the world if god wasn’t having to deal with the prayers of blokes being paid a load of money to play football. Still, each to their own and on the subject of gestures I liked what looked to be a choreographed blm kneeling dance off between the two teams yesterday. More of that please with something along the lines of that troupe that did well on Britains got talent a few years back.
Makes you wonder if there would be less shit going on in the world if god wasn’t having to deal with the prayers of blokes being paid a load of money to play football. Still, each to their own and on the subject of gestures I liked what looked to be a choreographed blm kneeling dance off between the two teams yesterday. More of that please with something along the lines of that troupe that did well on Britains got talent a few years back.
I was a bit confused about what was happening pre-kick off yesterday, was it moments silence? Was it a new way of choreographing the taking the knee.
Kaka is always the player I think of with his 'l belong to Jesus' T-shirt. No surprise that Jesus became an agent as it's good money where you just have to dot the i's and cross the T's.
Speaking/posting as a Atheist by night and agnostic by day (I study homo sapiens and their weird idiosyncrasies) I just don't see how in a world where children still die in their millions by the lack of clean drinking water and enough food a 'God' should care who wins a football match, a golfer winning a major or any other sporting contest, when millions suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortunes to be born in war zones and famine conditions.
Makes you wonder if there would be less shit going on in the world if god wasn’t having to deal with the prayers of blokes being paid a load of money to play football. Still, each to their own and on the subject of gestures I liked what looked to be a choreographed blm kneeling dance off between the two teams yesterday. More of that please with something along the lines of that troupe that did well on Britains got talent a few years back.
I was a bit confused about what was happening pre-kick off yesterday, was it moments silence? Was it a new way of choreographing the taking the knee.
It could have done with a bit of background music and some smoke and flashing lights but as a start it seemed to work visually, whether intentionally or not and I actually watched what they were doing, albeit in a wtf way and wondering whether we were going to be asked to give a minutes applause for paul o’grady
Sportspeople being superstitious has always been around. Chris Powell as a manager would never walk into the penalty area before a match. Others insist on putting their socks on in a particular order, or being last out of the tunnel or whatever. Players and other sportspeople of all skin colours.
Sportspeople being superstitious has always been around. Chris Powell as a manager would never walk into the penalty area before a match. Others insist on putting their socks on in a particular order, or being last out of the tunnel or whatever. Players and other sportspeople of all skin colours.
Never understood players that do that. Touch wood, I’ve never been superstitious
The first time I saw a religious gesture on TV was the 1970 world cup when a Czech player scored a goal...all the kids were mimicking at school the day after ..I haven't checked this ( no pun) ..Jan petras?
Some people on here are so negative, can't even let people have faith in something without a whine or moan
Gawd blimey!
Its also amazing how some people, usually the self righteous;), who can always find something to moan and be negative about, when there’s nothing actually there!
Perhaps I should rephrase my original post. The only football I follow and watch is Charlton and even that is mostly from afar, and very often just the highlights.
The only Charlton players I can recall doing the gesture are RS and CBT, who are both non white. Others may do it, white and non white but I’ve only seen our non white players doing it.
it’s just an observation, no criticism or racist overtones or negativity intended.
Discussion’s good but please don’t assume what I meant or put words into my mouth.
When I was young and impressionable I looked in the Jimmy Seed away Stand and the fans were making Nescafé like hand gestures towards us Charlton fans and I thought that’s about right there’s quite a few coffee drinkers in here and have associated the signal with plenty of our fan base since .
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Strange to bring skin colour into it.
Younger players may look up to their older idols and copy their actions, rather than being particularly religious?
The younger players in the game, ie RS will be impressionable and understandably so. I certainly was, when I was young.
Speaking/posting as a Atheist by night and agnostic by day (I study homo sapiens and their weird idiosyncrasies) I just don't see how in a world where children still die in their millions by the lack of clean drinking water and enough food a 'God' should care who wins a football match, a golfer winning a major or any other sporting contest, when millions suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous misfortunes to be born in war zones and famine conditions.
Be Lucky.
Chris Powell as a manager would never walk into the penalty area before a match. Others insist on putting their socks on in a particular order, or being last out of the tunnel or whatever.
Players and other sportspeople of all skin colours.
Its also amazing how some people, usually the self righteous;), who can always find something to moan and be negative about, when there’s nothing actually there!
Perhaps I should rephrase my original post. The only football I follow and watch is Charlton and even that is mostly from afar, and very often just the highlights.
it’s just an observation, no criticism or racist overtones or negativity intended.
Discussion’s good but please don’t assume what I meant or put words into my mouth.