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well done to my beloved celts last night,they were def punching above their weight in that group and did fantastic to qualify.hail hail.
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Who would you prefer next round Briggie? All better sides over all but you never know. Man urd, Schalke or Juventus would all get a scare.
to be honest all the teams that are left are technically/on paper far stronger than us so not bothered who we get as long as we just play with the same passion that got us through to last 16,but to answer your question man utd would be a fun tie as done pretty good and competed well against them last few times.
Indeed, they are probably the poorest team of the group winners so far but they will step it up in Feb no doubt. It doesn't matter too much. I would prefer Juventus but feeling it will be PSG
Juve/Schalke/Valencia?,we are quite a way behind technically there is no getting away from it but a lot of team effort and a dollop of luck who knows. hail hail.
been a great adventure so far and we are still there fighting,would have been good to get spurs,man city,chelsea but sadly these so called Epl giants wont be dining at the big table in feb.ha ha..hail hail
Great time, remember he 1981 tie well, Tam Burns was excellent, the Jungle gave Liam Brday a great reception who was in the Juventus team, alongside Tardelli, the atmosphere was incredible, same result on the night would do.
Celtic fans disgrace their club.
Would any club want these drunken hordes descending on them.
http://news.stv.tv/t...-v-celtic-game/
Would any club want these drunken hordes descending on them.
http://news.stv.tv/t...-v-celtic-game/
Why do they see Juventus as a great tie? I suppose they mean the glamour aspect of it from their part and not their chances of getting through to the next round which is about zero.
Drunken hordes 
Were you at the game? Or are you being guided by the agenda driven STV, Sun, Daily Rainjur etc
Thought as much
Were you at the game? Or are you being guided by the agenda driven STV, Sun, Daily Rainjur etc
Thought as much
in the same way that they had a less than zero chance of not getting pumped home and away by barca?
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/207661-football-fans-reported-after-disturbance-...
the brave
your own chief executive has just admitted it.
your own chief executive has just admitted it.
undee FC operations manager Jim Thomson said that his staff were shocked at some of the behaviour by an element of the travelling support on Wednesday night.
He added: "There was widespread drunkenness, and I mean widespread, within the Celtic support. We were confiscating drink from supporters in the concourse leading to the turnstiles. They were clearly drunk coming in and we had a decision to make on whether we let them in and we took the decision that we had to let them in because we would have had other consequences if we didn't.
"Once in, they were abusing our turnstile staff, our canteen staff and even fighting among themselves, and I mean serious disorder within the concourse. All in all it was just not a nice experience. In the 20 years I've been organising games here at Dens Park I have never seen anything like that - it was a throwback to the 70s that we are all probably ashamed of.
"I would say that the scheduling of the fixture (it was televised on ESPN with a 7.30pm kick-off) didn't help. Nonetheless, I don't want to make light of it, but I can have a skinful but I'm not going to go and behave like people did last night. It's just not acceptable."
He added: "There was widespread drunkenness, and I mean widespread, within the Celtic support. We were confiscating drink from supporters in the concourse leading to the turnstiles. They were clearly drunk coming in and we had a decision to make on whether we let them in and we took the decision that we had to let them in because we would have had other consequences if we didn't.
"Once in, they were abusing our turnstile staff, our canteen staff and even fighting among themselves, and I mean serious disorder within the concourse. All in all it was just not a nice experience. In the 20 years I've been organising games here at Dens Park I have never seen anything like that - it was a throwback to the 70s that we are all probably ashamed of.
"I would say that the scheduling of the fixture (it was televised on ESPN with a 7.30pm kick-off) didn't help. Nonetheless, I don't want to make light of it, but I can have a skinful but I'm not going to go and behave like people did last night. It's just not acceptable."
Yes there were several people who had perhaps over done the festive swally, but it was Boxing Day night ffs
I cannot be certain of this, but I was under the impression only 4 arrests made in away end, which is less than were made in your local that night
The atmosphere was NOT toxic however, and I can assure you 100% that I have attended many a game over the years that I would rate a more hostile environment, and most of them were not even in Scotland
I cannot be certain of this, but I was under the impression only 4 arrests made in away end, which is less than were made in your local that night
The atmosphere was NOT toxic however, and I can assure you 100% that I have attended many a game over the years that I would rate a more hostile environment, and most of them were not even in Scotland
for the throwbacks to embarrass slanty eyed pete in dundee it must have been quite a performance from TGFITW
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20858367
you will reap what you sow
everyone is "offended" by the songs this club sing and its about time proper action is taken against them by the SFA .
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-tayside-central-20858367
you will reap what you sow
everyone is "offended" by the songs this club sing and its about time proper action is taken against them by the SFA .
Offended by Songs?? You must be easily offended. Was someone killed at Dundee???
What about the Spanish Roman Catholic who plays for Rangers and was told he CANNOT bless himself on the park/ Breadnbutter can you please expalin WHY he cannot do this? When did blessing yourself become a crime??
What about the Spanish Roman Catholic who plays for Rangers and was told he CANNOT bless himself on the park/ Breadnbutter can you please expalin WHY he cannot do this? When did blessing yourself become a crime??
Also we all know that Mr Thomson from Dundee FC has NO time for Celtic FC
Krisken of course you are correct.
Nothing happened in Dundee.
Peter Lawlell,the Police,the Dundee operations manager,the Dundee stewards,the terrified young lassies in the kiosks,the BBC,the STV , the newspapers and even a section of the Celtic support are all telling porkies.
The 20,000 Celtic fans at the match all behaved impeccably.
Nothing happened in Dundee.
Peter Lawlell,the Police,the Dundee operations manager,the Dundee stewards,the terrified young lassies in the kiosks,the BBC,the STV , the newspapers and even a section of the Celtic support are all telling porkies.
The 20,000 Celtic fans at the match all behaved impeccably.
shuda - The worse thing that happened was some fights between supporters. Tynecastle was worse. Thomson has gone over the top on this for reasons.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/news/local/dundee/the-atmosphere-was-frightening-celtic-apologise-for-fans-behaviour-at-dens-1.62792
urinating on the terraces fighting each other and singing terrorist songs ......its just the "craic" the celtic way .
urinating on the terraces fighting each other and singing terrorist songs ......its just the "craic" the celtic way .
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/eight-people-arrested-in-ibr...
Kriskin • December 28, 2012 5:27 PM GMT
Offended by Songs?? You must be easily offended. Was someone killed at Dundee???
What about the Spanish Roman Catholic who plays for Rangers and was told he CANNOT bless himself on the park/ Breadnbutter can you please expalin WHY he cannot do this? When did blessing yourself become a crime??
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Sport Football Football News Rangers FC
By Ian Orr
Rangers deny telling Fran Sandaza not to bless himself at Ibrox
28 Dec 2012 00:01
THE striker told a Spanish paper he had been advised not to make the sign of the cross, but the club are adamant they had no influence on Sandaza's decision.
RANGERS have vehemently denied telling Fran Sandaza not to bless himself before matches at Ibrox.
In an interview with Spanish paper AS the former St Johnstone hitman revealed he was “advised” not to make the sign of the cross.
Sandaza, who joined Rangers in August, said: “Am I a Catholic? I’m not talking about that. Is it strange to play for a Protestant club? That is not something football should be concerned about.
“But on my first day I was advised not to cross myself before matches.
“It’s not a subject that worries me too much. I’m at Rangers, a historic club and one that will return to the highest level very soon.”
However, Rangers are adamant the club had no influence on Sandaza’s decision not to display his religious beliefs.
An Ibrox source told Record Sport last night: “It has never been the club’s policy to advise players on this type of thing and it never will be.”
Rangers were also keen to point out that former stars such as Lorenzo Amoruso and Shota Arveladze regularly blessed themselves during their time at Ibrox.
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Let`s keep the teddy bears out of this please the thread is about drunken Celtic supporters upsetting folks in Dundee, nothing to with us Kriskin m8.
Offended by Songs?? You must be easily offended. Was someone killed at Dundee???
What about the Spanish Roman Catholic who plays for Rangers and was told he CANNOT bless himself on the park/ Breadnbutter can you please expalin WHY he cannot do this? When did blessing yourself become a crime??
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Sport Football Football News Rangers FC
By Ian Orr
Rangers deny telling Fran Sandaza not to bless himself at Ibrox
28 Dec 2012 00:01
THE striker told a Spanish paper he had been advised not to make the sign of the cross, but the club are adamant they had no influence on Sandaza's decision.
RANGERS have vehemently denied telling Fran Sandaza not to bless himself before matches at Ibrox.
In an interview with Spanish paper AS the former St Johnstone hitman revealed he was “advised” not to make the sign of the cross.
Sandaza, who joined Rangers in August, said: “Am I a Catholic? I’m not talking about that. Is it strange to play for a Protestant club? That is not something football should be concerned about.
“But on my first day I was advised not to cross myself before matches.
“It’s not a subject that worries me too much. I’m at Rangers, a historic club and one that will return to the highest level very soon.”
However, Rangers are adamant the club had no influence on Sandaza’s decision not to display his religious beliefs.
An Ibrox source told Record Sport last night: “It has never been the club’s policy to advise players on this type of thing and it never will be.”
Rangers were also keen to point out that former stars such as Lorenzo Amoruso and Shota Arveladze regularly blessed themselves during their time at Ibrox.
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Let`s keep the teddy bears out of this please the thread is about drunken Celtic supporters upsetting folks in Dundee, nothing to with us Kriskin m8.
actually the thread was about how well the Celts had done to qualify from their champs league group.....then some bitter zombies came looking for brains
Fran should concentrate on getting himself fit & earning his wages before anything else.
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Krisken of course you are correct.
Nothing happened in Dundee.
Peter Lawlell,the Police,the Dundee operations manager,the Dundee stewards,the terrified young lassies in the kiosks,the BBC,the STV , the newspapers and even a section of the Celtic support are all telling porkies.
The 20,000 Celtic fans at the match all behaved impeccably.
^ I may be wrong but I think even Neil Lennon has castigated the small minority of fans who have embarrassed Celtic is that correct ?
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Krisken of course you are correct.
Nothing happened in Dundee.
Peter Lawlell,the Police,the Dundee operations manager,the Dundee stewards,the terrified young lassies in the kiosks,the BBC,the STV , the newspapers and even a section of the Celtic support are all telling porkies.
The 20,000 Celtic fans at the match all behaved impeccably.
^ I may be wrong but I think even Neil Lennon has castigated the small minority of fans who have embarrassed Celtic is that correct ?
Vlad - 100% correct. What happened between Man U & Man C 2 weeks ago was a lot worse. Once again anything that happens in Scotland gets blown out of proportion by the over dramatic media
I was at the last CELTIC v JUVENTUS Champions League game in Paradise...
I'll never forget the athmosphere that night.
I live in Dublin and it was the only CL game ive ever been too, id love to go again.
Too see Larsson, Sutton, Hartson and Del Piero that night was unreal.
If i can remember Del Piero scored first and....
I'll never forget the athmosphere that night.
I live in Dublin and it was the only CL game ive ever been too, id love to go again.
Too see Larsson, Sutton, Hartson and Del Piero that night was unreal.
If i can remember Del Piero scored first and....
Queens Park 0 Gers 1
Hibees 1 useless 0
Oh Happy Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb7D-W-QW-8
Hibees 1 useless 0
Oh Happy Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wb7D-W-QW-8
pers flared at Wednesday’s SPL match amid reports of widespread drunkenness among the away support, including fans fighting between themselves and abusing staff.
Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: “We are very proud that Celtic supporters enjoy such a great reputation and it is therefore extremely disappointing that the behaviour of a small minority has tarnished the good name of the club and our fans in this way.
“Clearly, we apologise to Dundee Football Club – we will work with them and look into any incident which is raised and if we can identify any individuals involved, we will obviously take the strongest possible action.
“We have received a number of complaints from our own supporters about the conduct of this minority – we cannot allow our supporters’ enjoyment of our matches to be affected in this way and we will not sit and allow the club’s reputation to be damaged.
“Our supporters over many years have earned a fantastic reputation for positively supporting the club – we will not allow this to be taken from them.
“It is time for all our true supporters who care about Celtic to unite with the club and find a solution to this problem.”
Dundee FC officials blamed the evening kick-off for the chaotic scenes.
Jim Thomson, the operations manager at Dundee FC, said the behaviour of a section of the away support was like a “throwback to the 1970s”.
He said: “I have never seen anything like the behaviour of the Celtic fans in the 20 years I have been running games at Dens Park.
“The situation was almost unmanageable and I have never seen so many people drunk.
“Our fans were abused, our stewards were abused and no doubt the police were abused. The turnstile operators were visibly shaken.
“The away fans had no respect for their surroundings — they were doing the toilet where they stood.
“I had Celtic fans come up to me to tell me they were ‘embarrassed’ by their fans’ behaviour.”
Mr Thomson blamed the late kick-off of the game – which Celtic won 2-0 and which was broadcast live on ESPN.
He said: “The game should never have kicked off at 7.30pm on Boxing Day – it gave the supporters too much time to get drunk.
“Everyone knows this time was chosen to fit in with the TV schedule but the atmosphere at the game was frightening.”
A Tayside Police spokeswoman said a number of people are to be reported to the procurator fiscal for alleged football-related offences.
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John2 days ago
many of these posts seem to miss the point, on a number of fronts ... it matters not who these individuals support or what time a game kicks off at, it is about individual responsibility and respect, for themselves and for others ... those who transgressed are responsible for their actions and should suffer the consequences ... it is time football supporters, not just here in scotland, to grow up ... i have attended professional hockey games in canada and professional football and soccer games in america, where you can enjoy a pint or two or three, be sat beside someone supporting the other team, and there is rarely ever, and if so, it is dealt with swiftly, an incident ... and am not talking about a few thousand at dens park to watch an otherwise woeful sporting product, rather 20 odd thousand at a hockey game and 80 odd thousand at an american football match, shame on those who did what they did and ditto on those who make excuses, and shame on those who blame the police ...
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Kenneth Graham2 days ago
Let's hope that something positive comes out the situation at Dens Park that evening, It IS GREAT attending a DUNDEE DERBY , just hope going to a DUNDEE FC v CELTIC or DUNDEE UTD v CELTIC game in the future will be something to look forward also Let the SFA POICE AND CELTIC INVESTIGATE AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RECTIFY FOR THE FUTURE.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
Lets see how true Lawwell is to his word.One of his season ticket holders has been identified for him through a Court appearance today.He has been banned from attending any Celtic away match until his Trial.Will Lawwell do similar and take away his Season ticket until he is proven guilty or not.Dont hold your breath.Lawwell is a man who issues an apology by starting off with how much his Club and fans are loved by everyone around the World.The arrogance of the man apart from the delusion is quite breathtaking.
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JOHN4 days ago
The reason that Unied are not anti-catholic is that they were Dundee Hibs. They are a neutral club, as are Dundee, however there always a few bigots in all clubs. We had problems at East End the last time Celtic came. The police refused to take action agaist their abusive chanting. I complained to an officer of the law, and all I got out of him (in a Glaswegian accent) was that he did not hear them say anything wrong. I am afraid that we supporters of provincial clubs have no voice compared to the Glaswegian Bigot Brothers.
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Lochee4 days ago
'The reason that Unied are not anti-catholic is that they were Dundee Hibs'
the ignorance of this comment sums up why Scotland has such a big problem with sectarianism. Why would anyone need a reason not to be anti catholic?
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Fairs Fair4 days ago
Once again, Tayside police fail to control a crowd (Poles and Russians at Tannadice) and now Celtic at Dens. Wait until the next game Dundee or United have against Ross County though and they will arrest someone for dropping a sweetie wrapper. They are not fit for purpose.
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Lindsay4 days ago
@Straight back down..never happend..link please? obviousy and Arab making mischief.
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Straight back down4 days ago
i don't have a link, i witnessed it, i didn't bother writing an article on it i'm afraid. Which bit do you not believe? The racial bause against Efe Ambrose? The anti catholic shouts/ chants? Or the fighting with police/ stewards? Anyone else commenting able to back me up and confirm all 3 took place? And by the way i have zero interest in Dundee United, however to their credit i've never heard any anti catholic remarks from their fans is not very common in Scottish football
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Fairs Fair4 days ago
No interest in United, only anti Dundee as your post name suggests. I too think you are making this up
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Lochee4 days ago
i also saw the Dundee fans fighting with stewards, several were ejected for this. I did not hear any racism from them however. You can bury the head in the sand all you like, the behaviour of some Celtic fans the otehr night was a disgrace, however there were some clowns in the home end that night as well
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Lindsay3 days ago
Jeez here's another one..with the porky pies..deflect deflect deflect.
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Straight back down18 hours ago
i'll translate that for you... 'i'm a Sevco fan and wasn't at the game'
Jeez make your mind up..lol..
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Straight back down4 days ago
so Peter Lawell has apologised for the behaviour of Celtic fans at the game, and rightly so. Will Jim Thomson now do the same and apologise for the vile chants, racism and the minority of Dundee fans who openly fought with Police and stewards in full view of everyone? Didn't think so Jim, convenient to blame the Celtic fans for everything
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edd4 days ago
I lived on Provost road for years and Celtic fans were always the worst for drunken behavior littering and peeing up our close. All visiting supporters were loud and most of them behaved themselves , but the Celtic were always a nightmare. They didn't respect the area whatsoever.
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weescott4 days ago
No mention of the Dundee Fan who was arrested and will be charged under football offences!
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Lindsay4 days ago
I know 1 Dundee fan lifted out of over 5000..thats affy..lol
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Straight back down4 days ago
4 Celtic fans lifted and it's classed as a riot!
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John Jones4 days ago
Another nice little reminder of why Old Firm people who think the English Premier League is just gagging to see Celtic and Rangers playing down south are simply away with the fairies.
Back in reality-land most EPL clubs consistently oppose such a move. One reason is that no-one wants to import the toxic and very 19th-century prejudices of some of the Old Firm's fans into England's 21st-century towns and cities. Can you imagine? One lot of blokes still re-fighting the battle of the Boyne and singing songs baiting Catholics? On the other side guys singing pro-IRA ditties (and, if the match was just before 11 November, every chance that tens of thousands of working-class English football followers at a stadium would be treated to the sight of see Celtic fans purposely denigrating the Remembrance rituals, effectively emulating those lovely Asian gentlemen who nearly caused a riot in Luton.)
Why on earth would sensible, secular-minded English people want a piece of THAT?
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Dreddi4 days ago
If the Old Firm were to play in England it would be absolute carnage but it wouldn't just be the Scots fault. The fans of every English team with a reputation for disoder would without doubt look towards these fixtures as an opportunity to cause trouble. It would like being back in the Dark Ages.
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Hoops fan4 days ago
What can I say,....I was amongst the away support at Dens on Boxing Day and yes, a few people had 'one too many' but i did not see any fighting, abuse etc etc. most of the Celtic fans I have spoken to on FB & Twitter were not aware of any fighting, abuse etc.
There are always a few idiots who spoil things at every game but this should not tarnish the reputation of our fans! Every single club has a minority like this, Dundee included.
Perhaps if Mr Thomson thinks this is unmanageable, he should give up!
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Lindsay4 days ago
Yeh thats the ticket Mr Thomson should give up because drunken adults cannot behave themselve's..get real .
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Dee4life4 days ago
I am a Dundee season ticket holder and take my children to all home games, i thought initially the crowd banter was fantastic and all very light hearted but this seemed to change when the fireworks were set off and it was clearly visible that the authorities did not have much of a clue what to do, The behaviour of the MINORITY of celtic fans was appalling and led me to leave early through concerns for the safety of my children as we have to walk through the away support to get home. I would agree that the late kick off during a festive period did not help matters but i would also like to point out that during the recent Derby game there seemed to be a greater police/steward presence in the away stand than against Celtic and it is common knowledge that celtic ALWAYS have a large travelling support. I hope for all the true Celtic fans out there that they manage to weed out these so called fans and do not have there name dragged through the mud again, after all clubs like Dundee rely on big travelling support to help us balance the books. Come on the dee !!!
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Angus McKain4 days ago
There is an element of each clubs supporters who are a pest but, Celtic away fans seem to have a minority who are outright distasteful and have witnessed this at Tynecastle more than once. Remembrance Sunday they were outright morons with no respect for anyone or anything even spitting on the young girls and boys collecting for the poppy appeal. Nae class.
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Kenneth Graham4 days ago
Im a Dundee fan and I have great respect for CELTIC, but what happened on the 26th has ruined my views of Celtic.... It reminds me of the reputatation of the former Glasgow Rangers......The SFA and Celtic have to address this big time .
DUNDEE HAVE CATHOLICS AND PRODISTENT VIEWS but they do not protray it like the likes of Celtic ...DUNDEE IS A GREART CITY AND HAVE TWO GREAT TEAMS WITH LITTLE OR NO FIGHTING., Help keep good behaviour and family atmophere in Scottish football
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Max4 days ago
I understand that the police decided to 'kettle' the Celtic fans once they were in the Shankly. That's a first for Scottish football.
It also means that drunken Celtic fans posed the biggest danger to other drunken Celtic fans during the game as they rampaged in the stand.
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rob4 days ago
No fans in the shankly stand were kettled... cops were standing track side of the barrier toward the trouble makers (as seen in both pictures)
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Straight back down4 days ago
DUNDEE HAVE CATHOLICS AND PRODISTENT VIEWS
some of the chants i heard at Dens the other night would suggest otherwise. Or does it just count as banter if it's not Celtic/ Sevco fans?
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Lindsay4 days ago
No you never, stop telling lies..
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Straight back down4 days ago
why on earth would i want to make this up? Clearly in denial and wanting to play along with the old 'it's only a West of Scotland problem'. Biggest myth i've ever heard, try being a Celtic fan at Tynecastle, Fir Park, Dens Park or Falkirk and you'll see how much of a myth this is
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soarsa4 days ago
Dundee have their own problems but the number of Celtic fans causing on Boxing day was far larger than the idiots that all teams have. My friends follow both teams and would have been appalled at the behaviour urinating in the stands fighting in the street between Dens and Tannadice. i have no axe to grind I come from Oban but have followed Dundee since 1958. I was at this game in the centre of the old stand where were you? cause you did not see the same game as most of us
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Lindsay3 days ago
Of couse he wasn't at the game..he's a saddo with no life.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
And therein lies the problem.Lawwell's continued denial that Celtic have a massive problem with a section of their support that are a Law unto themselves.He sanctioned their preferred status at Parkhead.Yes the Green Brigade with their anti British and pro IRA banners.They have caused problems all over Scotland for a number of years and will continue to do so until they are properly dealt withAnd @rustyArab.You dont do irony do you.Dundee Utd fined 3 years in a row by UEFA for fans behaviour and a full scale riot in the stand this year against the Russians.Utd fans boards begging Celtic fans to come to the cup tie against Rangers because of the boycott.That's the two cheeks you are talking about.
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horseradish4 days ago
The "Green Brigade" have never sung Pro-Ira songs or displayed 'Pro-IRA' banners. They sing Irish songs which are the non IRA variety but ignorant folk like yourself hear an Irish ditty, you dislike it & then churn out a load of rubbish saying it's pro-IRA. They have not displayed Pro-IRA banners. One time they produced a banner against the wearing of poppies because of the atrocities imposed on the Irish by the British forces. You can argue that should have no place at a football game but free speech is a right. Then again, this is the country where the police cautioned Artur Boruc for blessing himself at Ibrox!!! He blessed himself at every game he was involved in. Sick country.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
I would love to agree with you but there is not enough room up your backside for two heads.They dont sing PIRA songs or have PIRA banners.Pfft.Go and peddle that garbage elsewhere. They are forever supporting and collecting money for terrorist organisations outside their own midden.The Poppy episode was just another shameful act in their disgusting anti British agenda.And if you want to talk about atrocities go and ask the people of London,Manchester and Birmingham abouit the IRA that you seem so keen to defend.Even some of the Celtic Players openly support terrorists i.e Stokes.Boruc was cautioned by the Police for inciting behaviour.Not for crossing himself.Thats the problem with you revisionists.You make it up as you go along.
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soarsa4 days ago
You should visit Beau Hammel in northern france and see the monuments to the men from Ireland who died in the fields of Flanders in thousands where the poppy emblem comes from. Men from the Connaught Rangers as well as the Enniskillen Fusiliers men from all over Ireland who died defending freedom.
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Max4 days ago
Who will apologise to Dundee fans???????
Will Celtic FC, who again are blaming a minority? Will the police, who were noticeable by their utter failure to deal with the situation? Will the stewards, who simply ran away but were content to focus only on Dundee fans?. Will ESPN, who now have washed their hands off the whole event? Will Dundee FC, who seem content to take the money? Will the SPL, who are now turning a blind eye to the general mayhem? COWARDS the lot of them.
Dundee fans safety was completely compromised and no one is taking any responsibility for that. WHERE ARE THOSE APOLOGIES?
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Straight back down4 days ago
where you at the game? Seriously? There is no denying the behaviour of some Celtic fans was poor, however there was some shocking behaviour from Dundee fans as well, again conveniently overlooked
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Lindsay4 days ago
No there wasn't..your at it..give it up aye.
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snowghost4 days ago
I am a Brighton fan and was up visiting friends in dundee and went to the match. Thankfully I was with dundee fans as the celtic fans were disgusting. They didn't care who they fought or abused. drunken bigoted louts.
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raffa4 days ago
Sad though i am to read of the alledged less than admirable behaviour of my fellow Celtic fans, the Celtic support as a whole have built up a great reputation over decades. This is not to be undone in one evening. The majority of decent, tolerant, law abiding Celtic fans care enough about that proud reputation to eradicate this type of behaviour as soon as possible. Sweeping generalisations are unhelpful. I speak as a fair minded, conscientious Celtic fan, proud of the club and the reputation of the majority of the support.
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Straight back down4 days ago
i'll translate that for you... 'i'm a Sevco fan and wasn't at the game'
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Lindsay4 days ago
Lies again lol..
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soarsa4 days ago
At last you admit you were not there. took you long enough. If you were not there do not make comments on what you did not here and did not see. I remember the bad old days and was unfortunate enough to see Celtic Fans destroy Newcastle town centre and the Rangers do a similar job in Leeds. We do not need to go back to these days . admire the good Celtic and Rangers fans who are shamed by the actions of the animal minority
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rustyArab4 days ago
once again,one half of Scotland's shame/ugly sisters/two cheeks of the same behind/ cause trouble.
Let them and the other idiots from Govan go to the english /atlantic leagues and be rid of them for the good of the SCOTTISH game
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Big Dee4 days ago
..This has nothing to do with Rangers supporters..
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rusty arab3 days ago
maybe you should read my comment more carefully as I said ONE HALF NOT both halves on this occasion!!
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Celtic chief executive Peter Lawwell said: “We are very proud that Celtic supporters enjoy such a great reputation and it is therefore extremely disappointing that the behaviour of a small minority has tarnished the good name of the club and our fans in this way.
“Clearly, we apologise to Dundee Football Club – we will work with them and look into any incident which is raised and if we can identify any individuals involved, we will obviously take the strongest possible action.
“We have received a number of complaints from our own supporters about the conduct of this minority – we cannot allow our supporters’ enjoyment of our matches to be affected in this way and we will not sit and allow the club’s reputation to be damaged.
“Our supporters over many years have earned a fantastic reputation for positively supporting the club – we will not allow this to be taken from them.
“It is time for all our true supporters who care about Celtic to unite with the club and find a solution to this problem.”
Dundee FC officials blamed the evening kick-off for the chaotic scenes.
Jim Thomson, the operations manager at Dundee FC, said the behaviour of a section of the away support was like a “throwback to the 1970s”.
He said: “I have never seen anything like the behaviour of the Celtic fans in the 20 years I have been running games at Dens Park.
“The situation was almost unmanageable and I have never seen so many people drunk.
“Our fans were abused, our stewards were abused and no doubt the police were abused. The turnstile operators were visibly shaken.
“The away fans had no respect for their surroundings — they were doing the toilet where they stood.
“I had Celtic fans come up to me to tell me they were ‘embarrassed’ by their fans’ behaviour.”
Mr Thomson blamed the late kick-off of the game – which Celtic won 2-0 and which was broadcast live on ESPN.
He said: “The game should never have kicked off at 7.30pm on Boxing Day – it gave the supporters too much time to get drunk.
“Everyone knows this time was chosen to fit in with the TV schedule but the atmosphere at the game was frightening.”
A Tayside Police spokeswoman said a number of people are to be reported to the procurator fiscal for alleged football-related offences.
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John2 days ago
many of these posts seem to miss the point, on a number of fronts ... it matters not who these individuals support or what time a game kicks off at, it is about individual responsibility and respect, for themselves and for others ... those who transgressed are responsible for their actions and should suffer the consequences ... it is time football supporters, not just here in scotland, to grow up ... i have attended professional hockey games in canada and professional football and soccer games in america, where you can enjoy a pint or two or three, be sat beside someone supporting the other team, and there is rarely ever, and if so, it is dealt with swiftly, an incident ... and am not talking about a few thousand at dens park to watch an otherwise woeful sporting product, rather 20 odd thousand at a hockey game and 80 odd thousand at an american football match, shame on those who did what they did and ditto on those who make excuses, and shame on those who blame the police ...
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Kenneth Graham2 days ago
Let's hope that something positive comes out the situation at Dens Park that evening, It IS GREAT attending a DUNDEE DERBY , just hope going to a DUNDEE FC v CELTIC or DUNDEE UTD v CELTIC game in the future will be something to look forward also Let the SFA POICE AND CELTIC INVESTIGATE AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE TO RECTIFY FOR THE FUTURE.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
Lets see how true Lawwell is to his word.One of his season ticket holders has been identified for him through a Court appearance today.He has been banned from attending any Celtic away match until his Trial.Will Lawwell do similar and take away his Season ticket until he is proven guilty or not.Dont hold your breath.Lawwell is a man who issues an apology by starting off with how much his Club and fans are loved by everyone around the World.The arrogance of the man apart from the delusion is quite breathtaking.
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JOHN4 days ago
The reason that Unied are not anti-catholic is that they were Dundee Hibs. They are a neutral club, as are Dundee, however there always a few bigots in all clubs. We had problems at East End the last time Celtic came. The police refused to take action agaist their abusive chanting. I complained to an officer of the law, and all I got out of him (in a Glaswegian accent) was that he did not hear them say anything wrong. I am afraid that we supporters of provincial clubs have no voice compared to the Glaswegian Bigot Brothers.
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Lochee4 days ago
'The reason that Unied are not anti-catholic is that they were Dundee Hibs'
the ignorance of this comment sums up why Scotland has such a big problem with sectarianism. Why would anyone need a reason not to be anti catholic?
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Fairs Fair4 days ago
Once again, Tayside police fail to control a crowd (Poles and Russians at Tannadice) and now Celtic at Dens. Wait until the next game Dundee or United have against Ross County though and they will arrest someone for dropping a sweetie wrapper. They are not fit for purpose.
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Lindsay4 days ago
@Straight back down..never happend..link please? obviousy and Arab making mischief.
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Straight back down4 days ago
i don't have a link, i witnessed it, i didn't bother writing an article on it i'm afraid. Which bit do you not believe? The racial bause against Efe Ambrose? The anti catholic shouts/ chants? Or the fighting with police/ stewards? Anyone else commenting able to back me up and confirm all 3 took place? And by the way i have zero interest in Dundee United, however to their credit i've never heard any anti catholic remarks from their fans is not very common in Scottish football
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Fairs Fair4 days ago
No interest in United, only anti Dundee as your post name suggests. I too think you are making this up
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Lochee4 days ago
i also saw the Dundee fans fighting with stewards, several were ejected for this. I did not hear any racism from them however. You can bury the head in the sand all you like, the behaviour of some Celtic fans the otehr night was a disgrace, however there were some clowns in the home end that night as well
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Lindsay3 days ago
Jeez here's another one..with the porky pies..deflect deflect deflect.
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Straight back down18 hours ago
i'll translate that for you... 'i'm a Sevco fan and wasn't at the game'
Jeez make your mind up..lol..
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Straight back down4 days ago
so Peter Lawell has apologised for the behaviour of Celtic fans at the game, and rightly so. Will Jim Thomson now do the same and apologise for the vile chants, racism and the minority of Dundee fans who openly fought with Police and stewards in full view of everyone? Didn't think so Jim, convenient to blame the Celtic fans for everything
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edd4 days ago
I lived on Provost road for years and Celtic fans were always the worst for drunken behavior littering and peeing up our close. All visiting supporters were loud and most of them behaved themselves , but the Celtic were always a nightmare. They didn't respect the area whatsoever.
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weescott4 days ago
No mention of the Dundee Fan who was arrested and will be charged under football offences!
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Lindsay4 days ago
I know 1 Dundee fan lifted out of over 5000..thats affy..lol
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Straight back down4 days ago
4 Celtic fans lifted and it's classed as a riot!
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John Jones4 days ago
Another nice little reminder of why Old Firm people who think the English Premier League is just gagging to see Celtic and Rangers playing down south are simply away with the fairies.
Back in reality-land most EPL clubs consistently oppose such a move. One reason is that no-one wants to import the toxic and very 19th-century prejudices of some of the Old Firm's fans into England's 21st-century towns and cities. Can you imagine? One lot of blokes still re-fighting the battle of the Boyne and singing songs baiting Catholics? On the other side guys singing pro-IRA ditties (and, if the match was just before 11 November, every chance that tens of thousands of working-class English football followers at a stadium would be treated to the sight of see Celtic fans purposely denigrating the Remembrance rituals, effectively emulating those lovely Asian gentlemen who nearly caused a riot in Luton.)
Why on earth would sensible, secular-minded English people want a piece of THAT?
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Dreddi4 days ago
If the Old Firm were to play in England it would be absolute carnage but it wouldn't just be the Scots fault. The fans of every English team with a reputation for disoder would without doubt look towards these fixtures as an opportunity to cause trouble. It would like being back in the Dark Ages.
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Hoops fan4 days ago
What can I say,....I was amongst the away support at Dens on Boxing Day and yes, a few people had 'one too many' but i did not see any fighting, abuse etc etc. most of the Celtic fans I have spoken to on FB & Twitter were not aware of any fighting, abuse etc.
There are always a few idiots who spoil things at every game but this should not tarnish the reputation of our fans! Every single club has a minority like this, Dundee included.
Perhaps if Mr Thomson thinks this is unmanageable, he should give up!
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Lindsay4 days ago
Yeh thats the ticket Mr Thomson should give up because drunken adults cannot behave themselve's..get real .
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Dee4life4 days ago
I am a Dundee season ticket holder and take my children to all home games, i thought initially the crowd banter was fantastic and all very light hearted but this seemed to change when the fireworks were set off and it was clearly visible that the authorities did not have much of a clue what to do, The behaviour of the MINORITY of celtic fans was appalling and led me to leave early through concerns for the safety of my children as we have to walk through the away support to get home. I would agree that the late kick off during a festive period did not help matters but i would also like to point out that during the recent Derby game there seemed to be a greater police/steward presence in the away stand than against Celtic and it is common knowledge that celtic ALWAYS have a large travelling support. I hope for all the true Celtic fans out there that they manage to weed out these so called fans and do not have there name dragged through the mud again, after all clubs like Dundee rely on big travelling support to help us balance the books. Come on the dee !!!
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Angus McKain4 days ago
There is an element of each clubs supporters who are a pest but, Celtic away fans seem to have a minority who are outright distasteful and have witnessed this at Tynecastle more than once. Remembrance Sunday they were outright morons with no respect for anyone or anything even spitting on the young girls and boys collecting for the poppy appeal. Nae class.
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Kenneth Graham4 days ago
Im a Dundee fan and I have great respect for CELTIC, but what happened on the 26th has ruined my views of Celtic.... It reminds me of the reputatation of the former Glasgow Rangers......The SFA and Celtic have to address this big time .
DUNDEE HAVE CATHOLICS AND PRODISTENT VIEWS but they do not protray it like the likes of Celtic ...DUNDEE IS A GREART CITY AND HAVE TWO GREAT TEAMS WITH LITTLE OR NO FIGHTING., Help keep good behaviour and family atmophere in Scottish football
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Max4 days ago
I understand that the police decided to 'kettle' the Celtic fans once they were in the Shankly. That's a first for Scottish football.
It also means that drunken Celtic fans posed the biggest danger to other drunken Celtic fans during the game as they rampaged in the stand.
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rob4 days ago
No fans in the shankly stand were kettled... cops were standing track side of the barrier toward the trouble makers (as seen in both pictures)
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Straight back down4 days ago
DUNDEE HAVE CATHOLICS AND PRODISTENT VIEWS
some of the chants i heard at Dens the other night would suggest otherwise. Or does it just count as banter if it's not Celtic/ Sevco fans?
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Lindsay4 days ago
No you never, stop telling lies..
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Straight back down4 days ago
why on earth would i want to make this up? Clearly in denial and wanting to play along with the old 'it's only a West of Scotland problem'. Biggest myth i've ever heard, try being a Celtic fan at Tynecastle, Fir Park, Dens Park or Falkirk and you'll see how much of a myth this is
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soarsa4 days ago
Dundee have their own problems but the number of Celtic fans causing on Boxing day was far larger than the idiots that all teams have. My friends follow both teams and would have been appalled at the behaviour urinating in the stands fighting in the street between Dens and Tannadice. i have no axe to grind I come from Oban but have followed Dundee since 1958. I was at this game in the centre of the old stand where were you? cause you did not see the same game as most of us
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Lindsay3 days ago
Of couse he wasn't at the game..he's a saddo with no life.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
And therein lies the problem.Lawwell's continued denial that Celtic have a massive problem with a section of their support that are a Law unto themselves.He sanctioned their preferred status at Parkhead.Yes the Green Brigade with their anti British and pro IRA banners.They have caused problems all over Scotland for a number of years and will continue to do so until they are properly dealt withAnd @rustyArab.You dont do irony do you.Dundee Utd fined 3 years in a row by UEFA for fans behaviour and a full scale riot in the stand this year against the Russians.Utd fans boards begging Celtic fans to come to the cup tie against Rangers because of the boycott.That's the two cheeks you are talking about.
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horseradish4 days ago
The "Green Brigade" have never sung Pro-Ira songs or displayed 'Pro-IRA' banners. They sing Irish songs which are the non IRA variety but ignorant folk like yourself hear an Irish ditty, you dislike it & then churn out a load of rubbish saying it's pro-IRA. They have not displayed Pro-IRA banners. One time they produced a banner against the wearing of poppies because of the atrocities imposed on the Irish by the British forces. You can argue that should have no place at a football game but free speech is a right. Then again, this is the country where the police cautioned Artur Boruc for blessing himself at Ibrox!!! He blessed himself at every game he was involved in. Sick country.
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Eli the Bearded4 days ago
I would love to agree with you but there is not enough room up your backside for two heads.They dont sing PIRA songs or have PIRA banners.Pfft.Go and peddle that garbage elsewhere. They are forever supporting and collecting money for terrorist organisations outside their own midden.The Poppy episode was just another shameful act in their disgusting anti British agenda.And if you want to talk about atrocities go and ask the people of London,Manchester and Birmingham abouit the IRA that you seem so keen to defend.Even some of the Celtic Players openly support terrorists i.e Stokes.Boruc was cautioned by the Police for inciting behaviour.Not for crossing himself.Thats the problem with you revisionists.You make it up as you go along.
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soarsa4 days ago
You should visit Beau Hammel in northern france and see the monuments to the men from Ireland who died in the fields of Flanders in thousands where the poppy emblem comes from. Men from the Connaught Rangers as well as the Enniskillen Fusiliers men from all over Ireland who died defending freedom.
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Max4 days ago
Who will apologise to Dundee fans???????
Will Celtic FC, who again are blaming a minority? Will the police, who were noticeable by their utter failure to deal with the situation? Will the stewards, who simply ran away but were content to focus only on Dundee fans?. Will ESPN, who now have washed their hands off the whole event? Will Dundee FC, who seem content to take the money? Will the SPL, who are now turning a blind eye to the general mayhem? COWARDS the lot of them.
Dundee fans safety was completely compromised and no one is taking any responsibility for that. WHERE ARE THOSE APOLOGIES?
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Straight back down4 days ago
where you at the game? Seriously? There is no denying the behaviour of some Celtic fans was poor, however there was some shocking behaviour from Dundee fans as well, again conveniently overlooked
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Lindsay4 days ago
No there wasn't..your at it..give it up aye.
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snowghost4 days ago
I am a Brighton fan and was up visiting friends in dundee and went to the match. Thankfully I was with dundee fans as the celtic fans were disgusting. They didn't care who they fought or abused. drunken bigoted louts.
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raffa4 days ago
Sad though i am to read of the alledged less than admirable behaviour of my fellow Celtic fans, the Celtic support as a whole have built up a great reputation over decades. This is not to be undone in one evening. The majority of decent, tolerant, law abiding Celtic fans care enough about that proud reputation to eradicate this type of behaviour as soon as possible. Sweeping generalisations are unhelpful. I speak as a fair minded, conscientious Celtic fan, proud of the club and the reputation of the majority of the support.
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Straight back down4 days ago
i'll translate that for you... 'i'm a Sevco fan and wasn't at the game'
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Lindsay4 days ago
Lies again lol..
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soarsa4 days ago
At last you admit you were not there. took you long enough. If you were not there do not make comments on what you did not here and did not see. I remember the bad old days and was unfortunate enough to see Celtic Fans destroy Newcastle town centre and the Rangers do a similar job in Leeds. We do not need to go back to these days . admire the good Celtic and Rangers fans who are shamed by the actions of the animal minority
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rustyArab4 days ago
once again,one half of Scotland's shame/ugly sisters/two cheeks of the same behind/ cause trouble.
Let them and the other idiots from Govan go to the english /atlantic leagues and be rid of them for the good of the SCOTTISH game
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Big Dee4 days ago
..This has nothing to do with Rangers supporters..
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rusty arab3 days ago
maybe you should read my comment more carefully as I said ONE HALF NOT both halves on this occasion!!
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