: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:17 pm  

Thanks for the date tiswallace, which I already knew, plus I'm more into the future than the past so I've edited your post with the important bit

tiswallace wrote:

Its on the 23rd of April ( which is also the day Leigh's ont Telly)

Get the flags out

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 8:54 pm  

Brad Fittler Fan Club wrote:

Not a very good history lesson!!!

The red diaganal cross is the cross of St Patrick. Because Wales is merely a Principality it does not feature on the Union Flag. St David's cross is a yellow cross on a black background.

Quite right ,

Now sit down son and listen to your elders ,

The black and gold St Davids cross came into exsistance in 1921 following acceptance of the union untill then they'd flew under the shared Celtic flag of St Pat

Wales since then has had 2 further National flags a red , white , and green tricolour with a black star and the red Dragon rampant on a white and green background as we know today

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:11 pm  

This reminds me of something that happened when my brother died. My mum took a badge off his jacket because he'd always worn it and stuck it on her fleece. It was a Union Jack, with some writing on it, too small for her to read without her glasses, but not enough words to bother about. So off she went to Asda, complete with union jack that said Asylum, love off home.

Before you say owt, I dont condone the badge or it's meaning, I just find it hilarious that my mum wore it to Asda

Re: O/T St.Georges Day&those whose don't appreciate it!!!!! : Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:33 pm  

The Landlord wrote:

I have a pub in leigh and on the front have a had a tasteful banner approx 12ft long in place for about a week advertising the fact we'll be celebrating St.Georges Day. I saw young ethnic minority children attempting to rip it off, they managed to rip it in two totally ruining it. When i shouted to them they swore at me and ran off. Theres more and more off them wandering about at night,in school hours doing things like this surely this what they've done is a racist act

Its only a racist act if they were doing it because of their, or your, race. More likely it was just a couple of scroats who happen to be of a different ethnic background. It's low-life scum acting true to type, but it's almost certainly nothing to do with race.

BTW, St George was the Lebanese son of a Palestinian woman and a Roman soldier. An appropriate patron for our multicultural nation to be proud of, I'd say.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:46 pm  

tiswallace wrote:

Quite right ,

Now sit down son and listen to your elders ,

The black and gold St Davids cross came into exsistance in 1921 following acceptance of the union untill then they'd flew under the shared Celtic flag of St Pat

Wales since then has had 2 further National flags a red , white , and green tricolour with a black star and the red Dragon rampant on a white and green background as we know today

The dragon is not "Rampant" it is in fact "Passant" !

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:48 pm  

Brad Fittler Fan Club wrote:

The dragon is not "Rampant" it is in fact "Passant" !

The 'rampant' of course, being the lion rampant on the non-St. Andrews Scottish flag

Re: O/T St.Georges Day&those whose don't appreciate it!!!!! : Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:02 pm  

Wembley71 wrote:

Its only a racist act if they were doing it because of their, or your, race. More likely it was just a couple of scroats who happen to be of a different ethnic background. It's low-life scum acting true to type, but it's almost certainly nothing to do with race.

BTW, St George was the Lebanese son of a Palestinian woman and a Roman soldier. An appropriate patron for our multicultural nation to be proud of, I'd say.

Good post. I have nothing against anyone in this country because of where they come from ... I have a huge problem with scroats and sallies, regardless of where they come from.

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:04 pm  

glow wrote:

Its on the 23rd of April ( which is also the day Leigh's ont Telly)

As it's St George's Day (and his flag is red and white) and Leigh are on TV (and you lot are always going on about showing your colours off) surely there's a mareting opportunity in there somewhere???

(and yes, before someone tells me, I know St George's flags in Leigh will have to be Cherry and white?! )

: Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:37 pm  

Very interesting...

You rip down the flag of their country(in their country) and see what happens to you!!!!

We are soft full stop.


Nanny state tis true

: Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:33 am  

Fatboys Limb wrote: As it's St George's Day (and his flag is red and white) and Leigh are on TV (and you lot are always going on about showing your colours off) surely there's a mareting opportunity in there somewhere??? (and yes, before someone tells me, I know St George's flags in Leigh will have to be Cherry and white?! ) At last someones rumbled me taken from the Time to show our true colours thread glow wrote: That makes a magnificent seven The glows 3 Leyther Forever 2 Matt 1 Ian c 1 Will there be any more? What about George?

Fatboys Limb wrote: As it's St George's Day (and his flag is red and white) and Leigh are on TV (and you lot are always going on about showing your colours off) surely there's a mareting opportunity in there somewhere??? (and yes, before someone tells me, I know St George's flags in Leigh will have to be Cherry and white?! ) At last someones rumbled me taken from the Time to show our true colours thread glow wrote: That makes a magnificent seven The glows 3 Leyther Forever 2 Matt 1 Ian c 1 Will there be any more? What about George?