FA Cup Rd 2 draw - Mansfield/Charlton vs Chorley/Doncaster

[Big yella]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

[Amber Andy]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

John and Carolyn 1- FA 0.

[Kernow]

Great from the owners, long may they reign !!

[laneymtfc]

Sorry if people have already asked... this is being streamed overseas right? can you get access to any of these channels?

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

[bellwhiff]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

Thanks for that update. That’s great to know.

Nice touch with the poppies on seats. Why no wreaths allowed though ? How odd.

PS I didn’t know JR had served.

[stag861]

Well done the Radfords. They understand the fans. If I was John I'd lay wreath anyway and s*d the FA.

[bellwhiff]

Well done the Radfords. They understand the fans. If I was John I'd lay wreath anyway and s*d the FA.

Good shout.

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

[eggy]

Well done the Radfords. They understand the fans. If I was John I'd lay wreath anyway and s*d the FA.

Good shout.

Agreed. I'd love to see them try to punish us after all the England shirt/poppy arguments.

[Big yella]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

Thanks for that update. That’s great to know.

Nice touch with the poppies on seats. Why no wreaths allowed though ? How odd.

PS I didn’t know JR had served.

The FA have said no wreaths,, because it will be viewed as a political symbol. Yes the very same FA who argue every year that it isn't a political symbol when they want England to wear one.

I grow more and more sure at every turn that FA stands fornicating arrissholes.

[Martin Shaw]

[Rob]

Our club just seems to do almost everything right these days, so proud.

[Kernow]

How come l am watching a full wreath laying ceremony at the Sheffield Derby. Double standards for tv ? Well done Sheffield.

[stagsfan6493]

Our club just seems to do almost everything right these days, so proud.

That’s because we have a local owner who is pumping his many millions and his soul into the club! Hopefully his boys can fall in love with the club like we all have done at some point of our childhood.

[wayno cordiniho]

How come Sheffield can play a local derby on a Friday night but we can’t play anyone within a 60mile radius at 3pm on a Saturday?!

[Martin Shaw]

How come l am watching a full wreath laying ceremony at the Sheffield Derby. Double standards for tv ? Well done Sheffield.

Presumably it is the difference between a football league game and an FA Cup game. Both games are on TV so that won't be the difference.

[Kernow]

Sky TV run football, that is why.

[Big yella]

How come l am watching a full wreath laying ceremony at the Sheffield Derby. Double standards for tv ? Well done Sheffield.

Presumably it is the difference between a football league game and an FA Cup game. Both games are on TV so that won't be the difference.

It is the fact that ours will be shown in foreign countries.

[spanishstag]

Plenty of poppies on display over here ,and there will be a laying of wreaths ceremony at the local church de ingles on sunday morning ,it will have its own bugler playing the last post and we will have the local pipers playing as well good old espanol

[bellwhiff]

Our club just seems to do almost everything right these days, so proud.

I’ve said the same on Facebook. Shared the article.

[Martin Shaw]

How come l am watching a full wreath laying ceremony at the Sheffield Derby. Double standards for tv ? Well done Sheffield.

Presumably it is the difference between a football league game and an FA Cup game. Both games are on TV so that won't be the difference.

It is the fact that ours will be shown in foreign countries.

I thought you said yourself above that it was down to what the FA had said. The Sheffield game was not an FA game. Had it been a league game on TV we could have done it. It's because it's an FA Cup game on TV. Both games are/were shown in foreign countries eg Mansfield v Charlton is on beIN Sports HD 6, Sheffield Utd vs Sheffield Wed was on beIN Sports HD 11. http://www.beinsports.com/en/tv-guide


The blame squarely at the feet of the FA. Very poor stuff indeed.

[Spiritater]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

Thanks for that update. That’s great to know.

Nice touch with the poppies on seats. Why no wreaths allowed though ? How odd.

PS I didn’t know JR had served.

Probably because he doesn't carp on about it every week

[STAGS FOR LIFE]

Spartacus and I were sat sat next to John and Carolyn for the remembrance game and they said they tried everything not to play the game on Sunday. Even floating the idea of not playing at all (the financial implications were too great).

John was especially upset, for as an ex soldier himself, if the game had been on the Saturday he would have been able to lay a wreath for the first time. Business commitments have prevented him from doing so in previous years, and now the FA have.

The FA have said we can play the last post and have a minutes silence but we cannot lay wreaths. Again they were both upset.

Every seat at The Mill on Sunday will have a poppy on it.

We're so lucky to have them in charge.

As I've said before, Lest We Forget, looks like the FA have.

Thanks for that update. That’s great to know.

Nice touch with the poppies on seats. Why no wreaths allowed though ? How odd.

PS I didn’t know JR had served.

Probably because he doesn't carp on about it every week

JR Senior was also in the army and was very proud of it .

[Martin Shaw]

John being ex-army has been referenced quite a few times in the media over the years, the most recent I think being this one

https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/rela ... -npvnfwql7