Rangers fans have been condemned for singing anti-Catholic songs at a posh dinner at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Glasgow.
Fat cat fans paid £70/head for the usual superiority guff which was accompanied by the types of singing that many would like to claim is a throwback to the past.
The dinner was in honour of the Rangers (IL) team that won nine titles between 1989 and 1997 before falling short as Wim Jansen put them in their place.
Many commentators and pundits would like to put down anti-Catholic chanting from Ibrox fans as a thing of the past or something indulged in by the ‘lower classes’.
One guest at the dinner, held on March 31, told The Herald: “It was ridiculous – 880 people in dinner suits chanting sectarian songs. I’m not Catholic but they shouldn’t be allowed to sing anti-Catholic songs. Some of the staff felt very uncomfortable, including an Irish member of staff who was very worried.”
None of the players in attendance are believed to have been involved but equally none of them have spoken out to condemn the fans present.
In 2005 at a closed doors match away to Inter Milan in the Champions League anti-catholic singing was heard on television from a select group of executive fans invited to the match in the San Siro.
After being banned by the SFA, after action from UEFA, in 2006, The Billy Boys can be heard at every Sevco away match as supporters glorify Billy Fullerton and being up to their knees in the blood of other people.