Football Lads Alliance - who/what??? (1 Viewer)

[oucho]

Read on here a couple of our lads were going on the FLA march on Saturday through London...a bit of research (i.e. Googling the name) shows that the likes of the Indie implying it's a racism front group, and the Speccie claiming it's a "working class anti=Islamist terror protest group" without any dishonourable motives.

Anyone know the truth? It all looks a bit EDL to me, especially with Tommy Robinson turning up.

 

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[clint van damme]

Not my cup of tea but I think the organisers have good intentions but of course some unsavoury extreme right wing types will try and hijack it hence Tommy Robinson being there.
I saw a few lads I know on their way to it while I was travelling down to Barnet and they're not your racist types and was in a pub full of people who had been on the march in London early evening and it was civilised with no hint of trouble.

 

[NorthernWisdom]

Some of the speakers are a wee bit dodgy.

Doesn't mean everyone who goes is racist, but I wouldn't want to be associated with some of the speakers and their motives.

 

[Captain Dart]

Thousands of football fans march against terror in London | Daily Mail Online

 

[clint van damme]

Some of the speakers are a wee bit dodgy.

Doesn't mean everyone who goes is racist, but I wouldn't want to be associated with some of the speakers and their motives.

I believe one of the veterans groups pulled out for this very reason.

 

[RB1992]

They'd need to change the name if they wanted to be taken even slightly seriously. "Football Lads Alliance" is just awful.

 

[Nick]

It's one of those things, I'd say 99% of the population are against terrorism.

What's the actual aim? It says it was organised to "show concern".