Tynecastle As Bad As Ibrox….

Nothing Neil Lennon said over the past couple of days will make an ounce of difference to the way Celtic are greeted when the Bhoys visit the capital this evening.

The locals down Gorgie way are on par with their west coast counterparts from Govan when it come to hating all things Celtic, and Irish for that matter.

My first encounter with the ‘Jambos’ was at an early age having been brought up in the east and I can assure you from past experiences they are just H**s without the bus fare.

With so much at stake let’s see if the First Minister a self-confessed Hertz fan will have those big floppy ears of his paying attention to the bile that comes from the stands. I’m sure there will be enough sectarian singing spewing from the Gorgie mob to have another ‘summit’!

Too Little Too Late…

Whilst you may be commended for your stance on the nail bombs sent to our manager Neil Lennon, QC Paul McBride and MSP Trish Godman, don’t you think it’s too little, too late?

The fact that a Member of the Scottish Parliament has been targeted by these morons has meant that you have eventually come out and put your head above the parapet.  If only you had made the same effort weeks ago when Neil Lennon was originally singled out for death threats.

So Mr Salmond, will you now address the real problem, on going anti-Catholic and anti-Irish sectarianism.

Your lame attempt last month to hold a ‘summit’ because of what was described a ‘shame game’ was futile. The SFA made a laughing stock out of your get tough promises. In fact, when you think of it, the only person punished because of ‘that game’ is the very same person you are now defending.

Mr Salmond, do you really want to get rid of the sectarian and bigoted society we live in?

Start by looking at the Orange Order. A society, not religion, who’s sole purpose is to glorify a centuries old battle and promote anti-Catholic doctrines.

By allowing these people to march up and down our high streets at any given notice, you are indirectly supporting their very existence.

Do you know how intimidating it is to be in the vicinity of these marches, especially if yo’re wearing anything remotely green looking? Surely in this modern society we are all told we should live in, there is no place for this show of glorified bigotry.

They use their allegiance to the Crown to include a ‘Loyalist’ stance that gives justification to anti-Catholic violence. In fact the Strathclyde Police themselves have said that it ‘doesn’t take Miss Marples to figure out the ‘bomber or bombers’ were of a Loyalist persuasion.’

The Police also issued a warning  every ‘high profile’ Catholic to be extra vigilant. Yes, in Scotland, you know the land of many cultures….

In other words,  it’s open season on anything Catholic. Will it be a Chapel burned to the ground next?

As a Catholic, and fair minded person, I know personally what it’s like to be victimised and intimidated for practising my faith.  And it’s not only in the West of Scotland that this goes on.

Your own team Mr Salmond has more than it’s fair share of bigots, trust me.

Just to remind you, Celtic as a club have always been inclusive, and so is our support, we have won awards and recognition from both of football’s major governing bodies, FIFA and UEFA.

Unfortunately, we get ‘tarred’ with the same brush as our rivals, who are currently being investigated by UEFA for sectarian singing. It’s almost as if there should be a ‘one’s as bad as the other’ tag put to us.

Well I’m sorry Mr Salmond, that’s NOT the case.

We, the Celtic support, Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Hindu or Athiest should be allowed to live without fear or discrimination in a modern society.

That’s not too much to ask, is it?

Celtic Fanzone.

P.S. Is your justice secretary Mr MacAskill still revelling in the wonderful atmosphere of Hampden?