Bluedell 5,329 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 We're 1-0 down at home v Celtic and down to 10 men with 5 minutes left. Lennon has been out winding up the fans. Brown is kicking everything in sight and no action is taken. We then get 2 goals and 3/4 of the stadium are on their feet singing Derry's Walls. Are you telling me you don't join in? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,247 Posted October 25, 2013 Share Posted October 25, 2013 With Derry's Walls, I would assume that most people simply like the "We fight and don't surrender" attitude, rather than what it meant in the first place. People should, when it come to football song, not attempt to climb moral high grounds or look for "sanity" all the time. Else, Penny Arcade or Blowing Bubbles would make you wonder. While we are at it, the "Ultras" and more hardline support in the Western (former) mining and industry areas of Germany have a distinct "dislike" for rival teams and e.g. Borussia Dortmund is often "greated" by the opposition's support with "Tod und Hass dem BVB", i.e. "Death and hate to the BVB" in the respective stadia. That does not mean that these people can't behave 5 mins after the place though. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilledbear 16 Posted October 26, 2013 Author Share Posted October 26, 2013 Those who want to make out that Rangers Supporters are bigots because of songs, seem to ignore their support for a Republic of Ireland player. Supporter songs are sung for various reasons, usually because opponents don't like them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real PapaBear 0 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 chilledbear kindly posted some video highlights of our demolition of the best team in the world at the time, the 1972 Bayern Munich. It's instructive to listen to the songs and chants of that time compared to those from today. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Barristan Selmy 222 Posted October 26, 2013 Share Posted October 26, 2013 I think we should be allowed to sing whatever the fuck we want. The only thing that should not be allowed is 71 chants and IRA shite. Fans should be able to sing whatever the fuck they want apart from the above. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE 0 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I think we should be allowed to sing whatever the fuck we want. The only thing that should not be allowed is 71 chants and IRA shite. Fans should be able to sing whatever the fuck they want apart from the above. When you say 71 would it be okay for us to sing about the famine? It's hard to draw the line mate. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,247 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Via a concerted campaign our support and our songs have been tarred with the "sectarian brush". And that is "sectarian" in a newly defined West-of-Scotland meaning. Likewise, and with no paranoia involved, the PC agenda untowards Catholics and oppressed Irish which can't be criticised by any means rose to new heights. IMHO driven by like-minded politics and media people, rather than the broad public and its opinion. As soon as you are under that focus though, anything you do gets under the microscope, or, with regards to the Yahoos, gets swept under the carpet. Suddenly, songs that have next to nothing to do with real sectarianism are being targeted, whereas the Scum can belt out vile abuse at a foreign coach and give a laldy to songs that have been previously taken issue with by UEFA. Without the commentators at Sky even whisper an "unsavoury". Any right mind sees the flaws in such a developement, whether s/he cares about the topic at hand or not. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Via a concerted campaign our support and our songs have been tarred with the "sectarian brush". And that is "sectarian" in a newly defined West-of-Scotland meaning. Likewise, and with no paranoia involved, the PC agenda untowards Catholics and oppressed Irish which can't be criticised by any means rose to new heights. IMHO driven by like-minded politics and media people, rather than the broad public and its opinion. As soon as you are under that focus though, anything you do gets under the microscope, or, with regards to the Yahoos, gets swept under the carpet. Suddenly, songs that have next to nothing to do with real sectarianism are being targeted, whereas the Scum can belt out vile abuse at a foreign coach and give a laldy to songs that have been previously taken issue with by UEFA. Without the commentators at Sky even whisper an "unsavoury". Any right mind sees the flaws in such a developement, whether s/he cares about the topic at hand or not. Fantastic post on the issue. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 When you say 71 would it be okay for us to sing about the famine? It's hard to draw the line mate. If it's OK for them to sing about the famine, it's OK for us to take the piss out of them for doing so. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE 0 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Fair enough bluedell. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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