tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post9201234403740090619..comments2024-02-11T08:44:50.489+00:00Comments on Peter A Bell: Getting cross about the saltirePeter A Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-85250318976010802282012-05-29T13:22:28.825+01:002012-05-29T13:22:28.825+01:00But strangely they COULD wave the Tricolour, as th...But strangely they COULD wave the Tricolour, as the Irish are competing as a nation, and under IoC rules any COMPETING national flag is OK.<br /><br />As for the SFA, I rather suspect that they have already agreed to this demand, otherwise the games would not be being played in Hampden park. Apparently there is a "rule book" on the Olympics that runs into volumes!Tony Littlenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-72300901932710890462012-05-29T04:01:51.655+01:002012-05-29T04:01:51.655+01:00No wonder Coe could not risk a team GB game at Ham...No wonder Coe could not risk a team GB game at Hampden... it would have meant most of the stadium cheering for the other team.<br /><br />The Englsih anthem is the team GB anthem, so they honestly expect Scots to cheer it loudly after the connotations it has both in sports and also politically?<br /><br />I cannot imagine too many Celtic fans turning up and holding up the Union jack....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-32351081458180176412012-05-28T04:15:21.012+01:002012-05-28T04:15:21.012+01:00THE SOUND OF ONE FLAG FLYING
As a matter of princ...THE SOUND OF ONE FLAG FLYING<br /><br />As a matter of principle no third party should be allowed to prohibit the flying of our national flag above our national stadium. <br /><br />The best thing would be for the Hampden management and the SFA to make it clear to Locog that the Saltire WILL fly above Hampden during any game, and that that point is non negotiable.<br /><br />Should Locog decide that that is unacceptable to them, they will of course be free to take their pageant elsewhere.<br /><br />It is far better to lose these games and suffer the wrath of the IOC, than to set a precedent where sports organizations or quangos can dictate what we can and cannot do with our flag in our country.<br /><br />Should it be that those responsible for stadium policy buckle, then, on the day, the enterprising and athletic among aggrieved Scots, might contrive to raise the Saltire upon a flagpole on the Hampden roof, anyway.<br /><br />This action begins to pay a unique dividend when some official numpty instructs a subordinate numpty to climb on the roof and take down the flag.<br /><br />Were the take-downer in uniform, it would provide us the kind of symbolism and publicity, that comprises a PR man's wet dream. <br /><br />Should the Saltire be so raised, the best response by the relevant authority would be to leave it there, and do nothing.<br /><br />However, I have enough faith in officialdom and the ubiquity of sod's law, to believe someone with a room temperature IQ and the political acumen of a cold mince pie, will be there on the day to order its removal. <br /><br />The TV pictures would ideally be of a less than nimble member of Strathclyde Police, struggling to remove our nation's flag, on the orders of some jobsworth who is in turn is instructed to act by the IOC. What a treasure to behold.<br /><br />The power of such a display lies in its viscerally understood symbolic significance, and how that is identifiable as a metaphor for our national struggle. <br /><br />Alas, it is likely to be understood internationally, more readily than in some parts of the UK. <br /><br />Given the world TV audience, it would be as a clarion call that would put Scotland's struggle to be master of its own house, front and center on the world stage.<br /><br />I hope this opportunity, should it arise, will be recognized and well used.Christian Wrightnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-49657384468142862072012-05-27T22:44:11.244+01:002012-05-27T22:44:11.244+01:00Trouble is Sionnyn only the "few" know a...Trouble is Sionnyn only the "few" know about Hitler "inventing" the torch relay. Unfortunately this nugget of information is not discussed too widely in the bars or at work, perhaps it should. <br /><br />Like everything else in this "great????" country of ours we are only told what the great "unclean" want to tell us. The truth shall forever be hidden from our eyes!<br /><br />As you say the last great vestige of Hitler worship permitted in public without fear of retribution.<br /><br />I wonder. What would happen if you were to stand at the side of the road as the torch went past and you shouted "Hitler supporter" or words to that effect? How long would it be before YOU were clapped in irons for shouting the truth?Arbroath1320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-17332938476347597272012-05-27T22:28:42.538+01:002012-05-27T22:28:42.538+01:00I hear what you're saying. But my personal vie...I hear what you're saying. But my personal view is that too much time has passed for the Nazi association to be meaningful.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-82436589524105106902012-05-27T22:27:20.071+01:002012-05-27T22:27:20.071+01:00I'm a bit of a fan of the flashmob ever since ...I'm a bit of a fan of the flashmob ever since I saw video of the one in Barcelona. Done right, it can be a powerful propaganda weapon.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-922563472917637772012-05-27T22:06:20.259+01:002012-05-27T22:06:20.259+01:00Tha Nazi Torch relay, you mean? The last vestige o...Tha Nazi Torch relay, you mean? The last vestige of Hitler worship still allowed in public?Siônnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-7046367722479639392012-05-27T22:03:53.661+01:002012-05-27T22:03:53.661+01:00The Flashmob party outside Cleggs house,yesterday,...The Flashmob party outside Cleggs house,yesterday, appears to have ruffled a few feathers. Louse Mench, and others have been twitting about it all day!Siônnynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00021974709953206048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-30173424232583413162012-05-27T19:38:19.851+01:002012-05-27T19:38:19.851+01:00There will always be those who prefer to tug the f...There will always be those who prefer to tug the forelock and accept whatever is dished out to them. Quite why such people imagine they might win over others to the non-cause of mindless apathy remains a bit of a mystery.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-2425642247428219502012-05-27T19:35:49.345+01:002012-05-27T19:35:49.345+01:00Did you bother to read the final paragraph above?Did you bother to read the final paragraph above?Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-51589047056728767662012-05-27T19:24:56.973+01:002012-05-27T19:24:56.973+01:00Firstly can I just say that this is yet ANOTHER re...Firstly can I just say that this is yet ANOTHER reason for Scotland to re-gain its INDEPENDENCE A.S.A.P. Let's put these self centred, egotistical, numpty upstarts in their place!<br /><br />Secondly, the S.F.A. should tell Locoq to get tae f*** with their "No Saltire" instructions. Hampden is SCOTLAND'S national stadium. The Saltire flies there 365 days a year and naebody, not even Locoq, will tell us, Scotland, to remove OUR flag from OUR stadium.<br /><br />Thirdly, is anyone gathering up the egg collection for the iconic "hit Coe with an egg" competition? No doubt he WILL be attending at least one of the football games in Hampden.<br /><br />Fourthly, Can we all ensure that when the games are played at Hampden there is NO ONE sitting at either goal end. As every one knows there is a rather LARGE Saltire made out of the seat colours at each end. Let's see Locoq try and cover these "fixed" Saltires up. :D<br /><br />Lastly, I want nothing whatsoever to do with the ridiculous torch relay. Well at least I didn't. After the news of Locoq and their "ban the Saltire" I am now giving serious thought to the possibility of going out in my village and standing waving a Saltire as the torch and naff parade pass by. Let's see what they do about that! International incident anyone? :DArbroath1320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-65253277089318124762012-05-27T19:24:43.412+01:002012-05-27T19:24:43.412+01:00A flash mob? Did you guys learn nothing from your ...A flash mob? Did you guys learn nothing from your March on the BBC yesterday? People could not care less about such futile antics.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-9943531563198184892012-05-27T19:22:02.261+01:002012-05-27T19:22:02.261+01:00The SFA signed a lucrative contract for the use of...The SFA signed a lucrative contract for the use of their stadium. They could not care less what flag flies on the stadium for the duration of said contract. Only idiotic nationalists with too much time on their hands could find such ludicrous grounds for complaint.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-35692583597438765112012-05-27T19:19:29.085+01:002012-05-27T19:19:29.085+01:00I'd like to see that.I'd like to see that.Peter A Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14204261467942498747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-55351130161872665742012-05-27T18:20:56.491+01:002012-05-27T18:20:56.491+01:00A flash-mob of saltires outside the ground an hour...A flash-mob of saltires outside the ground an hour before the first event there would alert the world press to a possible story, wouldn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323167987164959411.post-5283454873734523962012-05-27T17:46:01.016+01:002012-05-27T17:46:01.016+01:00On a good day, I can walk a couple of hundred yard...On a good day, I can walk a couple of hundred yards. Just tell me where and when and I will walk to any protest against this abomination - anywhere. This is the ultimate insult by Unionists. And don't anyone tell me this is just an unforeseen consequence or I might just use my favourite, truly Scottish, word. PISH!bmc875https://www.blogger.com/profile/15623807544931612408noreply@blogger.com