‘Professional Football to be discontinued’ A Clapton Orient programme from 1915

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‘Professional Football to be discontinued’ A Clapton Orient programme from 1915

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Sectarianism alive and well in 1915 wartime london. Disgraceful. At least that chap looks outraged by the sectarian sign.
 
The power of the media. Real message

‘“All you young lads get in an uniform, get a rifle, get in a trench and be prepared to run into machine gun fire. “
 
savus said:
The power of the media. Real message

‘“All you young lads get in an uniform, get a rifle, get in a trench and be prepared to run into machine gun fire. “
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You are disparaging their sacrifice. They weren't stupid. They weren't lions led by donkeys.

Until conscription in January 1916 the British Army was a volunteer army.

If you bother to read the letters and memoirs of the soldiers themselves there's absolutely no doubt the vast and overwhelming majority of them went with their eyes open to defeat the threat of German militarism.
 
In no way was it my intent to dispararage their sacrifice. In fact their courage and scarrifice I believe to be inspirational .

I disagree with you in that I believe they were “Lions led by Donkeys”.

Too many mothers and wives at the end of it all were left with nothing but The Kings Penny.
 
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