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The bullied part was tongue in cheek and besides, I am sure I would remain quite unaffected by any of the nonsense that you choose to spout so warm up all you like!

Oh shit, i am being bullied on the internet by someone who comments on people's 'command of the english language' on a football forum. You live on the other side of the world. You are so far detached from what is going on in Scotland that your opinion is utterly worthless. I'm sure you feel you are kept well upto date by the other laptop loyal but in reality you do not have the foggiest. Cheerio then, please feel free to put me on 'ignore'.

I take onboard what you are saying but what about Nial McGinn, Paddy McCourt, Paul McBride and Trisha Godman who all received boms or bullets this year too!?

I am well aware that republicans have walks too, I don't recall seeing any sectarian ones though (although i guess we may have a difference in opinion when defining sectarian). Tut tut Boruc, he has blessed himself like that in every ground he has played in and it's not usually a problem, why would it be? Former rankers players from catholic countries have spoke out about being 'encouraged' not to bless themselves when coming out onto the pitch so as not to cause offence... Hideous! I have admitted that there are problems on 'both sides' but my point is that it is nowhere near the same scale, or is it? You tell me! I am well and truly in 2011, a time where the celtic staff and fans have bullets and bombs sent to them by bigots such as Neil Mckenzie and Tevor Muirhead and Bigots like John Wilson attack football managers pitchside. 2011 sure is great eh! Discalimer - All names are should have 'allegedly' bofore them...

I was hoping that would get a reaction. Yes there are bigots on 'both sides' but historically and still to this day, Scotland in parts has been a very hostile place for the catholic minority, those of Irish decent in particular. It simply isn't a case of 'both as bad as each other'. This season's hate campaign against the catholic footballers, a manager and some fans has proven this. In some parts of Scotland, it was impossible for catholics to get jobs in certain establishments such as banks upto the 1960's and still to this day the attitudes which breed this kind of hate are still reflected by a shocking amount of the public. Rangers as a club wouldn't employ a catholic to even cut the grass until the late 80's. Even in recent years there has been public outcry when a player blessed himself on the pitch at ibrox (a place which stopped selling Benedictine at it's bar when the new pope was announced). However in contrast, some of Celtic's greatest legends since the club's creation have been protestant, religion really isn't an issue for the club or 99% of it's fans. Institutions like the orange order have huge memberships in Scotland and like to display their triumphalism on the streets in huge numbers at any given opportunity and let's face it, organisations do not get anymore anti-catholic than the orange order. There is an endless list of these examples in Sottish society and I am well aware that there are bad folk on the 'other side' too but it is nowhere near this scale, it's barely comparable... Although i am quite open to being proven wrong! Sectarianism in Scotland has become a catch-all phrase used by the media who are scared to address the real issue in a country which would rather keep it's real issue well and truly under wraps.

Sorry, I didn't consider ''Do they still fiddle with kids?'' as a serious question / allegation. It didn't touch a nerve, it just made me think he was a w@anker.

W@nker

You're entitled to hate whoever you like, if that's the way you choose to be but in this instance it has gone way beyond that. These attacks and the hate campaign against Lenny cannot be considered anything other than such. Another poster on here mentioned something about the attacker the other night not being a rankers fan, again that is missing the point. This kind of bigotry is a problem throughout scotland and despite what our media tells us, it's is not entirely tied to the ''old firm''. What the Scottish govt are guilty of however, is not tackling anti-catholic bigotry at it's roots way before now and by not doing this they have created a landscape where these kind of sectarian hate campaigns can flourish and be swept under the carpet.

Ahhh right, so which Perth is that then? Surely not Australia? Very pro British of you to opt to live on the other side of the planet, I hope you don't bring up kids there and encourage them to be proud of their British roots Newton Mearns :: If they are the people, thank god that I am not!

I can't believe fully grown adults are gettin so wound up about a football manager cupping his ears when a crowd are booing!?! It reminds me of wolves and the lofty incident. I certainly don't go in for this 'both as bad as each other' shite. Tell me the last time a rankers player/manager/fan was sent a live bullet or a bomb because so far this year, as you are well aware they have been sent to; the manager, 2 players (obviously picked at random, nothing to do with their religion) and 2 high profile fans. Nice pic btw, where you from?

I really wish i had the time to reply to all of the misguided drivel that has been posted so far (some decent points made too - albeit sparingly) but unfortunately, unlike the rat who attacked lennon last night, i have something other than jeremy kyle and a bottle of white lightning to occupy my days. I will be back later though... Bolty out of interest, where do you live, bolton? When was the last time you were at ibrox, or even scotland for that matter? I'm just trying to get a measure of your angle.

That's a good point, I wonder what Coyle's take on this would be!? Him being a lifelong ''filth fan'' and all... Bolty, out of interest do you ''utterly despise'' Owen Coyle? Super John? Andy Walker?

You're way out of your element. The fact that you see this as an issue just about the guy's personality clearly proves that.

Which part did he bring on himself? The attack tonight, the death threats from terrorist organisations when he was a player or the live bombs etc?