Peter Martin: Celtic fans who disrupt poppy silence harm the club
On The Football Show, Peter Martin said Celtic fans who disrupt the minute's silence for the poppy should stay outside, turn their back or stay quiet.
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On The Football Show, Peter Martin condemned Celtic fans who disrupt the minute's silence held for the poppy each year, saying their behaviour harms the club's name.
Martin argued that supporters who disagree with the silence have other options open to them. In his view, anyone who objects should stay outside, turn their back or stay quiet, out of respect for those who died in war.
His argument separated disagreeing with the silence from disrupting it. Turning their back or staying quiet would allow fans who object to make their position clear without interrupting a moment that others in the ground are observing.
The club's name
The core of Martin's criticism was the damage he believes the disruption does to Celtic. He said the actions of the fans involved harm the club's name. Because the disruption happens each year, he argued, the issue returns every time the minute's silence comes round.