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DP’s new football flag has given me the ick!

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 12:55

DP is a big football fan and they have been promoted so he is excited for the new season to start. He goes with a group of 5/6 mates and they always have a flag to take to away matches. To mark their promotion, they’ve ordered a new one.

DP took delivery of it yesterday. It is an England flag with the club badge on it. They have added the text ‘On the charge with Farage’ 😩

Instant ick…am I overreacting!?

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:18

DuncinToffee · 25/07/2025 14:17

The FA guidlines state

Flags should not contain offensive, discriminatory, or inflammatory messages

Which club does he support?

Burnley, although we don’t live there.

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DuncinToffee · 25/07/2025 14:17

The FA guidlines state

Flags should not contain offensive, discriminatory, or inflammatory messages

Which club does he support?

CitizenZ · 25/07/2025 14:17

Get him to change the slogan to: "At the match, full of passion, proper proud, to be a gammon!"

Then LTB.

Dweetfidilove · 25/07/2025 14:15

amylou8 · 25/07/2025 13:57

Well he's going to be our next PM so you might as well get used to it now 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

There's a tiny part of me that wishes this comes true.

I'll hopefully be safely ensconced in my reasonably safe area, watching the little fuckers on the community FB page bleating on about how they're struggling, and 'this' (whatever it may be) is not what they voted for. MAGA 2.0.

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 14:12

HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:10

Oh, I don’t ‘get’ football culture apparently!

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It’s exactly the culture that football is trying to stamp out. Your husband and his mates are just racists looking for a reason to hide behind. But there continuing the culture that football is trying to get away from.

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 14:11

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 14:02

Upset all the right people? As in anyone who isn’t a white English thug?

He’s pretty much admitted he wants to upset anyone who isn’t white English. Well done; great choice of Husband.

Do your values align? Because you can have a serious relationship with someone when your values are so different.

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Can’t have

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:10

jackstini · 25/07/2025 14:09

I would have told him he’s just made my vagina clamp shut and dry up

Re his comment ‘it will upset all the right people’ how does he feel about the fact it upset you..?

Oh, I don’t ‘get’ football culture apparently!

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Zempy · 25/07/2025 14:09

LTB

jackstini · 25/07/2025 14:09

I would have told him he’s just made my vagina clamp shut and dry up

Re his comment ‘it will upset all the right people’ how does he feel about the fact it upset you..?

bigboykitty · 25/07/2025 14:07

You are underreacting!

BlankBlankBlank14 · 25/07/2025 14:05

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 14:02

Upset all the right people? As in anyone who isn’t a white English thug?

He’s pretty much admitted he wants to upset anyone who isn’t white English. Well done; great choice of Husband.

Do your values align? Because you can have a serious relationship with someone when your values are so different.

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Yep, that’s who’ll he will upset, why is that amusing and giving OP the “ick” is feeble, I’d be rethinking my relationship.

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:04

Parky04 · 25/07/2025 14:03

As if this is true. OP you need to try harder! Although, if you post a photo I will apologise. And I can spot AI!

I’m just finishing on my lunch break. If I can get it when home I will!

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Foreverm0re · 25/07/2025 14:03

Why do people think this isn’t true? Every thread I’ve read has been accused of being fake recently.

Parky04 · 25/07/2025 14:03

As if this is true. OP you need to try harder! Although, if you post a photo I will apologise. And I can spot AI!

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 14:02

HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:01

He says it’s light hearted and will ‘upset all the right people’ so between them they found the idea hilarious.

Hopefully it doesn’t get in!

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Upset all the right people? As in anyone who isn’t a white English thug?

He’s pretty much admitted he wants to upset anyone who isn’t white English. Well done; great choice of Husband.

Do your values align? Because you can have a serious relationship with someone when your values are so different.

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 14:01

crumblingschools · 25/07/2025 14:00

Has he explained why he wanted a flag with that wording?

He says it’s light hearted and will ‘upset all the right people’ so between them they found the idea hilarious.

Hopefully it doesn’t get in!

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ilovesooty · 25/07/2025 14:00

RedSuedePump · 25/07/2025 13:59

if they have been promoted to the premier league that's absolutely not the case at many of those grounds - as he and his equally unpleasant buddies will soon find out.

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Absolutely.

crumblingschools · 25/07/2025 14:00

Has he explained why he wanted a flag with that wording?

ilovesooty · 25/07/2025 14:00

amylou8 · 25/07/2025 13:57

Well he's going to be our next PM so you might as well get used to it now 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Not the point, even if that were true.

RedSuedePump · 25/07/2025 13:59

HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 13:49

He says it will be fine to take in as stadiums only check the size of flags rather than the content.

if they have been promoted to the premier league that's absolutely not the case at many of those grounds - as he and his equally unpleasant buddies will soon find out.

amylou8 · 25/07/2025 13:57

Well he's going to be our next PM so you might as well get used to it now 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

BeltaLodaLife · 25/07/2025 13:52

Has he explained why? Because the only explanation is that they want to display racism, or make a joke meaning they think it’s funny to pretend to display racism (it’s not).

Have you asked him to explain the sentiment behind their choice, and why they think it’s funny? I’d be interested to hear him justify himself.

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HollyUpNorth · 25/07/2025 13:49

He says it will be fine to take in as stadiums only check the size of flags rather than the content.

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boulevardofbrokendreamss · 25/07/2025 13:47

I’d be kicking his racist arse out of my life. That’s not the ick op that is just gross and wrong.

RedSuedePump · 25/07/2025 13:45

there's a very good chance they won't be allowed to even use that (gross) flag at the grounds - many have bans on political flags - are they a bit thick for spending their money on a flag that probably will be prohibited?

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