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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SOT
Can u recommend places to stay along the sorrento coast, hoping to go there late April next year with the expecting wife, also what can I expect from the weather that time of year, cheers in advance.
I see all the keyboard hard men are out in force today, pathetic drum beaters for the now dead GB like Huns all in denial, GB are gone now, so you lot can get back to your pathetic obsession with PL and the board, then again Canamalar sorted them out didn’t he, lol, lambs to the slaughter, how is that going anyway, hahahahahahaha, like the Huns resolution 12 died, deal with it.
“prosecutor……………Murdoch McTaggart……….”
I wonder if he knows our oul’ pal – Grimmond Mc Crummoch?
Jamesgang
I think you’ll find it’s spelt “culchurred”…
See they bankers who shafted us……did they buy n sell bum barer bonds?
Kikinthenakas
Tony Donnelly…..
A coffin dodger telling us to deal with death?
Always look on the bright side of life………
ryecatcher, that was truly terrible – mind if I use it?
Dharma bam….
You can have it mate.
Murdoch McTaggart, soul brother #1.
Most women are not as young as they are painted…..
Max Barebuhm.
thought to use it and not ask first would be barefaced cheek
TBJ
If the ole drummer gets banned some supporters might be be able to finish The Daily
Record crossword in peace during home games?
TONY DONNELLY
With respect,I don’t see too many in support of the GB. Pretty much an even split if anything,and yesterday’s news while we wait for it to pan out.
No, we have moved on to pastures new.
Having a childish wee giggle at the thought if someone baring his bum. Wearing recently purchased slacks/chaps from a well-known Gents Outfitters.
Have a read back and join in the hilarity.
Dharma bham
Bare arsed cheek today more like
Getting ridiculous now…
Why the personal abuse at all?
Does free expression mean if I disagree I should play the man rather than the ball?
Blimey…. to think I was mildly embarrassed with myself for telling turkeybhoy he was talking nonsense rather than explaining why I didn’t agree with him.
Can’t we do this better?
PS – turkeybhoy was talking nonsense!!! ;-)
Paul67
I used to have a sig on my e mails that said.
Time has a purpose you know, it stops everything happening all at once.
In days of changing things on a keyboard by pressing a key and the software responds I think folk forget reality marches to the sound of its own keyboard.
If you listen to it the beat is quite catchy.
If I gave my ticket to a bampot who I knew was a bampot. Then Im a bampot too!!!
craigwhitesoptometrist
Don’t restrict yourself to Sorrento. The entire peninsula is magnificent. The south coast from Amalfi to Positano is a series of perfect villages and towns, while the high country behind is breathtaking in places.
Sorrento itself is of course beautiful, but can be jammed with day trippers at busy periods, and the road along the north coast is narrow and unsuited to the convoys of coaches. If you go, stay a day or two and enjoy the town on foot.
Also, the full sweep of the Bay of Naples is living history, from Pompeii and Herculaneum round to Miseno, and should be enjoyed day at a time.
You’ll love it.
Ryecatcher
Death is not to be sniffed at, I’d be unemployed if it wasn’t for death.
RYECATCHER
Still waiting for yer mail re the Midlands Mini-dayooooot.
The game on 25 Jan has been moved to the Sunday. So if the game on 22 Feb is also a non-starter for the same reason,an Administration Day special may be in order as you suggested.
Tbb
The wife has spoken about amalfi and positano, also mentioning Capri, going for a week in total,would u recommend hiring a car or is public transport ample in the region.
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!
TBB it’s a lovely part of the world. We stayed on Ischia, which is perhaps a little far off the coast to be a base but we did get to Vesuvius and Pompeii. The sea there is warmed by volcanic vents in places and is therefore warm year round.
somesaythedevilisdead
12:30 on 10 December, 2013
Tomorrow night, so it is….!!
Origins – from the internets
This rather derogatory term was coined in the UK in the late 1970s/early 1980s. It indicates a view of the audience for an event as merely numbers to be counted in order to assess the money they have paid for tickets. The earliest citation of the expression that I can find is from the Guardian Weekly, December 1982 (although I suspect it is somewhat earlier than that):
“E.T. thus comes to a beleaguered industry like a gift from the gods. Not only does it get bare bums on seats but it encourages the kind of shared enjoyment that suggests the cinema still has something unique to offer.”
NEUSTADT-BRAW
Careful,bud!
DESERTBHOY is still around. That is fighting talk to a hungry ex-pat!
He still hasn’t forgiven me for posting a link-sorry!-to The Empire Bar story which contained a photie of a roll and skwerr….
Please excuse my ignorance ….could you tell me the origins of the well know insult
BUM BARER .
Thanks in advance.
Hendrix67
Ryecatcher
Death is not to be sniffed at, I’d be unemployed if it wasn’t for death.
Are you an assassin?
hendrix67
13:56 on 10 December, 2013
Ryecatcher
Death is not to be sniffed at….
…
Certainly not if not discovered for a while.
My love is like a bare, bare bum
That’s newly sprung to June :
And June was bloody horrified
Her man was comin’ roon’.
As fair art thou, my bonnie lass,
My bum won’t make you cry :
So pat it, kiss it, make it quick
And gie it a wee wipe dry.
This may be very important!
Can anyone confirm or deny?
Was at supermarket and as you do, picked up a paper waiting for Mrs J to buy the winning Euro millions ticket and read in daily mail (!!!) the following…
128 tickets allocated to a section near the police control room were not taken up by the ticket holders, instead they ‘occupied’ the seats of other ticket holders forcibly shifting those fans from their seats behind the goal.
Now to be clear this is from Brian Marjoribanks of the DM so caution needed but is there anyone out there who can either spike or confirm this version of events????
Christmas do or work’s fuddle?
Are all keyboard hard men familiar with the Tools section on the drop down menu?
Braw…… Ya bassa!!
..but home at the weekend….. Braw!
craigwhitesoptometrist..
I’m not a big fan of Sorrento ——bit busy/ resorty for me.
I do like the Amalfi coast {south of Sorrento] fabulous scenery —-Positano [ can be very busy ] Priano/ Amalfi are much quieter..A lovely expensive part of the world. Great food etc.
Weather in late April- high teens/low 20s ./likely to be sunny but NB when it rains ,it monsoons
Car hire is a must. It’s a big country and loads to see, do and be. A week on the peninsula with a car and you’ll fill your head with memories of places and flavours and legends.
Haven’t been to Capri, I’m sure it’s beautiful, but it’s rather small and likely to be popular with the day trippers from Sorrento. Ischia is larger and less jammed, altho the ferry is from Naples mind you.
The driving is simply nuts, so get the extra insurance and enjoy it.
Hotel Convento de la Luna in Amalfi is a favourite, but you’re spoiled for choice for places to stay. Choose 2 or 3 different towns and enjoy yourselves.
Bada Bing
You have went to far… my faither was never one cheek of an arse and neither was his
faither.
SON OF MY FATHER.BUM DE BUM DE BUM BUM BUM BUM.
vogue
They were the originally called The Vanguard Bum Barers.