A view

Lincoln makes a very good point here. while Celtic supporters where remembering the illegal occupants of Ireland what must young Aiden McAnespie's family have been thinking. Where is his rememberance??

 

Any protest ever taken up against any arms movement or war should never, repeat NEVER, be aimed at the fallen and injured. Every single man who ever served their nation deserves respect from everyone. There is no greater sacrifice a man can make above his own life and regardless of the politics involved and I for one feel sick to the stomach that a section of Celtic fan's took it upon themselves to disrupt the silence.

Anyone looking for true perspective on the human cost of war would do worse than having a gander at Dalton Trumbo's 'Johhny Got His Gun' - a true and dignified protest.

 

Every town has the 2 minute silence at 11am in the morning.

How many of you all attended this.........i dont see the need for it to enter football stadiums.

 

That is one of the biggest loads of * i have ever heard.

There are out and out murderers in the armed forces and you say these scumbags deserve respect.

 

That a boy! Up the Ra!!!

 

Are you saying Ireland isn't bigger than that? You don't represent a nation. You have your view, thats fair enough but I still think these people bring shame apon the Irish and their country.

 

So we close one repetitive thread and now start another regurgitating the same *?

pointless this

 

Disrespect the peaple that gave their life to defend the uk and Ireland from fascism just makes our club look sad and the thousands of peaple watching must think we're a bunch of natzis or something

 

This is an important issue that cant just be swept under the carpet! I as an Irish Celtic fan am very offended. Firstly with the fact that the hoops were tarnished with that filth which represents a dirty imperialist army, * forbid they might have no money to arm smaller nations only to complain when they become too 'powerful' (i.e. have a precious commodity such as oil)
And secondly the backlash from all the so-called Celtic fans on this website who claim that they support the poppy because the brits fought for their freedom, what about the freedom of those who chose to protest on sunday, is their freedom not as important as yours? and what about the freedom of a nation oppressed for 800 years.

 

defend Ireland?!?!?!?! away and * yourself, were we defended when we were dragged out of our beds for having a Catholic surname and living in Catholic area.....go and take a * lesson in history, flaming or not youre an imbecile and probably about 12 years old judging by your post!

Go away and read up on the Troubles (that's the war in Ireland...jsut to make it nice and simple for you)....*

 

Defended Ireland?? are you deluded? give me one example of the british defending Ireland because there are no end of examples that I can give you of them attacking Ireland. I can not think of any reason why I should be forced to remember the people who occupy my country and have murdered countless innocent Irish people (as lincon says) "for no other reason than their religious belielfs"
We are anything but *'s, it is people like you who try to silence other peoples opinions and beliefs that are more likened to *'s. everyone has the right to protest.

 

i'm 17 , so no i dont know that much about the Troubles , but i do know that thousands of good people that would no be much more diffrent from me or you died in the world wars. And expressing my views does not make me a *.
If you dont want to wear a poppt then dont , and if there is a min silence just dont go to the game. I mean you would no go to a soldier's funaral and start singing

 

But the poppy is not just for the world wars buddy. it remembers the soldiers who dies in Ireland and the illegal wars being fought now in Iraq and afghanistan.

you can-not tell people who can go to Celtic games and who can not. It's not right that Celtic fans who travel to every game are being told that if they dont agree with the poppy appeal and the minutes silence that they should just not go! Of course they should go! they have as much right to be there as you or any Celtic fans regardless of political belielfs

 

My brothers friend died in Helmand Province 2 years ago from a roadside bomb and he was just 18 years old, he was also a very lovely and funny guy.

But are you trying to tell me he was a scumbag who doesn't derserve respect?

 

I respect your opion and sorry for only assosiating the poppy with the world wars, i'm Scottish so i cant understand what it must have been like for the people of Ireland
but at the end of the day i support celtic since all my family do and cause anyone with a brain can see the huns are just a bunch of bigots, i dont really want to argue about politics and would rather just focus on the football aspect

 

What has all this talk got to do with Celtic football club ,i havent seen there name mentioned in this thread in a bit ,,this is CELTIC CHAT incase you have forgot.

 

Fair enough buddy no harm done.

Hail Hail

 

Celtic

 

Exactly, there's a 2 minute silence for those who want to go to it.

Also there's a video with proof that those inside the stadium did stay quiet and now that becomes irrelevent for the only reason that i can think of is because the media hacks have something so petit to cling onto about those outside the ground.

I wonder if anyone took noticed that Man United, an english club who choose not to have the now infamous Poppy sewn onto the shirt. It's not a big deal in England so what's wrong with Scotland? I think it's because their club are causing actual harm on their travels there is a need to have something no matter how small to hit us with.

 

I would just like to say my outburst in this post I posted last night, is not a hit out at anyone who doesn't agree with the minute silence, it was a hit out at the people who sang threw the silence & may have put our side in the * by doing this.. I know no-one has complained about my post yet, but just like to make that clear, cos I was wound up when I wrote it & I dont usually have outbursts on here, cos dont want to start huge arguements so im sorry if it affended anyone..

But would just like to add this wee bit, the way I see it, the Club asked the fans to respect the silence, so shouldnt that be a big enough reason for the fans to respect there Clubs wishes? It is only a minute after all, & like some said if you didn't want to respect it, then maybe could have went later or not atall..

Tis not fair for the fans who wanted to respect the silence, you shouldnt look at it as being a british solidier, maybe if you look at it, as being someones Dad, Grandad, Brother, Husband or what ever, Its not nice that they have to hear someone dis-respecting that silence is it? You wouldnt burst into someones funneral & do that, I know yes, maybe this shouldnt come into football, but its just something that they do, & its just paying respects to people that fought for us & really if it wasnt for them, we wouldnt be where we are today without them.. We would be ruled by the *'s or who knows what would have happent, we wont get into that.. But really I think its dis-respectful to do that for anyone's minute silence not just the British army, should always respect the Dead, thats just my view anyway..

I know the people who done it wont come forward, so I spose we can all say what we want, but for those who dont like the idea of the poppy I have nothing against you, as I know, wel I hope you had nothing to do with the outburst at the weekend, & I know you can see it from the one's like myself who want to respect the silence.. Just as I said regardless of what you think is right or wrong, cos there is no right or wrong answer to this, I just think if the Club ask for Respect as fans we should respect there wishes..

But really I dont think any of the politics should come into football, It has nothing to do with the team & as far as im concerned that sort of thing should be sorted out away from football stadiums, Because its not fair out team gets labeled cos a few want to shout affensive things, & they do know they are doing it..

anyway as I said I apolgise for my earlier outburst it was an outburst at the fans that done it, not at those who dont agree with why we should do the silence..