Shame On You Celtic

[John Boy]

read the edit, they have apparently banned the sale of poppies in and around the club as well

Celtic Football Club Statement
They were on sale in the club shop

 

[ROSM]

'launced a proper formal investigation....'

FFS they can SEE who were holding those banners up. They KNOW what seats they are in.

Let's revisit this thread in a fortnights time shall we and see how many STH at Celtic have been banned for life for this shall we?

it goes beyond those holding the banner up. There is a group called the Green Brigade who have been campaigning against the club having the Poppy on it's shirt and some of their actions have been nauseating too.

As I said, I understand that disciplinary action has already taken place against a number of individuals and that involves not just bans from home games but also revoking rights to away tickets too.

 

[Joe Pineapples]

The club itself would never ban poppies. It would be insane. That's just idle football forum gossip.

See John Boy's link.

 

[User removed 4]

We'll that's freedom of speech for you, something those soldiers fought to maintain.

Ironic isn't it.

Do you really think all the british servicemen and women in ww1&2 died to 'maintain freedom of speech' ? bollocks did they, they fought to stop this country being invaded by the germans, i'm pretty sure that lofty ideals about freedom of speech etc were pretty far from the minds of the majority of men and women doing the fighting .

 

[Brovion]

Exercising freedom of speach although perhaps a response banner with "Bloody Friday, Kingsmill, La Mon Hotel, Birmingham Pubs, Woolwich, Victoria Station, Long Acre... Sectarian, Racist, Murderers" might be appropriate.

Indeed. Also maybe they'd have preferred it if we'd stayed out of WW2 and let Hitler have Europe?

As someone who might be deemed to have 'republican sympathies' I'm as disgusted by this as any Orange Loyalist. Equating every single campaign the British Army has ever fought, now and in the past, with the pre-EU Irish struggle for independence is, well, 'wrong' for want of a better word. f***ing stupid, insulting bullshit is probably a bit nearer the mark.

It's a pity they've used a quote from The Ballad of James Connolley (the 'devils in hell' bit) which is a great song about the Easter Rising.

 

[PHCgull]

for some reason they have an irrational dislike of the super furry animals as well

Celtic v Aberdeen 6th November | Willie Vass Archive

 

[ROSM]

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Indeed. Also maybe they'd have preferred it if we'd stayed out of WW2 and let Hitler have Europe?

As someone who might be deemed to have 'republican sympathies' I'm as disgusted by this as any Orange Loyalist. Equating every single campaign the British Army has ever fought, now and in the past, with the pre-EU Irish struggle for independence is, well, 'wrong' for want of a better word. f***ing stupid, insulting bullshit is probably a bit nearer the mark.

It's a pity they've used a quote from The Ballad of James Connolley (the 'devils in hell' bit) which is a great song about the Easter Rising.

Well said.

 

[The Spanish]

james connelly is just another shit made up in the pub by some idiots song. its not a classic. same as sean south of f***ing garryowen that they f***ing love. anyone who thinks these songs are noble or classic in anyway is bonkers. most republican tunes are only considered good by people who are well in their cups and like murderers.

 

[eastlondonseagull]

Any idea what the red cards and protest against the SFA were about?

 

[Simster]

Indeed. Also maybe they'd have preferred it if we'd stayed out of WW2 and let Hitler have Europe?

As someone who might be deemed to have 'republican sympathies' I'm as disgusted by this as any Orange Loyalist. Equating every single campaign the British Army has ever fought, now and in the past, with the pre-EU Irish struggle for independence is, well, 'wrong' for want of a better word. f***ing stupid, insulting bullshit is probably a bit nearer the mark.

It's a pity they've used a quote from The Ballad of James Connolley (the 'devils in hell' bit) which is a great song about the Easter Rising.

Absolutely spot on.

 

[Goldstone Rapper]

What does 'BLOOSTAINED' mean?

Banner FAIL.

Maybe they just don't like the colour bloo ?

 

[brunswick]

"Your deeds would shame all the Devils in Hell. Ireland and Iraq and Afghanistan. No bloostained Poppy on our Hoops".

err, first part of this is true....... the current english are not native to this island. what the "english" did in ireland was unreal. but alot of time has past and this ira loving lot are bigots and wont let go.

must admit i did quote like a recent thing from them saying they are going after bankers and politicians.

one must step out of nationalism (known as patriotism) and learn about things properly.

this is the problem with most footy fans in the UK - nationalistic and england is really a pile of shit and has done sooo many bad things in history its untrue.

ps i am english.

 

[Southover Street Seagull]

Hopefully this type of behaviour means that they will NEVER get anywhere near ANY English Leagues.

This, I hope neither of the bigoted sides get anywhere near English football.

 

[Mackenzie]

Do you really think all the british servicemen and women in ww1&2 died to 'maintain freedom of speech' ? bollocks did they, they fought to stop this country being invaded by the germans, i'm pretty sure that lofty ideals about freedom of speech etc were pretty far from the minds of the majority of men and women doing the fighting .

Of course. Beating he Nazis maintained our freedom, including freedom of speech.

I'm suggesting that there is irony in the fact that those freedoms that our grandfathers fought for are now being used in this way. There will be radical muslims protesting in Wootton Bassett next....

 

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

They are going to ban those responsible which by the look of it amounts to about three thousand of the smelly ones.

Scum is hardly an adequate description of the Unwashed.

TNBA

TTF

 

[mistahclarke]

Indeed. Also maybe they'd have preferred it if we'd stayed out of WW2 and let Hitler have Europe?

As someone who might be deemed to have 'republican sympathies' I'm as disgusted by this as any Orange Loyalist. Equating every single campaign the British Army has ever fought, now and in the past, with the pre-EU Irish struggle for independence is, well, 'wrong' for want of a better word. f***ing stupid, insulting bullshit is probably a bit nearer the mark.

It's a pity they've used a quote from The Ballad of James Connolley (the 'devils in hell' bit) which is a great song about the Easter Rising.

If we gloss over the fact many Irish fought in both World Wars and that the English armies killing many innocents while taking over colonies hundreds of years ago including Ireland, then correct I guess?

But probably best to consign England's proud history pre-1900's to the locked books in this argument or no-ones point on here is valid. Be interested to see if anyone can find some details of any English wars pre 1914 that were not about expansion of the British Empire (read taking land from someone else or protecting land taken from someone else).

That said, time for them to forgive and forget because it's not like England still have military rule in Northern Ireland anymore. What, still 1500 troops there you say?

 

[ILIKECANDLES]

Do you really think all the british servicemen and women in ww1&2 died to 'maintain freedom of speech' ? bollocks did they, they fought to stop this country being invaded by the germans, i'm pretty sure that lofty ideals about freedom of speech etc were pretty far from the minds of the majority of men and women doing the fighting .

This.

 

[Paxton Dazo]

Wouldn't shooting all of them involved be much, much easier than banning them?

 

[Brovion]

If we gloss over the fact many Irish fought in both World Wars and that the English armies killing many innocents while taking over colonies hundreds of years ago including Ireland, then correct I guess?
...

Well, yes. The poppy was adopted as a symbol of rememberance after WW1 in which many Irish fought - so those Celtic fans are also disrespecting their memory! (Unless of course they're seen as traitors?)

And of course it is used to remember the dead of the second world war. Maybe the banner-wavers are upset because their side lost, in which case - fair enough, I suppose it is a 'bloostained poppy' to them. (Don't forget that among other things the first bombs to explode in Coventry were planted by the IRA)

Oh, and whilst I would never try and defend Britain's at times shameful imperialist past read up a bit about old wars if you think every English/British war was a war of colonial expansion. Try starting with Napoleon ...

 

[Mackenzie]

This.

Quite.