THE PAIN IS FANTASTIC
Thanks for posting that response, the pain in that is fantastic, voted us down has me howling in tears of joy everytime, no greater pain known to man as their pain.
Markeybhoy
THE ‘IT WISNAE US’ BRIGADE
Firstly, no we weren’t there in Manchester in 2008 (why would we be there?) And to touch upon your there’s ‘more to it than meets the eye’ but I’m sorry but eye doesn’t lie with what was televised and reported in the media that day. But as usual it’s the ‘it wizny us brigade’ banging the drums AGAIN.
Let’s blame the English and Irish this time cos it wizny us haha. Give us a break big/wee man but I don’t know if you know this but we have English and Irish support as well stupid boy and I’m probably being biased but I’d say one of the most iconic and supported clubs the world over but that’s MY opinion.
Anyway the article was about what I can gather from it about the FANS and their respective teams and their behaviour in big finals so I’ll not get too much into all the other irrelevant rubbish you’ve dug up but as for tainted titles, you have 5 asterisks on your tops but someone can’t count because it should be more.
Whoever heard of a loan that you don’t need to pay back because I hate to say but I want one! And yes you are one of the most decorated clubs in the world but you have been around longer than most so it wasn’t rocket science that one.
And wee Fergus McCann our saviour, let’s leave that one there much to your annoyance that we’re still here haha, he came in and saved us from the brink, ploughed money in built that beautiful stadium, thus that atmosphere spoken about the world over by the world’s best then headed home back to Canada. Well all I can say is thank you to the man.
Anyway back on track. It’s safe to say that we’ve been to 3 finals and been lauded for it and you’ve been to 2 and its ended up in a riot (even when you won 1) hahahahahaha. Unfortunately we are from different sides of the same city and maybe do get tarnished by the same brush but those that know KNOW and I’m happy with that, so try and drag us into your muck because we’re all Scottish, is just down right ignorant. You are Scotland’s shame and alway will be and unfortunately for us we’re just going to have to live with that. (but for how long) haha, has your club produced their accounts yet for UEFA? That’s all from me and rant over!
Scott
JUST A LITTLE NOTE FOR ALEX
Just a little note for Alex. I had the dubious pleasure of being in Manchester in 2006, having agreed to work in the fan-zones earlier in the year before it became apparent who would be contesting the final.
We were to provide entertainment in the fan-zones at Piccalilli and Albert squares with Hexagol. Pictures of the Hexagol cells are clearly visable in photos of the day.
Our group arrived the day before the game and were welcomed to Manchester by Rangers fans (Scottish ones) singing “could you go a chicken supper Bobby Sands?” Outside the abode Hotel on Piccalilli St.
The three Celtic minded members of the group were now having a slight crisis of confidence but were persuaded to stick it out. We had a lovely meal in town and returned to the hotel after setting up our equipment.
The next day the already poisoned atmosphere had a more of an oppressive edge to it. The second wave were arriving and they were not on a peaceful Misson. It’s fair to say that the Manchester police had not accounted for the fact that relatively close proximity of Glasgow would enable the fifthly tide to break on their city quickly and cheaply.
Shops were being looted by late morning, staff threatened in some instances beaten, open drug use, the city centre as a whole used as a toilet. Groups of “men” in military style dress shaved headed and menacing patrolled the streets.
The 3 Celts decided we had seen enough and headed right off to a hotel about 15 miles outside the city. There we took some increasingly distressed calls from the rest of the group who had remained having told us it would be “Awrite”. It wasn’t.
On our return the following day we found all of our equipment (that was due at a football expo a few months later) wrecked beyond use. Our hire van left without a window and the added classy touch of hunan shite on the collapsed roof.
The number of our group that had tried to stay with the equipment, Rangers fans remember, told us sheepishly it was horrendous and they themselves had to bail before the game actually finished.
One abiding memory is of sitting in the hotel watching news reports and seeing one of the unwashed attempting to through one of our soft foam targets at a riot cop in full gear. Sums them up.
Cheers
Mark Keating
THE BANTER YEARS HAVE NEVER ENDED
Good article again. Wee Alex has clearly lost his marbles as is evident from the delusion and confusion that he is experiencing at this time. As is standard from these bile chewing hate filled mongrels they revert to the unsavoury whenever they lose an argument….which is almost always these days. The banter years have never ended.
Hail hail
ANON
Loved all your articles surrounding the euro finals for both clubs. Keep up the good work! I’d just like to add my response to the sevco fan Alex If that’s ok? Thank you.
Regarding 2008 you are absolutely correct I wasn’t there, I’ve seen too many movies like ‘deliverance’ and ‘wrong turn’ to acknowledge the potential danger of being exposed to a gene pool that has been ‘kept in the family’ for generations. I fail to understand what difference it makes whether it was Scottish, English or Irish wearing your colours? It’s the mentality of people who wear your colours regardless of where they come from that matters. That being said, of the 42 supporters up in court in the aftermath only 1 wasn’t from Scotland.
For the avoidance of doubt Celtic did not at any time vote Rangers out of the league. We were asked to vote on accepting a new club ‘Sevco5088’ straight into the top division without having to first earn that place like every other new team. Could you imagine the furore in England if the recently formed ‘Salford City’ were granted a place in the English premier league? As for being ‘handed’ 5 titles it was not Celtic’s fault that your previous club Rangers cheated schools, hospitals etc out of much needed tax money to pay for players you couldn’t otherwise afford. Rangers paid for 9 in a row with financial doping yet you reprobates have the audacity to talk about tainted titles and asterisks.
The fact you say you don’t mind banter but in the same breath mention child abuse says everything we need to know about you. Anyone who point scores or glorifies in the suffering of children are almost as bad as the sick monsters who perpetrate it In the first place.
Don’t blame us for “tainting Scottish football” by highlighting your inability to behave like human beings when watching a showcase event like a European final. it’s the media who insist that you are Scottish and not some inbred separate entity that reside in Scotland but are not subject to Scottish law or ethical character, we have long tried to distance ourselves from the fan base of both your clubs. Yes it’s true we both agree that you are ‘Scotland’s shame’. but I would much rather you were just ‘shame’ and didn’t have to drag Scotland down with you.
The Fifa/Uefa websites display what the governing body of Scotland tell them and ironically given the deflection tactics from sevco for the past few weeks.. it was one Neil Doncaster who helped create that fake narrative. Even one of your own, the sash singing QC Donald Findlay admits you are a new entity, but explaining that to you is akin to someone playing a pigeon at chess, yes the person will beat the pigeon at chess.. because pigeons are basically thick! However, after the game the pigeon is just going to knock over all the pieces, crap all over the board and do a victory dance.
You my friend, are the Donald Trump of Pigeons.
Peace,
Anthony
