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20 minutes ago, joondalupjambo said:

The statement although good is probably too little too late.  More bans looming from UEFA and then the big one this Sunday.  No way will they be able to control themselves and then the pressure on the SFA to act will be huge.  Interesting times ahead.

 

 

The SFA/SPFL have brought in a couple of specially trained delegates for Sunday. They confidently expect no issues from either side.

 

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Just wish they had been allowed to die like Bury, sadly they were watp reanimated and enabled by a corrupt league and association and as a result think they can swagger about the continent up to their knees. Wrong place to do that I'm afraid. 

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5 minutes ago, Lfhearts said:

Meanwhile Timothy get away with a lot worse.

Christ man. Every time without fail.

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12 minutes ago, Lfhearts said:

Meanwhile Timothy get away with a lot worse.

are you sure you are a Hearts fan mate?

you seem completely obsessed by the Glasgow clubs

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My dealings with Rangers fans over the years (lived and worked in the West for 6 years too) tells me not taking away tickets is a recipe for trouble. 

 

Rangers fans will travel in numbers and will get tickets. 

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20 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

 

I posted the above last week. If UEFA is as good as its word, then TRFC will play its next game behind closed doors if found guilty of a second offence. 

 

The fact that the previous ruling didn't come out until Friday of last week, means that the club will seek to claim that they had no opportunity to make fans aware of the implications of a repeat breach before the first leg of the Legia tie. That doesn't really wash as the club would have been aware of the original charge long before that game, but chose not to do anything about it.

i think that is why they will reject any away tickets to try and mitigate this and to try and prevent ibrox being closed. that is the real reason they are doing it not to try and stamp it out

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3 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

i think that is why they will reject any away tickets to try and mitigate this and to try and prevent ibrox being closed. that is the real reason they are doing it not to try and stamp it out

 £1.5M gate for a home game.   Roughly.

 

 

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12 minutes ago, milky_26 said:

i think that is why they will reject any away tickets to try and mitigate this and to try and prevent ibrox being closed. that is the real reason they are doing it not to try and stamp it out

 

Yup. It remains to be seen if it works though.

 

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I'm sure that many TRFC fans will think they are being singled out by UEFA. They could not be more wrong.

 

Other cases decided this month for breaches of Article 14 involving racist conduct:

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partial closure of the PFC Levski Sofia Stadium during the next one (1) UEFA competition match in which PFC Levski Sofia would play as the host club, for the racist behaviour.

- to order FK Partizan to play its next two (2) UEFA competition matches as host club behind closed doors, for the racist behaviour of its supporters.

- to order a partial closure of the PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1926 stadium  during the  next one (1) UEFA competition match in which PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv 1926  would play as the host club, for the racist behaviour of its supporters.

 to suspend the FK Ventspils player Makhnovskyi Kostiantyn for ten (10) UEFA competition matches for which he would be otherwise eligible, for racist conduct. 

- to order FC Dinamo Tbilisi to play its next UEFA competition match as host club behind closed doors for the racist behaviour of its supporters.
 to fine FC Dinamo Tbilisi €50,000 for the racist behaviour of its supporters.

- to order Universitatea Craiova to play its next three (3) UEFA competition matches as host club behind closed doors, the third of which is suspended for a probationary period of two (2) years;
- to fine Universitatea Craiova €60,000.
 

 

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Did they not take any fans at all over to Denmark??  Thought they would have been done for that game before Legia tbh.

 

Might have been the price of a pint that stopped any party anthems being sung...

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It's interesting to see Rangers fans on the forum link above saying "What naughty songs did we sing?" or "I was there - I heard nothing!". I watched a lot of the game on the goggle box and "Hello Hello" was sung loud and clear by the visiting fans. They have no-one else but themselves to blame. I think what will happen here is that they will have to, very begrudgingly, adopt a different song book for Europe and for domestic matches. After all, we seem to be ok with mass displays of sectarianism in this country.

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21 minutes ago, Footballfirst said:

I'm sure that many TRFC fans will think they are being singled out by UEFA. They could not be more wrong.

 

Other cases decided this month for breaches of Article 14 involving racist conduct:

but but but celtic haven't been done

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Well, interesting that it's taken UEFA to shame The Rangers into issuing a statement and taking action.  Our own dear SFA have sat in their hands with this stuff for years. Match delegates appointed who are both blind and deaf. Broadcasters who have ignored the bile over and over again. What a humiliation for them. I look forward to hearing bucket loads of praise from the media for their principled approach. Truly pathetic.

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54 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

My dealings with Rangers fans over the years (lived and worked in the West for 6 years too) tells me not taking away tickets is a recipe for trouble. 

 

Rangers fans will travel in numbers and will get tickets. 

Excellent. UEFA will love that. 

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Come Sunday the green cheek will start with their traditional Irish rebel folk songs, which the blue cheek will retaliate with their pro-William loyalist orange order ditties.  Both are as bad as each other, but nothing will be done by either SFA/SPFL or Polis Scotland.

 

Whataboutery abounds.

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1 hour ago, Lfhearts said:

Meanwhile Timothy get away with a lot worse.

 

Typical Hun whataboutery.  The sooner they both play behind closed doors or even better, get banned, the better.

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1 hour ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said:

Have to say that is an excellent response by Rangers.

 

Let’s hope the SFA take a similar approach.  

 

It only took them, what, 100 or so years? It could be Gerrard's influence but let's not kid ourselves the folk who run Rangers believe anything they're saying here. If they did they wouldn't have waited for UEFA to punish them before they did anything.

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3 minutes ago, ToqueJambo said:

 

It only took them, what, 100 or so years?

 

Well overdue yes, without UEFA’s intervention this topic wouldn’t be up for discussion the silence from the footballing authorities in Scotland is deafening, this is a good opportunity to clean up - let’s not ignore it.

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1 minute ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said:

 

Well overdue yes, without UEFA’s intervention this topic wouldn’t be up for discussion the silence from the footballing authorities in Scotland is deafening, this is a good opportunity to clean up - let’s not ignore it.

 

But without strict liability what action can the SFA or SPFL actually take?  They couldn’t even take action after a riot on the pitch after a cup final!

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45 minutes ago, redjambo said:

It's interesting to see Rangers fans on the forum link above saying "What naughty songs did we sing?" or "I was there - I heard nothing!". I watched a lot of the game on the goggle box and "Hello Hello" was sung loud and clear by the visiting fans. They have no-one else but themselves to blame. I think what will happen here is that they will have to, very begrudgingly, adopt a different song book for Europe and for domestic matches. After all, we seem to be ok with mass displays of sectarianism in this country.

 

That's certainly what this chap is advocating on Huns Den...

 

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I hope we bite the bullet on Thursday then give it ****in laldy on Sunday  **** UEFA

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3 minutes ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said:

 

Well overdue yes, without UEFA’s intervention this topic wouldn’t be up for discussion the silence from the footballing authorities in Scotland is deafening, this is a good opportunity to clean up - let’s not ignore it.

 

One of many opportunities. For example, part of the "deal" to allow Rangers back into the league starting at the bottom instead of being kicked out completely after liquidation could have been to force them to clean up their fans' act. Instead their fans behaviour in terms of the singing actually got worse as they polluted the lower leagues for a few years.

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To give them their due, that’s an excellent statement by Rangers. Thankfully most will ignore it and they’ll get a nice big stadium ban (if it isn’t in the post already).

 

Highlights how important Ann’s cleanup of our dregs is (if we ever get to Europe again)

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The fans group on the board made a statement too. This is the main paragraph 

 

To be absolutely clear, songs, words and terms classed as sectarian by UEFA include ‘The Billy Boys’, any reference to “fenians” or any pejorative terms about Catholics or the Pope. The charges do not relate only to one song but to anything in the brackets above, including add ons to otherwise inoffensive songs.
 

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7 minutes ago, Fozzyonthefence said:

 

But without strict liability what action can the SFA or SPFL actually take?  They couldn’t even take action after a riot on the pitch after a cup final!

 

I think the major issue is that nobody really trust the SFA to apply strict liability fairly and consistently. 

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10 minutes ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said:

 

I think the major issue is that nobody really trust the SFA to apply strict liability fairly and consistently. 

 

Isn’t the issue that Celtic and Rangers would never vote for it for obvious reasons?

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Imagine being one of the few celtic fans at ibrox at the weekend and you score a controversial  late winner.

 

Twitchy arse time leaving the ground!!

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5 minutes ago, Fozzyonthefence said:

 

Isn’t the issue that Celtic and Rangers would never vote for it for obvious reasons?

 

They won’t do what needs to be done for

financial reasons. 

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11 minutes ago, Jambof3tornado said:

Imagine being one of the few celtic fans at ibrox at the weekend and you score a controversial  late winner.

 

Twitchy arse time leaving the ground!!

Will the tinks be stupid enough to have their colours on show outside before the game, if so I can see some of them taking a kicking.

 

They'll get kept in after the game surely though....but they’ll be protected on the way out, unlike us on certain visits to Ibrox and Parkhead.

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William H. Bonney

So basically rangers know their fans will ignore all requests to refrain from singing so they refuse tickets. No fans, no singing, no punishment. 

For the meantime anyway. 

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16 minutes ago, Mikey1874 said:

Of course if Rangers get knocked out tomorrow...

 

Hopefully they do and the unwashed hordes launch into their 'traditional' songbook in an act of defiance, leading to even more sanctions.

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9 minutes ago, Rudy T said:

Scottish football hiding behind strict liability as opposed to using to rid the game of arseholes! Only in this country!

 

What other country would Scottish football be hiding behind strict liability in?

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14 hours ago, Jambof3tornado said:

Imagine being one of the few celtic fans at ibrox at the weekend and you score a controversial  late winner.

 

Twitchy arse time leaving the ground!!

They will be in the stadium an hour before kick off or they don’t get in. They are escorted from the car park to the ground and the route is barricaded off. I was at the last one at Ibrox and barely even noticed them. They where ushered away very quickly after the match as well. 

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17 hours ago, The Spy Who Loved Me said:

Have to say that is an excellent response by Rangers.

 

Let’s hope the SFA take a similar approach.  

 

It would be an excellent response if Rangers actually meant any of it!

 

Their statement is purely to try and prove to UEFA that they are doing something about sectarianism. What are they actually doing though? Banning their support from attending away matches so that they don't get them in to further trouble so that they don't have to play their home matches behind closed doors and lose a small fortune.

 

If they were actually serious about stopping this they would start banning supporters who turn up at Ibrox to sing these songs. If they meant it they could make a huge statement on Sunday. Actions speak louder than words and all that. But we know they won't after all, think of the future ticket income they would be losing out on.

 

All that will happen is that they will change their songbook for Europe but Scotland will still be subjected to their usual poison. Until strict liability is introduced we won't see a change domestically and the old firm will never vote for it for obvious reasons and they will be assisted by the SFA/SPFL and the media who will continue their usual head in the sand routine.

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5 minutes ago, The Skip said:

 

It would be an excellent response if Rangers actually meant any of it!

 

Their statement is purely to try and prove to UEFA that they are doing something about sectarianism. What are they actually doing though? Banning their support from attending away matches so that they don't get them in to further trouble so that they don't have to play their home matches behind closed doors and lose a small fortune.

 

If they were actually serious about stopping this they would start banning supporters who turn up at Ibrox to sing these songs. If they meant it they could make a huge statement on Sunday. Actions speak louder than words and all that. But we know they won't after all, think of the future ticket income they would be losing out on.

 

All that will happen is that they will change their songbook for Europe but Scotland will still be subjected to their usual poison. Until strict liability is introduced we won't see a change domestically and the old firm will never vote for it for obvious reasons and they will be assisted by the SFA/SPFL and the media who will continue their usual head in the sand routine.

 

It is all about the money, of course. 

It always is really.

The strict liability won’t get through for precisely this reason.

The survey done, above, tells us all we need to know in this regard.

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14 hours ago, smiler said:

Will the tinks be stupid enough to have their colours on show outside before the game, if so I can see some of them taking a kicking.

 

They'll get kept in after the game surely though....but they’ll be protected on the way out, unlike us on certain visits to Ibrox and Parkhead.

 

Their colours are all the scaffy ****s wear. Of course they'll have them on. 

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50 minutes ago, busby1985 said:

They will be in the stadium an hour before kick off or they don’t get in. They are escorted from the car park to the ground and the route is barricaded off. I was at the last one at Ibrox and barely even noticed them. They where ushered away very quickly after the match as well. 

 

Not just the demons either. Was talking to a sevco workmate and he said he can no longer get to the Govan Stand from the away side at certain games. Has to go the long way round. This will definitely be in force tonight when they nutcrackers from Warsaw roll up !

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56 minutes ago, busby1985 said:

They will be in the stadium an hour before kick off or they don’t get in. They are escorted from the car park to the ground and the route is barricaded off. I was at the last one at Ibrox and barely even noticed them. They where ushered away very quickly after the match as well. 

So why dont we do that when the old firm come to town.

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