Celtic Supporters Thread (contains GB chat)

When was this ?

 

I agree in part Caz, I cringed when I was watching the Huns, they were 2 up and the stadium was silent, should you their fans and they were all sitting on their arses, looked ridiculous.

Edit - never seen about the booing in the silence, when did this happen?. And also, what's wrong with political expression?

 

the green brigade unfurled a banner at the game at the weekend in relation to being allowed 'political expression', and were applauded and supported by the vast majority at the game as far as i could tell. the majority at celtic park seem to disagree with you.

 

I heard nothing. A guy i was talking to after the game mentioned it to me.

 

Some very hypocritical posts in this thread to be honest.

 

Back on Topic guys..

 

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This is what I was on about the mintue of silence thing.
My only point on this is that no matter what your political beliefs or allegiances you shouldn't bring it into footy which at the end of the day despite it being big business, should just be fun. Also, other fans and media who know nothing about the whole Ireland conflict did not understand so it just gets put on the internet as "Celtic shame" and just as we go on about the huns trashing Barcelona and Manchester, and all the times they have killed Celtic fans after games, Rangers use example like that minute's silence thing to bash Celtic.

Even though the facts and stats show Celtic fans are much better, Rangers fans will obviously use every little report or proof they can get to show we are the real shame, and IN MY OPINION all the stunts the Green Brigade pull just reflect badly on the club because people do not understand it and so give Celtic a bad reputation.

As i've said though, on a purely football basis, GB are nothing short of excellent, the atmosphere they create is brilliant, when most fans at Parkhead are just sitting on their arses the GB make everyone get up and shout - it's really scary when they shut up as they do for a few seconds every match - it's like when the bassline goes away in a song, you don't really notice it when it's there but boy when it goes it hits you like a tonne of bricks!
Atmosphere should be great on Thursday, even if we get stuffed 5-0 and that's purely because of the GB.
They just need to tighten up a wee bit on their protests and more "political" actions because shouting "ooh ahh up the 'Ra" gives Celtic a bad name.

 

That was like ten people outside of the stadium. I don't think they even knew the silence had started.

 

I remember reading this not long after the whole fiasco, but never found out if it was true or not. Naturally, the media were on to it right away and portrayed us as the bad guys again, without even contemplating the fact that it may have been people outside the stadium, who were unaware of the silence in progress.

I suppose the only way we'll ever know is through eyewitnesses.

 

Let's be honest mate, that was a lot more than 10 people and sounded like it was inside the stadium. Obviously the TV cameras didn't show it/them because they never show anything controversial.

All i'm saying is that even if you want to make a good political statement you shouldn't do it in the context of football or at a game, becuase ignorant people get the wrong end of the stick totally and it just gives the 'Tic a bad name.

If you are gonna protest about anything do it before or after the match, banners at half time i'm all for - more so if they're for players - but things like that minute of silence, as you can see from the youtube comments and that, do nothing except for give Rangers fans and anti-Celtic people in the media an excuse to view Celtic negatively.
The one thing Huns hate most in life is when people like Sepp Blatter (who is a * and not to be trusted or respected but still) give Celtic fans great praise and call them "the best fans in the world" that is the type of reputation we need to uphold, not try and destroy it though stupid things which are obviously gonna be misconstrued.

 

It was outside the stadium. I was at the game.

I don't really care if they knew the silence had started to be honest.

 

The GB weren`t even at that match,they refused to attend it because of the poppies on the top,now a few individual members may have attended but they didn`t go to represent the GB.

So what i don`t get is how you can place the blame for that at the GB`s door,maybe you get your info from the Scottish meeja.

the singing you can hear was from outside the ground where a small group of Celtic fans were waiting to get into the stadium after the mins.silence.

 

No bother mate but this is the post that started the argument not mine.

"I'm sorry but the whole poppy argument is sad for lots of soldiers served and had nothing to do with the troubles and I'm sure there were lots of soldiers sent to Ireland that didn't agree with it so to tar every soldier with the same brush is wrong and didn't the terrorists kill more people unjustly? The biggest gripe on here seems to be the pro Ira addons and the poppy thing so why can't they be fixed easily ? "

 

this is what the gb bring to the game [YOUTUBE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQlXy3r4RFI&feature=related[/YOUTUBE]

 

I don't believe that. There's no way 10 people would be picked up that cleary outside a stadium. There's one guy that even starts early an 1.35 and he's clear as day. You can even see some people in the crowd looking over.

 

That really is your problem if you do not want to believe it.

I was also at the game and gurantee you it was a group of lads outside,maybe 10 or 12.

It was outside.

 

It doesn't matter if it came from inside or outside the ground, the idiots embarrassed the club.

Lets be serious of course they knew the silence had started. If they where indeed outside the stadium they would of had to be standing right next to the stadium for the chants to be picked up. So obviously they knew it had started, you cant stand that close to the stadium and not realise everyone is silent.

That silence was for the victims for WW1 in which 7 Celtic players lost their lifes. Disrupting that silence was disgusting.

No defending them.

 

hmm but the singing and clapping echos like it's inside.

either way, it's disguisting.

 

Just WW1 ?

 

Agree 100%

Disrupting silences, flying banners comparing those for lost their lives fighting for their country (our country) as devils, while celebrating another certain army who killed many innocent people. It has nothing to do with football, and not even that much to do with politics. I see it as a bunch of uneducated neds offending people for the sake of it and getting themselves a bit of attention.

Sadly it also led to Celtic getting themselves a lot of attention over this, and the club nor the vast majority of respectful fans, deserved it.