I agree with you Jim. There's a lack of perspective about this - the IRA were the enemy

because they killed English civilians, and elements still want to do that.

Flower of Scotland has a reference to defeating the English in 1297, so how long are we allowed to hold on to history?

Posted By: Higher Wrather on November 19th 2014 at 11:43:39

Message Thread

See England fans getting it in the neck from the media again (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 19, 10:18:28
- I quite agree, ban that bloody band, (n/m) (NCFC) - MaxsHandler, Nov 19, 14:08:15
- prob only sung the anti ira songs as the game was at celtic park (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 19, 12:15:13
  - Nah, 99 they totally drowned out God save the Queen, and we reciprocated at Wembley. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:24:10
- Singing sectarian songs at Celtic Park is really classy, don't you think? (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Nov 19, 10:35:25
  - It's a weekly occurrence there (n/m) (NCFC) - Pink un exile, Nov 19, 11:11:42
    - Haha...yes (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Nov 19, 12:00:14
      - So let's all do it then. (n/m) (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Nov 19, 12:03:37
        
        No...but I haven't heard any complaints about anti English chants.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Nov 19, 12:12:08
        
        The English haven't been oppressed for over 1,000 years. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Nov 19, 12:13:38
        
        Don't I know it..... (NCFC) - yellowman, Nov 19, 12:21:28
        
        Rolf. that's the weird thing about it. Us patriotic working class joeys have to bear the g (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:47:32
        
        That's very nicely summed up proth.... (NCFC) - yellowman, Nov 19, 12:51:31
        
        Sorry mate, i dint meentoo! (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:56:31
        
        no one should have to apologise... (NCFC) - Cheltenham_Canary, Nov 19, 14:50:33
        
        No, but lets be evenhanded in the critiscism? not you are biased mate, but plenty on here (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:06:22
        
        But Celtic weren't playing last night. (NCFC) - Garry Brooke, Nov 19, 12:09:23
        
        Your point is perfectly valid Garry, that doesn't mean to say that E.ngland (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:30:22
        
        that,are.* (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:07:15
- It's not unreasonable for English journalists to express their discomfort (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 10:30:22
  - Do Everton still collect for the IRA outside Goodson? (NCFC) - Darren Eadie, Nov 19, 10:48:53
    - They've got a little stall and everything (NCFC) - yarmyyarmy, Nov 19, 11:06:43
    - Yea. Kenwright and Martinez. With a bucket shaped like a nail bomb. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 10:58:25
  - I don;t have a problem with what they sung to be honest (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 19, 10:43:13
    - I agree with you Jim. There's a lack of perspective about this - the IRA were the enemy (NCFC) - Higher Wrather, Nov 19, 11:43:39
    - No-one will have complained with any seriousness about singing Rule Britannia (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 10:57:51
      - Maybe they are for morons but please tell me who it offends? (n/m) (NCFC) - Jim, Nov 19, 11:04:51
        
        It offends me. (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 11:06:20
        
        Have to say mate, if morons offend you, you must be perpetually offended (n/m) (NCFC) - CB41, Nov 19, 11:19:48
        
        lol yes. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 11:20:37
        
        but you haven't condemned the throwing of pipe bombs and the attempts to kill members of t (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 11:14:49
        
        Right. (n/m) (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 11:18:26
        
        I've missed it then? link me up please. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:01:44
        
        Just take it as read that I don't condone terrorism (NCFC) - norway, Nov 19, 12:06:56
        
        That's not the point i was trying to make actually, i believe you, but it's easier to expr (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:13:53
        
        Both* (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Nov 19, 12:14:18
        
        ? (NCFC) - Charles21, Nov 19, 11:15:24
  - it looks that way (NCFC) - Brandonio, Nov 19, 10:39:04
    - Quelle suprise! (n/m) (NCFC) - yellowman, Nov 19, 12:04:13
  - Why did Roy Hodgson have to apologise for it? (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 10:37:23
    - he didn't (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 19, 10:42:06
      - Been on radio 1 all morning that he apologised on behalf of the fans (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 11:01:46
        
        were they playing a recording of him actually apologising? (NCFC) - Ralf Scrampton, Nov 19, 11:34:20
        
        Can't actually remember. Will do a listen again later if I can be arsed (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Nov 19, 11:45:28

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