Originally Posted by Gods back
Great post Bob.So true but at the same time Celtic fans are not angels which the media portray them as.Watch any away game that there involved in and all the republican/ira songs start.
Anyway my interest in the Gers comes via my Granda who was a big fan most of his life.I always looked out for there results and liked to see them do well,even though i was being raised a red due to my dad and uncle.I started to take a real interest when Souness went there as manager,and now i try to get to 1/2 games a season.
It is all about the religious thing to 50% of people this side of the water though.No matter where you are you"ll see kids out dressed in Rangers/Celtic gear,and at the end of the day neither they or their parents who bought them could name the last starting 11 for either side.
There are a lot of genuine fans here as well though,i know lads who ever miss a game at Ibrox and some who never miss a game full stop,no matter where its played.
But as ive said the Reds are and always will be my first love!
PS Hope this helps Tom!
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Sorry If my post read that it was only Rangers Fans that where bitter that wasn’t what i was getting at
I was just relating my experience with both sets of fans at games I have attended
I am not that bothered about the songs that either set of fans sing after all they are only to wind the other lot up at the end of the day, and are no different to the Gary Neville songs etc down here, which are sung for the same effect.
It was just that on the one occasion i witnessed open hatred to others who they didn’t know just because of religion
That might be unfair as Priests and Nuns are a lot more easy to spot about the city than members of the Grand Orange Order and I’m sure if the Celtic fans had have seen a said member in top hat and Sash they would have been equally as bitter as there opposite numbers
But as i said great strides are being made and i remember the days when the chants of you black bastard could be heard every Saturday at football grounds around this country and we have been educated into a better mindset than then and it is very rear to hear any of that now and we all long for the day when all prejudices vanish from are grounds