Celtic game - strict security measures announced (page 34)

As a fan of both clubs, the Celtic fans songbook last night seemed more IRA than most games. Probably because they were playing in England and most of them thought they'd be freeing Ireland by singing as many rebel songs as possible. On TV, I could easily hear Go On Home British Soldiers, The IRA Will Set You Free, Long Kesh, Pearse Jordan, Get the Brits Out Now etc etc.
Its alright for the Celtic fan on the last page to claim their songs aren't sectarian. This is extremely arguable at least, but they are definitely offensive/distasteful to some people in Britain.

Its the equivalent of a few thousand fans going to a match in Nice in a few years and singing about ISIS

Song book aside, the way the Celtic fans get behind their team is a lesson to us all.
 
Last night was pretty much as predicted & expected.....why the outrage ?

It seems to me that there were 3 types of Celtic fans last night :
1) 60% Male voice choir.......little interest / understanding of the game. Like the tribalism.
2) 30% Proper,knowledgeable fans. Like a good drink & banter. Mix well & respectful.
3) 10% Nasty,aggressive,mob handed,bullying piss heads (remind you of anyone).

If we were drawn away at Bruge or Monaco we'd probably be viewed in a similar light.
 
Song book aside, the way the Celtic fans get behind their team is a lesson to us all.


Ill agree as far as noise but singing about IRA, the pope etc....what F*** has that got to do with football and your team.....Its all religious bigotry which is not part of the game. Just because they accept it in scotland does not mean we have to accept it.
 
Travel in numbers, sing for most of the game (they do actually have a large song book of football related songs), have good displays and new ideas, create a great atmosphere at home matches as well......that's what I meant.

Oh and they cheer the UEFA CL anthem with mighty gusto to get the whole stadium rocking and behind the team when its played, they don't create negativity from before the game has kicked off.
Its really time we moved on from that.
 
Missed getting my Burnley ticket so I went online, using a Manchester postcode, registered as a 'Claret' and watched the game from the Burnley end.

Here's an email I received from Burnley, reminding me of their policy re away fans in the home end.

Dear Football Supporters,
Thank you for registering as a ‘Claret’ with Burnley Football Club and thank you for purchasing tickets for the forthcoming fixture against Manchester City.
You have bought your tickets in areas where dedicated Burnley fans are situated. Please be mindful of that if you are a ‘neutral supporter’.
Please be aware that if your allegiance is towards Manchester City, our policy is to remove from the ground any ‘visiting team’ supporter who is wearing the visiting team colours or openly demonstrates their support of the opposition.
The visiting team ticket allocation is sold out so there will be no transfers into the area of the visiting supporters.
We look forward to seeing you at the fixtures throughout the rest of the season and trust you have an enjoyable time at Turf Moor.

All very sensible and I'm sure it's City's policy too.

Despite wanting to rip their fucking heads off when they were abusing Sterling, I kept my mouth shut and behaved impeccably; nobody around me would have known I was an away supporter.

That's the way it should be.

Anyone trying to excuse the behaviour of the Celtic fans last night is trying to defend the indefensible.
 
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IrishBlueSince92 said:
Travel in numbers, sing for most of the game (they do actually have a large song book of football related songs), have good displays and new ideas, create a great atmosphere at home matches as well......that's what I meant.
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HAHAHA good displays....does that include the political ones....did they not have blown up dolls hanging from rafters in last old firm game with rangers scarfs on....most of there displays from the green brigade are political nothing to do with football
 
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