Peter Lawwell,the end? Around this very week last year within the confines of Celtic Park it was let slip to myself that the club backed The Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012. At first it came as a shock and I waited on the punchline, then further details were given of how QC Paul McBride had advised Peter Lawwell and 'The Club' that they should back the Act. Today @MinogueTom has in one tweet exposed all that myself and certain others have known all along - http://t.co/n72XLcJQSv the truth always comes out, especially now as there is no hiding place from 'The Freedom Of Information'. We were told not so long ago that the club 'backed' the fans in our campaign to see this Act smashed, this was a one-liner via another rushed and prompted 'Club Statement', they lied. Stories of internal meetings in which Celtic PLC staff gathered personal details of Celtic season ticket holders from Section 111 with a view to "getting rid of them" were denied as "untrue and false", they lied. The myth and set up that was the 'Battle Of Dens Park' was a joint operation between Celtic, Police and Dundee FC. I sat during an 'evidence gathering' video production compiled by David Brannan and shown to myself and one other in the presence of Hawthorn and Lawwell on a projection screen in The Boardroom, at an estimate 90% of this video was focused footage of Section 111 and Green Brigade members, as the video finished we moved through to the 'meeting room' where tea was poured and Lawwell made a call to The Ticket Office Manager and asked for the "seating details of all season book holders from section 111 who have a ticket for Dens Park" , Dundee was the next away game (26/12/12) and it was clear he was planning something. Where the information went once he received it doesn't take a genius to work out, luckily probably around the same time it was also relayed to a Green Brigade member. There was no riot at Dens Park, there were no Celtic Supporters "urinating where they stood", there were no "scenes that harked back to the 70's" , Lawwell lied, again they lied. This is just one example of many instances and situations witnessed by myself of Celtic PLC's agenda against a section of our own support, The Green Brigade were kept a step ahead, that was only right, they were called liars, they never lied. You have to wonder why our CEO was so hell bent on criminalising a section of our support, was it figures? Was it to justify 'The Act' at our end, was it a personal agenda against The Green Brigades' politics, displays, Ultra motives or the fact he couldn't control them? After all he described them to me as "neds and cancerous", make your own mind up, but there is one thing for sure, he lied. So the PLC back the fans in our campaign against this legislation, really? As our supporters were 'kettled' in The Gallowgate, lifted from their homes in dawn raids, criminalised for songs that are not criminal, harassed, filmed, over searched, vilified in the media and somehow seen as a part scapegoat to a sectarian issues, just remember they backed it and they lied. The PLC Board of Celtic Football Club need to remember one thing, we can replace you, you cannot replace us.
Whozat? Is that the guy Stevie sumthin? McBride was a big fan of the Act but it isn't what he said it would be. He also lawyer spoke his way around what was offensive behaviour.
'we moved through to the 'meeting room' where tea was poured and Lawwell made a call to The Ticket Office Manager and asked for the "seating details of all season book holders from section 111 who have a ticket for Dens Park" , Dundee was the next away game (26/12/12) and it was clear he was planning something' My favourite bit
The PLC Board of Celtic Football Club need to remember one thing, we can replace you, you cannot replace us. Bunch O Fannies.
Seven members of the Green Brigade group of Celtic fans are to stand trial next year for allegedly singing a song in support of the IRA. They are alleged to have behaved in a way that "is likely or would be likely to incite public disorder" by singing the Roll of Honour at Celtic Park. The singing is said to have taken place at various home games at Celtic Park in July and August. All of the men pleaded not guilty when they appeared at Glasgow Sheriff Court. Paul Duke, 37, and Ross Gallagher, 29, from East Kilbride, Christopher Bateman, 28, from Irvine, David Gallacher, 22, from Glasgow, Sean Cowden, 21, from Rutherglen and Kieran Duffy, 18, from Coatbridge, are accused of singing the song at the Champions League qualifier match against Elfsborg on 31 July. Mr Gallagher, Mr Bateman and Greg Robertson, 28, from Glasgow, are accused of singing the song on 3 August at a league game against Ross County. Mr Robertson faces a further charge, with Mr Gallacher, of singing at a home game on 24 August against Inverness Caledonian Thistle. The men deny all the charges against them. A trial was set for next June.
Is this like the JFK conspiracy theory? <tinfoilhat> MTD, this Freedom of Information thing, how does that affect Celtic?
It's only a matter of time before we hear about controlled demolitions of the Fir Park seats using pre planted super thermite.
MTD needs to be careful - this Freedom of Information could uncover the lie that was Seville, with all it's riots, arrests & nun-baiting. Pistol Pete has managed to keep the lid on it until now - it could be squeaky bum time.
The FOI relates to the document in this tweet "@MinogueTom: Celtic proposed FoCUS in March after shame game (9&10) so are hardly likely to criticise todays Motherwell dawn raids http://t.co/WaPyaXRKbA"
This too "@MinogueTom: 11July JAG commit to the introduction of OB Act for Season 2011/12 so why Celtic sham opposition to Jus Com in Aug?http://t.co/IoR1v7ziYR"
