Being responsible is not always easy, especially when it comes to running a football club, where playing to the gallery offers vastly better short-term returns, and no doubt a rush of endorphins.
If your fans are engaged in an activity which regularly brings them to the attention of the courts, and your club into disrepute, it doesn’t matter what you think of the apparent offense. You may chant an offending song in the shower every morning month, but your only public comment on the matter can be to chastise and urge fans to desist.
Clubs in Scotland voted against what is known as strict liability. This means they are not held responsible for transgressions by their fans – and who wants to be held responsible for the actions of others who protected from personal liability by hiding in a crowd.
Part of the deal on not having strict liability is that clubs must demonstrate that they take all steps necessary to dissuade and educate their fans from carrying out criminal or regulatory offenses. It’s simply not possible for club to tell fans their illegal actions were justified, as this would place the club itself in the firing line.
The nonsense following the Scottish Cup final is all background noise as far as we are concerned, but be aware the contagion will spread beyond those you could consider highly dysfunctional operators.
Solving Kids Cancer in memory of Oscar Knox
Our own Bundoran Bhoy will run the Edinburgh Marathon on Sunday on behalf of Solving Kids Cancer. He has put in an enormous amount of work ahead of the event, for a cause which you are only too familiar with.
26 miles is a long way to run. You can give him some encouragement on his Just Giving page.
Good luck, Tommy.
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GFTB – Re Traquairs I imagine there are many relatives in the Brig :))
HH
There were many Jewish Fenians too
GERRYFAETHEBRIG…….got Hull and RM double,
bookies fav bet,don’t know what age you are
I’m 55, I’ve easily seen a dozen better Celtic
strikers than GH.
1-0 HULL!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEE!!!
Why on earth have they sold all the Hull tickets spread out other the same stand, surely have them all in the same area.
And Hull score a cracker, theyve deserved it.
NYE BEVANS’ REBEL SOLDIER
I think because we have signed so many bad ones in the past 10 years or so that Hooper is an exception to the rule and held in high regard as a result. We have signed some dross up top.
KLV
BR’s Fenian Army. Include me out. It’s a no from me. How do our non-Fenian supporters explain that chant to their kids. We’ve got loads of good, inclusive songs to sing. We want everyone to be able to support Celtic comfortably.
Hail! Hail!
I’m a Tally Fenian Bassa according to some peepul.
I just laugh now, but in the past it often warranted a swift jab and a well-placed kick to the cojones.
I blame that school in Kilwinning I attended.
HH!!
!!BADA BING!! on 28TH MAY 2016 11:18 AM
Not wanting a songs debate,but I hope the ‘Brendan Rodgers fenian army’ chant,gets knocked on the head.
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Not wanting a Union debate but how about “Brendan Rodgers United Army”
KEVINLASVEGAS……..there’s no doubt we have had
some warmers over the year’s, the last few especially,
but I stand by my post.
Bfdj
Intelligent hun wtf…
Is that not the perfect example of an Oxymoron
HH
Apparently lots of yees still tune into radio
snyde,they hate us switch aff!!!!!!
My reading of the situation is that slippery Billy, leader of the lookee likees, is banking on the Euro money to have them compete. Without it they will be running with a lower player budget than Hearts. The SFA will be bricking it
The Huddle
I think, Aiden might be unfit
Stairheedrammy on 28th May 2016 6:43 pm
My reading of the situation is that slippery Billy, leader of the lookee likees, is banking on the Euro money to have them compete. Without it they will be running with a lower player budget than Hearts. The SFA will be bricking it
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Even the most optimistic hun won’t be banking on Euro millions.
Even we’ve struggled to pocket much over the last few years, and I can’t see how they’ll win the league any time soon.
I will sing Joey Barton’s Fenian Army because it is a first class wind up. I don’t mind being called a Fenian by any Hun as it is as someone else has said, ‘a badge of honour’. However, there are thousands of Celtic supporters who are not Fenians and I don’t think we should insult them by chanting something that only applies to some of us and is divisive. I don’t need to parade my Fenian credentials in public to show that I am a supporter of Celtic – one of the world’s great inclusive club where all religions and none-at-all are very welcome.
HH
The Fenian Peoples Front Of Judea have just released a statement…………….
UTLL.
With few notable exceptions the only way is down when you leave Glasgow Celtic. Gary Hooper (Glen Loovens, Ross Wallace), all suffering that Hooplessness condition.
Spare a thought for Aidenio (bring him home) McGeady who didn’t make the squad.
Back to the championship you go, with your fantasy wage packets and dirty industrial midlands city.
Could have stayed in Paradise (if you were good enough) CSC
Only a halfwit hun would have a problem explaining to their kids what Brendan Rodgers Fenian army was about, and anyone that took offence would be looking to be offended.
It’s a snapshot of the game, I only saw the last 25 minutes but that play off game was shite.
As for Hooper he looked overweight, and if Aiden cannot make the bench there..that would be a tragic waste of a player.
Welcome to Celtic,Brendan Rodgers,You are a swashbuckling type of guy…….
Celtic…..Cavaliers
Rest of Scoddish Fitba…….Roundheads
Play the Celtic way and we’ll be there to give you and the Bhoys a cheer
It nearly worked at Liverpool……so so close……nearly……..
Keep the best for us mate…..no nearlys…….
Good Luck and God Bless
I have been trying to post this since page 16 but crap Espanol wifi
Apologies to EDB ( highlighted by BMCUWP something about a choob! ) for the EDV!
Surely by now somebody has asked Fred Colon… Aye alright you didn’t play for Shamrock but what about that Britannia of Auchinleck!!
I’ve just come back from Lidl’s where I was goaded, but showed remarkable constraint by not running onto the road.
Cosy Corner Bhoy
Wish Lesley a big happy birthday from the Brig
Just read a quote about a ‘dirty industrial Midlands City’……Oh my Lord
The type of city that generates entrepeneurial wealth and social taxes?
DirtyOldTownCsc
Fan-a-tic
Yeah maybe – but you could probably say that about most young players breaking into the first team at most clubs. Look at Rashford for example.
Anyway the good thing is he kept his place when he showed he was good enough.
Agree – future captain.
The bastard black’n’tan bookie trying to tempt
me with a 1/2 on my money cashout on my Hull
RM double……think I’ll hang on for my 5/1.
Romanists show remarkable constraint with no incidents (EVER (since 1690) during the marching seasons.
Nye Bevans
Am 45 going on 20
Spent all my youthful days following us in the 80s & early 90s so enjoying these good times
Britain got talent is coming on and I am being
sent up the stairs tae watch the fitba so I’ll bid
you all goodnight.
Seriously..
Socialism is brilliant….
UNTIL…..
We run out of other people’s money……
Ask Greece
Imagine Celtic have lifted that thing.
Indeed were one of the best teams in europe for about 5 seasons at that time- top 3 material.
Astonishing.
Brilliant.
The Huddle,
I don’t think anyone would have to chase them.
The onus would be on them to prove that they have paid all their football related debts, before UEFA would issue the licence.
You could argue all western countries are skint.
Skint not because of socialism as such.
They all run huge social welfare programs.
More a consequence of giving women the vote.
Rudi..,
And capitalism is even better until they run out of other people’s money to steal, oh wait they just print more dont they and charge the other people higher taxes to cover the theft.
The Black “n” Tan Bookies is definitely one of the funniest things that I’ve ever read on here!
Hail Hail to Cloghercelt and DD.
Bloody marvellous. :)
rudicantfail on 28th May 2016 7:20 pm
Seriously..
Socialism is brilliant….
UNTIL…..
We run out of other people’s money……
Ask Greece
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You’re a strange guy
How is Capitalism different? It uses other peoples money to make more money and when they lose all that money they ask for the people’s money to start it all again
With free safe standing ( or rail seating ) at CP next season,
Sevco in their first SPL season say they’ll offer Sevc’s a new free no holds barred fighting section , to be accompanied by the raging bears free sectarian singing section.
the the the rangers ticket office now open.