The Offical Glasgow Celtic thread

[Orior]

A banner in the terrace gets you:
- arrest of 12 men by the police
- a €23,000 (£20,615) fine by Uefa

What does throwing bottles at players on the pitch get you?

[Milltown Row2]

A banner in the terrace gets you:
- arrest of 12 men by the police
- a €23,000 (£20,615) fine by Uefa

What does throwing bottles at players on the pitch get you?

Couldn't report it without linking it to something else!!

[Hectic]

One group of Celtic fans let themselves down a bag full in Sunderland there's a video of them singing about Lee Rigby, I'm no fan of the British army but this is a particularly very low act.

Of course the papers are hoping all over it now.

They are guys who attach themselves to Celtic but they are not true supporters of the club and clearly have no intetest in the reputation of the Celtic support. Part of me is extremely pissed at the mindset of some individuals that are representing us in this way and giving the press cannon fodder.

Thw Lee Rigby song is totally indefensible but at the same time it is 2 1/2 weeks since the game at Windsor and all the headlines after that were about Griffiths followed by 2 weeks of booting of the Celtic support on a generalization basis.

You only have to look around messageboards etc to see the general mood of Celtic supporters to the actions of a few yet we continue to be tarred with the one brush. Ideally the press would be given no food but I still believe their coverage for nearly 3 weeks has been disproportionate.

So why do you try to defend it then?  Love the way Celtic FC get fined by UEFA and then some of their fans go on the rampage in Sunderland and you are still crying foul.  Can you not see how ridiculous you sound on here?

Tell me where I was defending that chant?

The fact is some 'supporters' have let the side down a bagful.

It is ridiculous that you read something with your anti Celtic goggles and interpret it how your spiteful mind has come on to the thread to do so.

[Hectic]

Just come out and say they are scumbags.... leave it at that and discuss something else.. by relating it to Linfield the 'huns' or anything else just looks silly... indefensible move on

Linfield has a relevance because this is where the press have ramped things up. Beyond that I am not even sure if I highlighted anything about their support. As that article points out the ramping up coincides with the challenge to the governance.

Yes some 'supporters' have gift wrapped the headlines but it has literally been a number of articles every single day.

None of this is defending the actions of a few despite how michaelg wishes to view it but the ferocity of reporting has made me smell a rat for a good lot of days now and the governance thing makes sense to me.

There is a difference between defending sonething and highlighting disproportinate reporting at this time and hence a relevance to historical precedent.

[michaelg]

One group of Celtic fans let themselves down a bag full in Sunderland there's a video of them singing about Lee Rigby, I'm no fan of the British army but this is a particularly very low act.

Of course the papers are hoping all over it now.

They are guys who attach themselves to Celtic but they are not true supporters of the club and clearly have no intetest in the reputation of the Celtic support. Part of me is extremely pissed at the mindset of some individuals that are representing us in this way and giving the press cannon fodder.

Thw Lee Rigby song is totally indefensible but at the same time it is 2 1/2 weeks since the game at Windsor and all the headlines after that were about Griffiths followed by 2 weeks of booting of the Celtic support on a generalization basis.

You only have to look around messageboards etc to see the general mood of Celtic supporters to the actions of a few yet we continue to be tarred with the one brush. Ideally the press would be given no food but I still believe their coverage for nearly 3 weeks has been disproportionate.

So why do you try to defend it then?  Love the way Celtic FC get fined by UEFA and then some of their fans go on the rampage in Sunderland and you are still crying foul.  Can you not see how ridiculous you sound on here?

Tell me where I was defending that chant?

The fact is some 'supporters' have let the side down a bagful.

It is ridiculous that you read something with your anti Celtic goggles and interpret it how your spiteful mind has come on to the thread to do so.

Couldn't agree more.  it's just the double standards that grate.  A small minority of Linfield or Rangers act the ****, yet they are all as bad as each other.  A different rule seems to apply when it's a minority of Celtic morons getting on like idiots.

[Milltown Row2]

It looks from the outside (I'm not a supporter) that bringing up other clubs and saying 'we' are always hard done by is a bit childish.... they are worse than us!!! The incident happened in Sunderland so no need to bring up Windsor

[Hectic]

It looks from the outside (I'm not a supporter) that bringing up other clubs and saying 'we' are always hard done by is a bit childish.... they are worse than us!!! The incident happened in Sunderland so no need to bring up Windsor

MR I have been taking issue with the press. The Rigby thing only appeared today or yesterday. I have been raising the press issue before this came to light and for a few days anyway, have not checked back. I use newsnow for general info and it has been full of Celtic fans are a disgrace solid for a couple of weeks now. I thought I have been fairly consistent in my opinion of those who sully the wider support.

Michaelg I am not sure I have said all Sevco or Linfield supporters are Scum. I actually think in the lead up to the game I was of the opinion it would be the hangers on that created trouble. Again can check.

Maybe I need to break everything down to bite sizes but I do not like being misrepresented either.

[michaelg]

It looks from the outside (I'm not a supporter) that bringing up other clubs and saying 'we' are always hard done by is a bit childish.... they are worse than us!!! The incident happened in Sunderland so no need to bring up Windsor

MR I have been taking issue with the press. The Rigby thing only appeared today or yesterday. I have been raising the press issue before this came to light and for a few days anyway, have not checked back. I use newsnow for general info and it has been full of Celtic fans are a disgrace solid for a couple of weeks now. I thought I have been fairly consistent in my opinion of those who sully the wider support.

Michaelg I am not sure I have said all Sevco or Linfield supporters are Scum. I actually think in the lead up to the game I was of the opinion it would be the hangers on that created trouble. Again can check.

Maybe I need to break everything down to bite sizes but I do not like being misrepresented either.

I never mentioned the  word Scum....

[Hectic]

Scum for me is a catch all for the really unsavoury stuff/elements. If I had been directly quoting you I would have used quotation marks.

[Hectic]

It looks from the outside (I'm not a supporter) that bringing up other clubs and saying 'we' are always hard done by is a bit childish.... they are worse than us!!! The incident happened in Sunderland so no need to bring up Windsor

MR I have been taking issue with the press. The Rigby thing only appeared today or yesterday. I have been raising the press issue before this came to light and for a few days anyway, have not checked back. I use newsnow for general info and it has been full of Celtic fans are a disgrace solid for a couple of weeks now. I thought I have been fairly consistent in my opinion of those who sully the wider support.

Michaelg I am not sure I have said all Sevco or Linfield supporters are Scum. I actually think in the lead up to the game I was of the opinion it would be the hangers on that created trouble. Again can check.

Maybe I need to break everything down to bite sizes but I do not like being misrepresented either.

I never mentioned the  word Scum....

I wish I had just hit the quote button with that last reply before you removed the 'says it all really' bit as it makes it a different point. As in the original seemed like it was using me supposedly misquoting you to put down my opinion.

Or why did you remove the 'says it all really'?

[michaelg]

It looks from the outside (I'm not a supporter) that bringing up other clubs and saying 'we' are always hard done by is a bit childish.... they are worse than us!!! The incident happened in Sunderland so no need to bring up Windsor

MR I have been taking issue with the press. The Rigby thing only appeared today or yesterday. I have been raising the press issue before this came to light and for a few days anyway, have not checked back. I use newsnow for general info and it has been full of Celtic fans are a disgrace solid for a couple of weeks now. I thought I have been fairly consistent in my opinion of those who sully the wider support.

Michaelg I am not sure I have said all Sevco or Linfield supporters are Scum. I actually think in the lead up to the game I was of the opinion it would be the hangers on that created trouble. Again can check.

Maybe I need to break everything down to bite sizes but I do not like being misrepresented either.

I never mentioned the  word Scum....

I wish I had just hit the quote button with that last reply before you removed the 'says it all really' bit as it makes it a different point. As in the original seemed like it was using me supposedly misquoting you to put down my opinion.

Or why did you remove the 'says it all really'?

What I ended up posting made the same point.  Just thought it was telling when you used the word scum.

[Hectic]

So why change it?

[T Fearon]

I was at both Linfield games and the abuse and sectarianism from it has to be said the vast majority of Linfield fans,at both games,was unbelievable in this day and age.I think I've mentioned already an associate of mine and his two grown up sons asked the stewards to escort them out of the North Stand at half time (and were subjected to vile sectarian abuse on the way out) it was that bad.It was all about paedos, bead rattlers, No Pope in Rome, and one guy behind me, no spring chicken, never gave it a rest for 90 minutes, exhorting his favourites to finish Scott Brown's career.Also there was the lack of policing, allowing Linfield fans to congregate on various street corners, boozing,on the Donegall Road, for hours before kick off.Add to that the South Belfast Protestant Boys flute band putting on a welcoming performance outside the stadium. None of this would be allowed anywhere near Ibrox or Celtic Park ahead of any game in Scotland

I have no doubt that the reaction of some fans at Celtic Park was brought about by the events of the first leg at Windsor, not that that excuses it.I see very little if any sectarianism at Celtic Park outwith games against Rangers or one offs against Linfield,thankfully, and I just wish the minority of supporters who do so,would not allow themselves to be provoked by opposing sectarian bigots

[stew]

I was at both Linfield games and the abuse and sectarianism from it has to be said the vast majority of Linfield fans,at both games,was unbelievable in this day and age.I think I've mentioned already an associate of mine and his two grown up sons asked the stewards to escort them out of the North Stand at half time (and were subjected to vile sectarian abuse on the way out) it was that bad.It was all about paedos, bead rattlers, No Pope in Rome, and one guy behind me, no spring chicken, never gave it a rest for 90 minutes, exhorting his favourites to finish Scott Brown's career.Also there was the lack of policing, allowing Linfield fans to congregate on various street corners, boozing,on the Donegall Road, for hours before kick off.Add to that the South Belfast Protestant Boys flute band putting on a welcoming performance outside the stadium. None of this would be allowed anywhere near Ibrox or Celtic Park ahead of any game in Scotland

I have no doubt that the reaction of some fans at Celtic Park was brought about by the events of the first leg at Windsor, not that that excuses it.I see very little if any sectarianism at Celtic Park outwith games against Rangers or one offs against Linfield,thankfully, and I just wish the minority of supporters who do so,would not allow themselves to be provoked by opposing sectarian bigots

Tony why would anyone put themselves in danger by going to watch Celtic play at WP around the 12th of July, do you have a death wish?

Celtic to win  2-1 tonight. They will be fine.

[T Fearon]

Ah I could not pass up on the opportunity to see my team play a mere 20 miles from my home.I honestly thought things had changed.I did the official tour of the new Windsor Park the week before the game,including the IFA museum (or to be more precise the Pat Jennings/George Best museum) and knew more than the wee man who was the official guide!

That and the fact That Linfield and PSNI said it was safe for Celtic supporters to attend encouraged me,and as I wasn't wearing any colours I figured it would be ok.Would not do it again though