The notion that their behaviour was "embarrassing" to the club known throughout the world as Scotland's Shame has been forgotten, but then it was a ludicrous notion in the first place, as I said in the article mentioned earlier. Rioting fans, sectarian and racist singing, Nazi salutes, yobbish players, sectarian bigots in the boardroom, even a Loyalist murder carried out inside the walls of their stadium, hushed up and covered up, were not and are not enough to "embarrass" this club. They are a disgrace.

VanguardBears were sent the quote above from an article by an obviously deranged individual who represents the Bheasts’ forum “E-Tims”. Once we’d stopped laughing we decided to take bets on which bridge or stand this mhuppet will launch himself from should The Rangers take the SPL title. That said, as Bheasts are wont to do, they will be spreading their poisonous Celtic-Minded lies far and wide (The definition Celtic-Minded is “Roman Catholic Bigot” according to former Celtic Chairman and owner Fergus McCann.

Thanks for clearing that up Fergus). I thought it best that I respond to their latest hate-filled diatribes with that old enemy of The Bheast – FACTS.

“Rioting fans”. What a way to start. The dregs of humanity’s selective amnesia kicks in from the off. Lest we forget it’s only a few years since fans of Celtic managed to obtain more banning orders in England than fans of every other club combined, subsequent to their rioting in Blackburn. The local constabulary arrested 64 Celtic fans at the UEFA cup game and issued 26 banning orders, the highest ever issued in one game.

https://docs.google.com/gview?a=v&attid=0.1&thid=120ced0f17b74399&mt=application%2Fpdf

More recently, press reports on 5th March 2008 told of a Celtic fan arrested for physically abusing a Spanish policeman in Barcelona and another assaulting a local taxi driver. Meanwhile the Evening Times of 31st July 2008 relayed the horrific tale of the mysterious Celtic fan “John” who shamed football as only Celtic fans can:

‘The court was told by the prosecution the fan, "without motive or provocation of the least kind", smashed a glass on the head of a rival supporter. He then used another glass to hit the bar owner.’

Someone must have forgotten to tell Bheastly John and his two chums about the “speshul relationship” Celtic have with Barca! Clearly the Spanish judge was unaware of it either; “A teenage Celtic fan today started a four-year prison sentence in Spain for hitting two men with pint glasses the night before his club played Barca last year”.

http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/2008/07/16/celtic-thug-jailed-by-spanish-court-for-barcelona-attacks-to-be-sent-back-to-glasgow-86908-20645435/

Add to the above the 60 Celtic supporters fined in the Catalan capital (Daily Mail 7th March 2008), the sectarian singing “Uefa said that it had footage of Celtic fans singing sectarian songs denouncing the Queen and supporting the IRA” (Guardian 28 March 2008), and the 20,000 beer cans and empty bottles left by Ireland’s Shame and I think any talk of bonds between the two clubs are a figment of Peter Liewell’s fervent imagination.

To detail the Bheasts’ catalogue of violence, rioting and thuggery would mean this article being 50 pages long – and I’m not joking. Paragraph after paragraph could be written about shootings in Amsterdam, rioting at Vigo Airport, planes being diverted to Cardiff, wrecking Rugby Park (and the subsequent cover-up), fighting at Chelsea, assaulting referee’s and their families, death threats to Paul Gascoigne, Mo Johnston, Jock Brown, High Dallas, Peter Lovenkrands and quite amazingly Derek Stillie, riots in Londonderry, stabbing each other in pie-queues at Firhill, fighting at Southampton, IRA songs in Manchester, murders at street-parties, bottle-throwing, pitch invasions, ……

 Celtic manager Strachan being attacked by bheasts at Celtic Park

However I feel it may be best to allow a Newcastle fans chief and editor of the Geordies’ fanzine “True Faith” and the Evening Chronicle from the same city to summarise on behalf of those who never wish to see this green and grey hooped underclass again. Speaking after their last visit to the North East, the fanzine editor opined:

“Celtic should not be invited back to Newcastle…...not for the first time has their support visited our city and generated sheer disgust at their behaviour………..there is a large section of Celtic's support in Newcastle who behave in a thoroughly obnoxious manner…….
 
……….they do bring some of the detritus of Scotland (Ireland surely?) With them and despite the money generated for Newcastle United, their visits have to be put to an end. A good 30% of their following simply don't know how to behave and see these visits south as an opportunity to behave completely without a lack of regard, respect for our city and without dignity………  
 
Around the city, Celtic fans left a trail of rubbish - as any self-respecting Geordie Mam would ask - I wonder what their homes are like - and as I made my way up Blackett St queues of absolutely stotting Celtic fans urinated in the streets in full view of women and children and appeared to take a delicious pride in their bone-headed behaviour.  
 
Its not the vulgar displays of their Roman Catholicism - huge crucifixes prominently displayed by some who I'd guess haven't found their way into a Church for many a year - that's a matter for them, though it cheapens an ancient religion in a way none of their detractors could ever do. Not so much Catholic kitsch but bling.

Its not even the renditions of irrelevant Rebel Songs but it is the constant abuse of Alan Shearer, which was meant to be provocative but were largely blanked by supporters inside SJP bemused by their hostility to a man who has no history with them………..shameful that they have to abuse a player who didn't play against them in a proper fixture……….

But most seriously the hail of bottles and glasses hurled towards St. Andrew's St. from Gallowgate, under the Chinese arch next to the Tyneside Irish Centre (who rumour tells me ironically weren't keen on being swamped by support from Scotland) by Celtic fans was criminally dangerous, completely indiscriminate and should end the invitations to Celtic Football Club to visit SJP.

I saw bottles narrowly missing families and they were being thrown with reckless intensity. Remember this was a game to which U-11s were encouraged with free admission.
It’s truly sad when a fanzine feels the need to call for a football club to be banned from our city because large numbers of their supporters can't conduct themselves acceptably.”

The Evening Chronicle added on Jan 25 2007:

“A bar doorman suffered cuts to his head in a bottle attack involving Celtic football fans……. in the brawl, which involved up to 10 men, four security staff were injured, one seriously. Ian Sewell was left covered in blood needing hospital treatment for cuts to his head and face. Four Celtic fans were arrested at the time by Northumbria police who were called to the scene…….

a Newcastle CID spokesman said: "Two men have now been charged with wounding and have been bailed to appear before Newcastle magistrates next Tuesday………. a spokesman for the Ultimate Leisure Group, which owns City Vaults, said: ‘Two of our door staff were injured in the incident. One received stab injuries to his head, ear and chest for which he was treated in hospital. He returned after 10 weeks. Another staff was injured but returned after treatment on the night.”

With thanks to our Geordie cousins for summing up the dregs of humanity to a tee.

 Greatest fans in the world in a spot of bother again

Let’s move on to claims of Rangers’ fans “sectarian and racist singing, Nazi salutes”. Time for a quick quiz:

1) Which Scottish football ground was closed for a month during the 2nd World War because of the unpatriotic behaviour and pro-Nazi chants of their fans?

2) Which set of fans chanted "Malvinas" to show their support for General Galtieri’s fascist military dictatorship of Argentina in 1981/82?

3) Which set of supporters were responsible for the single worst act of football-related racism seen in the UK, on 2nd January 1988?

4) Which set of supporters sing a song in praise of “Sean South Of Garryowen”, a murdering terrorist and member of the anti-semitic “Maria Duce”?

5) Which set of fans racially abused their own players, Ian Wright and Regi Blinker in the Club car park in 1999 after being beaten at home by Inverness Caley Thistle, leading to Wright referring to them as “reptiles”?

6) Which set of fans sing in praise of a former Hitler Youth member who also served the Wermacht?

7) Which set of fans regularly sing the praises of a Nazi-collaborating terrorist organisation?

8) Which set of fans regularly sing the praises of a Nazi-collaborating religious sect?

9) Which set of fans racially abused and brutally stabbed two Asian men at Glasgow Cross in January 2008?

10) Which club threatened to ban two fans who made Nazi salutes and fought with police officers (Daily Record, September 19th 2003)

Clue: They don’t play in blue.

Answers on a postcard to:

'If it walks like a Fascist, talks like a Fascist and quacks like a Fascist, it's a Fascist' Competition, c/o Sellikfootballclub, Fuhrer Street, Mussolinitown, Bheastville.
 
Rangers have “Yobbish players” claims the Bheast. This comes from a supporter of a club whose first team coach sent more than 300 threatening text messages to a woman pregnant with his child; “I will hurt you” and "you are gonna feel pain” being two choice terms used.

At a later date, the same ned tried his hard man act on men instead of pregnant women and ended up in hospital having soiled his own trousers. A “remarkable human being” as failed author and discredited hack Graham Spiers once described him. Of course the same wretched being once mouthed “orange bastards” at Alex McLeish in the Rangers dug-out (as confirmed by an expert lip-reader) and spat on a Rangers scarf. Yobbish? You bet!

Next up the Celtic-Minded buffoon indulges his fantasies. There’s been a murder Inspector Taiger! Not only a murder – a Loyalist murder! Ho ho ho. Hee hee hee. I feel it is only fair that the law interview those at E-Tits who seem to have inside information on a very serious crime – so I have passed the story and their details to Strathclyde Police in order they investigate E-Tits allegations. Let’s hope they’re not wasting police time.

Talking of investigations into serious crimes. That brings me nicely onto the most laughable part of Mr. Potatohead’s article. “Scotland’s Shame”. You couldn’t make it up! Let’s not mince our words here. Only one club in Scotland, indeed in Britain and probably on the whole planet covered up the heinous crime of child abuse. Celtic Football Club, their board of directors, their manager and a host of others hid the crimes of a paedophile colleague, as revealed in a court of law.

Don’t take my word for it, allow me to quote the Daily Record from their award winning investigation led by Chief Crime Reporter and Celtic supporter Anna Smith. Her team were given a Reporter of the Year Award for uncovering the scandal. Ms. Smith is a Celtic supporter. Judges Chairman Lord McCluskey also commended Smith and her team for their work.

He said: "It demonstrated excellent, in-depth investigative journalism, which exposed the Celtic Boys' Club sex abuse scandal and those involved who abused their position." Lord McCluskey is also a Celtic supporter.

Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 13th November 1998 (Editorial)
 
FOR MORE than 30 years the shadow of sexual abuse has hung over Celtic Football Club. From the boardroom to the dressing room, it was murmured that Celtic Boys' Club boss Jim Torbett was molesting young stars.  
 
To a man, the Celtic board did nothing to expose the pervert and the dreadful scandal.  
 
If ever a story had been hushed up it was this one. The shameful silence only helped the man who preyed on the teenage hopefuls, knowing they would be too afraid to reveal the truth.  
 
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 13th November 1998 (Report)
 
Hugh was made chairman of Celtic Boys' Club after Celtic FC manager Jock Stein kicked out Torbett amid complaints of abuse. He said: "Jock said to me to keep its name clean."  
 
As more parents complained to Hugh about sex abuse, he informed Celtic vice- chairman Kevin Kelly, on advice from Jock Stein. He said Kelly, who had just been given a plum job at Torbett's Trophy Centre, promised to investigate and the claims were reported to the Boys' Club committee.
 
But minutes from that meeting have vanished. Hugh claims he finally quit after a row with Kelly over the abuse claims.  
 
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 7th November 1998
 
JOCK Stein and the Celtic board covered up allegations made against Boys' Club founder Jim Torbett, it was claimed yesterday.  
 
But when the claims subsequently surfaced, Celtic manager Stein and the directors were anxious to keep the image of the club clean and nothing more was done about them.  
 
According to Mr Stein, he literally put his foot up his backside and kicked him out. It was all covered up by Celtic as to why.
 
He told how he took the allegations against Torbett to the Celtic board and Stein and even told the then vice-chairman, Kevin Kelly, about them at a meeting in his car.  
 
Although there were people who spoke to me I couldn't go to the police without actual proof of the allegations. When I joined as chairman, I was told by Jock Stein to keep the name of Celtic Football Club clean at all times.