Fair Play Anne Budge

[Carheenlea]

“I think I saw it as important to speak out. Others talk about it privately but then say nothing publicly. I couldn’t do that. I had said that was what the club was going to stand for so I couldn’t just brush it under the carpet."
Hearts owner Ann Budge on tackling bigotry in the game:

http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.co...otry-1-3927093

[Keith_M]

Where's her condemnation of the Bigots in her own Club's support?


She's quick enough to attack Celtc Fans for their bigotted views and behaviour so maybe it's about time she looked closer to home.

[3pm]

Her view on yesterday's post match rammy by blazing squad at the PBS should be interesting.

[3pm]

And I'll be praising them for nowt.

[B.H.F.C]

There is enough of a media love in about anything she says without us adding to it. No praise for anything that comes out of that club from me.

[givescotlandfreedom]

She criticised the bigotry of another team's supporters. Wowsers
Another embarrassing free advert from the piss poor Evening News.

[cabbageandribs1875]

oh looky, it's the hertz press office(the evening jambo) doing an article on, ermm...hertz

[Kato]

As someone who can talk the talk but also walk the walk,

I've yet to hear talk the talk re - her own fans. "Billy Boys" still sung on a regular basis at their pit of a ground.

swapping loan company Wonga for Save the Children as shirt sponsor

More lies from the EEN, Save The Children don't sponsor Hearts, they've been paid to allow Hearts to put their logo on their strips.

[Mikey09]

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She criticised the bigotry of another team's supporters. Wowsers
Another embarrassing free advert from the piss poor Evening News.

You can close the thread as this post is bang on...

[Hibrandenburg]

Hearts will never rid celtic of their bigots, celtic will have to do that on their own. If she really meant what she says then she'd have started at home, funny there's no mention of that though.

[cabbageandribs1875]

the EEN should really show their true colours....bring back the pink, only this time make it the mon-fri editions

[jdships]

Touch of hypocrisy here I'm afraid
Remember " Gorgie Loyals " are still around
She is and always has been one to push agendas for her own gain !!
Don't trust her at all

[Thecat23]

Get her own house in order first, before giving it the "we are great" speech.

[ekhibee]

I actually quite like listening to Anne Budge, IMO she does speak a lot of sense, a bloody sight more than her predesessor anyway. But a few folk on here are quite right, Hearts should deal with their own trash before they start banging on about others.

[Kojock]

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Get her own house in order first, before giving it the "we are great" speech.

Exactly Budgie clean the **** out your own nest first before trying to clean the others.

[Pete]

Can't find fault with any of that. I certainly don't think she is ignoring the morons at Hearts either.

[hibs0666]

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Touch of hypocrisy here I'm afraid
Remember " Gorgie Loyals " are still around
She is and always has been one to push agendas for her own gain !!
Don't trust her at all

Is that the same or different to the heart of Midlothian flute band that pollutes Gorgie and dalry every so often?

[marinello59]

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Can't find fault with any of that. I certainly don't think she is ignoring the morons at Hearts either.

She isn't. She has spoken out against the bogota in her own support on the past. In fact this is a quote from the article that everybody here has apparently read.

'"And why she has taken a firm stance on the potentially explosive issues of sectarianism and social misconduct, condemning unsavoury sections of the Celtic support as well as an element of her own club’s."

[NAE NOOKIE]

There's nothing wrong with someone ( anyone ) in the game with the intent of trying to swim against the 'its aye been, what do you expect us to do about it?' tide that has pervaded Scottish football for far too long. But if you are going to be the one to do it you have to prove that you can clean up your tip first..... over to you Budgie.

[green day]

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Can't find fault with any of that. I certainly don't think she is ignoring the morons at Hearts either.

If this story had come out of Easter Road the day after some of our fans had stoned a bus, you can be sure the incident would be front and centre.

EEN and Hearts - made for each other.

As for Budge, until she removes the bigots from her own ground, she should STFU.

[Aldo]

She only has to have a wee listen to her own against Smellic and i wonder if she'll have selective hearing that night.

[Sergey]

Lest we forget...

[Waxy]

What next.They'll get sponsored by save the children or the likes.Reckon they feel guilty about something.

[Betty Boop]

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Lest we forget...

Check out the Red Hand and Union Jack stuck on the gym hall wall.

[Famous Fiver]

......and remember this is the woman who owns Hearts lock stock and barrel, got it for a pittance, is charging the believers an arm and a leg for her support, and has not tried to pay a penny back to all the businesses (and charities) stiffed by that disgrace of a club.

I await her condemnation of the supporters who dragged them even further into the mud yesterday.

I'll not hold my breath.

[NAE NOOKIE]

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Lest we forget...

I've got their album ....... 'Dark side o' the toon'

[Carheenlea]

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Can't find fault with any of that. I certainly don't think she is ignoring the morons at Hearts either.

That was how I read it, but going by the posts on here most disagree.
I'm not in the habit of handing out praise to anything to do with Hearts, but in this instance I felt it was a refreshing change to some of the nonsense spouted by her predecessors. I'm 45 so don't recall anything other than obnoxious individuals as Hearts chairmen.

[Mikey09]

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She isn't. She has spoken out against the bogota in her own support on the past. In fact this is a quote from the article that everybody here has apparently read.

'"And why she has taken a firm stance on the potentially explosive issues of sectarianism and social misconduct, condemning unsavoury sections of the Celtic support as well as an element of her own club’s."

I did read it thanks. It's easy to "Condemn" your own support... Doing something about there vile, bigoted behavior is another thing completely. She slaughtered the Celtic support and gave a wee "our fans are no angels" quote. What has she done about them?! I'll tell you.. Hee haw. Yet she batters on about other clubs and how they should follow her example of how to run a football club?! Here's an idea Ann... Start at the top of that creditors list, you know the one where your wonderful example of a club shafted ordinary working people and businesses for millions, and start paying them back one by one. Then get yer bigoted support into order. At that point I will listen to your advice on what's best for scottish football. Until then I'll pass on your advice.

[Jack Hackett]

Pot Kettle Black......Oh! and a wee bit of sanctimonious publicity

[hibsbollah]

I liked the things she said to be honest. She IS condemning her own support at times.