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    Good that it's for charity but my god they are some terrible designs.


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    clive said:
    In previous seasons, Hartlepool have auctioned off their match-worn remembrance day shirts to help raise money for the British Legion Poppy Appeal.
    https://www.hartlepoolmail.co.uk/sport/football/hartlepool-united-announce-new-limited-edition-battle-britain-remembrance-day-kit-along-new-sleeve-sponsor-3011678
    Ok, so if they auction off the match worn shirts for charity again like they did last year then that's good.

    But what about the profits from the 40 quid a pop shirts they're selling in the club shop?
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    edited October 2020
    Doncaster's turn with the commemorative shirt, there's a poppy on this one - an unspecified percentage donated to the Royal British Legion

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    NFL sides have been doing this for a while now with their 'Salute to Service' merch every November. 

    Very popular and fetch a premium whilst passing a percentage onto services charities. 

    Some may feel its commercialism but I can see it gathering pace within the game in the coming years. 
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    Off_it said:
    Sorry, but am I the only one that thinks that shirt looks shit?

    The chief exec even refers to it as a "fighter jet front and centre" ffs. 

    Smacks massively of commercialising rememberance to me. Unless they're giving away profits to a relevant good cause or charity?
    I think the British Legion would disagree with you, they raise a huge amount through October and November through commercial activities. 
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    clive said:

    Hartlepool United are delighted to launch the 2020 Remembrance shirt which this year will show our gratitude to the service personnel who gave their lives in the Battle of Britain fought over the Summer and Autumn of 1940, 80 years ago.


    Someone forgot to put LEST WE FORGET on the blue shirt. 
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    Chizz said:
    clive said:

    Hartlepool United are delighted to launch the 2020 Remembrance shirt which this year will show our gratitude to the service personnel who gave their lives in the Battle of Britain fought over the Summer and Autumn of 1940, 80 years ago.


    Someone forgot to put LEST WE FORGET on the blue shirt. 
    Isn't that the back of the shirt.
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    Would like to see us do something similar.
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    edited October 2023
    Would like to see us do something similar.
    Me too mate. Would be a terrific gesture for those of us who like to remember our fallen.  The shirt looks great and good to see its being worn against the mighty Ebbsfleet.
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    Would like to see us do something similar.
    The club can do what they want, it’s up to us, whether we buy one or not, the same as with a poppy in general. Personally, after the way the British Legion treated my grandfather, a first world war veteran who signed up at 16 and was destitute in the 1920s, after seven years in a psychiatric hospital, I will never buy one.

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    Come people, you must seek out a self appointed arbiter to get pointers on what the etiquette is, and where the boundaries are when supporting the Poppy appeal. 

    Nb - Personally quite like an understated paper Poppy, or maybe a pin badge, but each to their own. It's not hurting anyone if someone wants to go all out to show their support. 
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