For me, the fact that (unlike in the US) they still stood for and sung the anthem, and did the kneeling afterwards, made me feel a lot better about it - making it something additional, rather than as an attack.
I still can't pretend that I loved it, but at the end of the day, 'My team, right or wrong.'
I'm afraid taking the knee was the last straw for me.
For me, the fact that (unlike in the US) they still stood for and sung the anthem, and did the kneeling afterwards, made me feel a lot better about it - making it something additional, rather than as an attack.
I still can't pretend that I loved it, but at the end of the day, 'My team, right or wrong.'