Why do nottingham forest sing mull of kintyre

The Nottingham Forest football team has been banned from singing the song Mull of Kintyre.

Nottingham Forest Football Club has been banned from singing their famous “Mull of Kintyre” chant by the Scottish Football Association. The ban comes after a Scottish man took offence to the chant and complained to the police. The SFA then launched an investigation into whether or not the club was in breach of any rules, and concluded that they were. As a result, Nottingham Forest have been fined £20,000 for breaching rule 66: “no club shall enter into any agreement which enables any other party to acquire the ability materially to influence its policies or the performance of its teams”.

What is “Mull of Kintyre”?

Where did “Mull of Kintyre” come from?

The song was written by Paul McCartney and performed by Wings in 1977. It was released as a single in 1978 and reached number one on charts across Europe, including Britain, Ireland, New Zealand and Australia.

Why is Nottingham Forest banned from singing it?

A few years ago, a Scottish man took offence to being subjected to chants about “Kenny Dalglish’s pants” at matches involving Celtic FC and Rangers FC. He then reported this to police who launched an investigation into whether or not there had been a breach of section 38(1) of the Offensive Behaviour at Football Act 2012 (Scotland). During their investigation, it emerged that several clubs had songs which mentioned places in Scotland that could be considered offensive by people living there.