CELTIC FANS MOVEMENT GROWS AS MISINFORMATION CAMPAIGN BEGINS
- BY LIAM CARRIGAN
- Sep 16
- 3 min read
I often remark to friends of mine in other countries, particularly in the US and more recently England, about how astounding it is that their entire view and opinion about a news event can vary so drastically depending on where they read about it, or who told them the story.
However, such spin, manipulation of information and outright lying isn’t the sole preserve of political debates these days.
Yesterday showed that this idea of “tell a lie often enough it becomes accepted truth” has moved into Scottish football as well.
The Herald Tries to Derail Celtic Fans Movement with Misleading Story
We saw a couple of weeks ago someone high up at Celtic, though I have no idea who it could be, cynically try to undermine our manager with a hit-piece in The Scottish S*n. A newspaper that is about as welcome in the homes of most Celtic fans as a severe case of dysentery.
Yesterday the same tactics were deployed to try and discredit Sunday’s late entry protest by Celtic fans visiting Rugby Park.
Having started my writing career as a Copy Boy at The Herald at the age of 16, I have to say I’m really disappointed that my former workplace has fallen to such a low.
The Herald ran a piece yesterday claiming that the planned protest on Sunday was a “flop”.
As usual, the Celtic Board and their lackeys in the mainstream press badly underestimated their opponent.
I warned last week that I expected underhanded measures from the board and other vested interests in doing all they can to derail this Celtic Fans Movement before they actually have to engage with any of the very valid points raised in the open letter to the club, cosigned by more than 500 supporters groups.
That letter remains unacknowledged, so, I don’t think we’ll be getting a reply anytime soon.
Anyway, back to Sunday’s events. Celtic fans organizing the protest were smart enough to actually keep a count of how many of the visiting support entered the stadium before the 12th minute.
It turns out that of Celtic’s 3,850 ticket allocation for Rugby Park, around 800 or so of these entered the stadium ahead of kick off. Many of those who did were either with young kinds or had mobility issues.
However, as was promised at last week’s fan meeting, even those without such considerations, who simply didn’t wish to partake in the protest, did so without any heckling or hinderance.
Considering the very quick turn around time, and the fact that a delayed entry into an event that you’ve paid good money, and possibly arranged time off work to see isn’t a universally popular idea, I’d say that around a 75% observance rate is a pretty decent return.
It certainly isn’t the “flop” that The Herald claims it to be.
And remember, this is just the first of a series of escalatory actions from the Celtic Fans Movement.
The board remain silent, choosing to continue to hide behind their proxies and sycophants in the press. But this position won’t hold.
Momentum is building, and the longer they ignore it, the harder it becomes to negotiate any solution other than their removal.
