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(a member of a sect or faction, especially one who is bigoted in his adherence to its doctrines or in his intolerance towards other sects \u2013 On line Dictionary)<\/p>\n
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No one could argue once the association of Fenian with Catholicism was confirmed by football\u2019s governing body UEFA that The Billy Boys was in fact sectarian. Well they could, and some still would argue, but the point is somebody in power outside Scotland ruled TBBs had no place in football on sectarian grounds. This was the first \u201cGotcha\u201d in that there was no way out, well apart from ongoing defiance that eventually led to sufficient punishments that made the singers realise they were only hurting their club. They were however one set of unhappy bunnies (or in this case Bears).<\/p>\n
The next \u201cGotcha\u201d was probably unique in football rivalry history in the sense of being a Gotcha own goal. The same mindset that found some sort of odd meaning for their lives in reveling in offering violence to Catholics, changed tack and decided if they could not continue to offer ill will and malice to Fenians in their country, they could at least wish them Bon Voyage (in the worst possible taste). They came up with The Famine Song whose lyrics, apart from taking offensiveness\/ill will\/malice to new depths also managed to cross the line of what constitutes racism.<\/p>\n
As I recall the argument that the Irish in Scotland at whom it was aimed\u00a0 were not in fact members of a race (don\u2019t laugh) \u00a0was not pushed with any real vigor in Scotland. The defense of the singers was more on the lines of it was only banter, the case put forward by some in the media was it was just a \u00a0ditty vacant<\/p>\n