Celtic cleared by Scottish FA over failing to prevent 'zombie' banner

[Juancornetto 1]

A strip search in a public place? LOL. Ok then.

 

Short of getting your kit off and parting your arse cheeks, that's pretty much what you get.

[ian1964 10,761]

Short of getting your kit off and parting your arse cheeks, that's pretty much what you get.

 

Of course I wasn't meaning a proper full strip search,but you are correct,the point being is we would not get any banner in that was deemed offensive.

Edited October 14, 2012 by ian1964

[GovanAllan 0]

Of course I wasn't meaning a proper full strip search,but you are correct,the point being is we would not get any banner in that was deemed offensive.

 

The Groin Brigade get to bring their banners in the day before a game and have their own storage room.

[Gazza_8 233]

Short of getting your kit off and parting your arse cheeks, that's pretty much what you get.

 

Getting your kit off, squatting and parting your cheeks and lifting yer baws is a strip search. What you get outside of Ibrox most certainly isn't a strip search. People need to stop exaggerating so much.

[ian1964 10,761]

The Groin Brigade get to bring their banners in the day before a game and have their own storage room.

 

As I said,the Rangers fans wouldn't get any potentialy offensive banners/flags into Ibrox because of the police searches,how can it be different for the BHEASTS?

[Crimson Dynamo 128]

Celtic have been cleared by a Scottish FA tribunal over charges that they failed to prevent an offensive banner being displayed at their stadium.

 

A section of the support had unfurled a banner during a pre-season friendly against Norwich City which led to the club facing four charges from the governing body.

 

A disciplinary tribunal met on Thursday and found the club not guilty on all counts.

 

The banner in question depicted a gunman shooting a Rangers supporting zombie which has risen from the ground next to a gravestone carrying the club's badge.

 

To the left, a reverse evolution process is shown, going in four stages from man to an ape which is sporting a Rangers scarf.

 

A Celtic spokesperson said: “Celtic Football Club opposes all forms of offensive behaviour and unacceptable conduct and our supporters are well aware of what is expected in this regard.”

 

“We are surprised and disappointed that after providing a significant volume of evidence and information about our safety procedures, that today’s hearing was actually necessary.

 

“In addition to dropping several charges in advance of the hearing, the SFA’s Judicial Panel also accepted that Celtic had not breached any SFA rules.

 

“We believe that Celtic Park’s safety and security procedures are of the highest standard, something which was successfully demonstrated to the Judicial Panel by the club and by several witnesses, including independent industry experts.”

 

Scottish FA rules require all clubs to take responsibility for the conduct of fans, listing a range of sanctions for any club which cannot prove that it had taken all reasonable precautions to ensure good behaviour.

 

http://sport.stv.tv/football/clubs/celtic/194433-celtic-cleared-by-scottish-fa-over-failing-to-prevent-offensive-banner/

 

Lets just say Celtic did do everything they could to prevent the banner etc..

 

What then? Once the banner was unfurled was anybody ejected from the stadium? Was anybody reported to the Police? I very much doubt it

 

A Celtic spokesperson said: “Celtic Football Club opposes all forms of offensive behaviour and unacceptable conduct and our supporters are well aware of what is expected in this regard.”

 

I very much doubt that as well