Jon 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 RANGERS have been praised by Uefa in their bid to rid the club of sectarian baggage. The governing body fined the Ibrox club �£15,500 in June following an appeal against their own not guilty verdict for chanting at last season's Champions League ties against Villarreal. They were warned that future misbehaviour could lead to heavier sanctions. Rangers were also ordered to embark on a sustained campaign to ram home the message to fans that the minority must clean up their act. So far that has included high profile Pride over Prejudice campaigns, a new song book being handed out to fans, and constant messages over the tannoy system that any sectarian singing will not be tolerated. A special hotline number has also been set up for fans to shop those around them who they feel are indulging in inappropriate signing or behaviour. And, in a Uefa document sent to every professional club in Europe - named Unite Against Racism - Rangers have been held up us a model of how clubs can tackle their problems. "Religious hatred manifests itself in many forms in Scottish and Northern Irish football with on-going anti-Catholic and pro-Republican chanting and violence at football matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh," said Uefa. "It might seem daunting to understand how a club could tackle a problem that has arisen from generations of conflict, or a history that refuses to go away. "They (Rangers) have an in-house sectarian and racism monitoring committee that meets monthly to ensure Rangers consistently challenge any inappropriate behaviour. "In addition, the club has entered into official protocol with its police force, whereby the identities of persons arrested for football related crimes are revealed and official warnings, as well as indefinite and lifetime bans, are imposed." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewarty 1,923 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Wow. I wonder how much this will be reported in the press? Actually, what I guess I mean is, how many of those hacks who got stuck in over this whole debacle will actually doff their caps with praise... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
br1ndy 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Great news! Where did u find this jon? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Mmmm how many do you seriously think will, I was amazed to find this tbh but is nice to hear. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Author Share Posted August 29, 2006 Great news! Where did u find this jon? On Newsnow but taken from the Evening Standard 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark-RFC 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Was in the evening Times the day 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudbertz 0 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Good to see its being recognized by the highest authorities in the game. Its still early days, but alot has been accomplished in such a short time. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 7,475 Posted August 29, 2006 Share Posted August 29, 2006 Religious hatred manifests itself in many forms in Scottish and Northern Irish football with on-going anti-Catholic and pro-Republican chanting and violence at football matches in Glasgow and Edinburgh," said Uefa. This is the clearest indication yet that whilst Timmy got what they wanted regarding Rangers and UEFA, that they are also in UEFA sights. Whilst we are being praised for our actions and being held up as anti-racism / anti-sectarian role model, the TIMS chants are finally being put under the spotlight and deemed as inappropriate. Cammy F 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fraser54 0 Posted August 30, 2006 Share Posted August 30, 2006 great to see that they are noticing hopefully they will hammer down on celtic as well 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted September 1, 2006 Share Posted September 1, 2006 The only thing I see wrong with this is that it is only the anti catholic and anti republican chanting being raised as an issue. What about anti black, anti Protestant, Anti Queen. Also the death of Rangers fans and also Rangers players. Although these are not racist (the last 2) or religious they are surely inciteful. And why should people who are Unionist not chant anti republican songs etc.... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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