The Galway shawl
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" Let the people sing" ?? End of! HH??
We're here we ain't going nowhere!
When we see blatant acts of (state murder) Palestine. are we meant to look away the most heavily populated place on the planet
Per square meter! Biggest Jail on the Earth! NAW keep in people's minds.
Sorry mate don't know you from Adam.what do l think away from football the right to live in an equal society. Where what school you went to shouldn't matter what team you support shouldn't matter. That all human beings rights are respcted within the parameters of the law. Because at the end of the day we all bleed we all feel and it's the unique ability to communicate that divides us from every other species. Hope that gives you a small insight.HHWhat do you do about that away from football?
Sorry mate don't know you from Adam.what do l think away from football the right to live in an equal society. Where what school you went to shouldn't matter what team you support shouldn't matter. That all human beings rights are respcted within the parameters of the law. Because at the end of the day we all bleed we all feel and it's the unique ability to communicate that divides us from every other species. Hope that gives you a small insight.HH
I love penny arcade, it’s a great song, I had heard this before about it having something to do with the uvf, didn’t know why though. I dj in three different pubs at weekends and the amount of people that ask for that or the best or the gambler or sweet Caroline is ridiculous, the gambler I’ve only recently found out they sing a set of words to it about michael stone and during sweet Caroline they sing fuck the pope! They really are absolute cretins, when I say no to playing any of them they play dumb asking why, my reply is always “they are football related songs” their response “oh are they? I didn’t know that” aye ok bullish!t!!Loved your post.
Just as a caveat even the two non sectarian songs of the horde could possibly harbour real evil.
Bouncy bouncy for obvious reasons (Ive been incognito on the subway caught among the bouncy people and I honestly thought the train would come right off the tracks and they really couldn't give a hoot) what exactly are they imagining they are bouncy bouncy on top of when they sing it with gusto.
Penny Arcade
I was invited out by my blue nose cousins to a bar in east end. Now because i was with my cousins one of their so called mates was pissed and assumed i Was a fellow craft. Got to talking about Penny arcade since someone on Karaoke was singing it and the place erupted. Now i wasn't singing along with the song cause i don't know the words. This dude who was pissed who knew my cousins well was trying to get me to join in and I just let them do their thing. But remarkably the dude went into a mad story about why he loves that song afterwards.
He said they banned our songs so we got anew one that they cannot ban. I said i liked the song but couldn't see the relevance to being banned. He said its a UVF codeword for clubs in Norn Iron around late 60s early 70s big hit on the walks.
I said why?
He said
Protestant
extremists
Never
never
Yield
All
Roman
Catholics
are
Denied
Entry
The first letters spell penny arcade.
I was never invited out by my cousins since that night.
Good to know that blood aint really that thick when it comes to sectarian stuff.
Yes shamrock great one to bring backCan still remember singing The Beatles 'Yellow Submarine'.....we're gonna paint it green.
I really am very proud of the GB they stand up for what they believe in I'm 68 and have spent many a fine afternoon mixed with the GB at away games in Scotland and Europe and the encouragement that they give the team is unbelievable at times about rebel songs don't have a problem with and have a few times wiped the tears from my face as they sang Grace, be proud of them and of how they stand up for oppressed people in Palestine and Glasgow with food collections and clothes this is the reason our club was started so thank u GB and continue to do ur deeds HH
Getting sick of hearing pro I.r.a songs week in week out. No need for them at football.
I understand there are people who think it's great to hear them. Not everyone shares thay opinion.
Would prefer we stuck to football related songs.
Before someone mentions them over the other side, I couldn't give two fks what they do. I am a Celtic supporter not interested in them.
I grew up in the six counties during the troubles. The term terrorist or terrorism is loosely bandied about and usually in the direction of the republican movement, without which, we would have been trampled into the ground. I can assure you from first hand experience that terrorism was rife during this period and it was all coming from the scum who are now hailed as heroes year in year out. The so called armed forces slaughtered and pillaged all before them and would have been a lot worse only for the IRA. And while I know that this is a debate about songs being sung at football matches, I just don't like the use of that word, as it only seems to be used against anyone who takes up arms against the English or Americans. I could go on and on, but I won't. Getting back to the songs and the green brigade, I have no problem with their choice of songs, but then again, I'm a product of the environment I grew up in. To each their own! On a different note, TET, there's a book in there somewhere. Very impressive writing!
Sorry Anton don't agree think the work they continue to just now, is helping to build a better society one thing that GB r involved in is arranging days in Garngad for emigrants coming to glasgow to learn about the area and what is available to them and there children also arrange football days for children don't have a problem with RA songs being sung and certainly don't ever hear any chants I find offensive thank u for ur comments Anton HHDon't think any of us doubt what you say, in fact most of us agree.
However, they are a group, within a group, who do what they like. That aspect of their behaviour is unacceptable to many.
Singing of pro-IRA chants/songs is unnecessary and wouldn't hinder the great work they do.
In fact, they could lead the way for a better society for all and practice what they preach about tolerance, understanding and bridge building.
Thats a statement your making..... its not 90 mins of the game probs just the odd 2 sentences of the ofd one.
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Odd one.
Anyway the songs are commemmoration in remembrance. Those songs are not up to their knnes in blood.
I refuse to wear the poppy (red) as it only commemmorates brits fallen, i do however wear the poopy (white) which is the poppy of peace for all those affected by everyones fallen around the world.
I can remember the fallen of our bhoys in world war 2, whilst the huns hid in the shipyards etc and tried to steal the bhoys ghirls.
I can remember my ancestry and the original cause of my brothers n sisters in Ireland as i can of those affected by war everywhere.
But the brits refuse to acknowledge everyones fallen and keep the blood stained red poppy for themselves alone.
Slightly off topic, sorry, but can you see the difference.
We see everyone, they see themselves.
HH
One more time, if you need to sing about the IRA at a Celtic game you've got a serious problem.
There are no excuses, no history lessons needed and certainly no one in their right mind can deny the hatred from others for our support due to certain fans singing them.
There has never been glory in any war, no heroic death worth the loss of life and those who euologise past participants would probably run a mile if a bullet was fired in their direction.
Romanticise Irish struggles, history and fables all you want. You'll never find the truth in a ballad.
War is dirty. Those who fight it use all they can to maximise death and destruction irrespective of human cost or feeling.
The IRA played as dirty a game as the British. They are all unworthy of our veneration.
It's a fucking football match. End of story.