Pro-Rebel song singing/Anti-Rebel song singing

As a proud atheist I am for Celtic 100%. However, I was unaware that the elderly ex-Hitler Youth Bishop of Rome had any connections with my team.[/QUOTE]


the founder of celtic was a roman catholic marist brother. theres a statue of him outside celtic park. the club has links to the catholic church, but of course does not make it exclusive to catholics.

 

Keep this thread on topic and cut out the trolling.

The thread is about Republican songs, not about how many games people attend, not about religion, and not even about Celtic's Irish history, the question is simple enough, are rebel songs acceptable?

 

i think if anyone was in any doubt over whether or not irish rebel songs are appropriate at celtic games, should have a watch of those videos.

 

To be perfectly honest all the ira stuff is uncalled for i think but ive got no problem with anyones beliefs. The thread should have been is singing them at celtic games and football in general acceptable and i have to say no to that

 

I don't have anything against people who want to sing rebel songs but Celtic has asked for them not to be sung at matches and have been ignored. I know the club has strong Irish roots but It doesn't have a place at football anymore it is 2011 got to move on sometime.

People slag of the huns for singing about ancient battles. It is history.

 

Where were these no-sayers when the whole of Parkhead wers belting out "Cheer up Walter Smith, fat orange b*****d " at the 3-0 game? A lot of people are claiming at parkhead they dont agree or sing the rebel songs but if you were at the game, or watched it, you will know that around 40,000-45,000 were singing this SECTARIAN song. Why did you not speak out to the support at the game for singing what is a sectarian song yet argue on this and disagree to non sectarian songs being sung?

 

it's not sectarian. the orange order is not a religion.

 

the orange order is a sectrian organisation itself.

 

This is spot on.

I love listening to these songs at home, in the pub before the match etc, but I feel we don't sing enough songs aobut Celtic FC anymore. It's almost like the only reason these songs are sung at games now is because it's more like a protest rather than supporting the team.

leave the "Up the Ra" out of Celtic, leave it for the Pub before the game.
And let's try get more Celtic songs about Celtic going at Celtic Park.
Cannae beat a bit of........
[YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azghP1daq6s[/YOUTUBE]

Let's get more of this.

No need to completely stop singing songs of hope and freedom, but let's not let it takeover Celtic Football Club.

 

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I dont see how songs about our Irish history are Sectarian! Celtics Irish roots are the reason my family started supporting them.

BOTOB is not a sectarian song in my eyes and should be sung with pride. The only reason this song is thought to be sectarian is because it has the words "I joined the IRA" in it. Thats not what the song is about.

If we stop singing it we may aswell stop waving the Irish Tri-colour and singing Feilds of Athenry.

 

When is it going to get through to people botob and the like are not acceptable anymore in football stadia,its not f,n rocket science

 

I hope you never ever sing the line in the Celtic song, "If you know your history".

 

Clearly you see Celtic as merely a football club (ignoring the reality it represents much more).

Without Ireland Celtic simply wouldn’t exist on the large scale it does (and has).

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/l...ction-with-celtic-football-club-14303008.html

The present manager is an Irishman.

The most influential investor in the club (Dermot Desmond) is an Irishman.

The most recent man to deliver European success (UEFA Cup Final 2003) with Celtic was an Irishman.

Let’s not forget the countless Celtic supporters clubs based in Ireland (who religiously make the trip to Glasgow on a weekly basis).

Celtic is steeped in Irishness (through history and spirit) and no revisionist is going to successfully eliminate that connotation.

There were two big GAA games (it’s unsurprising many Tyrone, Donegal and Kildare fans opted for that over a pre-season competition).

Furthermore, where were the busloads of Scotch? The Irish fans don’t leave the agenda of filling Parkhead (every single week) solely to you. It would have been nice to see a contingent of Scotch demonstrate a similar level of enthusiasm.

 

So i have hered most people saying they hate roamin in the gloamin and a samll number of people who say they dont mind the song but dont want it anywhere near Celtic....why in the * is it still being sung then

 

Im thick?

If you want to carry believing the the Volunteers and the Old IRA were terrorist you carry on. Stay in ignorance.

The "has nothing to do with Celtic" is such a flawed argument.

 

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Same ol bs why does anyone bother with these threads its sad but true that some of you will never see it as wrong and whilst its not the same as rangers with regards sectarianism you have to admit that it looks as if they ar trying to outlaw maybe some of these songs ad tyhe fact that theres a number of people on here who disagree with them shows that its not ideal to me. some Rangers fans have used the same fingers up we will do what we want attitude and its cost their club already and whether you agree or not that you should stop singing accept that we dont say it to deride supporters or for the sake of it we do it because we accept we are living in the 21st centuary and whilst celebrating celtics proud irish roots is fine its the way that its done is the problem with regards pro ira songs. Celtic have some cracking songs and they show off our club in good ways especially with ynwa on a european night when its always show so why cant everyone stick to them?? If you guys love rebel songs brilliant i have heard a few good ones myself BUT wouldnt sing nor consider singing them at football matches because THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH FOOTBALL

 

"They have nothing to do with football"

People that say this need their heads checked. Also * me off at the amount of fans that actually do not know the meaning of songs like BOTOB. Clue yourselfs up man!!!

 

ok tell me in the celtic history where we had rifles and grenades and fought with the IRA????

basically you are the same as the huns with their * about "billy boys song' being ok