Notice of Complaint issued: Celtic FC Thursday, 20 September 2012 The Compliance Officer has issued the following Notice of Complaint: Alleged Party in Breach: Celtic FC Match: Celtic v Norwich City Date: 24th July 2012 Disciplinary Rule(s) allegedly breached: (1) Disciplinary Rule 26 (Failing to take all such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure the good conduct and behaviour of Celtic FC supporters at Celtic Park during the above match: by failing to prevent said supporters from bringing into the ground and displaying an offensive banner.) (2) Disciplinary Rule 28 (Failing to take all such steps as are reasonably practicable to prevent misbehaviour by spectators at the above match: by failing to prevent spectators from bringing into the ground and displaying an offensive banner.) (3) Disciplinary Rule 31 ((i) Failing to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that policies and procedures have been adopted and implemented to prevent instances of Unacceptable Conduct: by failing to prevent spectators at the above match from bringing into the ground and displaying an offensive banner and; (ii) by failing to deal effectively with an instance of Unacceptable Conduct: by allowing spectators to retain possession of said offensive banner after it had been initially displayed, which allowed them to display the banner on a second occasion during the above match.) (4) Disciplinary Rule 32 (Failing to ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that supporters of Celtic FC did not engage in Unacceptable Conduct at the above match: by failing to prevent said supporters from bringing into the ground and displaying an offensive banner.) Principal Hearing Date: Thursday, 11th October 2012 Celtic FC have until Thursday, 27th September 2012 to respond to the Notice of Complaint. Rule 26: A club shall take all such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure the safety, good conduct and behaviour of its supporters on any ground. A club playing at its own ground or allowing its ground to be used for a match in which it is not participating shall also take all such steps as are reasonably practicable to ensure the safety, good conduct and behaviour of all spectators at that ground. Rule 28: Any misbehaviour by spectators before, during or at the close of a match resulting from the failure of a club or recognised football body to take all reasonably practicable steps to avoid the misbehaviour shall render that club or recognised football body liable to any combination of sanctions provided in this Protocol. Rule 31: A club playing at its own ground or allowing its ground to be used for a match in which it is not participating must ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, (i) good order and security; (ii) that policies and procedures have been adopted and are implemented to prevent instances of Unacceptable Conduct; and (iii) that any instance of Unacceptable Conduct is effectively dealt with, all at its own ground, on the occasion of a match. Rule 32: Each club must ensure, as far as is reasonably practicable, that its players, officials, supporters and any person exercising a function for or in connection with the club do not engage in Unacceptable Conduct at any clubâs ground on the occasion of a match. Any failure by a club to discharge a requirement to which it is subject by virtue of Article 28.6 and this Article 28.7 shall constitute a breach of these Articles.
Hopefully it will be dealt with the same way as Rangers charge for sectarian singing the day after administration against Kilmarnock . Totally forgotten about , maybe in the same drawer they used for Cadette registration .
LOL offensive to zombies. Somebody send this compliance officer a copy of shaun of the dead and tell him to cheer the **** up.
I don't have a problem with mentioning Rangers. I have a problem with *****s posting ****e threads about some dude on a radio phone-in and Ibrox attendances. Boring predictable ****e.
Oh dear, just speculation I know, but hard not to think some disgruntled sevco fans - with their usual low cunning - have thought to themselves " heres an opportunity to get celtic into conflict with the sfa " and then written to the compliance officer, quoting the rulebook - which they will have checked on follow, follow/sevco media . I think this could be quite interesting.
They were moaning about it at the time. I seem to remember talk of it supporting Irish Republicanism......because the provos famously used to shoot zombies.
Actually, on reflection, I can see that banner IS quite offensive. Those destitute bastards should have been put in an unmarked paupers grave, nevermind a tombstone marking their previous existence on earth.
That is what I thought too but the original didn't have the 4 leaf clover or the RIP Huns bit on it. Trainor finds the banner offensive......The "famine song" was banter http://soundcloud.com/celticresearch/spence-jabba/s-O6mou this clip was edited out of the podcast.
Could be the compliance office is one of those crazy creationists and has taken offence to dwarnisim.
I could see how it might be offensive if it was violent in some outré way, but it's obviously meant as a joke. I don't think you could say it's inciting hatred or murderous imagery. It's a shadow outline of a soldier shooting a zombie. It's not advocating the killing of real people, it's not using religious or political imagery.
