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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Dodgy fc to Juve
If Matthews is indeed fit, I’d like to see him start in Izzy’s absence tonight. His pace is needed, while Charlie has arguably been our best midfielder.
I’ll go with Charge of the Light Brigade tonight – no point in hanging on for a dour point/sclaffed win. Most teams who do that get turned over regardless. We have in-form players in Commons and Stokes, and they should start in their best positions.
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Lustig :::::::::::::::: Ambrose ::::::::::::::::: Van Dijk :::::::::::::: Matthews
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::::::::::: Brown :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ledley ::::::::::::::
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Free kick to Juve 25 yards out. Perfect position!
Go on Wesley son…..
That’s for those cheating Juve barstewards and Amoruso penalty all those years ago.
Karma….get it up ye Juve.
The reality of the ASA decision is it’s pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things. Here’s the thing with ASA rulings they could rule that “Rangers the most successful team in history” is ok but something like “Book your tickets to see the most successful team in history” underneath a Rangers crest is not.
Everything is context and semantics with them and I know I wrote a few adjudications that were really plumbing the depths of pedantry.
Micktt, Angelgabriel and BoabyM
I just got back from Asia when Mick texted me. I’ve texted a few other local tims but no reply yet! Mibbees it’s me they are avoiding. Angelgabriel you and your mate are more than welcome to join us. BoabyM can help. I said half seven as I have the Happy Smile Cub tomorrow and I’m driving down to Engerlund tomorrow afternoon.
HH
Juve oot! GIRFUY ya bunch of cheating bass as
Rube lose.
Galatasaray through. Ref struck off UEFA list!!!!
Phone call from Inter supporting elderly neighbour ——-
” the ******** are 1-0 down . Former Inter player scored ! “
Wops out, well done Gala.
bmcuw
That bar is still there in sighthill,called the Caledonia iirc,used to step out with a young lady who stayed in that square,she wouldn’t let me drink in it.
On the old slade song noddy holder is apparently getting 800,000 grand in royalties this year for that one song
BMCUW..
Uno need a passport to get intake Ayrshire??
Jonnythetim.
“That Rubentus mob can qualify on 7 points, yet the Arse can go out tonight on 12!
That dont seem right!”
Agreed!!
More so if they were in the same group. ;-)
..intae… Effin iPad.
Good enough for that Juve mob!
HAIL! HAIL!
Token
TD67
‘Wops’?!
Get a grip, FFS.
Glad to see Juventus knocked out, their Italian internationals should be fresher for the World Cup when it comes round.
tonydonnelly67
Enough of the racial slurs please.
tonydonnelly 14:23
“Wops out.” What on earth is that about?
Tony Donnelly…
Dread to think what you call Galatassary as a term of endearment.
Don’t be daft it’s not racial, I worked Italians loads of them, it’s like being called a jock, mick, limy, calm doon.
Nice to see that cheats don’t always prosper in European football anyway, now Scotland , that’s another matter.
Tony, c’mon son , your better than that
Ryecatcher.
Raymond burks
tonydonnelly67 @14 23.
You are a total balloon .
tonydonnelly67
14:23 on 11 December, 2013
Wops out, well done Gala.
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U looking for some more attention
Awe right then…peely wallies..that better.?
Anyway, back to the banner debate.
Can anyone tell me when the SFA are charging us with Nelson Mandela banner displayed Friday?
Political ain’t it ?
DBBIA-is musntgrumblecsc a splinter group from the silverfoxescsc?…the ole silver foxes dont break seats we tend to give them a wipe down then attach snug fitting loose cushions!
HH
Tony….
Are you Celtic’s Alf Garnett?
tonydonnelly
Oh that’s alright then. I would’ve loved you to say that to my late father’s face, him being a Wop and all that
tonydonnelly67
14:23 on 11 December, 2013
You have excelled yourself there.
Means without papers, or pass port, just like they call us tight, no big deal unless you need attention
Wops out!!!! TD
Dearie me-
4……..
Oh dear the politically correct are out in force, lol, means nothing, all depends on the context it is said in, but fire away any way, if that the witch hunt on, go for it, all the GB drum beaters.
buick makane – On the old slade song noddy holder is apparently getting 800,000 grand in royalties this year for that one song
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are you sure? 800,000 grand is £800 million. Have you met Charles green?
Wop is a pejorative racial slur used primarily, but not exclusively, to refer to people from Italy.[1]
It originated between 1910 and 1915 in the United States. One famous false etymology is that it stands for “without papers” or “without passport” (abbreviated WOP),[2] According to Merriam-Webster, its first known use was in 1908.[3] The commonly accepted etymology is that it originates from a southern Italian dialect term guappo, meaning swagger, derived from the Spanish term guapo, via dialectical French, meaning ruffian or pimp.[4] This also has roots in the Latin vappa, meaning wine gone flat.[3] This theory holds that the term was brought to the U.S. by early Southern Italian immigrants from the region of Campania, who named those suspected to belonging to the Guapparia “Guappi”, in a similar fashion Sicilian people used the term “Mafiosi”.[citation needed] Widely used in Chicago where most immigrants from Campania settled,[citation needed] it was confused by non-Italian people to indicate Southern Italians in general, like the word “paesano”.