If nobody already knew, there was a substantial amount of damage to Rugby Park on Saturday. And that was after Celtic won!!!! Goodness knows what it would have looked like if they had been beaten... Apparently, the "best fans in the world" did this so they felt at home. And by home, I don't mean Sellick park. I mean home home.... The other thing I should mention is that this happens more often than it doesn't when the Green half come to town. The degree of damage varies tremendously although I have it on good authority that the CFC pay up when billed. What I had heard was that CFC will pay up no problem IF KFC promise not to go to the media. If Killie do go, they have been told they can take them through tthe courts for it. Does it not madden you that this has gone unmentioned since Saturday or have I missed it? The rule should be if you damage the stands, you are banned for the next 3 or 4 games BUT the club have to fit the bill for lost revenue. That way, the victims win and the opposing club feel the pain... Discuss......
Surprised but not shocked at this.I was under the impression that it was mandatory under SPL rules that if something like this happens the offending club always pays and no gagging order can be applied.
There is a specific rule covering this. Hope they knackered my seat in the East Stand as it has been damaged for quite some time now.
No, he's not talking pish. No gagging order can be applied, but CFC can, as they did in this case, suggest that if the home club go to the press they will have to fight for their money. Another proud display from "the best fans in the world". Still as long as they believe it.
I have to admit I was shown photos of damage in the stands with celtic fans still in there but was shown to me by Rangers fans, so couldnt really say if it was this game / last game / three years ago. Doesnt surprise me OF have the largest support and therefore largest number of idiots travelling within their support.
I had a similar experience Stu and also cant vouch for the integrity of the photos. If they showed damage to the seats in the East stand where the Killie fans normally sit then I would be more inclined to believe it
I'm afraid I'm not going to take your or indeed his word for it. Besides if the damage is as widespread as you suggest, then the police and stewards presumably must also be in on the "cover-up"? They must have turned a blind eye to the vandalism as it occurred and are also being pressured into silence by Celtic? And his suggestion that Celtic fans should be banned for 4 games and still have to pay Killie for lost revenue is undoubtedly "talking pish". By the way, if there genuinely has been huge amounts of damage (or even the odd broken seat) I'm not condoning it in any way. It's only right that Celtic would pay for any repairs, if this were the case. However, in the absence of any evidence, I'm unconvinced by the cover-up / conspiracy theory. I agree entirely. More fans = more knobheads Plus as you suggest, it's hardly unheard of for Rangers fans to try and pointscore against Celtic fans (and vice versa).
I was at RP yesterday for a (non-football related) meeting. There were repairs being carried out to the Dundonald Road Stand seats. I never mentioned widespread or cover-up, and I also don't recall damage when the blue ugly sister celebrated at our place last year. Maybe the best fans in the world just celebrate differently. Although I suppose I could be lying.
The OP said "substantial damage" and the title of this thread is ".....demolition of the stands". Excuse me for misinterpreting that as meaning "widespread" You quite clearly did mention a cover-up - you've said Celtic have told Killie to not go to the press or they wouldn't pay. You've not exactly convinced me of the truth of this. Anyway, if there is damage, it'll be paid for. As it should. Maybe this passes for a big story in Ayrshire but "celebrating football fans break a few seats, club pays for repair" is unlikely to win any Pullitzer Prizes.
How many seats approximately were damaged GE? Suspect someone is trying to embellish the truth here, still should'nt happen even under the guise of celebrating.I suspsct we left the west and half of the south stand at Hampden free from broken seats
If seats were damaged then i'm sure Celtic will pay, even if it was just a few hundred over excited (and drunken) fans standing on the seats and not malicious damage carried out for no reason. I hope you are not suggesting that all the damage was malicious?
Of course that's the implication Dev. These Killie boys have, shall we say, 'issues' with us 'Ceptic' fans. Take a look at the "Ask Jeeves" thread
Couldn't tell. Only saw from the car park they were working on them. I did ask the lad who showed us to the meeting room, but he didn't know.
Can I also point out that every OF game without fail, whichever venue the match happens to being played at, that plenty of seats are destroyed, mostly maliciously, shameful but true all the same. Obviously the people doing the damage are complete ******s and they continue to do it yet little is done. An ongoing and embarrassing problem you'll agree, so when was the last time you saw it reported in the papers?
Code: And that just shows the total lack of class from top to bottom of your club. It is common etiquette for the losers to wait until the winners are awarded the cup and applaud them. Septic are the only club I am aware of who has ever done this and I do wonder why I should be surprised as you continually show yourselves up for what you are. Look at what happens in Rugby and I believe Mr Platini is attempting to bring something similar into football - it is called common decency, respect and sportsmanship, something you club are completely lacking in.
So any set of fans who don't stay behind after the final whistle is totally lacking in "Class"? Common etiquette? Something you believe should happen you mean? Well in an ideal world it would happen but Celtic were the favourites - overwhelmingly so - and the fans were no doubt bitterly disappointed and were not in the mood to hang around and see the winning team parade the cup around the running track, it's human nature you fool, not a measure of "Class". As for Celtic being the only set of fans EVER who have not stayed on to applaud the winners i'm afraid that's just utter rubbish, a fantastical imagined "Fact" to try and strengthen your preposterous argument. Tell you what, if you are so positive of this "fact" then i'm pretty sure you can rustle up some Cup Final photos, post match, where the stadia are bulging at the seams with losing fans showing the Corinthian spirit and loudly applauding the winners. I turned the TV off at the end of the match, should I have watched the presentation of the Cup or am I lacking in class, decency, respect and sportsmanship you complete dotard?
STOKE CITY'S supporters won special praise - and a £10,000 bonus for the Club - with their tremendous backing at the FA Cup Final. Manager Tony Pulis led the acclaim of City's red and white army of almost 30,000 fans who saw their team's hopes of a first-ever FA Cup triumph dashed by Manchester City courtesy of a 74th minute winner from Yaya Toure. Pulis was particularly impressed with the way the supporters stayed behind after the final whistle to see the trophy presentation, but also the fact that they showed their appreciation to the dejected players following the defeat. This really goes to show how close the supporters are to this Football Club," said City's manager. "They were fantastic once again and it was a magnificent gesture that nearly everybody was still there to see the trophy presentation. "It's pretty unique for fans of the losing team to do that these days, but these are a special set of supporters. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2360431,00.html#continue
