Celtic Supporters Thread (contains GB chat)

nice one Crow

 

Protest over the bill in Football

 

Supporters outside after kick off. Bill being * again or nothing in it?

 

Good to see us uniting with other fans over the bill, something that all teams supporters need to come together over. There was a guy getting lifted outside the stadium, surrounded by pigs and about 100 Celtic fans. Don't know what happened though.

 

14 year old lad was arrested after today's game

this when a fan collapsed outside the ground.

 

*..

 

Police never aloud any banners to be put up by the other ultras 'Bhoys' or whatever they are called, weren't aloud because it would cover advertising, nothing came of it though just lots of them filming the police as the police filmed them.

 

* sake, videos will be doing the rounds shortly then.

 

Pepper Spray was also used by police today

 

How come ?

 

Over reaction from police

 

https://mobile.twitter.com/FACKilltheBill

 

Yes but what was going on that that lead to that overreaction ? Was it when the kid was arrested ?

 

probably when the boy was arrested

 

Ok I just thought you knew , it will turn up on the net soon enough likely.

 

The Green Brigade today worked in unison with the ‘Heavy Hands, Empty Stands’ campaign of Motherwell supporters to highlight our shared concern regarding the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012. The SNP have reneged on their promise to fully review the OBAF Act whilst Police Scotland have actively sought to prevent dissent against it, however this is merely the beginning of a renewed campaign for the immediate repeal of this legislation.

Whilst we would rather that all fans could watch a match and support their team without disruption, a very slight delay to clear some tennis balls and police tape pales in significance with the disruption that has been caused to fan’s lives without due justification. The fact that there has been a unified action from two clubs against this Act highlights that this is an issue which affects all football supporters. This is perhaps the first time that rival supporters have cooperated in this way over a political issue since Celtic and Dundee Utd supporters demonstrated their opposition to Margaret Thatcher and the Poll Tax during the Scottish Cup Final in 1988.

Whilst the SNP have been actively attempting to portray themselves as a defender of Human Rights, this legislation and the policing culture which has encompassed it is tangible proof that they do not believe that civil liberties should extend to football supporters.

This Act remains unreasonable and unworkable, illiberal and illogical. The embarrassingly low conviction rate is a damning reflection of the inherent flaws within this legislation yet even that does not tell the whole story. Even those fans who have been found not guilty have had their lives turned upside down with multiple court dates, their names sullied in the national press and sometimes their livelihoods lost.

Regrettably, we were able to predict the consequences of this legislation before it became law yet our key concerns remain the same. No legislation should create an offence which applies only to one stigmatised section of society, as the OBAF Act does with football supporters. It is both dangerous and ridiculous in equal measure to outlaw something as flagrantly subjective as offensiveness and fans should not lose their basic right to hold or express political opinion upon purchasing a match ticket.

This weekend the SNP are holding their annual party conference where the treatment of football fans is not a genuine concern but we would like to make it clear to them that we will not allow this issue to be dismissed. We will continue to campaign as a member group of Fans Against Criminalisation to fight this legislation until it is repealed.




Heavy Hands, Empty Stands statement

During today’s fixture at Fir Park both sets of supporters staged a protest to highlight shared concerns regarding the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 and recent heavy handed tactics applied by Police Scotland.
This was the second action at Fir Park in recent weeks following on from the match at Fir Park on Saturday 26th September where the end section of the East Stand lay empty for 45 minutes. These actions are to highlight the breach of civil liberties football supporters across the country face on a weekly basis.Today’s show of solidarity should emphasise that no club is exempt from the dangers of this Act.
Whilst we understand that many supporters would rather watch the match without disruption, this slight delay is nothing in comparison to the stress, trauma and heartbreak which supporters across Scotland have had to face since the introduction of the Act in 2012.
As supporters of Motherwell Football Club we would like to stress that it is not easy for us to stand shoulder to shoulder with supporters with Celtic, Rangers or any other Scottish club for that matter. It should be noted however that sometimes the colour of your scarf should be put aside for the greater good.
We strongly believe that when a demographic of society are being criminalised and their livelihoods lost, supporters of all clubs should unite to eradicate the problems faced. We would like to call upon all clubs and supporters to address this dangerous piece of legislation which is allowing Police Scotland to use football fans as statistics!

 

Cheers Crow.

Well said Green Brigade & Heavy Hands, Empty Stands.

 

aye good statement from both