A ride to the shore...

Ok--like yesterday I prepared one blether mentally about the car park at a local grocery store. Yesterday was a perfect day and many stopped to pick up picnic or bbq supplies and beer, soda and ice. Who cares right, well ok fair enough, but it was the fact that because so many were just running in for one or two items, i saw many young people parking in the handicapped spaces. However whilst i was forming the tirade i was gonna say, I had the radio on Clyde 1 i believe, and I want to commend the radio presenter though i did not catch his name. A woman of a certain age called in and was saying she didn't understand all the hoopla over singing at football games. Initially she seemed reasonable, until the presenter asked her what songs she meant for example. He suggested a few that of course no thinking person would sing anymore. She immediately took umbrage with the old saw of "If i pay for my ticket, I can do as I like.". Freedom of speech is one thing, but inciting the type of violence football games are famous for is another. The presenter pointed out the embarrassment at European games when the fans disrespect each other and the nation they are a guest in..
She then pointed out "who do these sectarian songs offend?" Well if they offend anyone they are capable of inciting violence so wouldn't she rather sing a song like "Hail Hail  the Celts are here!" or a similar Rangers supporters song.To which she replied a determined NO!
I was horrified about this encounter and told my hubby when he returned to the car. He told me that security can ask any fan to leave for any reason. So Mrs phone-in caller, paid ticket or no, the times have changed and you will conform to the rules of decent people or you may have to watch from home.

Does football need supporters ticket money? of course but there is a limit-and religious songs that offend are no more welcome than throwing bananas on the field. People have a right to be, and you must let them. Case closed.
God bless.