Papa Lazarou
Living in a De Zerbi wonderland
They probably do now. Every day is a school day.The truth is that the fans wearing this gear had no idea what it meant.
They probably do now. Every day is a school day.The truth is that the fans wearing this gear had no idea what it meant.
This isn't new, at Germany 2006 there were posters at the airport telling people not to take anything war related.
There was absolutely LOADS of it out there
For balance I saw plenty of Germans waving the Iron cross at us, everyone took it in good spirits and there was no aggro at all. I remember talking to some lads in Stuttgart who had the flags and the WW1 helmets with the pointy top, we had a laugh about it and a chat about the footy.
The Crusades were led by the French, with French knights, and King Richard only spoke French, rarely visiting Britain, which is why Prince John tried to nick the throne.Cant say I've ever really understood why anyone would want to dress up like a Crusader anyway tbh.
Theres a famous Las Vegas Raiders fan who runs the fan-club over here - and he wears that outfit to every game he goes to, & calls himself "Crusader Raider". Apart from being English, I cant see what relevance it has to a Pirate themed franchise?!
Its all just a bit odd to me.
Because they have shown SO much manners and education right ?From what I could see on twitter, they had their swords confiscated but were allowed in and got them back after the game.
in all honesty not the brightest thing to do as it shows a distinct lack of manners and education.
To the guy on the street the garb is almost the same as Knights Templar .The truth is that the fans wearing this gear had no idea what it meant.
Bloke just said "it shows a distinct lack of manners and education".Because they have shown SO much manners and education right ?
So we get crap over a sudo incorrect fancy dress fun football get up because it resembles a 1000 year old uniform , so we are the bad guys . They have atrocious current / ongoing Human Rights issues against thousands as we speak , and you agree with their hurt feelingsyou can’t take Qatar to book over human rights records etc and generally being stuck in the Middle Ages and in the next breath not understand why they would be pissed off with people being dressed up as crusaders. It’s stupid and shows a lack of awareness.
During the first gulf war the press were told not to mention crusade or crusaders for this very reason.
If the World Cup was in Spain and the Muslim supporters turned up in Seville dressed as Moors I would put good money on plenty of Spaniards being very pissed off. To some the Moor Invasion was like last week.
Saying all that I don’t believe they had the crusader gear confiscated, just the swords during the match. Obviously haven’t seen the carnage an English fan can do with a bottle top!
Agreed. On that basis, crusader costumes should be banned from Portugal too.Anyone who thought it was reasonable to turn up at matches in an Arab / Muslim country fancy-dressed as someone who raped, pillaged and occupied Arab lands, is a special level of stupid, and should consider themselves lucky if they are only refused entry to the games.
Utter pricks.
So it works BOTH ways - RIGHT ?Bloke just said "it shows a distinct lack of manners and education".
The Crusades were led by the French, with French knights, and King Richard only spoke French, rarely visiting Britain, which is why Prince John tried to nick the throne.Cant say I've ever really understood why anyone would want to dress up like a Crusader anyway tbh.
Theres a famous Las Vegas Raiders fan who runs the fan-club over here - and he wears that outfit to every game he goes to, & calls himself "Crusader Raider". Apart from being English, I cant see what relevance it has to a Pirate themed franchise?!
Its all just a bit odd to me.
The Knights Templar were a Roman Catholic military order under the Pope. Nothing to do with Britain or England.To the guy on the street the garb is almost the same as Knights Templar .
Yes i know i looked it up , but still struggle to see how a 1000 year old inaccurate childlike costume compares to what they are doing as i type this to you , perhaps you could quantify the difference between their hurt feelings and the actual DEATHS of those that have and continue to suffer - no biggy take your timeThe Crusades were led by the French, with French knights, and King Richard only spoke French, rarely visiting Britain, which is why Prince John tried to nick the throne.
Why English fans wear the costume is beyond me.
The Knights Templar were a Roman Catholic military order under the Pope. Nothing to do with Britain or England.