Something Ryan always mentions at fans fora.

I think we have a tendency to think that's just an excuse, but I witnessed first hand yesterday that he's spot on with it.

My sister brought a load of new people to the Leeds match earlier this year and they all mentioned how much they enjoyed the pre-match stuff too.

Big, mealy-mouthed, selfish, waste-of space oafs

Classic.

having 2 relatives in the forces (one being my brother although not on the front line) i think that its a fantastic idea! maybe do something at the next MM weekend of CC final/GF?

right lads let's pull out of iraq and afghan and never go to awarzone again, why? because civillian people like some on here couldnt care less what we do, maybe it's a war people dont want, but hey ho we got on with it, lets lay down our arms next time and let people walk all over us like the IRA did for a few years before the lads gave them a good hiding, when something bad happens to this country of ours and you lot complain i come on here and quietly say as a british solider i told you so....... then grab my gear and do the job just as well.

TBF it's a tiny minority.

I bet your the sort of person that would it in a contact situation, no backbone, nothing about yourself. lets the 'real' men do the fighting and dyeing, while you sit at home havieing a brew slagging my boys off!, lost 3 good friends off mine due to iraq and afghan 2 while i was next to them, every soldier that i see is worth 15 of your, THANKS FOR YOUR COMMENT BUT UNTIL YOU HAVE DONE SOME SERVICE IN 'FOREIGN LANDS' IT MEANS NOTHING

Halifax last year announced all service personal would be allowed free admission on showing there ID card's (MODS 90), it would be a great gesture if more clubs allowed this, things like this do mean a lot to us service personnel as little as it may be it’s a nice gesture .

Tried to do it yesterday but got refused wouldnt even give me discount, had to pay the full £17 and only had enough for one smooth pint!

I couldn't care less what you think of me, really I couldn't. I dont see what the problem is anyway, I haven't slagged any soldiers off, I only said I didn't applaud them yesterday and I wouldn't until I thought they were worthy of my applause and praise. Stop jumping to conclusions.

What is it to be a 'real man'?

We are pulling out of Iraq and yesterday the President of Afghanistan called for the Taliban to be brought in to talks because military operations won't be sufficient to solve the problem (Sunday Times). Nor did we defeat the IRA militarily, instead former members are now in Govt in NI. I don't want you to have to go to Iraq or Afghanistan and risk your life to fight people we have previously armed and financed.

I respect you as a soldier and value the fact that you are willing to put your life on the line to protect the people of this country. I also understand you have to go where you are sent, but i would rather we valued you more than sending you in to war zones that are of our own making to do an impossible job and in Afghanistan a job in which every military force has previously failed.

I was in Nam. Tought times I say you.

Weren't the Yorkshire Regiment getting their service medals for their recent deployment in Kosovo anyway?

What's that got to do with Iraq?