This afternoon, against St Mirren, Celtic will wear a special crest to commemorate An Gorta Mor, a reminder of the Irish Famine that killed over one million people and sent Irish men, women and children to the four corners of the globe.
In September 2008 James Traynor shared his view with Daily Record readers that a hate-filled song mocking the Irish Famine was just a bit of banter and anyone taking offence really ought to head somewhere else or grow a thicker skin.
At the time the article was criticised, social media hadn’t yet crushed the old Scottish publishing barons, Traynor and the Record didn’t bat an eyelid and continued on their own path to destruction pandering to a very selective demographic that is virtually irrelevant to the advertisers that the Record is dependent on.
Commemoration today by Celtic of the Irish Famine. ? ?????
Below is the despicable attitude of the SMSM to the disturbing Famine Song by Rangers fans which led to complaints by the Irish Counsel General.
Link: https://t.co/OC3ALRFqCt pic.twitter.com/csOs0Ld55o
— JoeBloggsCity (@joebloggscity) May 20, 2023
In September 2008 Traynor shared his thoughts with the Record‘s army of readers:
WHAT? You are not offended by the Famine Song? Sorry, but you are a racist.
If your anger doesn’t simmer at the very sound of this ditty then you, my friend, are as bad as the people singing it. You, too, are tainted by a hatred of Irish Catholics.
That’s the logic applied to this little number being belted out by some Rangers fans. And you will detest it. You will abhor it. You will write to your MSPs, MPs, UEFA, FIFA, the EU and the Vatican.
This is the most divisive, anti-social and downright malicious trend to be visited upon us yet. God Almighty, what next?
Showing his trademark sense of humour Traynor added:
Falkirk can’t be called the Bairns because it might encourage paedophiles to buy season tickets.
Dundee United shall no longer be known as the Arabs in case it inflames problems in the Middle East.
Hibernian’s ground will have to be renamed so that other religions are not offended.
Queen of the South can’t be called Queens because Republicans and gays will be upset.
Dumbarton must have a complete name change as it could be deemed derogatory to people of limited intelligence.
The Daily Record has never apologised over that article, it remains on their website and was updated in July 2012.
The Sun eventually got round to apologise for their lies and smears over Hillsborough 15 years after their shameful coverage, 15 years on from Taynor’s piece and the Record hasn’t uttered a word, where they will be in another 15 years is anyone’s guess.
Cheerfully Traynor signed off with:
Still sitting proudly on the Daily Record website.
Isn’t there enough to worry about without beating ourselves up over a line in a song? https://t.co/zRvOU2GC38
— Joe McHugh (@videocelts) May 20, 2023
shit like traynor, lackeys and scum were the ones who enforced a record export of all food stocks and live stock from ireland in 1847 , it was not a famine , it was genocide against the catholic natives to reduce their population , while the british control the media and the narrative the truth will not out , but it will one day
The song was deemed to be racist in a court of law and also by UEFA.
Therefore, those who sing it, support it or endorse it are racists.
The sevconts are fascist in their outlook and behaviour.
It has been ever thus.
Is this the same Jim Traynor who famously stated that Rangers were Liquidated and then subsequently back tracked in order to head the PR Department at Liebrox to refute the fact and push the Continuity Myth 😀
FUD
Traynor an Irish surname. So chances are that Jims ancestors arrived in Fair Caledonia to escape An Gorta Mor. Took the soup most likely as well. If the alleged “satirical song’ wasn’t so offensive the great unwashed at the Bigotdome would not be singing it.
Where’s Traynor now? Sitting in a Spanish villa sipping Pina Calados probs!
Let them know that we also like the huns know where they live and their windows are open to us as they did in the 80s.