England manager Gareth Southgate says the act of taking a knee is still hugely powerful and called on players to continue making the gesture to keep the fight against racial inequality and injustice at the forefront of people’s minds. https://rumble.com/vj355u-jun-2021.-england-manager-argues-for-the-knee.html [user-submitted-posts]
Tag: Taking the Knee
Against Taking the Knee
Thousands of England fans booed the players as they took the knee last night before their match against Austria, leaving BBC pundits stunned amid growing supporter discontent at the gesture. After renditions of ‘Football’s Coming Home’ and the national anthems, there were audible jeers as the players took the knee at Middlesbrough’s Riverside Stadium – the… Continue reading Against Taking the Knee
Dec 2020. Footballers Taking a Knee
December 2020. On 17th October I watched the Old Firm game in Glasgow on the telly and I was disgusted at the players ‘taking the knee’. If the fans had been present they’d have been booed off the park. But now CCTV is being used after the Millwall game to identify who was booing and… Continue reading Dec 2020. Footballers Taking a Knee
Jun 2020. Taking the Knee against our Culture
June 2020. I work for Social Services and a large part of my job is spending the whole day from 9 in the morning till sometimes 8 at night, going from one flat to another in this community that is part of Glasgow. I’ve been doing the job for years and I get the guys… Continue reading Jun 2020. Taking the Knee against our Culture