Have they already forgotten the similar reception for the Welsh anthem at Windsor Park?

I know that does not justify what happened at Hampden, but a couple of things continue to puzzle me about anthems at Northern Ireland football matches.

If we are a Northern Ireland team, and want to wave Northern Ireland flags and wear Northern Ireland shirts, why do we want to sing a national rather than a Northern Ireland anthem?

We want to celebrate "our wee country" but when it comes to the anthem we are content being a constituent part of a larger kingdom.

Also, the phrase "no surrender" is linked with loyalism and is often found painted on walls in many working-class Protestant areas.

Yet this two-word phrase has been added by fans to the lyrics of the national anthem for years and shows no sign of being removed.

It has no place in God Save the Queen or any anthem.

Rather than nit-picking and complaining about others, can we all not try and show some respect to both our own and others' anthems?

Edison Olmy
Belfast