I'd have less of an issue with them wearing it in their own back yard, so to speak - that'd be their call ultimately and not really my business - or against a country that hadn't been subjected to the British army's violence (although such a country would presumably have to provide their permission for the display too under present rules).
In respect of our fixture specifically, however, I'd be uneasy with the idea of the FAI providing a platform for and playing host to such a display. The RBL (who run the annual remembrance poppy campaign) have stated of the symbol:
"The poppy is a powerful symbol – it is worn to commemorate the sacrifices of our Armed Forces and to show support to those still serving today and their loved ones."
The poppy doesn't commemorate those who lost their lives in wars generally. According to the RBL, it serves the British army's perspective and entails support for only their soldiers in only wars in which Britain has been and is engaged. If Irish soldiers are remembered, it is only insofar as they fought for British interests. Of course, people can have their own reasons for wearing a poppy and can attribute their own meaning to the symbol, but, beyond the official symbolism, which is solidarity with the British armed forces, soldiers who killed a few hundred people (over half of whom were innocent civilians) in the north - not to mention their collusion (which the British state still refuses to come clean about), the use of torture, the use of "human shields", et cetera - are supported by and benefit directly from the poppy's promotion.
Of course, the IFA can go ahead and request permission for their players to wear the poppy (although whether their nationalist-background players would get much of a say in that is another matter), but people are entitled to look upon it unfavourably. Personally, I would view it as an inflammatory request. I'll find it easier to "move on" and "mature" as soon as Britain faces up to the truth of its armed forces' past in Ireland and the legacy of that, particularly in the north, instead of hiding behind the convenient and independently-unverified cloak of "national security".
Conversely, I wouldn't expect the IFA to play host to a display of, say, Easter lilies if the FAI wished for our team to wear those for whatever reason in a game at Windsor Park.
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