Oliver Holt in Abu Dhabi: We're right to get shirty about Manchester United's poppy snub
By Oliver Holt
Published 22:18 10/11/09
I can just about understand why Manchester United refused to attach a poppy motif to their shirts for Sunday's match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
I know they do a lot of work for charity and maybe they thought it would have been insincere to yield to a campaign when they had nothing to feel guilty about.
But, really, was it too much to expect them to embroider a poppy on to the black sash around their home shirt?
At a time when the nation is appalled by the horrors that are befalling our soldiers daily in Iraq and Afghanistan, was it really too much to ask?
Sadly, for our best-supported club, United have still not lost the habit of putting their foot in their mouth when it comes to public relations.
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