Just need a thread about Union Jacks in the Dundee end now for the full house. This involved publishing the 'Blue Guide', known as the "Wee Blue Book", which contained a list of acceptable songs and was issued to 50,000 supporters in August 2007. An exception could be made for us and them yins across the road ....there is no sectarianism at Derbies, just mere dislike - only joking Can you name all Scottish Football Clubs?
Was this bigotry? Scottish Government statistics showed that 64% of the 726 cases in the period were motivated by hatred against Catholics, and by hatred against Protestants in most of the remaining cases (31%).In the five years before 2011, annually there were between 600 and 700 charges of an offence aggravated by religious prejudice in Scotland.Sectarianism in Glasgow is visible in the rivalry between the supporters of Glasgow's two main One Rangers spokesman used the term "90-minute bigot" to explain part of the problem of religious While the majority of Celtic fans are Catholic, some of the key figures in the club's history (In recent times, both Old Firm teams have taken measures to combat sectarianism. The Scottish National Party (SNP) government has responded with a new piece of legislation which has been widely criticised and has prompted some commentators to speculate about a political ‘own goal’. New stadium - not going to go ahead, definitely going ahead, good thing, bad thing, business conspiracy, bad thing, good thing - bingo! In 1893 a Second Division was formed, with the existing single division renamed the First Division. Later, in Dundee, Dundee Hibernian later became Dundee United. There may be a tradition of Protestant or Catholic people following a particular club but that’s all it is, tradition. Created by Dees for Dees. Forty years ago when the Troubles dominated the news, I think the hatred and bile on the West Coast influenced football fans in Dundee a bit. The Scottish Football Monitor aims, through time, and by winning the trust of ordinary fans, to fill a gap in the football media in Scotland. Research, however, suggests that football is unlikely to be the main source of sectarianism in Glasgow. The murder in 1995 of Mark Scott, a Celtic fan, by Jason Campbell resulted in the formation of the anti-sectarianism charity Nil By Mouth.. It's easy!Dundee FC's foremost fans forum and fansite.
The Scottish Football League ("SFL") was established in 1890, initially as an amateur league as professionalism had not been legalised in Scottish football. I am an Ulsterman and have not seen sectarianism from Dundee supporters -ever; and that is from 1984 .
I know that Dundee United started out as Dundee Hibernian with an Irish national identity.
We used to sing about being born under a union Jack...which was embarrasing..but i always thought it was more about being Dundee Colours rather than religion ...though i could be wrong ?
Is there or was there ever a real sense of sectarianism in the city and its clubs?
Can you name the Scottish Football Clubs from each division? At least none of that shenanigans is associated with our club now though. Don't get what you are getting at. I've been going to games since about 1984 though and I've never seen or heard anything to suggest bigotry is an issue at Dens or Tannadice. Is there or was there ever a real sense of sectarianism in the city and its clubs?
I don't think so I think it was lack of knowledge / reaction to propaganda. An audit from the Crown Office in 2006 of religiously aggravated crimes in Scotland between January 2004 and June 2005, found that 33% of these were related to football. Thanks guys. I heard Dundee fans at that time saying and chanting all the ridiculous anti catholic stuff, I even saw Nazi salutes FFS. This article provides a guide to the debate around sectarianism and its historical and political dimensions. Religion.
Given that 57% of religiously aggravated crimes in Scotland happened in Glasgow, at the very most approximately half of religiously aggravated crimes in Glasgow could have been football related in this period.In 2011, Celtic staff and fans, including then-manager A series of developments during the 2010–11 football season has led to an intense public debate over the question of the nature and extent of religious sectarianism in Scotland. Deaths and serious assaults have been directly linked to sectarian tensions within the city. Just need a thread about Union Jacks in the Dundee end now for the full house. guys a bit older than me standing at the bus stop with Union flags with UDA and UDR on them Get the best of Sporcle when you Go Orange.This ad-free experience offers more features, more stats, and more fun while also helping to support Sporcle. I do not care if the offensive supporters are in the minority- tough cookies . Just asking by about the clubs and cities history. Many of these have occurred either before or after Old Firm football matches. The Second Division was discontinued during the First World War but revived in 1921.