Most of us at the game last Wednesday night were lucky enough to witness a good game of football and thankfully, a victory. Those unlucky enough to be sitting anywhere near the Rangers end were subjected to their new ditty of tolerance which will no doubt replace The Billy Boys as their new song of choice.
Here are the lyrics to their vile sonnet
I often wonder where they would have been
If we hadn't have taken them in
Fed them and washed them
Thousands in Glasgow alone
From Ireland they came
Brought us nothing but trouble and shame
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?
Now Athenry Mike was a thief
And Large John he was fully briefed
And that wee traitor from Castlemilk
Turned his back on his own
They've all their Papists in Rome
They have U2 and Bono
Well the famine is over
Why don't they go home?
Now they raped and fondled their kids
That's what those perverts from the darkside did
And they swept it under the carpet
and Large John he hid
Their evils seeds have been sown
Cause they're not of our own
Well the famine is over
Why don't you go home?
Now Timmy don't take it from me
Cause if you know your history
You've persecuted thousands of people
In Ireland alone
You turned on the lights
Fuelled U boats by night
That's how you repay us
It's time to go home.
I was gobsmacked by some of the content of this song, a song that reminds me of the old BNP favourite "Send them Home" that spoke of racial intolerance to the immigrant communities of the Asian and West Indian Diasporas of the last Century.
It is funny to see that they have decided that a display of intolerance and racism aside they have also decided to show that they really aren't that bright. How can you describe one of these people that you want to go home as a traitor? To whom was he being treacherous? If you lot had your way he wouldn't be eligible to play for the National team that your players so heartily take for granted.
The ultimate Irony of this song is the line about persecution in Ireland. How can you possible complain about persecution of people in a song that persecutes people?
Scotland's shame indeed, bigoted, intolerant and down-right stupid! Whatever next? A song about a Japanese player eating their dogs to go with their banner perchance?
Yours in Celtic
Clydebuilt