SPL - Double Standards At The Double

Some of you may recall in the not too distant past, Celtic Chief Executive Peter Lawell, playing down IRA chanting by the Celtic support by describing it as “offensive rather than sectarian”. Of course since that time further spins have been put on this conduct even suggesting “its political not sectarian”

Poppycock.

Lets nail this once and for all. Sinn Fein were the political wing of Irish Republicanism, the Irish Republican Army, was, and still is a proscribed terrorist organisations who engaged in a terrorist war committing murder and undertaking sectarian killings. If anyone cares to deny this go and google Kingsmill Massacre.

But Lawell's actions were motivated by a realisation that neither he, nor others within the Parkhead echelons would be unable to stop the regular support afforded to this terrorist organisation.

Funnily enough a similar conversation has entered the arena in recent times concerning the word “hun”. This is despite the fact Scotland's prominent anti-sectarian charity, Nil By Mouth has the following to say on the use of the word....

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"Offensive sectarian language is still used in Scotland on a daily basis, with abusive terms such as “Hun” and “Orange bastard” being used negatively against Protestants (or those perceived to be) and others such as “Fenian” and “Taig” used negatively against Catholics (or those perceived to be)."

Lets not get bogged down arguing the rights or wrongs of this...but instead look at its ramifications and consequences, and accept it as something of a benchmark whether we like it or not.

On Saturday some Rangers fans mocked referee Ian Brine's gross incompetency by singing “Whose the fenian in the black ?” As a consequence Rangers are now under investigation by the SPL - unacceptable conduct - for sectarian chanting. Ok fair do's given the Nil By Mouth benchmark.

However for several weeks now the rest of Scotland have been treated to Celtic supporters singing and displaying scarves making reference to “Huns”. In addition the old IRA choruses have not stopped either. Despite this however no investigations have been launched by the SPL despite it meeting the same benchmark for sectarian behaviour which gave rise to an investigation into Rangers ?

The SPL should tread very carefully. Documented evidence of Celtic supporter's bigoted chanting in recent weeks has been catalogued on the internet.

http://doublestandards.bplaced.net/

Whats good for the goose.....