Bears, bearettes, fellow Proddys…
I really do not want to alarm you however, as promised, I’ve been extensively looking into Holland Street to see if I could find a link between this staunchly named section of the Queens highways and the great Celtic/China scandal. (we will call it Celtichina scandal for short)
What I’ve discovered has rocked my world to the absolute core. After doing some extensive research trawling through the archives and land registry office I discovered a bar named The State Bar was located on Holland Street… Only a misplaced Mo Edu pass from the home of the Celchina, Shanghai Shuffle.
My interest was immediately taken. State Bar? Free State Bar? Irish Free State Bar?! This required some further investigating…
I immediately looked into the history of this bar and what I’ve found is utterly disturbing and has shocked me to my staunchly Protestant core.
The State Bar is owned by WALTER SMITH. This is no joke or no whataboutery fellow Bears and Bearettes.
From the Daily Record and published in 1996, I quote:
“Walter Smith is part owner of two other bars in Glasgow – the State Bar in Holland Street and the Variety Bar in Sauchiehall Street.” (http://www.thefreelibrary.com/TV+OWN+GOAL+BY+GERS+BOSS.-a061162844)
This left me with a million questions and no immediate answers? What is going on here? Is this a coincidence? Why would Walter betray us? Is Walter Chinese?
Given what Walter has done for The Club I felt terrible to dig deep into this background due to an absolute fear of what I may expose and what this could potentially mean to fellow Bluenoses who worship the ground his brown brogues walk on.
My investigations took me to look at Walters role in the Rangers Fighting Fund (http://local.stv.tv/glasgow/news/300525-crisis-hit-rangers-launch-fans-fund-for-club/). It came to my knowledge that as well as “endorsing” the fighting fund Walter was asked to make the banner to be displayed at the opening of the fund. The banner in question can be seen below:
Rangers Fighting Fund
What is the big deal I hear you ask?
I draw your notice to the PAYPAL (Vatican involvement? Is it a coincidence that an anagram of Ireland China Celtic is Cardinal Li Cinch Tee ?). Not only is PAYPAL (Papal) warning enough that everything wasn’t quite right with Walter and his banner but the address that the donations were made to really raised alarm bells.
The paypal email address should have read ASSEMBLY@THEBLUENOSE.CO.UK If you check out http://www.thebluenose.co.uk it takes you to the fighting fund website and as such any donations to that address would go to our famous fighting fund.
But NO!
Walter has cunningly put on the address of ASSEMBLY@BLUENOSE.CO.UK If you check out http://www.bluenose.co.uk you will find it is the home of this man…
Mystery man??
I honestly kid you not… Walter has set up a scam to send our fighting fund money to this mystery man cunningly disguised as a clown!!!!
It is little wonder that our Fighting Fund has raised less than that of Darlingtons when we are been sabotaged by our own?
So many questions now have to be answered?
– Why is Walter doing this?
– What control is does the Clown have over Walter?
– What is the link between China and the Clown?
– Are the Chinese Catholics?
Seems like with all these questions remaining unanswered I won’t be getting a weekend off.
See ya tomorrow Bears & remember…
We Don’t Wok Away!
Celtictaxcase's Blog 
Mitchell Library is the key (much like the Dan Brown novels -winky face )
Grade B listed building? Copper Dome? Roman Goddess Symbolism? “substantial lending facility set up in 2005”?
you know what I mean!!!
The man with no surname also has a number of interests in Public Houses.
A small pub in Hughstown (Hugh Adam’s dad owned the village in Renfrewshire) there is a connection there! And of course (Keith) Jacksons in Glasgow!
Join the dots before the ink runs ou………
You sooooooo need to stop!!!! I need a Craig David piss bag, I can’t read for tears, i’m holding my wee chinese pecker so i don’t wet myself and my armpits are like Niagra Falls….. I honestly think this is the funniest thing i’ve ever read online or seen on TV. Keep the good work up CTC i’m sure you’ll discover some more conspiracy theories.
Again thank you sooo much,im stoned oot ma tits and everybody in ma house is reading now,,were all in fuckin tears, your a peoples champion,its the best thing ive read on the net for yonks…keep this up and legendary status is a certainty my friend,,for all Marleys out there its even better after a few… 🙂
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
i looking at you
Come to think of it , this all adds up. Is this a conspiracy beyond the the realms of anything we have witnessed before. Could all the bears be getting set up for a major let down,or could it be just be another smokescreen put out by the the forces of darkness to direct us towards that dark and indeterminable day.
Be careful out there,there are many hidden traps and dark corridors of power against us!
Are you suggesting that he is a co-conspirator ?
It is making sense now….
He always said he wanted to play for his boyhood heroes he just never said who they were Carmyle’s within walking distance to the mechano mansion.
He blew feckin millions in our euro chase to win the big one you know the one that no Scottish club has won the CL.
He masterminded humpings to shitey Romanian Swiss Greek teams.and made it look as if we were fairly beaten
And the master passed this skill onto his Apprentice Super Ally who has been duped unwittingly.
Go yousel Celtic Tax case get the stories out there Peter Lawells chihuahuas in the press wont print.
CTC, are you able to PM?
I have a lead on PL and misuse of EBTs.
Seems you could be onto something. Several withdrawals were made from from 2005 onward and not returned.
Regards
Mr Guy Ghorilla (really TBK but shhhhh!)
If you want to take this train of thought on to another plateau,be aware that outside forces are indeed working against us,and that could set an unprecedented skirmish loose which could cause indeterminable damage amongst all who are protectors against of the force of the evil from the east!
Please rest easy tonight in the knowledge that the forces of the great power shall not be moved!
Is it Keith Jackson? 😯
ghorillaguy
I saw you once on the telly.
What an incredible creature you are.
ps Rowan Atkinsons is an Ar$ehole these days
Indeed!
Ghorillaguy,you obviously have read into this duped scenario and despite having sensed that things are heading into the dark beyond,you have decided that there is nothing to be gained by engaging in protracted outgoings towards something that cannot be overcome.
Therefore we must set ourselves towards our destiny,and hope we will not be moved!
Please be advised that hector will be looking over their shoulder and we hope that we shall overcome!
Who me? 😯
Don’t ever underestimate any aforementioned understatement that you may wrongly assume to be indeed a hidden message to the dedicated followers of the cause.
The last person to fall into that trap was sent to an untimely demise of which you are doubtless aware. We must stick together, and challenge anyone who sees any misguided loyalties, to join us in the fight against the enemy beneath.
Do not fall into the path of those who have gone before us.
Paul Le Guen…..was he part of a Celtic EBT?
Check it out.
Defo. Seems he made a withdrawal from EBT and never put it back!
Absolutely defo.
I have never had a doubt in my mind, although there are some indications that the funds were Infact reappropriated into scurrilous accounts and distributed throughout the west counties.
Ah the west counties. That explains the funding. Lots of miles to cover!
EBTs?
I once saw PLG at the TSB …….FACT(well actually wee wullie aff the bus saw him)
Walter seen in TBoS FACT (According to Billy the JAKE fae the bus)
EBTs TSB TBoS
We’ve got your number LieWELL
Aye,
Ready
So easy when you start digging
2012 anybody want to guess who’s year it is in Chinese calendar ?
regularly quoted as Dragon but more appropriate WATER Dragon
Walter……. WATER ……… you sly old fox.
Holland street, obviously a cunning reference to orange… Does this mean it’s been an inside job and the beloved bears or very own teddy bears have been destroyed by Fenians? Was David murray green and white in disguise ok Murray mint is that the hint, mint is a green… How could we have been blinded by those sneaky Fenians…
jbhoy
sh!te name for a billyboy.
Yeah, it’s a shite name for a teddy bear I’m just jumping ship like a little novo rat… Chick young has done similar his latest bbc article is about his bet on the hoops…
All i keep reading is people were DUPed
Sir David Edward Murray was DUPed
Ticketus were DUPed
Would the DUP not be better spending the money on people who can
make a difference when the elections come along.
Can SDM even vote ? in NOIRN …..whats this costing us ?
Never ever underestimate the predictability of stupidity !
dead on cheivo, Sir John Reed must be bricking it noo with all his ” we are not going to sit at the back of the bus cos we want to be first class” reep just doesn’t know his place.
Once we come out of receivership we’ll be leaner meaner fitter and sneakieer and we will pay back all that ilk, we never forget and we allways take what we are due. Nobody can ever say that the queens eleven haven’t got buckets of dignity.
CTC
Off subject a wee bit but I’ve just been told that the Celtic have eight days (end of the month) to deliver audited accounts for the last financial year to the SFA/SPL or they won’t be allowed to play next season.
Rule: 8.1 – .Finance Requirements for SPL and SFL Clubs
Each club shall be required to provide a copy of its audited annual financial statements as defined. Audited financial statements shall include the auditor’s report.
These statements will include the immediately preceding season i.e. for season 2011/12 the audited financial statements covering the financial year-end for season 2010/11 shall be provided.
What is the hold-up with these accounts. Has DD been dipping the till again? Liewell going dutch with Jabba?
Damn you pesky Internet bloggers!
(Or should I say thanks for the heads up!!) 😉
Forgot about that……. Peter………..Peter…..
Brilliant, touching and thought provoking work here. Please tell me that David Leggat (of Leggoland) has inspired this???
Very similar writing style to Leggoland. Both complete pish and totally bonkers, unfortunately a lot of Leggat’s follow followers believe he is a real investigative journalist!
Its a secret we cannae tell you.
winky eye thing
I got told an odd wee rumour, she sais that once everything settles down a wee bit Craig Whyte is to be offered the post of smeltiks Oversees Devlopement Director. Have you heard anything mate.
She was also telling me that there is huge concern in the armed forces and that in general staff have asked all regiments to get there acts together. As always it looks like they are going to lead with the marines, being ex-boat I’m well chuffed. Survivorbility the impossible is nothing.
3 Commando Brigade are real troopers.
4 Assault RM might have a garage sale and all money to us.
30 Commando might have a sponsored head shave and send us the money
40 Commando might do a sponsored broken arrow and send us the money
42 Commando might do a sponsored fire crawl and send us the money
45 Commando they might come to the game on Sunday.
Ist Para there jumpin
2nd Para there jumpin higher
3rd Para they don’t like the 45 RM and some of them might be at the game to.
Fernando the Comando is passing the hat around in St. Peters burg as we speak. (weee joke)
God save HM Forces they have our enduring support and loyalty. See yous all at the game guys.
Rule Britannia Utrinque Paratus By strength and guile
Former Royal Marine And Colleague Make Generous Donation
Give away that kebab habit fatman and save The Rangers. For Queen Crown and Country.
GSOGQ WATP WDDWA WHCFB GIRUYPLDDNLAMSB and LULU too.
CTC
Semper fidelis The motto of
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Dutch Royal Military Academy
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Republic of China Marine Corps
I heard the Chinese have contacted Walter and threatened to remove all of his cardigans if he didn’t co-operate with all this. His love for which is greater than his love the bears. It’s his Achilles heal
Superb stuff
My wee brother has just directed me to this site. After following RTC for a year this is a very welcome alternative. Funniest thing is reading the replies to the first post-bet some of them feel a bit silly now! When’s the book out, the podcasts, the live shows…?
Keep digging.
SUPER SAMMY
If you are such a bluenose why have you got a wee green symbol thing next to your name ?
Mine is blue I dont know how I got it but I presume as ALL my uncles from the band used to say
to me when they took turns to come and see ma MA after band practice.
“Billy you never picked the Rangers ……..The Rangers picked you”
Your’s isn’t blue!
If you are such a big blue nose mate answer me this, why do we wear bowler hats on the walk and what is the meaning of LOL on our sash. You can google if you want but you’ll either know or your another of those plastic patricks. Now away and wash yourself.
All you need to know sammy
http://orangemenlol.tripod.com/
Rangerswillneverdie
As I thought, Timothy Unwashed. I can sub you the money for a bar of Lux if your strapped mate.
And they were the easy questions.
I know for a fact that a guy in oor street’s son used to get lifted over the turnstiles at sheltic park.
He was 26 and weighed 19 stones the big fat tim.
How many other people got lifted at porkhead
I was one of at least 26,567!
whit is it way the green blob ya basa?
Is it just bears that get green blobs?
Your’s isn’t green it’s aqua marine blue!
I know how you lot think.
Walter was a Legend, and Honda makes a car called a Legend.
You will now think that there is a wider far east connection in all of this.
Legend almost sounds like LeGuen if you have a Chinese accent.
Shit I am giving you more ammunition.GIRUY WATP
Walter Smith Legend -Anagram / code for East End gel with Mr L!!!!
I am watching the Chelsea game on sky,anyone else noticed the periodic Chinese messages on the billboards round the pitch.
The Chinese connection is at it again !!!
I’ll trust yous not to abuse this…
Put 2 quid in the bucket print one off
Or for 3 quid you can have one of these. Your uncle/granny/neice/boss/bird would love one.
The real story of “The Famine Song” – Written by Bill, of Bill & Will fame
I was brought up in an area of East Belfast which was predominantly Protestant. From my primary school days and right through my teens about 60% of my best friends would probably have been of the Catholic persuasion. There were some awkward times when I took a few punches to the chin by people who didn’t take too kindly to my association with and defence of them. One of my best friends, Jim, actually took a terrible kicking at the Short Strand after a night out in the town. The ones who attacked him were actually people he had gone to school with but the fact that he lived where he did meant it was open season on him. I can remember joking with him at the hospital that we should just take the kicking before we went out at night to get it over and done with.
We used to go to the local Chapel on the Upper Newtownards Road three times a week to participate in youth club activities. I can remember on one occasion that the resident priest Father Steel made a recommendation to the youth club leaders that unless the members attended Mass then they should not be permitted to use the youth club facilities. The leaders of the youth club held a meeting with him to fight our corner. He was not for relenting. However, after further discussions it was decided that the non-Catholics would be allowed to abstain from Mass. I believe that the leaders had put it to him that it was a type of discrimination. You can imagine my horror when I found out years later that he was on trial for sexually abusing children of the parish and eventually received a jail sentence.
I was always fascinated by the legendary Belfast Celtic and had read their book many times over. My grandfather had watched them on many occasions and I would love to hear the stories of how they conquered all before them and even beat the full Scotland team in New York. I would have loved to have seen this great team in full flow, but never did. One of the first songs that I wrote was an appreciation of them.
(to the tune of ‘Come back Paddy Reilly to Ballyjamesduff’)
My Grandfather tells me about the old times and of Ireland’s great football teams
How the best of them all played at Paradise, they sported the White and the Green
Oh Celtic, oh Celtic, oh what have they done? That great football team we all knew
The team’s just a memory the fans they are gone. It’s hard to forgive those in Blue
Wherever they played was a gala day, with thousands turned out day or night
The men took their wives and kids to the game to witness this beautiful sight
With Walker at right half and Jones up the front, Paddy Bonner and Tully the wing
They tortured defences and turned keepers’ heads and they sported the White and the Green
It was at Windsor Park one cold Boxing Day Bob Bryson and Jones chased the ball
Jones leapt to his feet and just gave a shrug, though Bryson did not move at all
The Blue men were outraged though the tackle was fair
They wanted Jim Jones at all costs
At the end of the game they invaded the pitch, they dragged him all over the moss
They kicked him and punched him and then cracked his ribs, they wanted him out of the game
The fact he was Orange, it just didn’t count, they then broke his leg, left him lame
He lay there in Limbo his senses were dimmed, his team-mates they broke down in tears
Now Celtic withdrew from the Irish League, so it’s died o’er this past 40 years
Oh Celtic, oh Celtic, oh what have they done? That great football team we all knew
Their spirit is broken the fans they are gone, destroyed by the Red White and Blue
It may seem rather hard to comprehend for many modern day supporters of both sides of the Old Firm, but the Protestant and Catholic communities in Northern Ireland were far closer and respectful of each other in those days. I idolised my grandfather and my father, who were both Protestants who happened to support Belfast Celtic. They weren’t alone.
While Belfast Celtic were named after their Scottish counterparts, and set up to support charitable causes, they had no distinctive signing policy like the Glasgow team.
Many of their players were Protestant, including Jim Jones, the Orangeman who had his legs broken by the Linfield support that day.
I love football. I always did and always will. Without Belfast Celtic to follow as I grew up, I followed Glentoran, and still do.
I still keep in touch with all my old friends. A while ago a friend’s mother passed away, and her funeral was at St Colmcilles Chapel. I attended to show my respects, and after the funeral, I was invited to the family shindig. For anyone who doesn’t know, these wakes and funerals in Ireland last for days. Of course I was the first one called up on the stage for a song. At a guess there would have been 40 Irish Catholics and 10 Irish Protestants present.
All of those present knew that I was the writer of “The Famine Song”, as it was rebranded by others, or “Dirty Blighters” as I had written it. I was asked to sing said ditty, to the delight of all those present.
Nothing would do but I had to exhaust my whole song book for them including one I wrote condemning an old sectarian signing policy that Linfield used to employ. Other traditional Irish folk songs followed, including a few that would raise some eyebrows amongst hardliners on both sides of the religious divide! You see, despite the hatred and division that some bigots wish to maintain in Northern Ireland, many of us can live together, respect one another and try our best to overcome these barriers. The barriers are put up by bigots and hypocrites, like Phil McGillivan.
I can recall when the Orange Walk was genuinely a cultural celebration by Protestants, and Catholics proudly joined the celebrations of liberty from oppression.
In those days there were no riots on the 12th, Orange Halls were not attacked, and Orangemen did not have to run the gauntlet to march down a street.
In those days, we all sported a shamrock and celebrated St Patrick’s Day together too.
Of course, Phil wouldn’t know that, and neither would his other “Plastic Paddy” partner-in-crime Kieron Brady, as neither they, nor their parents live or have lived in Ulster.
After the troubles started, and the Republicans started brainwashing and intimidating ordinary Catholics, any semblance of community was lost for decades. Despite propaganda telling us this is on the mend, nothing could be further from the truth.
My song about the Linfield sectarian signing policy is below.
There’s only a place in my heart for one team, those magical colours of Red Black and Green
For every one player is welcomed by me no matter his background, religion or creed
But bigotry raises its ugly head, some try to ruin football and leave it for dead
But their taunts and slogans can bother me none for I’m more of a Proddie than those Linfield scum.
If Linfield’s complaining then don’t come to me, just tell Gerry Adams for he’s your MP
If the going gets tough and the times do get lean, I’ll ask Pope John Paul to bless my wee team
So don’t kid yourselves that you are the elite, you’re not even fit to lick Jim Cleary’s feet!
It’s because of religion and bias and hate that has our wee country in such a bad state
So here is my message, Tom Connell and friends, the fans are behind you we’ll cheer you no end.
Just play good football we’ve given you the nod and who knows you might even marry a Prod.
So Glenmen unite and the team do us proud and sneer at the vermin in that hostile crowd
I know in my heart that this wish will come true and silence that scum who shame Red White and Blue
You see, my songs have always been about challenging the bigotry and hypocrisy that has historically been a blight on the game of football in Ireland and in Scotland.
Why Scotland you ask? Well, I may be Irish, but I also support Rangers Football Club.
I’ll talk later of why I support them.
So, what’s my story? Am I the way I have been depicted?
I’ll let you make your own mind up.
When I reached the grand old age of 20 or so I decided to travel to London with a few friends to seek my fortune. It wasn’t long before reality set in and I found the streets were not as golden paved as I had anticipated. I lived in London off and on for about eight years from the late 80s onward. Times were sometimes hard and gaining meaningful employment was proving difficult. Every day at 5pm I would walk a mile and a half down the left hand side of the Goldhawk Road in Shepherds Bush to the Sisters of Mercy in the local chapel. Here I would be provided with a bowl of hot soup and two large sandwiches for 20p. There was always some more if any of us wanted it. Sometimes I wouldn’t have the 20p and the Girls would say ‘ach sure, you can give it to us when you are working’.
It was in a way a reversal of the Protestant Churches feeding immigrants in Scotland in the late 19th century before Hibernian FC were formed to help the hungry. I used to listen out of courtesy when they would try and win me over to their way of thinking. I used to imagine my old Grandmother sitting on my shoulder giving me pelters.
As soon as I got a job, life became a lot easier. I could quite easily have moved on and forgotten all about the generosity of those Sisters of Mercy, but my Christian beliefs drove me to go back to the church to return the generosity.
I would finish at 4.30 every other Friday and take a dander down the Goldhawk Road with a donation for the Girls, and yes, I still took my soup and sandwich putting the 20p in a different box.
I must say I never experienced any anti Irish racism the whole time I was there. I remember a Celtic supporter from Cork giving me a job even though he knew I was a Rangers fan. He would say ‘ach we have to look after our own.’ Yes, there were some great times there.
I was over in America for St Patrick’s Day about three years ago. I frequented an Irish bar while I was there. The owner was a Dubliner, we got chatting, and after he heard about my love of playing tunes on my penny whistle, he asked me to come down that night and play a few Irish songs for the crowd.
I duly obliged and played whatever was requested, even slipping in a few of my own choice. The next day the owner set me up a lot of free drink and laughed about how I had converted some of his customers to appreciate Orange music.
One of them was called Jane, and I will get back to her later.
A few days later Rangers and Celtic were playing at Ibrox and some of us went along to the Irish bar to watch it. There were about 150 who were supporting Celtic and seven supporting Rangers. It became hot and heavy and I couldn’t believe the amount of racist and sectarian abuse being meted out to Rangers players. Darcheville had the ball and a cry went out ‘kill that dirty black h** bastard’. I looked around and saw Jane and I almost wished the ground would open up and swallow me.
Jane was a black, American girl who was sitting there in her Celtic top extremely embarrassed.
She rose from her seat and left. Rangers scored and scuffles were breaking out between some Celtic fans, with some targeting us, threatening my wife and looking for trouble.
My new mate, the bar owner, moved quickly to put the worst culprits out, and told them that they only turned up to incite trouble among the crowd, most of whom had never set foot in Scotland.
On the way back to the hotel, I turned to my wife and said “I’m going to write a song to wind up those ‘Plastic Paddies'”. I was incensed that Scotsmen, sitting supporting Celtic FC, who had never set foot in Ireland, should wish to hi-jack the Famine in order to score political points against the United Kingdom. A few weeks before this, we had used the chant ‘why don’t you come home, why don’t you come home the famine is over why don’t you come home’. This seemed to bemuse the people round about us at Ibrox and thought if I changed it to “why don’t you go home” then everyone could join in. Rangers fans used the satirical chant in response to the growing popularity of the song about the Famine at Celtic Park, by a largely Scottish football support. I felt, as an Irishman, that this observation by the Rangers’ fans of the curious case of Scots singing about their “homeland” of Ireland suffering from a British conspiracy to starve only Catholics, but not Protestants was right up my street.
I decided to use the chant as the basis of my song. I never for a moment thought that it would end up being broadcast all over the world.
Despite the huge attention given to the song, and to the lyrics, I have remained quiet on this, for a number of reasons. I felt for a long time that a silly wee song on YouTube would be forgotten about.
I had confidence that the Scottish legal system to find those arrested for singing it not guilty.
I believed the hate filled activists out to damage Rangers, and the media would find something else to whinge about, and I didn’t feel the need to justify myself.
I watched with horror as those activists ensured that someone was jailed for singing the one line chant, on the basis that it related to the words of a song that he’d never sung.
I watched as my club was dragged through the mud due to my song, and I hoped beyond hope that it would go away.
I have tried very hard to keep quiet on this as I believed that it would fizzle out, and that the truth would prevail. I was wrong.
I apologise for the pain my song has caused to Rangers, but not for the content or tone of the song.
There IS a disgusting hypocrisy by most of these Scots singing their songs of the Famine and rebellion, and oppression, and they have taken the worst of Ireland and exported it to a good country which does not deserve it.
Despite the claims of oppression, the Irish Catholic community who came to Scotland were accepted. Those that were qualified to work were employed and made their own way. Those that weren’t skilled or qualified that didn’t contribute anything, were still taken in and housed. The poorest were fed by Church of Scotland soup kitchens for the poor.
This didn’t fit with those who created the bigot factory otherwise known as Celtic Park. You couldn’t possibly have Catholics mixing with Protestants, accepting their charity and integrating now, could you?
I had a connection to Glasgow from childhood. This was no distant support of a football team, but a connection forged over many years.
My first memories of Glasgow are from about the age of twelve. I would stay with friends in Rutherglen. The people we stayed with were great Rangers supporters, and apart from the fact that my Grandparents came from a Scottish background, these friends by taking me to a game swayed me to support the club.
Having been exposed to the Troubles, and the level of segregation in Ulster, I liked the fact that the people of Glasgow were friendly to their neighbours and could live side by side no matter what religion. I still attend the games to the present day.
Sadly some British people from outside the United Kingdom seem to be hell bent on destroying the friendship and tolerance that Scotland enjoys.
One of the main culprits is a disturbed individual by the name of Phil McGillivan, although the Scotsman has re-christened himself Phil – The Failed Journalist.
Well known for his Republican sympathies, he seems to dedicate the biggest part of his life to the destruction of Rangers FC and the freedom of expression that Protestants in Scotland enjoy.
One such example of this freedom of expression was the famous song “The Billy Boys” that the Rangers support made so rousing, and so intimidating. It was sung for decades at Rangers games with such gusto, that other football supports made their own versions in imitation.
Words were added and taken away. Of course, the version that stuck was a blistering attack on Irish Republicanism, as the Rangers support sang about being up to their knees in “Fenian blood”. While we always knew that we were referring, not to Catholics in general, but to the Fenian Brotherhood, that special breed of Republican who supported sectarian murder gangs.
Clearly, a handful of individuals had a strategy to move the goalposts, with McGillivan being a leading light. There were others, but the bold Phil has been in contact with people of influence with his own particular brand of black propaganda (lies) from the off.
To all intents and purposes, despite the odd whinge from Geraldo McPish and the Odious Creep, both sides were treated largely in the same fashion, rightly or wrongly. When McGillivan and his cohorts started their campaign to complain firstly about The Billy Boys, and then about the “Go Home” song, it transpired all too suddenly that this parity had eroded.
On the day that Rangers were to play Villareal, the front page of the Scottish Sun ran a headline that an organisation called FARE were behind the planned attendance at the match by the UEFA officials responsible for Discipline, and that they were there specifically to listen to instances of sectarian singing. I remember at the time thinking this was the usual tabloid nonsense, but history will tell us that this was a turning point in the parity afforded to the “Old Firm”.
Of course Phil claimed this as his own success, and who am I to argue, although I should also give “credit” to those other odious creeps who badgered UEFA with half baked theories, lies and distortion and complained at UEFA’s original Not Guilty verdict.
The same happened with the “go home” song. Ironically a complaint was made to the Irish Consulate in Edinburgh, from Ireland by “a Celtic fan” and the story of said complaint was “broken” by Phil. The force of the complaint was that the fan’s 10 year old daughter was reduced to tears when her father explained what the song meant. For months afterwards, McGillivan bragged that the wee girl was his – that he was the father. What sort of a human being would put their innocent children in the front line of an argument?
He hounded the family of James McCarthy in an attempt to get a story from his mother with regards to Rangers signing ROI players (or not, as he implied). I am reliably informed that she wasn’t too keen, seems she had the measure of him.
I wonder if she told him that James had toured Murray Park just weeks previously with a view to signing, before opting for the safety of Wigan. Maybe that’s why he hasn’t repeated the allegation that Rangers don’t try and sign players from the Republic.
He wrote a book about “preventable deaths” where his research would involve visiting families of the bereaved through suicides etc. I wonder how the families of the people in the Scottish FA, who lost their jobs in the run up to Christmas following his exposé are feeling? Will he visit them if they are feeling suicidal?
I am told that at least one person who sent the joke email is a practising Catholic.
The three employees have been rightly reinstated and at the time of writing this I have to feel for the person who did not appeal the SFA decision. The pressure they and their family were under would have been immense. At the very most if anyone had been offended by the email it should have ended with a quiet word in the employee’s ear that they should not be using the companies IT equipment in such a manner and then a line drawn under the whole episode. McGillivan saw fit to push and push and lobby everyone who would fill in and help him with his warped agenda. By his external meddling from afar he has left the SFA in a state of disarray.
Ironic, considering McGillivan himself has accused the Catholic church of covering up child abuse, right to the top as far as Joseph Ratzinger.
That will not matter a jot to McGillivan as he will see that as collateral damage He refers to Scotland as “Bonny Bigotland”. That’s ok when you are sitting in a country like Ireland, which exterminated 300,000 Protestants from 1641 – 1648. A country which also forced the repatriation of a similar number of Protestants and Jews from the beginning of the 20th Century. Although I’m sure no one has a massive chip on their shoulder over this, we just get on with life. This man’s arrogance knows no bounds. He is, in my opinion a bully boy who will manipulate anyone without a second thought. He is suggesting that Scottish media will not employ him because they are racist. If that is the case then why will no decent Newspaper in Ireland touch him either?
I watched him live on a programme broadcast from Dublin a few weeks ago. He tried to lead every topic towards the subject of racism in Scotland. He was, however, surprisingly silent when a girl told of her daughter being racially abused at school in the South of Ireland solely because she was English. Thankfully the local presenter was not taken in by him.
He has stated that he suffers from depression. I’m not sure which type but there is one that goes by the name NPD, Narcissistic Personality Disorder. Some of the symptoms are
1. An exaggerated sense of importance.
2. Seen as arrogant, confident and self-centred .
3. Plays the victim card and exploits people for personal gain.
Hearts fans sing up to their knees in Hibbies blood. Celtic fans sing ‘Paddy McCourt’s Fenian army’. McGillivan went running to all and sundry to have my song and others banned without submitting the full facts.
1. The Rangers fans only sing the original song ‘Why don’t you go home, Why don’t you go home, The Famines over, why don’t you go home’. This is only banter in direct response to years of listening to songs of famine and oppression. It was not mocking the actual Famine.
2. The song was written by an Irishman. Now as far as I am aware we are not a race. Also, how could I be racist against my own people when my ancestors were probably affected by the Famine too? I have met Irish men from most of the 32 counties and I don’t know any who are known by the Irish version of their name except him. Again it is the ‘look at me, look at me’ syndrome. If you look at an Irish passport application form, I come under category A, i.e. born in the country. McGillivan would come under category B i.e. qualifying through parentage. Who is he to accuse me of anti Irish racism?
In the latest fiasco involving Hugh Dallas he has stated that he had to persuade the Catholic Church to become involved as they were not too keen. This, from someone who had written a strongly worded letter to the Catholic Church seeking excommunication. He continually criticises the Catholic Church and has accused Ratzinger himself of covering up child abuse. He acts with impunity on the Celtic website in his slandering of the Catholic Church. I feel for FranjyFloyd67 and Ghirly who try and defend the Church but are threatened by bans. Someone needs to ask Peter Kearney if he is aware of all this and if he condones McGillivan’s accusations. I present some examples below:
Click on this link: http://www.philmacgi…an-irish-gulag/
He often refers to his work when successful as ‘bagging a Billy’
Funny thing is I go to watch the Arsenal sometimes which is his favourite team. Martin Keown a past Arsenal player was doing a question and answer session during one of my visits. My mate who is also from Ireland asked him why it was, if his parents came from Ireland, he decided play for England. His response was that his father had always told him, ‘Play for the country you were born and brought up in and don’t just take from your country, always give something back.’ I wonder what McGillivan would have made of that? The three people who cause the most trouble for Rangers on the forum are people who don’t even live in UK. They are Celtic fans Mince, Victor Arbuckle and Phil. Mince charges £10 to join his website and there are alleged complaints of the misappropriation of funds. He allegedly is the guy whose Spanish wife wrote to the Mayor of Barcelona complaining about rubbish left on the streets after the Rangers visit. His real name is Scott McM*****. Victor, an Independent Financial Advisor, lives in America, runs a supporters club in Philadelphia and spends all his time digging dirt about Rangers. His real name is Ray McK*****. I have never met a Rangers fan whose whole objective in life is to destroy Celtic.
There is also a newspaper story of a council worker fleeing Glasgow a few years ago. Despite his job being to monitor visits to the housebound, a pensioner in his care passed away. When the police broke down the man’s door is seems that the old man had been dead for weeks and that no one had in fact been checking on him. People have tried to find out about this case through the freedom of information act, it seems the powers that be will not release it. I would hate to think that Social Services anywhere in the British Isles would give a job to someone with a dubious past such as this person has.
Perhaps McGillivan is to be pitied, he is aware of his depression as he is the face on the back of a Sunday newspaper bringing awareness of depression to sufferers. Surely whoever treats him could go deeper and find out why he harbours so much hate for Scotland and the UK as a whole. I fear if he is allowed to go unchallenged eventually a self destruct button will be pressed. They say ‘he always gets his Billy’ and I have been told that he is coming after me. I have nothing to hide and I have received threats before but feel I need to get my side of the story out. The Famine Song or the Dirty Blighters as I named it was a joke with a jag. We have always been able to laugh at ourselves, hence so many Irish jokes world wide. Maybe McGillivan has difficulty accepting this part of the traditional Irish way due to his illness or his warped logic.
I can see a rise in religious tensions in Scotland in the past year with McGillivan at the fore. I would plead with the decent people to pull back, there is nothing he would like more than to see civil unrest or blood on the streets, as he promotes it from his bolt hole in County Donegal. The fact that he is not prepared to stand his ground in Scotland proves to me that he is a coward.
American President Harry S. Truman said ‘if you can’t stand the heat get out of the kitchen.’ However that does not give you the right to go into the house next door and throw your bigotry and bile back over the wall. I do feel however someone should go home. The internet blog beggar who sailed into my country from across the water to use it as his own personal bigotry platform. To spew his bile and hatred across the Irish Sea to our friends and neighbours on the mainland of the British Isles. People over here in Ireland are moving on after much turmoil and we don’t need 2nd or 3rd generation Plastic Paddies arriving here with the sole intention of stirring the pot. Evil bigoted attitudes like the one he is displaying need to be consigned to the dustbins of Irish/Scottish history.
So there you have it. While I may be guilty of the odd wind-up song, I am neither a bigot nor a racist. McGillivan, on the other hand is both.
Foreveroffended
” with regards to Rangers signing ROI players (or not, as he implied). ”
Since it’s inception , the SPL has only ever had one member club that hasn’t signed a player from the Republic of Ireland . Name them ?
Stranraer ?
Berwick Rangers ?
East Fife ?
Give in
Don’t believe you!
And Paul seems like a decent bloke.
You are a bigot and a racist, and you ignore facts
All I say as I skimmed through that was “pish pish pish pish pish pish pish…”
A pisstake football blog and you turn every post into a religious debate. Wanker.
A party political broadcast from the KKK?
Right here is more news
That Giovanni DeStefan ( a taig name if ever there was one ) when he wiz at Dundee Football club he used to go to the Medina ( a holy city in some Arab land) Bar from coincidentally outside you can look across and see the Mecca bingo hall. This is when he got the Idea to get involved with a Arab Royal family to buy rangers.
And here’s another coincidence at that very same bingo hall a woman told me that her cousin’s son stayed three streets away from big Terry Butcher mothers first house and when big Terry got a case of wine from Sir David for humping Sheltic he declared it as a gift in his Tax return. So it was not part of a EBT (eastern bottle thing)
Does Motherwelll losing today mean ra teddy bears can still win the league.
Has ctc been in talks with lawyers before his next explosive exclusive ?
Has he been kidknapped by the triads?
Estadio been in the pub all day ?
Mate are you for real. Ive never heard so much shite in ma life
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