Ex-Celtic star Alan Thompson reacts to Hoops bash IRA chant singing claims and insists 'I'm not sectarian'
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Celtic star Alan Thompson says he did not sing about the Irish Republican Army while firing up a crowd of Hoops fans at a Celtic fan event in Las Vegas.
The Record reported how Thompson was filmed dancing on stage, alongside fellow former player Bobby Petta and actors Martin Compston and Gianni Capaldi.
In footage widely shared across social media, the four were dancing to Daniel Boone's 1972 hit Beautiful Sunday at the NAFCSC Celtic Convention in Las Vegas and encouraging the crowd to get involved.
However, fans singing around them changed the lyrics of the song - adopted as an unofficial Hoops anthem - to "Irish Republican Army" and "IRA".Thompson, wearing a white shirt, was seen whipping up the crowd with his fellow stars while holding a pint glass aloft in the clip.The footage was met with furious backlash on social media.But the former midfielder has told the Record that he is not sectarian and did not change the lyrics as he sang - insisting that the choice of others to adapt the words was outwith his control.He told our reporter: "There's no need to comment."I had a great night with great people and none of us on stage ever have or ever will be sectarian."We can't control if other people change lyrics to a song.
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