particularly a cause for concern, as he remarked that 'it's just another song. I never knew the background of it all' (BBC TV, 1999a). 3.22     In 1994 a Rangers player allegedly wore a "Hang IRA Murderers" T-shirt during championship celebrations (Murray, 1998), whilst in 1996 Rangers' Charlie Miller was involved in a pub brawl after he had allegedly been singing sectarian songs. Television cameras have also witnessed Rangers players singing sectarian songs after and during matches [17] , whilst in 1999 Rangers vice-chairman Donald Findlay QC resigned after being filmed singing sectarian songs after his team's Cup Final victory. Findlay labelled his behaviour "a serious misjudgement" (BBC TV, 1999b). In particular, attention has been focussed on the political sympathies of former Rangers goalkeeper Andy Goram. During an Old Firm game in January 1998 Goram wore a black armband in memory of Billy 'King Rat' Wright, a member of the Loyalist Volunteer Force paramilitary group, who had recently been murdered by Republicans in Belfast's Maze Prison (Murray, 1998). Further controversy ensued in February 1999 when Goram (then of Motherwell) chose not to play in a match against Celtic, as it was thought he may come under particularly strong pressure from Celtic supporters due to recent publicity regarding his alleged links with the Ulster Volunteer Force [18] (Glenn, 1999). 4. Red Hands and marching bands: Football and the expression of social identity in Northern Ireland 4.1       This section examines patterns of support in Northern Ireland and, in particular, the Protestant ethos that