Give bigots the BLUES.Byline: By DARREN FULLERTON IRISH League champions Linfield are ready to tackle sectarianism - and hope to bring more families to Windsor Park This article refers to the home ground of the Northern Irish Football Club. For other uses of Windsor Park, see Windsor Park (disambiguation). Windsor Park is the home ground of the Northern Irish football club, Linfield FC, in Belfast. . Blues boss David Jeffrey David Jeffrey is a former Northern Irish footballer who played for Linfield, he is now team manager. He was previously a captain of Ards. In the 2005/2006 season Jeffrey guided Linfield to a clean sweep of domestic trophies. , players and staff have signed up to the new True Blues project. Jeffrey said the singing of inappropriate songs by a small section of supporters at Windsor is "offensive" to his team. He added: "We are a mixed family at Linfield and when you offend one of us you offend all of us. "If you hurt one of my players you hurt me. And if you hurt me, you hurt Linfield football club. "From this day forth I want everybody to be clear. Don't sing anything that hurts my players and harms this club." Linfield striker Glenn Ferguson Glenn Ferguson (born 10 July 1969) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing for Irish Premier League club Linfield. Ferguson has scored over 450 goals in Irish football, and also been capped by Northern Ireland. added: "Some of our [Catholic] players say it doesn't bother them, but that can't be true. Deep down they feel it. It is offensive, so it is vital we stamp this out completely." IFA community relations 1. The relationship between military and civilian communities. 2. Those public affairs programs that address issues of interest to the general public, business, academia, veterans, Service organizations, military-related associations, and other non-news media entities. officer Michael Boyd said: "Linfield teams at all levels have Catholics and Protestants playing together. With the backing of supporters the True Blues project can help create a more family orientated culture at Linfield games." Rangers were fined last season after fans sang The Billy Boys at a Champions League clash with Villarreal in March and Uefa are set to keep a close eye on the Irish League this season. CAPTION(S): TACKLING HATRED: Linfield' manager David Jeffrey, centre, with players and staff at campaign launch |
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