Absolutely no bile there, and no sh1t either. If you are going to cast aspersions like that, point out where I have spouted bile? If you are unaware that Celtic fans sing songs and fly flags in support of the IRA, you have never been to Parkhead or a Celtic away game.
Just in case you're a bit of a plastic Celtic fan, you know, one of your descendants came here during the potato famine, they never went home but you still hold on to those Irish roots so therefore even though you were born in Rotherham you 'support' Celtic, not a club actually based in Ireland, just a club formed by Irish settlers, here's a video of Celtic fans singing 'Up the IRA'. No, not a few of them, not a minority but almost every fan in the stand:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82MXTJrJtTY
What about this lot in Manchester all singing, 'Glasgow Celtic IRA'. No, again, not a minority, the VAST MAJORITY of them are there singing it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRgErZEAjMo
Celtic are a club based in Scotland. Should Scotland ever come under attack from any other nation, our British troops would put their lives on the line to defend Scotland. But this is the way the scumbag Celtic fans treat them, booing, jeering and chanting songs at them such as, "Argentina, Argentina, Argentina" and shouting things like, "Murdering *******s."
So despite Celtic being a club based in Glasgow, a city defended by British soldiers, the fans of this club sing songs in support of Argentina, a country who invaded British territory.
Is that enough proof for you that Celtic are a scum club? Is that enough proof that a majority sing the songs not a minority? If not, get yourself to a game.
As for Big Jock. He absolutely knew that children had been abused at the club by Jim Torbett and he said nothing. He was more interested in protecting the interests of his club than the children, so he swept it under the carpet as he knew how harmful the truth would be for his club.
Celtic Boys' Club chairman Hugh Birt has claimed that Stein and the Celtic board were aware of and covered up allegations made against Torbett.
"Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/13/1998
FOR MORE than 30 years the shadow of ***ual abuse has hung over Celtic Football Club.
From the boardroom to the dressing room, it was murmured that Celtic Boys’ Club boss Jim Torbett was molesting young stars.
To a man, the Celtic board did nothing to expose the pervert and the dreadful scandal.
Only when Fergus McCann took over as chief executive and started his own investigation was the secrecy broken.
If ever a story had been hushed up it was this one.
The shameful silence only helped the man who preyed on the ****age hopefuls, knowing they would be too afraid to reveal the truth……..
It was a call to Celtic Park by one of them (the victims) that led McCann to conduct his own investigation.
He was the only Celtic boss ever to take positive action on the matter……… Our special phone line was jammed with calls backing up the claims of Brazil, McCluskey and Gordon. Some of the calls were harrowing – men now in their 30s sobbed as they spoke for the first time of the abuse……… Record team Anna Smith, Iain Ferguson and Charles Beaton were given a Reporter of the Year Award for uncovering the scandal……… Torbett only met justice because a handful of courageous men came forward. John McCluskey said: “He ruined my life. And for every victim who came forward there are five more who still can’t bear to tell their secret.”
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/13/1998
HUGH Birt’s 25-year crusade has been to unmask perverts like Jim Torbett.
Today, 12 years after he quit as chairman of Celtic Boys’ Club over the *** abuse cover- up, Hugh is still angry. He is convinced that there are dozens of other Torbett victims suffering in silence. At his home in Bishopbriggs, near Glasgow, Hugh, 65, spoke of Torbett’s “frightening” power over the youngsters.
He said: “He could make dreams come true – or destroy them………
……..Hugh was made chairman of Celtic Boys’ Club after Celtic FC manager Jock Stein kicked out Torbett amid complaints of abuse.
He said: “Jock said to me to keep its name clean.” ……….
………As more parents complained to Hugh about *** abuse, he informed Celtic vice- chairman Kevin Kelly, on advice from Jock Stein.
He said Kelly, who had just been given a plum job at Torbett’s Trophy Centre, promised to investigate and the claims were reported to the Boys’ Club committee.
But minutes from that meeting have vanished. Hugh claims he finally quit after a row with Kelly over the abuse claims.
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JOCK Stein, the late manager of Celtic and Scotland, and his board covered up allegations that the founder of Celtic Boys’ Club ***ually abused young players, a court heard yesterday.
Giving evidence at the trial of James Torbett, Hugh Birt, a former chairman of the boys’ club, said that Stein had kicked the defendant out when rumours began to circulate.
Mr Birt said: “Stein literally put his foot up his backside.”
Glasgow Sheriff Court heard that Mr Birt took over as chairman of the boys’ club in 1973 and was told by Stein, who steered Celtic to European Cup victory in 1967, that Celtic’s image must be maintained.
The cover-up emerged during the evidence of Mr Hugh Birt, 61, the club’s photographer who resigned as president of the Boys’ Club in 1986. Mr Birt claimed that, after he became president in 1974, Celtic legend Jock Stein told him he had kicked Torbett out the door. He said the matter was all ”covered up” by Celtic as to why Torbett was put out.
Mr Birt said that when Torbett returned to the boys club a few years later as a fund raiser the allegations about him started up again. He claimed he took them to Mr Stein, and told Celtic vice chairman Kevin Kelly about them but nothing was ever done. Mr Birt said when he became president of the Celtic Boys’ Club in 1974 the first thing Mr Stein said to him was to ”keep the image of Celtic clean”.
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Jock Stein covered up *** claims to protect his Celtic; Trial told of order from manager.
Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 11/7/1998; McILWRAITH, GORDON
JOCK Stein and the Celtic board covered up allegations made against Boys’ Club founder Jim Torbett……. Torbett, who is now accused of abusing three boys while he was at the club, was literally kicked out of Parkhead by Stein, a court heard. But when the claims subsequently surfaced, Celtic manager Stein and the directors were anxious to keep the image of the club clean and nothing more was done about them…….
He said he was asked to be chairman when Torbett was “put out” of the Boys’ Club. Asked who got rid of him, Mr Birt said: “According to Mr Stein, he literally put his foot up his backside and kicked him out. It was all covered up by Celtic as to why.”……..
He (Birt) told how he took the allegations against Torbett to the Celtic board and Stein and even told the then vice-chairman, Kevin Kelly, about them at a meeting in his car. He said: “Although there were people who spoke to me I couldn’t go to the police without actual proof of the allegations. When I joined as chairman, I was told by Jock Stein to keep the name of Celtic Football Club clean at all times.”
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Pervert preyed on Celtic Boys
Daily Record 12/08/1996
Anna Smith Charles Beaton and Iain Ferguson
Pervert football boss Jim Torbett terrorised a generation of young Celtic players. The trusted team chief lured innocent lads with promises of the big time. Then the Celtic Boys’ Club supremo molested the babes who idolised him…….
……..*** abuse allegations have haunted Celtic Boys’ Club for almost a quarter of a century. A Record investigation has revealed Celtic’s board knew about the rumours 20 years ago."
Jock Stein clearly knew about the abuse because he was the one who 'literally kicked' Jim Torbett out of the club for it. He then covered the abuse up to protect the club, rather than he children. An absolute disgrace.
Go on then, tell me what is sh1t? You can lie as much as you like, but it only makes you an apologist.
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