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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Tonyrome
55-y-o. And still no any wiser!
ABURNTOUTCASE
Just wondered if I went to school with you. I’m 57 today left ST Bert’s in 76.
I use to travel on The Paddock bus to the games JK got them plenty tickets a good mhan was JK.
KEEP THE FAITH
Tonyrome
Happy birthday! I`m bound to know you. Went on that bus many years ago.
ABURNTOUTCASE
The Mc Garry’s ran the bus when I went on it.
I went through school with MG who still runs the bus I think.
KEEP THE FAITH
CANAMALAR IT LOOKS LIKE OCD OBSESSION on 22ND JULY 2017 9:58 AM
Auldheid,
Really, how very convenient eh
A security guard who is paid for and reports to a board who are responsible for all displays at the stadium are blaming supporters who managed to shove a massive banner up their juke, or did they hide it in the camels hump, oh and how come no one caught them smuggling a camel into the stadium, give it a copulating rest auldheid what a load of hogwash. The banner got in and was displayed because the board wanted it in and displayed and no other reason. Its a simple divide and conquer game to distract from Res12 and strip the titles, create division and stop co-operation their biggest fear is co-operation as they become an irrelevance.
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Your no the full shillin ….. !!!! hahahaha
Tonyrome
I knew the McGarrys. Wouldn`t know anything about bus now. Left the oul` homestead in `81.
ABURNTOUTCASE
You take care.
KEEP THE FAITH
Tonyrome
Cheers. Off to watch the golf now.
Have we signed a striker or a centre half yet?
Is it dependant on us getting by Rosenborg when European football is guaranteed ’til Christmas?
Or is the biscuit tin back under the table?
A ‘cancer’ -hun type talk.
Time to log off.
Careful……huns will try and exploite any opportunity.
Arguably the GB made a mistake, we should not let the sleekits in to divide and conquer any further.
There is always salvation to be found in the open and inclusive slopes of Celtic Park.
HH.
Eagle putt Jordan!
Wow!!
New, pop-up “have-a-go-huns” on CQN are hilarious…..
Philbhoy at 5.41.
I think unfortunately players won’t come until they know we have European football until Christmas so we are stuck with what we have. Not sure our centre back position is as bleak as you – Ajet lools pretty promising to me. But the striker situation is not good.
Jimbo67
As talented as Spieth is he has enjoyed an enermous amount of luck in this final round. I hope that Kuchar prevails but it looks like he is letting too many birdie chances slip.
JIMBO67
Agree but Ajer is untried!
Hope you are well!
https://twitter.com/scotsunsport/status/889164710184185857
Caution Sun link
BR will have targets…
CL is our only carrot
Wonderful Spieth!
Philboy
He is but I like the look of him
I am mainly good – not so earlier in month and listening to Euan Murray raised my blood pressure enough for me to hit the ‘mute’ button but mainly good.
Hope you are well too.
Jimbo67
BABASONICOS71 on 23RD JULY 2017 5:47 PM
A ‘cancer’ -hun type talk.
Time to log off.
Agree- T63- not the best terminology
JIMBO67
You take care!
Mibbe meet up at the next Hoot!
Philboy
Will do. And be good to cstch up at the hoot.
A wee glass of red to watch the last 2 holes of an enthralling afternoon.
Jimbo67
JIMBO67
Me too!
The wine I meant!
The young fella Spieth sure does have it
Empty the park, or, not one stolen trophy will be stripped.
Only, empty seats will make the PLC board, challenge the corruption.
How long will an enquiry take ?
Yeez are being played by the, duplicitous PLC.
Yeez canny see it, coz yeez are all broken up about a couple of banners displayed by the, peerless Green Brigade.
Yeez waant tae take a look at yerselves, played for fools by a PLC board who know your true colors.
Example : Neil Francis Lennon, challenged the mibbery against Celtic players, eposing the cheating MIBs until they cracked and went on strike. The PLC didny back NFL, they flung him under a bus !
How did the best fans in the world react ?
They queued round the building to hand their season ticket money over to the billionaires who had just flung their cheated manager under a bus.
Ah mean, yer more likely to see the Celtic supporter base of 2017, nannying around a Masonic golf course, than, rebelling outside the front door of Kerrydale Street and,…..that,….is why the 25 years of, Murray Mibbery, will be swept under the same big Masonic carpet as, the sacking of Manchester 2008.
If the Green Brigade get banned from Celtic Park, the park should be renamed – The Library.
The Spirit of the JUNGLE, died when, McCann got his hauns on the keys in 1994.
So, so sad.
……off-oot.
“If the Green Brigade get banned from Celtic Park, the park should be renamed – The Library.”
Hammer on the button Kev :-)
HH
BANKIEBHOY1
There sure seems to be an infestation since bannergate.
THE EXILED TIM
Appeaser Park easily reached by the back of the bus springs to mind.
The Jockettes equalise against the
Portuguese wummin 20 to go.
While the technology allows for sleekit rabble – rousin’, pop-up, in-out, huns………. thull…always be here………
We do it to thems on FF afterall……….
……..the repetitive,, single-track multi-postin’ many monikered hun will always be here..
…sad.
Oops 2 v 1 now for the Portuguese wummin.
The Exiled Tim , the newsnow Celtic site has an article from The Evening Times website about a pressure group called Disband the Green Brigade .
A quote from the person who started this campaign. We support Celtic , not the IRA, ISIS , Hamas , ETA and the SNP.
As far as I’m aware the Green Brigade has not shown any support for ISIS, Hama, ETA or the SNP .
DD……………..
other huns at it………………facilitated by the tawdry times.
Part of the divide an’ conquer strategy. Their objective is a divided angry support or a shut Celtic Park imo.
Bankiebhoy- spot on sir, though the GB were castigated for each. As an aside how do we know what BR thought of them. What we have on here is rabble rousing to the extent that claims are made that Brendan will leave as a result. All we have so far is him responding to a loaded SMSM question. How would any manager respond to “and what did you think of the paramilitary banner”.
KevJ 6.18
Hope you are well….
How do you think the Rosenberg game will go on Wednesday ?
Sinky up front ?
Could go with Johnny Hayes through the middle although he played left bs I when he was younger, not a lot of non-Cqners know that
Enjoy the good times :-)
There is no IRA.
ETA I’m also certain have disbanded.
You expect this desperado nonsense from the zombies, not from our own support.
The world’s gone mad.