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Look at me, but not at my face

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I don’t get the flares thing. It’s not a part of my going-to-see-Celtic tradition. But if it was my thing, I’d have the courage of my convictions, I wouldn’t hide the fact.

There are consequences of bringing flares to football games, always has been. By not having the courage to openly ignite them, those consequences are not personalised to the individuals who regard this as an integral part of what they do at a football game, they are visited upon everyone in the vicinity, as well as the club.

The problem with flares at Celtic games is those who bring them hide the fact – as they clearly know there are consequences, and presumably aren’t too interested in taking responsibility for them. ‘Keen on flares, not keen enough to stand up for them’, is why the issue persists.

I get the attraction to bright, shiny, things, but this isn’t a campaign to bring the vote to disenfranchised people against a force who will execute the offender on sight. It’s about bringing a flare to a football game. If it’s so important, do it openly. If you think Health and Safety are simply wrong, find the evidence and use it in court. Have the courage to change something.  I know lots of Celtic fans who have had the courage to put their name to something they believed in, in recent years.  It’s seldom easy, but it has been done.

But in the years of this debate no one has ever pointed to evidence that igniting flares in a football ground is a clever thing to do. It’s just a ‘look at me’ exercise, ‘But don’t look at my face’, of course.

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Episode 5 of ‘A Celtic State of Mind’ finds Paul John Dykes and Kevin Graham discussing a variety of topical subjects concerning Celtic Football Club, including:

* What now for the Green Brigade?
* Dedryck Boyata – Are reinforcements on route?
* Virgil van Dijk – The windfall cometh;
* Emilio Izaguirre – Moving on.

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  1. petec on

    DD Dude.

     

     

    Thank You.

     

     

    I hammer the Drink.

     

     

    CELTIC is about.

     

     

     

    Love the Celts.

     

     

    Offered seats to David and Lauren… to get away from it.

     

     

    Dave messaged that maybe later.

     

     

    I messaged him that Celtic Park on a Champions League night especially when the Tune goes On

     

     

    Fearne always remembered.

  5. Sionnach Abu on

    ABURNTOUTCASE on 23RD JULY 2017 5:50 AM

     

     

    No offence meant mo chara, my attempts at humour pass me by too.

     

    HH

  7. Delaneys Dunky on

    Pete

     

     

    Hammer what you want.

     

    I light my pipe.

     

    Different ways. Same goal. ;))

  15. Sionnach Abu on

    That was his song DBhoy. Couldnt sing it as good as I could but he wasnt far off :-)

  16. aburntoutcase on

    DD

     

    Free weed!! Ffs don`t be saying that on here. You`ll get us all the gaol.

  19. aburntoutcase on

    Dbhoy/Sionnach

     

    Heard TB singing that song in Vegas. No half as good a singer as wee Tosh McK though.

  23. Sionnach Abu on

    DBHOY on 23RD JULY 2017 6:09 AM

     

    I am. I’ll do a CQN charity night if God spares me :-)

     

    HH

  32. Delaneys Dunky on

    Tosh deserved all he achieved.

     

    Great Tim and good schoolbhoy mate.

     

    Will never decry Celtic for money, like some ex Celts.

     

    Fenian through and through.

  34. aburntoutcase on

    DD

     

    Okay. So he had nae Rastafarian Old Holborn left, but he had a right drooth on him? I don`t believe half of the stories in that book. (and I`ve no finished reading it yet)

  36. Delaneys Dunky on

    Aburntout

     

     

    I read the Book of Revelations often after a doobie. Great science fiction imagination. :)

  37. Sionnach Abu on

    DELANEYS DUNKY on 23RD JULY 2017 6:25 AM

     

    Watched his first pre season training stint. After a hard session, a training game broke out.

     

    Few stray passes from Tosh.

     

    Tommy shouts” You’ll need to do better than that Tosh, youre not at Hearts anymore!”

     

    HH

  40. petec on

    Whats it all about?

     

     

    I’m lying in bed… The Temperature is mega mild.

     

     

    I’d just been for a pish. FFS.

     

     

    I instictively pull the olde Duvet over me.

     

     

    What is it awe about?

     

    Definitive Good Night from me, not sure about him Howevaaaaaah.

     

     

    Christ took Every Sin. Back then, Now and in the Future.

     

     

    Believe in Him

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