Statement from the Disabled Celtic Supporters about smoke bombs.

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Statement from the Disabled Celtic Supporters about smoke bombs.

Postby Joe O'Rourke » Fri Dec 07, 2012 1:47 pm

CDSA Statement on Phosphorus Flares

After the recent incident at Tynecastle when a flare was thrown amongst Celtic supporters the CDSA felt it had to speak out about this.

We appeal to those people who bring flares to games, and those who know people that do, to stop and think of the consequences as you have no control over the direction that the smoke will go.

Many of our members have respiratory illnesses or respiratory limitations because of their disabilities including at least one member who is on a portable ventilator. If any of these Celtic Supporters, including myself, were to inhale a small amount of the smoke there would be extremely serious health repercussions which would come on very quickly.

We do not want to find a disabled Celtic supporter, or any other supporter, hospitalised because of someone's idea of fun. And we certainly do not want to find that it takes a fatality before this practice stops.

So we appeal to you, don't let this happen to your fellow Celtic supporters.

Please pass this on to any relevant group or organisation you think may have an interest in this message.

Regards

Peter Joyce

Chairman
Celtic Disabled Supporters Association (CDSA)

Peter@celticdsa.co.uk [URL="http://www.celticdsa.co.uk"]www.celticdsa.co.uk[/URL:c1fdeac0]
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The Celtic Supporters Association

The Celtic Supporters Association was the idea of Willie Fanning whose dream became a reality back in September 1944.

These were dark days on and off the pitch with the Second World War still raging and in comparison to those horrors rather more trivialy Celtic were not providing much joy to its supporters and defeat was a regular experience. Indeed the idea of a supporters association came to 27-year-old Willie while watching the Bhoys get thrashed 6-2 at Hamilton.

Willie decided to write to the Daily Record calling on fellow Celtic fans interested in establishing a supporters club to get in touch. A total of 14 people replied. Consequently a meeting was arranged at St Mark's and St Paul's Hall, Chester Street in Shettleston. The meeting proved to be a success - a provisional committee was installed and Willie was elected as President.

By the time of the second meeting at the A.O.H. Hall in Alexandria Parade in Townhead the word had spread. The hall was packed and car loads of supporters from across Glasgow and beyond eager to attend created a traffic jam along the parade.

A constitution was drawn up which allowed the new organosation to become an amalgamation of supporters clubs. Within 12 months membership had rocketed to 700 and the association had won the official endorsement of Celtic FC who handed over the responsibility of distributing match tickets to affiliated branches of the CSA.

The CSA remains a strong and influential body. Apart from following Celtic in massive numbers it has a social club in Glasgow and its annual Supporters Rally is a highlight in the Celtic calendar.

True to the traditions of Celtic FC the CSA also has a proud and continued ethos of raising funds for charity.


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