james mclean

[mr.selfDestruct]

They can't be much of a "friend" if they damned him for wearing a Poppy in remembrance of all his fellow Irish men who perished in the First World War.

That was just a thought. He should do what feels right, but i would think that he has or had told many people that he would never wear one. If it was me in that position i would wear it. But I'm not from the North and didn't grow up in Derry so i would not presume to know what that must have been like.

 

[jimmym]

They can't be much of a "friend" if they damned him for wearing a Poppy in remembrance of all his fellow Irish men who perished in the First World War.

I doubt if his near family would damn him.

And as for his former neighbours - Fuck them!

why should mclean disregard his neighbours?
spent his youth in derry obviously has lots of pride in his home city and its people,

 

[Wuminator]

Let his employers and team mates down.

 

[Michael P Splonk]

james = patriot

 

[Crayons O'Neil]

I would have taken the John O'Shea approach of wearing a poppy in the first half and not in the 2nd so I could rattle both sides.

 

[DogTheLangerHunter]

Turns out he wore it on his suit post-match, so this has all been for naught.

 

[polar bear]

james = patriot

Up there with the likes of Tom Barry, Celtic Football Club, Brian O Driscoll and Rob Kearney in my opinion.

Unlike that souptaker Keith Wood.

 

[Michael P Splonk]

Up there with the likes of Tom Barry, Celtic Football Club, Brian O Driscoll and Rob Kearney in my opinion.

Unlike that souptaker Keith Wood.

Chalk it. We are seeing a lot of lads for what they are this week.

 

[mawhosmeda]

His choice--I would respect his choice either way!

 

[Captaindarlink]

why should mclean disregard his neighbours?
spent his youth in derry obviously has lots of pride in his home city and its people,

So what?

There are plenty of people in Derry who wear Poppies.

He was 5 years old when the PIRA surrendered, so he would be too young to have seen any real violence perpetrated by either side.