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Banning 128 fans seems impossibly indiscriminate.  I don’t know how it was decided but it sounds like “those eight columns and sixteen rows” – painting with a very broad brush.  If so, the Club must meet with those in the affected area as soon as possible to allow fans who have had nothing whatsoever to do with vandalism or dangerous behaviour to continue to follow their club.  If such a letter arrived on my doorstep, I would want to face the Club urgently.  We’ve all been tarred by the pyros, banners and vandalism, but some are paying a higher price.

Unless there is specific evidence against an individual, the default expectation must be that bans will be lifted after interview.

Back in July, after the Club and the Green Brigade met to agree a way forward following some early season Uefa disciplinary problems, we wondered if either could control every last hanger-on hoping to ‘stick it to the man’.  Statements in recent days from both organisations show how impossible this has proven to be.

When I wrote my article on Saturday I didn’t expect the condemnation of the previous night’s incidents, from all sections of the support, to be so comprehensive.  We’ve seen elsewhere the damage procrastination and deflection can be.  There is no need to deflect.  We will not blame Chelsea fans. Nor is there need for ‘whataboutery’. Vandalising seats and throwing flares is now endemic in our game but Celtic fans are judged by higher standards. The Celtic support is characterised by by enormous generosity. Still.
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  1. Weeman67……

     

     

    Remember this ?

     

     

    Keech Toalie and Bumfart

     

     

    Went tae the Public Pond

     

     

    Keech Toalie couldnae swim

     

     

    So Bumfart blew him in.

  2. Steinreignedsupreme on

    ryecatcher 17:18 on 10 December, 2013

     

     

    “Shows you the calibre of MSM ‘journos’ in Scotland when top man Jackson is on 75 k per annum”

     

     

    Jacksie should thank his lucky stars he is still in work.

     

     

    Had Jacksie been employed by a paper with any standards he would have been sacked for the ‘billionaire, whose wealth is off the radar’ rubbish, especially after admitting in print that he did not check the claim.

     

     

    Instead he has since unearthed a multitude of other ‘billionaires’ heading for Ibrox without any of them ever arriving. Accuracy is not important to Keech or his employers.

     

     

    The guy is a total joke and an embarrassment to the profession.

  3. craigwhyteoptometrist , You will love the Amalfi coast, stayed in Maori for 2 weeks in July, had a great time. Use boats instead of buses to go round the coast they are the same price as the local buses. Herculanium is a must trip.Hope you enjoy yourself.

  4. spikeysauldman

     

    17:31 on 10 December, 2013

     

    sandy chugg

     

     

    sounds like a highland porn stars name!!

  5. SRS…..

     

     

    Jackson is only following in the tradition of horrible bassas like Alex Cameron and John Faigrieve before him.

     

     

    All alcoholic hunnites with agendas.

  6. Sandy Chugg and his Sons of Struth.

     

     

    D’Artagnan and his Vanguard Bears.

     

     

    These guys don’t realise how much people are laughing at them.

     

     

    Beyond embarrassment.

  7. ryecatcher

     

     

    I lived near Alexandra Park and as kids we would say.

     

     

    Keech Bum Toalie Fart all went down to Ally Park

     

     

    Keech Bum cudnae swim Toalie Fart blew him in………

     

     

    givingawaymyageCSC……HH

  8. Steinreignedsupreme on

    ryecatcher 17:34 on 10 December, 2013

     

     

    Aye. It is a long and exhaustive list of jokers.

     

     

    And as I pointed out to one of them, who was hinting at the ole ‘paranoid Celtic fans’ garbage, – the Legless Loon was employed by the Scottish press for many years.

  9. Celtic needed to take action re Fir Park undoubtedly. The media attention on this though is off the scale and it seems Celtic fans are the only ones responsible?!! How much damage did Aberdeen fans do at Celtic Park Recently? Motherwell caused damage recently not forgetting Sevco at Falkirk.

     

     

    Yes we need to take our medicine but need to fight back

  10. SRS….

     

     

    Sandy Chugg was the Orcs equivalent of our own FUD John O’Kane.

     

     

    My nephew tells me he was a hard little fecka but brainless.People without brains are not intelligent enough to recognise danger far less fear it.Meant to have reinvented himself as a community football coach who preaches anti violence and non sectarianism to kid footballers.I have no doubt he will have been threatened by the same types that shut Bomber up last summer.Fair play to him if he stands up to them though.

     

     

    D’Artagnan is just a FUD….failed journalist who writes excruciating prose that the Orcs lap up.Also a Walter Mitty type military fantasist.

  11. i don’t know what irks me the most – Neil Doncaster climbing out of his hole to nail celtics name to his mast , the same man who refers to Old firm and all clubs when rangers are in the wrong (recent flare at falkirk game, sectarian singing etc..) ….OR the fact that the Celtic board allow this to happen.

     

     

    I don’t think they fight on our behalf – if we flexed our muscle we would be respected more.

     

     

    Ban the rags – save there advertising (fans would stop buying as a result)

     

    Condemn reporting and reporters publicly

     

    Stand up to SFA

     

     

    John Reid and Fergus had the balls , unfortunately the men in power are more interested in lining their own pockets and don’t want to rock the boat! Keep quiet and take our place in this ancient culture! sickens me

  12. Stebhoy…..

     

     

    War criminal Reid was and is an opportunist in any walk of life.

     

     

    A black period in Celtic’s history with him involved.

  13. NL and Mjallby should not be commenting on banners,bans etc IMO,just gives the lapdogs more scraps from the table to prolong the propaganda.

  14. johann murdoch

     

    17:49 on

     

    10 December, 2013

     

    Whats the craic with bare bum stuff?

     

     

    yourgraicisoorsauldcfcmineswisrightoottherecfc

     

     

    Neustadt-Braw

     

    14:00 on

     

    10 December, 2013

     

    All this “craic” aboot BumBearers is makin me Hungry time to flash fry a well hung Black Pud…..or swing a Lorne into a naked pan …….braw!

  15. Kayal

     

     

    spikeysauldman

     

    17:31 on 10 December, 2013

     

    sandy chugg

     

     

    sounds like a highland porn stars name!!

     

     

    I’m sure he was in Last Tango in Harris..

  16. Hope everyone has received their copy of the CQN Annual after a batch went missing at Post Office. We re-sent by first class post at the end of last week so they should (fingers crossed) be with you by now. Hope it has been worth the wait too.

     

     

    Plenty of copies in the post today – there is still time to get your copy from us or pick one up at a Celtic store or from shops like Timland or Carlton books.

     

     

    Here’s the ones we have just posted –

     

     

    Auckland New Zealand

     

    Kirkintillock

     

    Dumfries

     

    Duns

     

    Glasgow

     

    Minnesota

     

    Manley NSW

     

    Rotherham

     

    Lots to Glasgow

     

    Crookston

     

    Two to Edinburgh

     

    Kirkliston

     

    Truro

     

    Rutherglen

     

    Cirencester

     

    Newlands

     

    Jordanhill

     

    Leeds

     

    East Kilbride

     

    Port Glasgow

     

    Greenock

     

    Giffnock

     

    Achill Island Co Mayo

     

    Mandurah Western Australia

     

    Cumbernauld

     

    Stornoway

     

    Victoria Australia

     

     

    Any delivery problems or for help ordering please email me – david@CQNMagazine.com

  17. bournesouprecipe

     

     

    aye laddie its a hard life ,I have mentioned both the forthcoming Barca game and the imminent Admin of the R2s (bit like arse) but to no avail ….these cqn ers like Bum…etc etc etc ….

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