Celtic FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2014/15 Mod Warning post #6011

Hagar the Nice.

In case anyone missed it....... http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/rangerstv/item/4683-video-forfar-highlights#.Uf4-kqejajA.facebook

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Hagar the Nice. wrote: »

In case anyone missed it....... http://www.rangers.co.uk/news/rangerstv/item/4683-video-forfar-highlights#.Uf4-kqejajA.facebook

Talk about sad if your going to do this sort of crap at least do it in the right thread

Hagar the Nice.

Chris McLaughlin @BBCchrismclaug

BBC Scotland has learned the #Rangers chairman Walter Smith is on the brink of quitting after a weekend of bitter infighting at the club.
11:06 PM - 4 Aug 2013

Dempsey

Take it to the f'cking Sevco thread tbh

Hagar the Nice.

Dempsey wrote: »

Take it to the f'cking Sevco thread tbh

I should do but it's too scary for a quiet bloke like myself.

Dempsey

Hagar the Nice. wrote: »

I should do but it's too scary for a quiet bloke like myself.

Yer Hagar, nothing should phase you!

SomethingElse

I thought I had accidentally followed the wrong thread for a moment there

Eirebear

Hagar the Nice. wrote: »

I should do but it's too scary for a quiet bloke like myself.

Not at all Hagar, C'mon over and i'll stick the kettle on.
I promise i won't empty it's contents over you're head after it boils.

Hagar the Nice.

Eirebear wrote: »

Not at all Hagar, C'mon over and i'll stick the kettle on.
I promise i won't empty it's contents over you're head after it boils.

Aye laddie,no problem at all,I've already witnessed zombie behaviour a few weeks ago,I'll stick to the place I love the best,here.

Eirebear

Hagar the Nice. wrote: »

Aye laddie,no problem at all,I've already witnessed zombie behaviour a few weeks ago,I'll stick to the place I love the best,here.

You're call really.
it would seem your prejudices and self confidence issues will only serve to annoy you;re fellow Celtic fans though.

Carroller

Green Brigade closed down due to lateral movement!

This has just been posted on @huddleboard - The Green Brigade are disappointed to announce that our section in 111 is to be closed by Celtic Football Club. Pathetically, this is due to ‘lateral movement’ which has been deemed ‘unsafe’ by the club’s directors. Our group and section has continually made concessions and strived to be co-operative with the club over various safety concerns so we are left dismayed that such drastic and immediate action has been taken over such a trivial and harmless movement.

The Group is currently seeking legal advice and will consult with those in our section over the coming days. A detailed statement shall be released over the next few days and we'd advise all within our section to take no action until we have had the opportunity to discuss our options together. We would like to stress that this is not the end of the Green Brigade. Decisions and hurdles like these will only strengthen our Group's resolve. We would like to thank the Celtic support who have continually backed, funded and inspired our group from our f
rmation to the present day and we can assure you that none of this support will have been in vain.

Dempsey

I have zero sympathy for them tbh

Tiocfaidh Armani

Any bottled beer 3 for €10. Any shot 3 for €10. 2 cocktails for €10 and for our Scottish visitors there's shots of Buckfast for €1. Drink sensibly and Hail Hail

We are pleased to confirm that prior to the gig we will be hosting a free 1916 walking tour with Dublin IRA veteran, Noel Hughes.

It commences at 10am on Saturday, August 10th, from the GPO. It's open to all but it's been targeted to those from the Irish Diaspora likely to be in Dublin this weekend for the soccer.

A Dub in Glasgo

Carroller wrote: »

Green Brigade closed down due to lateral movement!

Not the brightest bunch that GB bunch

blahfckingblah

dont get me wrong they do bring a lot to the club but they treat incidents like this as if their human rights have been breached. I think theres a bit of an ego problem with them

Hagar the Nice.

blahfckingblah wrote: »

dont get me wrong they do bring a lot to the club but they treat incidents like this as if their human rights have been breached. I think theres a bit of an ego problem with them

Good point,my young cuz is in the GB and even he's been surprised by a few of them,the smoke bombs and bangers are crazy,thing is though,they bring a carnival atmosphere to CP but sadly a few nutters have went over the top.

Hagar the Nice.

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: »

Any bottled beer 3 for €10. Any shot 3 for €10. 2 cocktails for €10 and for our Scottish visitors there's shots of Buckfast for €1. Drink sensibly and Hail Hail

We are pleased to confirm that prior to the gig we will be hosting a free 1916 walking tour with Dublin IRA veteran, Noel Hughes.

It commences at 10am on Saturday, August 10th, from the GPO. It's open to all but it's been targeted to those from the Irish Diaspora likely to be in Dublin this weekend for the soccer.

I can post the above message on Celticminded.com if you want.

dundalkfc10

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/23580358

"The Green Brigade are also known for a display during matches where most of the section of fans turns its back on the pitch and celebrates by jumping up and down in a huddled gesture, which has risked falling foul of the requirements for the club's stadium safety certificate"

Every section does the huddle on occasions, surely they have to close the whole stadium now?

Is the Ethiad getting closed aswell because Man City have their own version of this?

Celtic have closed a section of their stadium for safety reasons after repeated warnings to fans to remain seated during matches were ignored

I was in Anfield on Sat for Gerrards testimonial and the back 20/25 rows of the Kop never sat down one, Is the Kop going to be closed aswell?

Modern Football is a joke!

Carroller

Celtic FC wrote:

AS highlighted recently, the safety of all spectators is of paramount importance to Celtic Football Club. Given recent events, we have been left with no option but to take steps to ensure the safety of our supporters. We trust that supporters will recognise that the Club has been placed in an impossible position.

It is therefore with extreme regret that for safety reasons, the Club has taken the decision to relocate supporters currently sitting within Area 111 of the Stadium, where there have been continued examples of unsafe behaviour. Supporters who do not wish to be relocated may choose to receive a pro rata refund and return their season ticket.

Stadium safety is covered by a Stadium General Safety Certificate, which is issued annually by Glasgow City Council in terms of the Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975. Without our Safety Certificate, we could not open and operate the Stadium.

In order to protect our Safety Certificate, it is essential that we comply with all of our duties in terms of safety for spectators at Celtic Park. Unsafe behaviour at Celtic Park is not acceptable and we have made our position on this clear.

Under advice from the Safety Advisory Group, which includes representatives of Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland and the Council, it is open to Glasgow City Council to enforce a reduction in stadium capacity or, ultimately, to close a stadium.

In recent matches against Cliftonville, Borussia Monchengladbach and Ross County there were examples of at least one of the five primary concerns of the Safety Advisory Group taking place.

These include:
- Overcrowding
- Moshing (mock fighting/jostling causing crowd disruption)
- Body Surfing
- Lateral Movement
- Broken Seating

The Safety Advisory Group has made clear that they have serious concerns regarding these issues at Celtic Park. We have made this clear to supporters.

The Club issued a statement on our website on July 25 and, most recently, the Club issued a final warning on July 29 explaining our concerns and making clear that the current situation relative to unsafe behaviour had to stop with immediate effect. Having acknowledged that this was the case for our match against Elfsborg, there were, unfortunately, more examples of unsafe behaviour at our match on Saturday, August 3, 2013 against Ross County.

At the match against Ross County a section of supporters engaged in lateral movement. It may seem to some that lateral movement is not unsafe. As noted above, that view is not shared by the Safety Advisory Group, or the Club. The Stadium is not designed for movement of that sort, leading to an increased risk of falling and injury. The movement led to seats being broken, which also presents a risk of injury. We are sure that supporters will agree that this behaviour is unsafe, particularly where there are young supporters in the area in question.

This is not a decision that has been taken lightly. Supporters in this section provide the team with excellent vocal backing. We have also seen some highly imaginative and original displays which have brought colour and energy to Celtic Park and the Club has on a number of occasions acknowledged the positive contribution the group make on a match day. We must, however, balance this against the need to ensure that we provide a safe environment for all supporters.

Unfortunately, Saturday saw 35 seats damaged within this section, meaning a total of 190 seats have been damaged in this area over the last four matches at Celtic Park.

In addition, the Club also remains under investigation by UEFA following events at the recent match against Cliftonville.

We are sure all our supporters understand that it would be inconceivable and irresponsible for the Club not to deal with this issue with the utmost seriousness. We are sure our supporters will also agree that we have given those fans within this section every opportunity to change behaviour. However, the Club has now been left with no choice. Safety is paramount.

The Club’s sole motivation in this situation is the safety of its supporters - nothing else. The Club and its Directors are ultimately liable for the safety of all supporters within Celtic Park and failure to ensure their safety could have serious repercussions.

Celtic, of course, was instrumental in developing this section with supporters in good faith, ensuring that other supporters were moved from their seats to allow this area could be created. We have welcomed the colour and atmosphere which supporters in this section have brought to Celtic Park. We have no desire to take this action and we have tried to deal with these issues in the proper way through dialogue and mutual respect.

We have always been willing to speak to those supporters in this section. Indeed, we have spoken to representatives today and once again outlined our concerns and the action we must take.

We will be happy to continue this dialogue and if the Club were to receive assurances on safety then we may look at this situation again in the future. However, as it stands the Club categorically but regrettably has no choice but to take this action.

Obviously I don't know everything going on between the GB and the club but it seems they've outlined what they want a few times but the GB couldn't give a toss!

RoryMac

I'd guess the club have been backed into a corner by the police & safety officers on this and I can't see what else they could do.

It will be a big loss to the atmosphere in the ground it the section remains closed but the alternative was most likely play some games behind closed doors.

Surely the planned standing areas would help with some of these issues if it was to go ahead, anyone know why that idea has been dropped?

blahfckingblah

it was either the police or the council as far as i know that didn't approve of safe standing

Richard Hillman

Why are they smashing up the seats?

A Dub in Glasgo

Because some of them are just neds masquerading as Celtic supporters

Hagar the Nice.

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Because some of them are just neds masquerading as Celtic supporters

Then again,remember Murray banned us from the Glue Camp because of 34 broken seats,the zombies/Huns have been doing likewise for years including wrecking the toilets at CP,why have those bastards not been banned,eh?

Eirebear

Hagar the Nice. wrote: »

Then again,remember Murray banned us from the Glue Camp because of 34 broken seats,the zombies/Huns have been doing likewise for years including wrecking the toilets at CP,why have those bastards not been banned,eh?

Wow, you really do miss us don't you?
Come on over, I've just lit a nice fire.

blahfckingblah

theres a whole thread for talking about that mob

Broxi_Bear_Eire

blahfckingblah wrote: »

theres a whole thread for talking about that mob

He doesn't like us

blahfckingblah

I can empathise with him

Eirebear

blahfckingblah wrote: »

I can empathise with him

I thought you n' me was pals too!

Hagar the Nice.

Broxi_Bear_Eire wrote: »

He doesn't like us

That's probably the understatement of the century so far (the 21st century i might add,as I know you lot have yet to get out of the 17 th so far.)