SENTINELCELTS

It’s incredible that during an International break the Tims get dragged into controversy. Yup, despite Celtic not actually playing, the Green Brigade and/or other ‘ultras’ found themselves ‘linked’ to political violence hence linking the support and club itself. Dragging the clubs name into the mix simply because there’s an opportunity for linkage.

After all, the Green Brigade wear all black sometimes, and those blokes wore all black.
That’s the height of it, the wearing of the colour Black.
And if they wore that colour it’s the Tims, is clearly the conclusion.

Now don’t get me wrong please, when a group dresses in the same colours/uniform/style, and marches down the street together, it’s fair play to refer to them as a collective.
But what I do consider wrong is to attach their sporting allegiance to their political beliefs for public consumption. That was a political rally, yet Celtic end up linked.

Again, please don’t get me wrong, anyone breaking the law should face the consequences, but automatically dragging the entire club and support into the debate is just plain wrong. Every single person reading is entitled to deliver their political views on the proper platform, which isn’t this one, but how many souls does it take before being attached to a certain football club? I saw maybe 30 blokes dressed in black on that video, yet I saw over a million gather in London for a political rally over the weekend.
No football club was linked, yet obviously there would have been supporters of various London establishments involved.
30 fans is all it takes apparently.

Adding onto this, is the reception received by the Republic of Ireland supporters upon gathering in London to watch a game being played in dear old Dublin. They got harassed, far from neutral police was the consensus.

Occasionally I like to entertain the merry notion that our beloved club are playing 4d chess with Scottish football. Become too big and dominant, help force your rival into permanent liquidation, and apply for a change of leagues based on these circumstances. A 100 plus million in the bank, the worm dangling in the water, we are ready to walk in and do serious damage. The EPL/Sky/Uefa would have a big decision to make.
A big footballing decision, but when it comes to football, supporter safety should take precedence.

This last weekends events, even without the world famous Glasgow Celtic taking the field, is just another example of the barriers we as a club, and as a support face.
Considered a problem, same as it’s ever been.

By Mahe
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