Here's my take on the full situation. I post as a Catholic living in Ayrshire, only 20 miles from Glasgow and where bigotry is just as if not more prevelant than in Glasgow itself.
On Neil Lennon being attacked by the "fan"
Absolute disgrace. What a complete lowlife, the fan that is. He's an embarrassment to the country and in particular Hearts FC. What a tit.
On Lennon himself
I don't like him. But I don't like him in the same way I don't like Mourinho or slur Alex. He comes across as an arrogant little toss and I totally disagree with all the pish he talks about Celtic being treated unfairly etc.
Anyway, he doesn't deserve ANY of the abuse he's having to put up with. His only crime is passion for his club and Celtic fans should be proud of him. I feel really sorry for what he has to put up with in his every day life. He should not have to watch his back every time he leaves his house, never mind actually being in the dugout of a football match. What a crying shame.
On the Celtic fans at Tynecastle
1:44 – Ooh Ahh Up the RA
3:08 – Roll of Honour
6:03 – Off to join the IRA
10:04 – Ooh Ah Up the Ra
15:00 – Oh the wee huns are shoote
38:45 – Get the Brits out now
44:00 – Oh ah Up the RA
53:00 - P, P, PIRA
55:00 – Never Defeat the IRA
58:00 – Jim Jeffries is a sad orange *******
59:00 - Oh the wee huns are shoote
64:00 - IRA All the way, **** the Queen and the UDA
66:00 – Off to join the IRA
72:00 – Michael Fagan Shagged the Queen
73:00 – Go home ya huns
87:00 - oh the wee huns are shoote
The above was taken from a seperate forum. I don't see much wrong with singing "the wee huns are shite" and "Michael Fagan shagged the queen". However, the rest of that is 100% horrible. The songs were being sang by THOUSANDS in the away end at Hearts, clearly heard on national T.V. Celtic fans involved - you should be ashamed of yourselves. Infact, if you want to praise the I.R.A. so much, take your passport and fuck off. You're not welcome here.
I've nothing against the folk songs etc as Celtic are from Irish roots. The fields, this land etc etc on you go, why not be proud of your roots? But the above is a fucking embarrassment, you're singing the praises of people who've recently murdered innocent women, children and more recently a Police officer who tried to go in his car and get to work. Absolutely sickening bunch of fans.
I'm fully aware of "the billy boys" etc coming from a minority in the Hearts end. The same goes for these twats. Get them to fuck out this country, embarrassments.
On the SFA, the Police, Rangers and Celtic and society
Absolute shitbags the lot of them. This is what you've all allowed to continue for decades and this is why we are where we are today. This is why all this shit is happening with Lennon. Rangers and Celtic fans in their large minority if not majority have been getting away with sectarian chanting for years and the SFA and Police have done NOTHING about it. It's been swept under the carpet. You'd think by the recent news of UEFA punishing Rangers for sectarian chanting against Osasuna that it's a one off instance???? FFS what a joke, it's every single week and this season has escalated. Rangers and Celtic should be made to play every game behind closed doors for a season, with a points deduction at the start of the season. The SFA should be revamped from top to bottom and take a "no nonsense" approach to sectarianism. Only then may atmospheres at football matches start to imrpove. Hopefully if that happens there would be more self policing, with those who are just joining in for "banter" realising it's not acceptable and changing their ways.
Unfortunately, the problem is no longer just with Rangers and Celtic. It's with Society. Bigotry is an every day way of life especially in Glasgow, Ayrshire and other regions in Strathclyde. Yes, the East coast areas as well although probably not to the same extent. The government have to get involved and the justice system revamped. It's about time folk realised that bigotry is not acceptable and those found guilty should be treated the same as racists etc. It's sickening, i'm really starting to hate living in Scotland because of the bigotry. Horrible.
On those on this forum claiming Catholics are victimised across Scotland
Never read so much garbage in my entire life. Like I say, i'm also a Catholic of Irish decent and have a particularly Irish surname.
In no way, shape or form is my life made any worse than my Mrs who is protestant. I suggest people claiming the above get off their fecking high horse and get a grip of themselves. There is just as much sectarian abuse towards loyalists, protestants etc than there is us Catholics. Those stating the above reek of paranoia, seriously, get a grip.