[????? ErraPolis™]

No, they have done bugger all but reduce atmosphere at games and stop songs being sung.

Im sorry but there are far deeper social issues to deal with. You try going past Bairds after a game or whenever when there is a live singer, and it will be pro-IRA, anti-Orange and anti-British tripe being sung by some daft wee guy on a mic.

Likewise you can go to other pubs on our side and singing happens too. They are trying to crack down on that too but it rarely happens.

Ending schools with religious basis is a start. Religious education should be looked at in Scotland and students should have more say in it and what they want to learn. Religion and education should not be combined.

The clubs can only contain people within a ground but its what happens at home that teaches people. I admit, ill sing songs in the boozer, ill come on here and crack 1690 jokes and so on, and i dont care - nor do i really mean any malice when i do so. My mum was born a Catholic (not practicing) and my dad a Protestant. I wasnt brought up to hate Catholics, i dont at all. I may not agree with aspects of their religion, but there are things i dont agree with in ALL religions, even my own. The fact that i like to learn and challenge what i learn doesnt make me a bigot.

I learned all the repetoire of Gers songs when i was younger going to games, singing about things i had no idea about. Now i do, do i still sing them? Not at games no, but if there was a good singsong in a boozer after a game, aye i would.

I wouldnt do it outside to antagonise some Celtic fans, unless it was my mates to wind them up.

I think in 30 years the game will be a bit more sterilised in terms of the religious divide so in that effect yes, i think it will work, but they are going totally the wrong way about it. Its a deeper social issue in Scotland than just stopping singing, its about educating kids properly, and that begins at home, and at school.