The Stands
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| Active until | 2005 |
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| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Origin | Liverpool |
| United Kingdom | |
| Members | Howie Payne |
| Steve Pilgrim | |
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| ID | 615985 |
About The Stands
The Stands were an English alternative rock band, formed in 2002 in Liverpool. The band was composed of singer-songwriter Howie Payne, guitarist Luke Thomson, bassist Dean Ravera and drummer Steve Pilgrim. They released two albums, before Pilgrim and Thomson left the band following the release of their second album.
Refund calls as smoke 'blocks' Edgbaston fireworks display
... Hundreds of people filled The Stands in anticipation for the show...
Teenage girl 'sexually assaulted' during football match
... " PyrotechnicsThe game has already attracted attention because it had to be let off a large number of flares in The Stands...
Rio Ferdinand racially abused: Staffordshire fan guilty
... The Crown Prosecution Service said he was captured on CCTV making racist gestures that several witnesses saw from The Stands...
Who are the Celtic fan group the Green Brigade?
... In addition to the choreographed banner displays in The Stands (known as tifos), the group often bring drums, encourage singing and use pyrotechnics...
Celtic fans defy club appeal over Palestinian flag display
... Some fans are happy to follow the football alone, but others want to be associated with an entity where their views on other matters can be shared in solidarity, in The Stands, supporters buses or in social clubs...
Sir Bobby Charlton: Fans gather to remember Man Utd legend
... " I started watching United in the 1980s - about 10 years after he had finished playing - but his name was still chanted in The Stands...
By-elections: Is it back to the 1990s for Keir Starmer's Labour?
... Brian Jenkins, who won the Tamworth by-election in 1996, was alongside Sir Keir in The Stands this morning, to cheer Sarah Edwards, the new town s new Labour MP...
The incredible power of blue LEDs
... People in The Stands held their phones up, creating a sea of star-like speckles in the crowd...
Who are the Celtic fan group the Green Brigade?
The Green Brigade is a self-styled " ultras" group of Celtic Fans known for banner displays and chanting.
The Group , which occupies part of the north curve of Celtic Park , organises choreographed displays known as tifos and encourages singing during matches.
In recent years, The Green Brigade has been increasingly vocal on non-football related issues.
Some members have had their season tickets withdrawn by Celtic after a " serious escalation" in unacceptable behaviour.
Who are The Green Brigade?The Green Brigade is made up of about 1,000 Celtic Fans - 250 of whom are officially registered with Celtic as being part of The Green Brigade Supporters' Club.
This is how Celtic will know which season tickets to suspend during the newly-announced indefinite ban.
The Group has season tickets in the Rail Seating Section- essentially a standing Area - of the north curve of Celtic Park .
The Green Brigade was formed in 2006 in an attempt to improve the atmosphere during match-days. In addition to the choreographed banner displays in The Stands (known as tifos), The Group often bring drums, encourage singing and use pyrotechnics.
According to The Group 's own website, The Green Brigade is " notoriously difficult for Fans to join".
Members often keep their identities hidden, with their faces being blurred in photos posted online. In the same vein, The Group recently said that no members have or will speak to the " mainstream British press" about " the current situation" - Referencing the withdrawal of tickets.
The Group also describe themselves as anti-fascist and left-wing.
They are often associated with supporting causes such as Irish Republicanism and supporting Palestine.
Other Scottish football clubs also have their own " ultra" groups.
Rangers have groups such as The Union Bears while in Edinburgh you'll find the Gorgie Ultras, a group of Hearts' Fans , and Block Seven made up of Hibernian supporters.
Not all Celtic Fans , or season ticket holders, share the views of The Green Brigade.
Why have they been banned?Some members of The Green Brigade have had their season tickets withdrawn indefinitely, adding to an existing ban on them purchasing tickets for away games, which essentially means they have been banned from attending Celtic matches.
The Move follows The Green Brigade recently defying pleas by.
But The Club said the indefinite ban had been sparked by a series of incidents at other games over an extended period of time.
These included;
Previous controversiesThis is not the First Time The Green Brigade have been banned from Celtic Park .
In 2013, The Club temporarily closed Section 111 in the football stadium, which was home to The Green Brigade,
This ban came around The Time Celtic Fans caused £10,000 worth of damage to the away end at Fir Park following a match against Motherwell.
A total of 128 members of The Green Brigade who were at the away game, while those not in attendance had their seats in Celtic Park relocated, for a total of Nine Months .
They were welcomed back during the 2014/15 football season after discussions with The Club .
In 2010, The Group made headlines after protesting against.
Members displayed a banner which read: " Your deeds would shame all The Devils In Hell . Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan. No bloodstained poppy on our Hoops. "
Celtic issued an apology for any offence caused.
The Club was also after Fans displayed an offensive anti-monarchy banner following the death of Queen Elizabeth Ii .
Many Celtic Fans have long had an affiliation with the Palestinian cause, with Uefa fining The Club in 2014 after Fans waved Palestinian flags during a match against Iceland's KR Reykjavik.
The Green Brigade chose to display The Flag Once Again during their team's 2016 Champions League qualifier against Israeli side, Hapoel Beer-Sheva - a move which landed The Club a £8,600 fine. Celtic later closed the Area of the stadium occupied by The Green Brigade for a 2017 Champions League qualifier against Rosenborg.
Charity work
Following the Uefa fine, The Green Brigade launched a campaign aiming to " match the fine for Palestine" and raised £8,600 for charities operating in the country like Medical Aid for Palestine and the Aida Refugee Camp.
Their relationship with the Aida Refugee Camp continues, with The Group helping to fund a Football Academy within The Camp .
Green Brigade members also pride themselves in putting Celtic at The Heart of the community within Glasgow's East End .
For The Past 10 Years The Group , have organised an annual foodbank collection which this year raised £12,293 to be donated to six different foodbanks.
Source of news: bbc.com
