I like this
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Look at number 4.........Will.Iam, red hand salute as the cover of his track!!! He may as well have called his song FTP 1690!
Come on Timmies, get downloading like every real Celtic fan should.
Lawwell and Lennon have hired a team of monkeys to download their favourite 40 tunes this week repeatedly and roll of honour is not one of them. Don't let Lawwell and his patsy win!
Lawwell and Lennon have hired a team of monkeys to download their favourite 40 tunes this week repeatedly and roll of honour is not one of them. Don't let Lawwell and his patsy win!
I haven't really been quick to defend the likes of the Green Brigade as their protests are usually about as subtle as a sledgehammer - but I like this one, it gets the point across in a clever way. My interpretation is "we are being criminalised for not being of the 'mainstream', so we'll use perfectly mainstream methods to make our point".
FAC are responsible for this one rather than the GB. The GB banners against Aberdeen and Milan were extremely succinct imo.
I feel it has the capacity to marginalise those who are against the Act but don't go in for protest songs.... but on balance I think it's worth it to make the point.
I feel it has the capacity to marginalise those who are against the Act but don't go in for protest songs.... but on balance I think it's worth it to make the point.
Should have picked a better version of the song as opposed to them tyrone tramps.
Guarantee it gets skipped on the top 40 countdown on sunday mind
Guarantee it gets skipped on the top 40 countdown on sunday mind
http://www.anphoblacht.com/contents/23770
CELTIC’S ‘Fans Against Criminalisation’ (FAC) have scored a big success by hitting Number 24 in Britain’s Official Top 40 Singles Chart with the release of The Irish Brigade's H-Block song Roll of Honour as a protest against Scotland's suppression of republican songs sung at soccer matches.
FAC asked fans to get Roll of Honour into the Top 40 by downloading it from iTunes all this week and by Saturday to highlight what they argue is the “absurdity” of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication (Scotland) Act.
The legislation is supposed to be aimed at tackling sectarianism on the terraces but Celtic fans say the Act has “criminalised” Celtic supporters by police action against the songs they sing, including Roll of Honour,
Celtic FAC placard
One fan has already been found guilty of contravening the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication (Scotland) Act for singing Roll of Honour. Another fan is being held on remand accused of the same offence. There is a backlog of Celtic fans awaiting trial for the same reason and proceeds from the single will aid the legal defence fund for fans.
Fans say this particular song is a ballad about civil resistance and a struggle for basic human rights that has been a favourite of the Celtic support for over a decade.
In a statement on the Celtic Trust website, the fans say:
“FAC contend that it is a damning indictment of the Scottish political and judicial system that legitimate expression of political opinion and cultural heritage within the context of a football match is now enough to result in a criminal conviction.
“We urge the Celtic support to download this song to embarrass those who seek to criminalise us to demonstrate that we stand by those who are being arrested at their homes and dragged through the courts and that we will not tolerate the continual harassment of our fellow fans at the hands of Police Scotland.”
“For those based elsewhere,” they said, “FAC still urges people to aid this campaign by downloading this single which will help create a greater awareness of this issue whilst contributing to the FAC Legal Defence Fund.
“We all have a part to play.”
CELTIC’S ‘Fans Against Criminalisation’ (FAC) have scored a big success by hitting Number 24 in Britain’s Official Top 40 Singles Chart with the release of The Irish Brigade's H-Block song Roll of Honour as a protest against Scotland's suppression of republican songs sung at soccer matches.
FAC asked fans to get Roll of Honour into the Top 40 by downloading it from iTunes all this week and by Saturday to highlight what they argue is the “absurdity” of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication (Scotland) Act.
The legislation is supposed to be aimed at tackling sectarianism on the terraces but Celtic fans say the Act has “criminalised” Celtic supporters by police action against the songs they sing, including Roll of Honour,
Celtic FAC placard
One fan has already been found guilty of contravening the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communication (Scotland) Act for singing Roll of Honour. Another fan is being held on remand accused of the same offence. There is a backlog of Celtic fans awaiting trial for the same reason and proceeds from the single will aid the legal defence fund for fans.
Fans say this particular song is a ballad about civil resistance and a struggle for basic human rights that has been a favourite of the Celtic support for over a decade.
In a statement on the Celtic Trust website, the fans say:
“FAC contend that it is a damning indictment of the Scottish political and judicial system that legitimate expression of political opinion and cultural heritage within the context of a football match is now enough to result in a criminal conviction.
“We urge the Celtic support to download this song to embarrass those who seek to criminalise us to demonstrate that we stand by those who are being arrested at their homes and dragged through the courts and that we will not tolerate the continual harassment of our fellow fans at the hands of Police Scotland.”
“For those based elsewhere,” they said, “FAC still urges people to aid this campaign by downloading this single which will help create a greater awareness of this issue whilst contributing to the FAC Legal Defence Fund.
“We all have a part to play.”
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VenomPD:6087578 said:
CELTIC fans sing this song at CELTIC games. These CELTIC fans are being arrested for this due to a new law aimed at evening up the amount of CELTIC fans arrested compared to those of the Ibrox Franchise.
I'm struggling to see where CELTIC come into it myself...
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