ian1964 10,410 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Now the Spanish Consul are involved http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/article1702847.ece# 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I wonder if the person responsible for the threat may actually be spoken to by the police now? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 Anychance someone can copy and paste. I cant read it in work. The sun sites blocked in here, yet FHM isnt. Love it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 I would doubt it, after all its a one way street in Scotland this sectarian stuff isn't it?? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,410 Posted September 18, 2008 Author Share Posted September 18, 2008 Anychance someone can copy and paste. I cant read it in work. The sun sites blocked in here, yet FHM isnt. Love it. SPAIN has become the latest country to be caught up in an Old Firm storm ââ?¬â? this time over death threats to Rangers star Nacho Novo. Diplomats with the Spanish Consul General in Edinburgh last night confirmed they have launched their own probe into the sick stunt by internet bigots. Assault ... Celt Lennon Assault ... Celt Lennon It comes just days after Irish officials contacted the Scottish Government over Gers fans taunting Celtic rivals with the controversial Famine Song. Last night Spanish consular spokesman Federico Palomera said: ââ?¬Å?We have made it known to the relevant authorities.ââ?¬Â They are acting on complaints they received against yobs who posted Spaniard Novoââ?¬â?¢s home address on a Hoops supportersââ?¬â?¢ website. The posting on the popular Huddleboard followed suggestions on some internet chatrooms that Rangers players should be seen as targets for attack. It came amid the backlash to an assualt on Celtic coach Neil Lennon in Glasgowââ?¬â?¢s West End, just hours after his sideââ?¬â?¢s 4-2 defeat in the last Old Firm match. Furious Ibrox security chiefs contacted Strathclyde Police bosses, demanding an investigation into the Novo web threat. They also ordered security staff to patrol outside the 29-year-oldââ?¬â?¢s Glasgow home amid fears for the footballer and his family. Yesterday a source revealed: ââ?¬Å?It appears the Consul General was contacted after they felt the authorities were failing to act on the Novo situation. ââ?¬Å?Not only did Novo have his address posted on a website, rival fans also sing a song which features lyrics praying he will be murdered in his sleep.ââ?¬Â The Ibrox ace has been targeted by opposing fans since turning down a move to Celtic to join Rangers from Dundee in 2004. Months later, he complained to cops after thugs sprayed ââ?¬Å?Novo RIPââ?¬Â near his home after an Old Firm victory against the Hoops. Bile Earlier this week, The Scottish Sun told how Irish diplomats raised concerns over Rangers fans chanting a song about the 19th century potato famine. Last night, the Rangers Supporters Trust welcomed the Novo probe. Spokesman Stephen Smith said: ââ?¬Å?This move is a logical response to a dishonest campaign motivated by sectarian bile and a sick desire to score points regardless of the truth.ââ?¬Â Rangers declined to comment on the matter. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theboyharley 5 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 SPAIN has become the latest country to be caught up in an Old Firm storm ââ?¬â? this time over death threats to Rangers star Nacho Novo. Diplomats with the Spanish Consul General in Edinburgh last night confirmed they have launched their own probe into the sick stunt by internet bigots. Assault ... Celt Lennon Assault ... Celt Lennon It comes just days after Irish officials contacted the Scottish Government over Gers fans taunting Celtic rivals with the controversial Famine Song. Last night Spanish consular spokesman Federico Palomera said: ââ?¬Å?We have made it known to the relevant authorities.ââ?¬Â They are acting on complaints they received against yobs who posted Spaniard Novoââ?¬â?¢s home address on a Hoops supportersââ?¬â?¢ website. The posting on the popular Huddleboard followed suggestions on some internet chatrooms that Rangers players should be seen as targets for attack. It came amid the backlash to an assualt on Celtic coach Neil Lennon in Glasgowââ?¬â?¢s West End, just hours after his sideââ?¬â?¢s 4-2 defeat in the last Old Firm match. Furious Ibrox security chiefs contacted Strathclyde Police bosses, demanding an investigation into the Novo web threat. They also ordered security staff to patrol outside the 29-year-oldââ?¬â?¢s Glasgow home amid fears for the footballer and his family. Yesterday a source revealed: ââ?¬Å?It appears the Consul General was contacted after they felt the authorities were failing to act on the Novo situation. ââ?¬Å?Not only did Novo have his address posted on a website, rival fans also sing a song which features lyrics praying he will be murdered in his sleep.ââ?¬Â The Ibrox ace has been targeted by opposing fans since turning down a move to Celtic to join Rangers from Dundee in 2004. Months later, he complained to cops after thugs sprayed ââ?¬Å?Novo RIPââ?¬Â near his home after an Old Firm victory against the Hoops. Bile Earlier this week, The Scottish Sun told how Irish diplomats raised concerns over Rangers fans chanting a song about the 19th century potato famine. Last night, the Rangers Supporters Trust welcomed the Novo probe. Spokesman Stephen Smith said: ââ?¬Å?This move is a logical response to a dishonest campaign motivated by sectarian bile and a sick desire to score points regardless of the truth.ââ?¬Â Rangers declined to comment on the matter. Cheers. This is taking old firm banter to a dangerous level. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,329 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 So Lennon and Novo have been taking similar levels of abuse, but only one is described as sectarian. Perhaps that suggests that Lennon is not liked for the same reasons as Novo, and other players like Savage, Keane etc. Nothing to do with religion but that, of course, doesn't sit well with some people's agendas. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmck 117 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 So Lennon and Novo have been taking similar levels of abuse, but only one is described as sectarian. to be fair, nacho's probably catholic, he's spanish. it cant be sectarian. the trick's in the sleight of hand that says there's differing ratings of thuggary - sectarian/random thug, all the same. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,829 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 So Lennon and Novo have been taking similar levels of abuse, but only one is described as sectarian. Perhaps that suggests that Lennon is not liked for the same reasons as Novo, and other players like Savage, Keane etc. Nothing to do with religion but that, of course, doesn't sit well with some people's agendas. The Lurgan Bigot is only ever SUBJECTED to VILE sectarian abuse. Well, apart from when High Court Lip Reader, Jessica Lees caught him on three seperate occasions in one match at Ibrox, sectarianly(surely, that should be VILE sectarianly abusing?) the Rangers bench, the Rangers support, and Rangers players. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,148 Posted September 18, 2008 Share Posted September 18, 2008 to be fair, nacho's probably catholic, he's spanish. it cant be sectarian. the trick's in the sleight of hand that says there's differing ratings of thuggary - sectarian/random thug, all the same. Ah, but the ruling is based on perception apparently... Nacho is a catholic but the Celtic supporters will see him as just another DOB. Sectarian irony is surely a PC term? PS: Wonder how they'd explain their 'Whose the fen!an in the blue?' chant they direct at Burke? :devil: 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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