I see “football fans” is the latest euphemism to describe right-wing hordes causing intimidation to anyone who is not of a similar mind-set across our cities. They may well be, football is a popular interest, but the game, for them and the rest of us, is the cultural touchstone we find most available.
At first pass, the dark recesses of the game these types congregate in probably look no different to any other stadium. At all clubs, fans are mostly white, mostly male (though increasingly less so) and share many of the socio-economic problems that make the susceptible to abhorrent ideologies.
For decades, football complained that hooliganism was a societal problem, but no one really paid attention. Now there is no football the picture should be clearer. The disaffected and easily influenced find companionship wherever possible, for many that happens to be in football, and for some of those, a culture war would define their lives more than anything else possibly could.
Despite the gloom, the direction of travel is positive. In the 70s and 80s, racism was at home in the game. Peer pressure brought isolated idiots to heel and it flourishes in fewer places than imaginable a few decades ago. You might never give it a thought, but you are involved in the great culture war. It will live longer than any of us, but the outcome is assured.
SPFL clubs know how to destroy interest in their product at a time when they should be doing just the opposite. Another week, another attempt to save Hearts from relegation. It is tedious. Just make a decision and stick to it, credibility is draining with each fresh episode.
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Morning all
Good Morning Adi,
It won’t be long now until we get to see (not in person) the Bhoys go for the Quadruple Treble.
Its Mad I tell ya, mental when you come to think about it.
Right here, right now. I’m listening to Paul Oakenfolds Global Underground mix from Oslo.
CELTIC
CELTIC
It is indeed a Mad World when ye cannae even go to the place when troubled to seek Solace.
Praise be to Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. He beat the bad wan when He was Crucified and took away the Sins of the World.
Believe.
Njoi this CQN Anthem.
https://youtu.be/1k8craCGpgs
Morning all. Rather grey here in the Fair City on Bloomsday.
“Down Among The Big Bhoys”…
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/06/all-leaked-released-non-leaked-adidas.html
https://www.footyheadlines.com/2020/06/celtic-to-become-6th-adidas-elite-club.html
Well done to Marcus Rashford of Manchester United, fighting the case of feeding hungry kids during school holidays……it’s 2020 ffs……
https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18518813.james-morgan-rangers-take-note-linfield-uvf-style-kit-outrage/
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Hun f.c …What a great idea….how many have they sold?
VP
I was very surprised to see that The Herald would have such an article…..and just as surprised to see this:
https://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/18518343.rangers-awarded-penalties-scottish-premiership-according-new-study/
I know it was on CQN but The Herald??? Is change afoot?
You can tell Jabba is not blackmailing guys now….allegedly…
HOT SMOKED
I change afoot?
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Naw ! Someone has made a mistake…..on their jotters :O)
That James Morgan article is spot on and exactly what the MSM should be doing -scrutinising very obvious money-making ventures to the lowest common denominator of hun…
As he says no starry plough pattern to play around with as an option…
Next they’ll be calling them out for not offering the Klan a refund.
Interesting wee quote from Craig Levein on the BBC site today:-
“I was quite fortunate at the time I was offered the Scotland job because I had two pending suspensions from my behaviour as manager at Dundee United and funnily enough they both disappeared when that job offer came.”
“The most demoralising dimension to Linfield’s unveiling of the kit was the response from the club. Instead of recognising the problematic nature of the colour scheme, Linfield doubled down.
Of course, they cannot. For the record, I don’t believe it was a deliberate decision on Linfield’s part. But the argument is not that straightforward – it is nuanced because it is about perception. Would Linfield have accepted a design in the colours of The Starry Plough? Clearly, as anyone from Northern Ireland will tell you, pairing purple and orange together is begging for comparisons between the two. Indeed, the fact that it has since happened merely proves the point.”
I repeat:
“For the record, I don’t believe it was a deliberate decision on Linfield’s part. ”
Does he think Umbro suggested that design? In those colours? It’s a very specific shade of purple isn’t it?
There’s no way that this could have came as a surprise to anybody at Linfield. Say what it is.
Linfield would make the Rangers look liberal and fluffy.
A rancid club.
VP. 10:04
Think it might have more to do with Magnus Llewelyn moving from SMG building,very top of Renfield St.,Herald and Evening Times,down to Guid Hall,Queen St,working for Newsquest organisation.Celtic hater in chief.
Top man at “Times” now.Watch how many times he now runs out Celtic/paedophilia storys.
Done it last week ,with links to a boys club .
Watch Graham Spiers now.One of the more professional journos in Sports media up here.
Does a lot of very good articles covering a lot of sports at weekends,but never one on the many good story’s to be had at Celtic.(SB,CM,OE,JF nothing)
Don’t doubt he would like to,but Llewelyn has his target demographic,and it ain’t us.
IMO
Timaloy29
I was equally dismissive of the notion of the strip design not being deliberate on Linfields part. However, it may be that the author is being a little cute here.
It would be nigh on impossible to prove ‘intent’. Short of a confession from the club, it would become a circular argument. I shouldn’t imagine many on the linfield board have ever received instruction on confessing.
He has moved the argument on to a simple – it’s wrong. Allows the club to take corrective steps and redesign the strip. Spoiler alert – they won’t.
Thomas stirling2 hrs ago
Imagine being offended that much by a colour, you associate it with the UVF and killing people. Mopery levels are reaching a peak among the most offended people on earth. Who knew the UVF had a colour that only they could use? Who knew the Irish in Scotland would be offended by a colour on a training kit? No other nation on earth has people that are so offended by colour schemes.
The lack of self awareness of being offended by colours is astounding …
Green is the colour , Celtic is our team.
A strip isn’t created on a Monday, and manufactured on a Tuesday, guys from Umbro and Linfield would have discussed this for a while.
UNCLE JIMMY on 16TH JUNE 2020 11:41 AM
I was equally dismissive of the notion of the strip design not being deliberate on Linfields part. However, it may be that the author is being a little cute here.
It would be nigh on impossible to prove ‘intent’. Short of a confession from the club, it would become a circular argument. I shouldn’t imagine many on the linfield board have ever received instruction on confessing.
He has moved the argument on to a simple – it’s wrong. Allows the club to take corrective steps and redesign the strip. Spoiler alert – they won’t.
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You are right.
He mentions later on that Linfield sold a lot of orange jerseys which were popular for all the wrong reasons. Everybody knows what’s going on.
!!BADA BING!! on 16TH JUNE 2020 11:53 AM
A strip isn’t created on a Monday, and manufactured on a Tuesday, guys from Umbro and Linfield would have discussed this for a while.
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Aye. The author knows what’s going on. We all do.
He just lets them off the hook a bit. Scottish journalism isn’t known for taking a brave stand on these things.
Giving Levein the Scotland gig was the SFA equivalent of hush money.
new article posted.
Don’t forget…Europeans discovered the world….cause the natives didn’t know where they were 😂