Celtic fans show support for abolition with anti-monarchy song
Celtic fans show support for abolition with anti-monarchy song: Celtic’s supporters have been known to sing a song against the monarchy. The club is already facing disciplinary proceedings after supporters raised up a flag during an association football match between Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic on Wednesday, as part of Uefa’s “controversial banner in stadium policy.”
Celtic football fans sang, “If you hate the Royal family, clap your hands” as they paid a minute’s applause in memory of Queen Elizabeth during their away match against St Mirren. The Celtic supporters also held up a banner containing the same phrase at the stadium in Paisley.
After UEFA announced that it is investigating whether fans at the Euro 2017 Final will be punished for displaying a banner with the Crown, Juventus has now been facing disciplinary proceedings.
When asked about the song, Coach Ange Postecoglou of Celtic chose not to comment further, saying that “I addressed it in two press conferences.” He also said “I get why the interest is there.” However, he is a coach for a football club and wanted to address the question about football.
The club addressed that matter, we all did what was necessary for the time being, it’s a testament to how far we have come and move forward or else go back. There were also disruptions to tributes at some of Saturday’s Premiership fixtures, which resulted in the players having a minute’s silence disrupted by some Dundee United supporters.
Supporters of Manchester United could be heard shouting in the corner of the stadium with a group of Rangers fans before the teams played God Save the King.
Aside from Hibs, after failing to reach out to their fans before the match, so then did Dundee United. They issued a small statement that they were “reaching out beforehand to our supporters advising them of the pre-match arrangements with hope of observing a minute’s silence”. Similar reactions occurred ahead of Hibernian’s game against Aberdeen, where boos and chants could be heard during a minute’s applause.
Scottish Football Association postponed all matches for a week following the death of Queen Elizabeth and gave football clubs the option to decide whether or not to play games on April 6th 2017.
Scottish Football Association released a statement last Monday that may be more respectful. For the period of national mourning, clubs may hold a period of silence and play a special anthem just before kick-off. Aside from this situation, players may also wear black armbands to observe the moment in silence with respect.
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