Celtic once again are supporting the Show Racism the Red Card campaign and while the message is one that every Celtic supporter agrees with wholeheartedly it’s also true that many Celtic supporters have serious misgivings about this particular organisation’s Scottish operation for the way that they seem to be mute when it comes to calling out anti-Irish racism that sadly remains a prominent feature in Scottish life for many people of Irish decent.
Callum McGregor, who is ahead of schedule in his recovery from the injury picked up in Leipzig, spoke yesterday about the on-going support the Celtic is happy to provide to the Show Racism the Red Card.
And on Sunday Celtic will join other Scottish clubs – even the ones with brass necks – in showing their commitment this weekend, genuine or otherwise, to anti-racism in the hope that the Scottish game can raise the profile of year round commitment to anti-racism within football.
“Celtic has always been an institution open to all ever since its formation in 1888, and we will always welcome everyone to be part of our great club,” Callum McGregor said.
“It has been a real honour to be part of Celtic for so long and now to be Captain is an absolute privilege.
“Our values of openness, inclusion and diversity are something we have always cherished and we will continue to send the strongest message that discrimination of any kind has no place in football or society.
“Everyone at the Club and the entire Celtic team are once again delighted to support this year’s Show Racism the Red Card campaign.”
The Celtic squad also trained yesterday wearing the Show Racism the Red Card distinctive red t-shirts.
🖼 Training Gallery: Livingston v Celtic
It was a wet and windy morning at Lennoxtown as Ange Postecoglou put his players through their paces in preparation for this Sunday’s Premiership clash at Livingston.
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— Celtic Football Club (@CelticFC) October 28, 2022
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As far as tge SFA/SPFL and some clubs are concerned, this is nothing more than typical Scottish “lip service”.
Sure, Celtic have a proven track record of an open door policy and despite the attempts of other clubs new and old to link us with the scum in the country, have had for years throughout our proud history.
Are the SFA/SPFL on the same page? Absolutely not even close! They not only turned a blind eye to racism, they supported it and displayed it at every opportunity to treat Neil Lennon differently to every other manager in Scotland, on one particular ocassion even created a brand new offence so that they could give him a touchline ban.
The judicial system in Scotland also made a mockery of the words “justice” and
“racism” when a fan who was shown attacking Neil at Tynecastle on national television got off with a “not proven” verdict! Disgraceful but typical racist “Scottish” justice.
On a final note, ask yourselves why Scotland’s youngest club wear the second or “away” outfit in orange and their goalies wear the same orange as their regular outfit.
Yet Artur Boruc was heavily criticized and ultimately penalized for doing something a large percentage of players do prior to a game. His “crime”?
He blessed himself!
These are all evidence of the SFA/SPFL and Scotland’s judicial system being steeped in racism.