POLICE / PRESS ATTACK GREEN BRIGADE

ARTICLE FROM SCOTZINE

60 Celtic fan belonging to the Supporters Group ‘the Green Brigade’ were kicked out of Albion Rovers’ stadium during the Jock Stein Friendship Cup friendly between Celtic and Rovers, after they set off smoke grenades and flares.
According to the Sunday Mail, Police ejected the Green Brigade over fears the flares would cause a fire at Rovers’ Cliftonhill ground in Coatbridge.
A spokesman for Albion Rovers said, “A load of kids set off smoke bombs. There must have been 50 or 60 of them and they were all teenagers. They were just causing trouble but the stewards and police handled the situation effectively and got them out the ground. There were just under 700 fans at the game and these idiots didn’t spoil the afternoon for them.”
According to Celtic fans outwith the group and Rovers fans, the Green Brigade belted out Pro-i*a songs along with the usual unfurling of banners and setting off the flares.
One Celtic fan on the KDS website stated, “A special mention has to go to the Green Brigade who basically ruined the first half. Seriously, is there any need to go to a tiny wee ground, full of families and wee kids and give it the i*a songbook then start letitng off smoke canisters? When the Police waded in and started lifting them, they were being enthusiastically cheered on by everyone else in the ground.
I’ve seen some stupid behaviour at football matches, but the GB today were a disgrace to the club. That game is Albion Rovers biggest fundraiser of the year and they cost them a fortune in Police and Fire call outs, not to mention the folks that won’t bother going next year.”
A police spokeswoman confirmed that arrests had been made. She said, “Around 60 fans were ejected because they were involved in letting off smoke grenades.”
One fan was arrested inside the stadium while four others were arrested or given spot fines for minor offences outside the stadium.
The match ended 3-3 after 90 minutes with Callum McGregor, Filip Twardzik and Bahrudin Atajic finding the net for Celtic. It went to penalties and the youthful Celts held their nerve, and U19 keeper Robbie Thomson pulled off a superb save, to win 5-4 and lift the trophy.
It is only five days till the 25th anniversary of Legendary Celtic manager Jock Stein’s death. A man who in 1972 in a game against Stirling jumped into the Celtic support to stand up to individuals singing sectarian songs. He is even quoted as saying, “Surely there are enough Celtic songs without introducing religion or politics or anything else.”
So the same fans who hold Stein in legendary status, were thrown out of a friendly that celebrates Jock Stein, sang songs that Stein never approved of and therefore shames his memory with their antics that have no place in football.

 

the title is misleading

 

The article is an attack from the press stating other celtic supporters were not happy with the group and these supporters also enjoyed it when the police kicked them out ( I doubt this is true ) The police also singled out the group because of the way they support the club,

The article also states pro IRA songs were being used I thought the group do there best to eradicate these chants.

Was anyone there to verify all this.

IT also states they shamed steins memory . WHAT A LOAD OF *

 

smoke grenades, there the green brigade not the marines.

 

Who the * drew up this report ?

 

Someone in another thread sais he was there and * all happened? Like 2 boys got lifted & let go shortly after

 

Slow news weekend due to the international game being played on Friday. Mountains out of molehills etc.

 

It wasn't even the GB.

Sensationalist *, blown out of proportion by a few heavy handed stewards.

 

a friend of mine from Glasgow told me the police where heavy handed

 

since the huns fans are getting so much abuse its only natural that the hunmedia try to put things right again by slating us with this sensationalist crap.

 

they only said green brigade because Neil Lennon praised them before the St'Mirren game.

 

i no * *

 

how do they knows its the green brigade anyway? cos their was celtic fans singing? its a a rare occasion i know but doesnt mean its the green brigade..

lotta *.

 

Yes bit of a over reaction on that.

 

If it was the Green Brigade they need to stop little neds from joining them or this is what they're going to get. Thats if it was them though, which I don't think it was.

 

What a joke of an article trying to drag us down into the * after the Huns were * for Manchester this week Get real, there's no proof that it was even definitely the GB which gives them an unfair bad name now.

 

All the tabloids down south tar us with the same brush as the huns.Its sad.

 

the timing of this is perfect for those who wish to bury their heads in the sand regards the trash of the planet from Ibrox

regardless of who was responsible, we Celtic fans of all ages have a duty to uphold the good name of the club, so if these kids were at the ground supporting Celtic then they need their immature heads knocked to gether and told to behave and not drag us into any mire where we can be associated with the dingbats at comparethebigot.com stadium.

It is unfortunate that we have these stupid incidents and (maybe just my age) I sometimes encounter the GB at away games and I dont particularly agree or identify with some of their actions and chants. The only common ground is wanting Celtic to win. I am not decrying them, but they choose to support the club one way and I choose another, however we must be vigilant for the dark side are desperate to try to even up column inches to deflect from the animals who follow the huns