Welcome to Have your say
We have added this section to allow you to voice your opinions and ideas about bigotry in Scottish football. You can submit topics as well as comments.
We're mainly looking for the positive stories / ideas of how to tackle bigotry at every level but we won’t shy away from tackling difficult topics.
There was an interesting development in this area today when it was confirmed that UEFA were investigating the conduct of Celtic's fans inside and outside the Nou Camp during their recent visit there to play Barcelona. It appears that they were indulging in their usual repertoire of sectarian songs and this may result in UEFA taking disciplinary action. It's interesting because their unacceptable conduct (alleged) is no different from their conduct at every away game in the SPL this season. It seems that UEFA may be prepared to act when the SPL has consistently failed to do so, despite a mass of evidence. Interesting.
The term 'unacceptable conduct' is now used by both Celtic and Rangers instead of calling it what it is - religious hatred and sectarianism but both of these are the great unmentionables again now aren't they?
There is no point of the SPL introducing new rules if they are not going to use them to impose warnings and sanctions on clubs.
It's like having a law there simply as a deterrent but with no cases ever leading to imposition of punishment - looks good on paper but meaningless in practice.
Meanwhile bigots continue to sing their songs of hate with total impunity. What a pathetic state of affairs.
Tynecastle 1.12.07. Celtic support indulging in IRA chanting. SPL observer states 'No problem'. Now, someone is not taking this anti-bigotry campaign seriously. If this were not so awful it would be funny. People can fudge the issue all they want, the IRA are a proscribed organisation who are undeniably linked with sectarian violence. To see articles such as the one posted on here make a mockery of this whole initiative. If we are serious about this, and we should be, blatant examples of sectarianism, such as this, need to be tackled head on. I see no evidence that anyone is pressing the SPL on this one and no evidence that the SPL is prepared to act.
The SPL says no problem. That's alright then, isn't it? As I say, someone is not taking this seriously. Someone is not being honest and straight forward in their expressed anti-sectarian stand. Who shall we point the finger at?
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