Sectarian Celtic fans ruin minute’s silence on Remembrance Sunday
Disgraceful show by some Celtic fans at Falkirk on Sunday. A small section of the club’s more sectarian support chanted Republican songs outside the Falkirk Stadium, DURING a minute’s silence for Remembrance Sunday. Looks like Bill Hicks was right about the whole ‘virus with shoes’ thing.
Sky Sports have since admitted that they muted the sound to avoid causing offence to viewers. A Sky source said:
“Our sound technicians at all the games we cover have the ability to mute any chants or songs which could cause offence. That was clearly the case here – although the silence was observed by the vast majority of all the fans inside the ground.”
But this is what you should have heard:
Unbelievably crass behaviour. These f**kbrains have no place in football. I should add, the majority of Celtic fans did observe the silence.
We don’t want either of these scummy clubs playing in England. One set of fans hates Britain and all things British (yet don’t seem to want to go and live in Ireland as a protest….funny that!!) and the other lot seem to hate everybody as they wreak havoc around Europe. I don’t know why sky pays them a penny. The football is crap and the supporters are vile.
Warmongering vermin…that’s who your silence was for, the beasts that are killing innocent civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as occupied Ulster.
I’d willingly stand and remember those conscripts who fought in two world wars against evil, but not any people who joined willingly to support Britains warmongering ways.
Britain is as much my country as yours, because your beasts invaded my country. And most normal people in Britain would be appalled by your racist rhetoric. Go on home…the beasts you stood in silence for yesterday are still on the streets of it, when they leave, I will too
Alas. Willheim has shown us what he truly is!!
An unwashed Yahoo or indeed a Baroo barnacle an insanitary pest so to speak!!
Bye Billy Bigot
I am a Celtic fan, and as such, do not want to see my club court any kind of controversy. This seems to have been achieved on Sunday due to protesters outwith the match day stadium.
No match day or club official can control what happens outside the stadium – it is the individuals choice.
Does this mean I think they are right? Well, no. I understand the reasons why the protest took place, but in the grand scheme of things I believe it is more important that any supporters actions are carried out with the best interests of the football club.
With that being said, I also find it laughable that these actions have been deemed sectarian. This is absolute nonsense. FACT.
The singing outside the stadium was nothing to do with religion and everything to do with individuals of Irish background protesting against a minute silence enforced upon them for soldiers representing an organisation who killed their forefathers.
Again, I am not saying that yesterday was the time or the place for such a protest, but it definitely does not translate as bigotry or sectarianism.
I also find it laughable that Rangers fans are now taking the moral high ground on this issue. A club built solely on right wing fascist values coming out fighting for the British Army. The views and values that many of these supporters hold are akin to the BNP and yet they are defending the people who went out to fight this type of belief held by Hitler and many others. Seems rather confused to me.
The same fans who sang about Gypsies in Romania recently and rioted with police and stewards (again *yawn*). I thought the army in WW II actually fought against these small minded, religiously divisive, racially divisive values that so many of the good ‘ol Rangers fans up hold!
Contradictions all over the place…
Here are Rangers Fc Roll of Shame (or Honour – depends which view point you take):
1969, Fairs Cup, semi-final Newcastle United 2-0 Rangers Rangers had an extra 10,000 ticketless fans in St James’ Park in addition to the 12,000 official allocation. Their fans invaded the pitch after Newcastle scored trying to get the game abandoned. A riot broke out after the game.
1972, Cup Winners’ Cup final Dynamo Moscow 2-3 Rangers Rangers fans battled with heavy-handed Spanish riot police after invading the pitch and it remains the only time a European trophy was presented inside a stadium. Rangers had to play the next two matches behind closed doors as punishment.
2006, Champions League, last 32 Villarreal 1-1 Rangers A Rangers fan broke a window on Villarreal’s team bus resulting in a £9,000 fine, while sectarian chanting landed the club with a further £13,000 fine.
2007, Uefa Cup, last 16 Osasuna 1-0 Rangers Rangers fans clash with Spanish riot police at a Uefa Cup match in Pamplona. The club blamed Osasuna for a lack of segregation and they were also fined, but the Ibrox club were only fined £8,280 after Uefa heard of Rangers’ efforts to eradicate the problem.
2008, Uefa Cup, final Zenit St Petersburg 2-0 Rangers An estimated 150,000 Rangers fans invaded Manchester, but when a giant screen in the city centre failed, it sparked a riot where shops and vehicles were badly damaged. Gangs of fans had running battles with police, showering officers with bottles and bricks.
Add in the recent trip to Romania and it doesn’t look too good.
I am not an IRA ’sympathiser’ in any way. I believe that everyone should be treated the same and just wish that everyone would just get along – hippyesque I know but there you go.
My Granda is Scottish but his dad was forced to come over from Ireland after fighting for freedom etc, but what he always told me was that where innocent people are killed then they are ‘all as bad as each other’. That is where I stand on intolerance.
However, when false statements are being made in reference to my Club or my fellow supporters I will not sit back. Especially, when Rangers supporters using hypocritical contradictions in order to make a point.
Those that sang outside the ground – foolish, but most certainly not sectarian.
This item mentions the song came from outside the ground and assumes they were Celtic supporters although the writer could not see them. Oh well, guilty as charged then.
The same ‘author’ states ‘Sectarian Celtic fans’. The song I am reliably informed was ‘Aiden McAnespie’. No sectarian lyrics and if you google this name, you may find it is about a young unarmed man shot ‘accidently’ by the army.
Check your information before you post if you have an independant though in your body… and I am not excusing or condoning the culprits at all…
Where does this all the guys were outside singing and making a noise crap come from
Iwas at th game and can be seen on SKY looking over at the mutants who were disturbing the silence INSIDE the ground
This has been an attempt by the media to play down Celtic’s republican following yet only last week when several IRangers supporters were filmed in an incident with stewards it has been made out to be a full scale riot against the police
Thr police were not involved it was over eager stewards armed with tear gas and batons
“How is this deemed as being “Sectarian”?”
Singing “F** the Queen” during that dirge might have something to do with it. Or did that not happen? Well sorry, but yes indeed it did.
FWAATP, remembrance day is to remember those lost no matter the conflict, no matter where, why or when – remember who you want on that day. I suggest you read the Celtic website for players of the club you can pay tribute to on remembrance day. Or Irish soldiers who fought in the Great War, there was hundreds of thousands of them.
By this means of protest, you are disrespecing all of them. People who played for your club. Though by your way of thinking, these people are just British soldiers, they are all the same, they all deserve to die, they do not deserve respect. Because that, by your rationale, is exactly what you are saying, and that is what is sickening. You seem to forget who fought in these wars.
Celtic have never had an issue regarding this until fairly recently, last year being the pinnacle after the “protest” was supported by an Extreme Irish Republican group known for their sympathies to terrorist groups.
To say this entire thing is not sectarian motivated is lies. It is simply a tool to use anti-British politics with a tinge of terrorist sympathy once a year and get away with it.
If you want to remember people, do so and allow others to do the same.
Try reading your football club’s social statement – they are not a political club, so stop embarrasing them and the tens of thousands of good supporters who feel the same as i do about the likes of you. No-one lieks a bigot, if you want to behave like one, go somewhere you will be accepted. It certainly wont be from any decent Scot.
We will remember the soldiers who fought and died for this nation, long after you and your antiquated sectarian attitudes have gone forever.
Lest we forget.
If politics have no place in football why is the poppy forced upon every player fan and stadium in britainevery year? the poppy is a pr stunt to try and add support to a war which most of the country are against. Celtic fc should be looking out for their own fans nd get this ridiculous poppy pr stunt to fuck.
Why do Celtic fans come on here and critisize Rangers fans for what they have (allegedly) got up to. This is about their scummy support. They should admit that their club has an anti British outlook that is disgraceful. Let Celtic join the premiership in England and try those antics at any stadium. Their support would need the help of the British forces of law and order that they despise. Alternatively they could replace Derry City in the League of Ireland and give us all peace.
PM – Rangers were formed by working class boys with a love for football, unlike the Bheast which was formed by a Marist priest with the dual intention of making money and keeping the young Catholic boys away from the big bad Heretics. Your beloved Ireland supported the Fascist cause in the 1940’s and refused to join the war effort. Your ground was closed for a while after your supporters sangs songs in favour of the Third Reich. Your club will be forever linked with the Church that put into power the great facsist regimes of the 20th century. Rangers fans can’t be fascist – they just don’t qualify!
Just to add that ws not secterian singing. The words are “OH WHY DID YOU DO IT HAVE YOU NOT THE GUTS TO SAY YOU SAY IT WAS AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN A RICOCHET BUT LIKE LOUGHALL AND GIBRALTER YOUR LIES ARE WELL RENOWNED YOU MURDERED AIDEN MCANESPIE ON HIS WAY TO THE GAELIC GROUND@ THE STORY OF AN INNOCENT IRISH MAN WHO WAS MUREDERED BY THE BRITISH ARMY FOR NO REASON. NOW IF THATS WHAT YOU CALL SECTERIAN RANGERS FANS… EXPLAIN THE SONG THAT GOES NO SURRENDER OR YOU’LL DIE DIE DIE? 1 LAST THING EVERYONE IN BRITAIN FORGETS THAT OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY THE BRITISH ARMY ARE THE TERRORISTS SO HAVE A THINK ABOUT THAT. GBTP
If anyone has any doubt about what sectarianism really is, I suggest they read all the posts from “Willhelm” earlier in this thread. He is typical of the right wing BNP scum which attaches itself to Glasgow Rangers and disgraces the club wherever they go. His obvious blind hatred and bigotry for all things Catholic and Irish spews from his every word.
When this is the kind of low life claims to represent the “Brits”, is it any wonder that the Irish feel resentful?
“the poppy is a pr stunt to try and add support to a war”
LIES. The poppy has been worn for years to remember those lost in conflict. Not to support any war. I do not agree with Afghanistan, i don’t agree with Iraq. I don’t agree with war one bit – however, there are people who have lost husbands, sons, grandfathers, uncles, cousins – you try telling them that sitting silent for a minute is a PR stunt.
These people sign up to the army and some sadly lose their lives. Money donated to the Poppy appeal helps those injured and those who have lost loved ones.
Its for charity, the very fact that you are rubbishing this as just a PR stunt is sickening.
Im sure that seeing starving kids on TV is a PR stunt too? Or that Jade Goody dying was a PR stunt? No. Give it up, your argument is paper thin.
Try telling a little girl who lost her daddy that she cant wear a poppy because it is a PR stunt. Grow up.
Nicky White, why did you feel the need to add “GBTP” after your outburst?
Anything you say now against sectarianism is surely invalid.
Im sure you were there singing FTQ at the weekend too then?
Wow! Now we have Wullie, another brainwashed Rangers bigot. He says(among other lies):
“Your ground was closed for a while after your supporters sangs songs in favour of the Third Reich.”
ABSOLUTELY UNTRUE!! Yet this is the daft propaganda they are tought in the Orange Lodges from Ibrox to Belfast – And they are stupid enough to believe it! No wonder they are so bitter!
Yet again, even with undeniable evidence of Celtic fans behaving in their usual twisted, vile manner, we have scores of their fans lining up to argue, deflect and generally deny that it ever happened.
“But were Irish!”, “But Rangers fans are worse!”, “But we hate Britain going to war!” and, most laughably, a report of a football match involving Rangers in 1969 are the pathetic yet inevitable excuses we have had on this page so far.
The actions of the support yesterday was disgusting, and all the cries of “Rangers are pure worse than us, honest!” will never, ever deny it.
Come back when you can admit the majority of your support lack the common decency to show respect for 60 seconds, then we’ll talk.
You might want to check the dictionary definition of the word ’sectarian’.
If the “song” being sung outside the ground was Aiden McApespie who else but republicans would be singing it?
Or are you trying to infer Falkirk fans or even Rangers fans were responsible?
Seems the goverment have expressed regret over his death
Says he was killed by a Rick O’Shae
Blame him not the army
David H, well said. Ive not had one decent, thought out response yet, and i’ve challenged them with constructive comments yet nothing worthwhile discussing.
All I do see are republican bigots backing the disrespectful minority yesterday like they were in the right, covering up and deflecting as per usual.
Sadly that minority looks a lot larger than first thought. Celtic really do have issues they need to address.
What’s the point in arguing, they are only interested in point scoring over the lies they have been fed. Sickening that such narrow-minded views are still being passed down from generation to generation in Scotland.
Maybe one day we will cure society of this sectarian evil, but going by yesterday’s actions, and these comments, i don’t see it happening any time soon.
I am French and I don’t understand why these demonstrations have occurred during a commemoration of the 1st WW.
Wikipedia refers to a bomb exploding by Provisional IRA in 1987 in Northern Ireland, but once again why during a commemoration of the 1st WW?
Is it because British Army organizations are attending these commemorations?
Those who would use Sunday’s protest to do a bit of anti-Irish point scoring, should try to read a wee bit of British military history.
Since its inception in 1857 Victoria Crosses have been awarded to 1348 individuals.
From that total, an amazing 170 Crosses were won by Irishmen, 12 per cent of all the awards issued. The Irish percentage is astonishing when it is remembered that the Cross could be awarded to servicemen, and for a time, to civilians, from throughout the British Empire.
The first Victoria Cross ever was won by an Irishman, Charles Davis Lucas.
Ireland has a proud record of service to our forces.
The chanting was from outside the ground you fucking idiots
James – comment 15. If you know your history….
Since when was the aiden mcanespie song sectarian ? Also wullie parkhead was’nt shut down during the war because of celtic fans singing songs in support of the Third Reich i think you’ve been reading those conspiracy sites again lol If you want to bring germany into it then i’ve got a great photo of the swastika flying proudly above ibrox and the german national team doing there nazi salute from a match played there in 1937.
Big D,
Once again – look up the word sectarian. The fact you have such a tenuous grasp on the English language speaks for itself. If you didn’t like some Celtic fans singing outside the ground, fair enough, you’re entitled to your opinion. You quite patently have no idea what sectarianism is though.
Apparently the chanting Celtic fans were “outside the stadium”? They surely have some cracking microphones as it is clear as day. No chance they were outside the stadium.
If they were outside the stadium, why were they never shown on camera? Falkirk fans got plenty of airtime, and they were all looking at the Celtic fans!
Perhaps they were looking through Falkirks new state-of-the-art invisible stadia toward the handful of Celtic fans chanting outside? Aye right.
Can you tell me what makes the Celtic fans that were singing outside the ground sectarian?
The song they were singing was called after Aiden Mc Anespie,a young Irish man who was murdered in cold blood by a brave british soldier whilst walking to a local GAA football match.
The brave soldier said he was cleaning his gun and his hand slipped, how convienient.
It does not have a sectarian word or phrase in the song.
So please lets not jump on the celtic bashing,poppy fascist media wagon without the facts.
stick yer poppy!!
Tony – yes it was – September 1941 to October 17th 1941. And yes, ashamedly during a Scottish International game at Ibrox. Under the auspices of the SFA I should add.
Hey Ollie, you write that these ‘f***brains’ have no place in football’. I put it to you that a minute’s silence for the dead of Britain’s armed foces has no place in football either.
BTW, where is the condemnation of Man U and Liverpool for NOT wearing poppies stitched into their shirts this weekend? Are they ‘vile IRA supporters’ too?
Rangers fans can’t be fascist..rule brittania, nazi salutes…even in Israel FFS! Hate other religions, anything not white, Protestant and British is untermensch. Rangers fans are the archetypical fascists, if you don’t think so, you dont really know what fascism is
RAGNAR – I was at the game and yes it was singing from outside the ground and yes it was as clear as day maybe that has something to do with the fact that there was a minutes silence going on at the time inside the ground that the people outside were heard so clearly lol
I was inside the ground with thousands of celtic fans i’d say about 40–50 stayed outside and tbf that was there right as many of them were irishmen who have had family,friends murdered by british army/loyalist death squads yet you expect them to pay there respects to people who terrorised there country.
Toni, the British Legion have recently changed, or at least voiced changed the reason for the poppy, it’s no longer for the WW1 and WW2..its for all British servicement who have died in all wars. Including the beasts who murdered innocent Irish, and that’s where the Celtic’s support have a problem, not with any brave VOLUNTEER or CONSCRIPT who fought in the world wars, against the carrer murderers that have killed and are still killing innocents around the world.
Poppies are quite appropriate for the army that’s going round Helmand with loudspeakers broadcasting that they will not interfere with the heroin crops
Twas on a Sunday evening the sun was in the sky
As he walked his way to the Gaelic pitch never thinking he was going to die
But as he crossed the checkpoint the sound of gunfire came
The news spread through the border town Aiden McAnespie was slain
For years he was harassed by the forces of the crown
As he went to his work every day he left his native town
The soldiers swore they´d get him the reason no one can say
And sure enough they murdered him in cold blood that sunny day
Oh why did you do it?
Have you not the guts to say
You say it was an accident or even a ricochet
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar you´re lies are well renowned
You murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground
The people heard the gunfire they came from miles around
They saw that you man lying there dying on the ground
His flow of life was ebbing fast and people they tried their best
That bullet wound it was far to deep it went right through his chest
Oh why did you do it?
Have you not the guts to say
You say it was an accident or even a ricochet
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar you´re lies are well renowned
You murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground
Aidens life had ended it was time for judgement day
The soldier he jumped down from the tower and the coward he slipped away
God´s curse on you Britannia for this cruel deed you´ve done
But god will have his final say when your judgement day it comes
Oh why did you do it?
Have you not the guts to say
You say it was an accident or even a ricochet
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar you´re lies are well renowned
You murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground
To say it was an accident is the greatest crime of all
To his heart-broken family the worst had `er befalled
A cross it marks the lonely spot where Aiden was gunned down
As he strolled on that sunny evening on his way to the Gaelic ground
Oh why did you do it?
Have you not the guts to say
You say it was an accident or even a ricochet
But like Loughgall and Gibraltar you´re lies are well renowned
You murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground
Rule Britannia fascist? Bit of a paradox there then as it was no doubt sung while British soldiers marched into Nazi Germany in the 1940’s. As for fascist salutes and Israel – see the pictures of the Israeli football team getting off the team coach at Lansdowne road in June 2005 to be met by nazi-saluting fans wearing Bheast strips.
Where is freedom of choice in all this, i.e. the freedom to wear a poppy or not to wear one, the freedom to commemorate the dead of Britain’s armed forces and the freedom to choose not to???
While some may find singing during a minute’s silence to be distasteful, it is clear that the perpetrators were outside the stadium, not inside it. No-one inside the stadium failed to respect the silence, Bairn or Tim.
Consider the chorus of the song being sung outside:
‘They (the British Army) murdered Aiden McAnespie on his way to the Gaelic ground’.
How this could ever be described as ’sectarian’ is beyond me. Methinks the author of this sh*t-stirring piece needs to invest in a good dictionary.
Not everyone in Britain loves and admires the Army. The Army has been guilty of appalling atrocities over the years in Ireland and elswhere, incl. the murder of the innocent McAnespie.
Wear your poppies and hold your minute’s silences by all means. But please don’t impose your views and your will on everyone else, and pls don’t demonise and excoriate anyone who takes a different view to you. Because that’s called Fascism, and none of us supports that, right?
Another thing did the guy who wrote this nonsence write a similar article regarding the rangers fans who thought they would attack stewards in romania because they had an irish flag did he also mention about them singing “UP TO OUR KNEES IN FENIAN BLOOD” and that old song that is just a bit of banter “THE FAMINE SONG” or does that not suit his agenda.
“Wilhelm”/”Wullie” is “Wilhelm Anderson,” the moron behind “Vanguard Bears,” a Protestant-supremacist Rangers fan.
The old, “Celtic Park was closed because of pro-German chants” is a staple of that particular cesspit. #10 is a classic of its kind.
- Brother Walfrid was a Marist Brother, not a priest. He did not found Celtic single-handedly, and his aim was to raise money to provide dinners for the poor of the east end, regardless of their religious beliefs.
- Eire was officially neutral during WWII, but compromised that neutrality in favour of the Allies several times, notably in the repatriation of Allied airman who bailed out over Ireland, while Axis airmen were interned for the duration.
When Belfast was bombed, the fires were put out with the help of the Irish fire brigade.
Tens of thousands of Irishmen joined the British army, and indeed won more Victoria Crosses from 1939-45 than did their N. Irish counterparts.
- Celtic Park was closed in September 1941 because of crowd trouble at Ibrox. Celtic fans threw bottles onto the pitch after Celtic were awarded a penalty while losing 0-4. The penalty could not be taken for about 5 minutes because of Rangers players protesting the award. The bottles were thrown after the penalty was eventually taken and missed.
Inexcusable behaviour, but definitely NOT pro-German chanting. It is worth remembering at this juncture that Rangers were at full-strength throughout WWII, as only ONE of their players joined the armed forces, the rest being found jobs in the shipyards. How ironic that a club and support so fanatical about the armed forces, should have such a poor record of supporting the country when it really mattered.
- The Catholic Church did not put ANY Fascist regimes into power.
- Rangers fans ARE Fascist. How any support who make Nazi salutes while playing a match in Israel can deny that, beggars belief. In seeking to impose their beliefs on others over Remembrance Sunday, they are the very definition of Fascist. That’s before we even mention that Ibrox is a favourite recruiting ground of the BNP.
To the article, I wear a poppy at this time every year, and am sickened by the protesters outside the ground yesterday, but labelling them sectarian is wide of the mark. There is nothing sectarian in what they did.
Wullie,
The site you mention is a joke. Written by a sad anti-Celtic obsessive and liar(yourself perhaps?). Your “Celtic Park closed story” is made up! FALSE! NEVER HAPPENED You are making a fool of yourself!
Hey rager ya tadger! If the Celtic support were singing inside the stadium why didn’t we se pictures of them? The cameras were where they should have been, inside a football stadium to broadcast a FOOTBALL MATCH, and as they, repeatedly, swept across the stadium did you see anyone singing?
No?
Why not?
Work it out for yourself, cretin!!!
Watch Rangers supporters singing rule britannia, and watch the hundreds of nazi salutes, it’s their own little horst wessel lied number. Watch them fight for their little empire in Romania, Spain or anywhere else they travel while blaming stewards, police, flags…or even televisions as an excuse to fight “lesser humans”.
Ps, as far as any remarks concerning the British royal family, WHAT A JOKE!!!
The Windsors were Adolfs biggest admirers!
King Eddie had himself all lined up for a choice position within the Third Reich, and was more than open about his admiration, until of course he was pumped out on his backside for his stuttering dullard of a brother, and if you believe any of the ‘Mrs Simpson BS, your a moron.
And I wont even start on SIR, yes that’s right, SIR Oswald Mosely!!!
oh, there are a lot of long comments here. It seems that a lot of Pies readers are very well educated, and very sectarian too
To antifa #40-
Celtic fans DO get into bother abroad,it’s just never reported
Even in this country,they can get away with it.
Just ask Kilmarnock FC and how much they have spent recently replacing seats after visits by CFC
Rangers FC WILL succeed in getting their act together in terms of ridding the support of those who are dragging the club down for whatever reason
However,long after this,Celtic fans will still be going on about Ireland,Palestine,ETA,Che and many other subjects which have got sod all to do with football
Once again Fans of Celtic F.C disgrace the memory of those have have made the ultimate sacrifice, and once again the Mhedia try and cover it up for them!
When is this country going to wake up, and see them for what they are? SCUM
Re. comment 22
Esinging was ALSO INSIDE the stadium
I was there
As I stated I am on SKY looking ,, If all else fails resort to swearingover at the clowns interupting the silence
You must think us idiots if we believe you
Or perhaps YOU were one of the lowlife “singing” outside, if so what do you know what transpired inside
BTW nice use of the Queen’s English If all else fails resort to swearing
Yes VERY mature
It’s all a Vatican-inspired conspiracy I tells ya! All them septic fans rioting abroad, but the Jesuits won’t let anyone report it.
Can I join Vanguard Bears please?
its football man ya fools
Naw Damo!
You’ve got too many fingers and toes!! ;0)
It is just a stunning lack of class. It is not a political argument or a sectarian argument. How self centered to not allow the moment of silence to go forward as planned. If you don’t agree with the concept then stay away or just say nothing. Who cares what political motives that you want to attach to the occasion? It is about remembering those who gave their lives in defense of your right to be an a@#hole.
I am a Celtic supportor, Irish American with a number of friends who have served in the military and my father served in WWII in advanced combat positions. I could never disrespect their self sacrifice or the memory of those who passed on protecting liberty and freedom
the poppy day is a load of bollocks while we still indulge in pointless wars.
to those who died in the great war, and to those who served their people in world war II, i have the utmost respect and gratitude, but this idea of one minute’s silence at a football match as a show of respect is just hypocritical symbolic nonsense while young men are still being sent far from home to die for nothing.
if you really want to show solemn respect to the fallen, bring all troops home to their families and work out how to live in peace.