Celtic star Anthony Stokes reprimanded over Real IRA links after attending memorial for murdered leader

How come we never hear about crazy uk fans threatening clubs like liverpool for having a New England Bostonian owner...the Yanks have made the UK look like idiots several times since 1775 including the war of 1812, or when they prevented the confederates from trading with the brits or when the hired the fighting Irish for the civil war or when they leased bases in the UK and put the UK into severe debt for 65 years and so on. Oh because its not British policy because they would get there ass kicked.

pilib04-SAD

anglo-norman, you an Erica Jong fan? I would never have guessed it.

pilib04- Another man under the bed

Finally something that can be agreed upon. Clearly Stokes can offer sympathy to family and friends of Ryan. Just don't go overboard with the twitter and such. I believe that Lennon received a bullet in the post. Such threats by the pro-brit deathsquads continue to this day. Heard that Pete Robinson and Naomi Long both received threats the other day over the flag nonsense. The thing about the Celtics are their diverse fan base that blends provos with dissidents along with blue shirts and ff. If you like rebel songs you are going to love a Celtic home match. Of course Seano is correct, Stokes can attend any funeral/memorial service he chooses. He just needs to remember that the blue shirts are watching him in collusion with the mob.

seanomelb- The man under the bed...

Boston. What had Hitler and Ryan got in common ?

true to the history of a people so terrorized by glorious Empire whose dealing in humans boggles the mind. Genocidal Famine masters must not be reminded of their slaving/convict shipping ways Cromwell and Saxon Hitler is in their genes. Let free speech reign. Play ball .

true to the history of a people so terrorized by glorious Empire whose dealing in humans boggles the mind. Genocidal Famine masters must not be reminded of their onical

I do believe he would go to Hitlers Funeral if he were his friend also. With friends like this who needs enemies.

Stokes has every right to attend the funeral of any individual he likes a plague on the naysayers.

The problem is that Celtic has a hisotry of receiving anti-Catholic violence. Lennon himself received a "nail bomb". This does not need to be "blown up" into a major distraction. It is called common sense. Ryan was a friend. However, be low key about your respect. Do not confligrate a renewed civil war in Scotland.

Fair play to Stokes in not denying his friend.