The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Main Street]

For once I agree with you Irish League football and the IFA is still plagued by anti catholic bigotry.

Shamrock Rovers trounced Linfield twice at that time at home in Tallaght and away in Belfast.
That You Tube video is evidence of nothing.
Linfield fans at Tallaght are shown as being raucous with quite a few absolutely fluttered and legless, doing a half hearted attempt to celebrate a goal by a few running onto the sidelines and a rendition of the sash. The Gardai and security dealt with everything in a calm orderly respectful manner.
What was of concern at that time was the return game at Windsor Pk where trouble broke out between fans and loyalist press banner headlined "sectarian violence" and blamed Rovers' fans.
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/northern-ireland/sectarian-violence-erupts-at-windsor-park-during-linfield-clash-with-shamrock-rovers-29123445.html

But it could be said that Linfield fans behaved better at Tallaght than Rovers' fans did at Windsor Pk.
The fear is that Celtic fans at Windsor Pk would be dragged into something similar and bring the club into disrepute

[Hectic]

Indeed Main St and as I have said before it would not necessarily be the every week attending Linfield fans that will be the biggest problem but rather the day trippers for this game.

[ashman]

The Irish league is ranked 47 and San Marino is ranked 53 of 53. The Irish league teams have been poor these last few years and are generally poorly prepared .  The San Marino team have a chance here I would think . Neither then or Linfield are world beaters .

[T Fearon]

Linfield 2/11 to win at home this week.Crusaders got through a round in Champs League last year.

[red hander]

Any price on the size of the fine Uefa will hit Linfield with for sectarian chanting/banners?

[michaelg]

Any price on the size of the fine Uefa will hit Linfield with for sectarian chanting/banners?

Probably similar to what Celtic get fined, pretty much on an annual basis.

[Hectic]

Any price on the size of the fine Uefa will hit Linfield with for sectarian chanting/banners?

Probably similar to what Celtic get fined, pretty much on an annual basis.

For sectarian chanting/banners?

[Main Street]

Fined for banners of a non-football nature and general pyromania, not sectarian related

Flying Palestinian flags v Hapoel in the CL qualifier was a mere €9,000 but a Bobby Sands and William Wallace "The terrorist or the dreamer" banner display earned a top of the line fine at €50,000.

[Hectic]

Aware of that alright. Just wanted to hear the detail from michaelg.

Same uniformed tired old shite.

[michaelg]

Aware of that alright. Just wanted to hear the detail from michaelg.

Same uniformed tired old shite.

How am I uninformed?  Just because I didn't list the specific fines?  Get a grip.

[Hectic]

For sectarian chanting/banners?

[Hectic]

Perhaps you could have said fines for sectarian chanting/banners would be on a par with fines for smoke bombs or showing solidarity with the people of Palestine?

[red hander]

Aware of that alright. Just wanted to hear the detail from michaelg.

Same uniformed tired old shite.

How am I uninformed?  Just because I didn't list the specific fines?  Get a grip.

You're uninformed because the fines weren't for sectarian chanting/banners. On one occasion Celtic got fined for displaying Palestinian flags when playing Ajax. Ajax fans displayed Israeli flags. Ajax wasn't fined. I've no doubt the Linfield fans will do their club proud should the match happen, and Europe will get a glimpse of what lovely people they really are

[michaelg]

Perhaps you could have said fines for sectarian chanting/banners would be on a par with fines for smoke bombs or showing solidarity with the people of Palestine?

Your last post makes no sense.  You can't deny that Celtic have had their fair share of fines for sectarian chanting / banners over the years.

[Hectic]

Define fair share first.