Buncha ****ing arseholes, hopefully they will appear in front of their CO in the very near future, I doubt they will be smiling then.
Major General Nick Eeles, General Officer Commanding Scotland said: “Today saw Royal Navy and Royal Marines personnel from...............“In conclusion, I very much hope that today’s inaugural AFD day at Rangers Football Club will be repeated annually for many years to come, and that it will give an appropriate opportunity to show support for today’s generation of selfless, committed and courageous Armed Forces personnel, all of whom are enormously proud to serve their Queen and their country."
"A disgraceful display of jingoistic garbage which any military commanding officer should be ashamed of" I seem to recall an Army Top Brass fellow saying that the Rememberance Day festivities were a mistake and that they would not be repeated, makes you wonder how this will be viewed, or more importantly why it was allowed. ========================================================= Military chiefs brand Remembrance Day tributes at Rangers game as 'inappropriate' 27 Jan 2013 00:01 THE half-time Remembrance tributes organised by Rangers have been banned and will be replaced by just a minute's silence in future following the compaints. MILITARY chiefs have criticised Remembrance Day events organised by Rangers. Top brass branded the half-time parade during a match against Peterhead in November as inappropriate. Fans watched Royal Marines abseil from the stadium roof and a howitzer was fired from the trackside to signal a minute’s silence. But following complaints, Major General Nick Eeles, General Officer Commanding Scotland, met Navy and RAF chiefs and they agreed to ban a repeat. Instead, he has said just a minute’s silence would be a more appropriate way to mark the contribution of those who served in the two world wars and other conflicts. In a letter to one person who complained, the Army secretariat wrote: “The General Officer Commanding Scotland has now had the opportunity to review the events that took place at Ibrox Park with the other service heads in Scotland. "They share your view that the format of the half-time event and the conduct of those taking part in it was inappropriate for Remembrance weekend and will take steps to ensure that such events are conducted with appropriate solemnity in the future. ===================================================================== One suspects that Nick Eeels' phone will be red hot tomorrow.
A heady mix of jingoism and *****ism. I suspect he'll not be too happy when he finds out what a few of those ditties are about as well. Fair play to New Rangers. They are really cutting out a niche for themselves and getting the army to play along after last years show is quite something.
[h=1]Will mainstream media report on sectarian singing by British troops?[/h]It will be interesting to see if any newspaper covers the fact that members of Britain's armed forces appeared to join in with Scottish football fans as they sang sectarian songs at a match yesterday. Initial reports suggest not. Some 400 uniformed soldiers, seamen and air force personnel attended an armed forces day at Ibrox, the Rangers ground. After a formal march and band music, a group of soldiers (they were in khaki) were filmed dancing, clapping and singing along with the crowd.Although it is difficult to make out the exact words on the video posted on YouTube, people have identified sectarian songs and chants celebrating the death of the IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands. Rival Celtic fans were quick to point to songs that are supposed to be banned from all Scottish football grounds under a new law passed by the Scottish parliament. One commenter to the YouTube site wrote of it being a "disgusting vile and tawdry spectacle". Another wrote: "Shocking stuff. I hope this vid is forwarded to the footballing and army authorities." Two media reports about the events that have been published - one here on the STV site and another here on the Daily Record site - make no reference to the soldiers' antics. The STV report mentioned that an army band "entertained fans" and quoted Major General Nick Eeles, general officer commanding Scotland, as saying it was hoped to make it into an annual event. The Record did write that "the match-day experience began in dramatic circumstances" but only because two marines "abseiled down the Govan stand ahead of kick-off, before delivering the match ball to the referee." How odd that both outlets missed the story? Or do their reporters think soldiers chanting jingoistic sectarian songs in unison with football fans is unworthy of comment? Incidentally, Saturday was not the official armed forces celebration day in Britain (that falls in the close season). The club, with the full approval of the military, decided to stage its own separate event. http://www.theguardian.com/media/greenslade/2013/sep/29/rangers-military
I'm absolutely amazed considering what General Eeles said last year. It's not even Armed Forces day so what was Rangers' motivation for the invite? It does not take a genius to figure that one out. I suspect (as i've said) that the Army, the Navy and The RAF, as well as the Scottish Government, will be deluged with complaints about this embarrassment. It's perhaps the most nauseating display i've ever seen, words almost fail me and I am absolutely flabbergasted that this was thought to be a good idea. Cringeworthy in the extreme and extremely damaging PR wise for the forces. If (whoever gave this the go ahead) thought it would be non political then they need sacking for their gullibility.
Doesn't believe in sectarian chanting laws. Wants the armed forces charged with said laws. You couldn't make it up.
