Celtic Victims Again Of UEFA’s Inconsistency And Blatant Hypocrisy.
Leave politics at the door, eah? So much for that.
Last night at Ibrox, not only was politics not left at the door but it was wholeheartedly embraced by club and fans alike. UEFA explicitly told them not to play the anthem.
They ignored that and did it anyway. And the club will not be disciplined for it.
Celtic, on the other hand, will face a sanction because our fans had a provocative “political” banner. You could not make this up. It is laughably ridiculous.
There is zero difference between the full-stand tifo which their club did last night and the banners which the Celtic fans took to Warsaw. None whatsoever. They honoured a divisive head of state, and even played a political song in flagrant violation of an edict … but we’re the bad guys for protesting about the self-same office.
Celtic should be asking them what the difference is, and tell them where to stick their fine.
Whatever they levy at us, The Green Brigade could raise ten times the amount if they were so inclined, all of it from people who view the monarchy as a bad joke.
It reeks of utter hypocrisy but also cowardice. Because, of course, the pro-Ukrainian stuff that was allowed in Warsaw last night is overtly political. The ban on Russian teams is overtly political. UEFA’s stance on racism is overly political.
UEFA has bowed to British clubs over these issues and that too is overtly political.
Their stance has been exposed as a fraud and held up to ridicule over and over again, and they persist with it although everyone knows that it is manifestly ridiculous.
All they’ve done is confirm what we have long known; UEFA shuns politics only when it suits them.
Honestly, this is a lamentable decision and utterly without credibility.
Their caving in over Ibrox’s little stunt also makes them look weak.
Their effort to bully us into submission only enhances that impression; it’s the act of an organisation which has been shown up and made to look ridiculous, lashing out where they can.
It is pathetic.