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Because aside from supporting Brighton, I am also a big follower of Celtic.
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Because aside from supporting Brighton, I am also a big follower of Celtic.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
why?
Because he likes to sing sectarian songs, then pretend he's never sung sectarian songs ever. Plus he's allergic to SOAP.
That's my guess.
Perry Milkins
Just a quiet guy.
Because he likes to sing sectarian songs, then pretend he's never sung sectarian songs ever. Plus he's allergic to SOAP.
That's my guess.
Thank gawd for that I thought it was because he suffered from 'snowblindness'!
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so why do you support celtic when you come from ireland?............... not because of BIGOTED religious reasons i trust ?
Tom Hark Preston Park
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ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
Yes, because I am into Repubican sectarianism. :thud:
Actually because being Irish growing up and living in Britain, I can very much identify with the history and basis of the club (founded by Irish immigrants in Glasgow to raise money), as well as its imagery and traditions (Irish songs, tricolours etc).
I am also a Republican when it comes to my views on Northern Irish politics, but this does not make me a bigot. I hate Rangers FC, not necessarily protestants or Unionists. Political views can be tied in with football (Celtic, Barca, Bilbao), why not? Bigotry is when that results in prejudices, abuse, violence. Supporting EITHER Old Firm side does not necessarily mean you are involved in bigotry.
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brighton bluenose
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Rangers had Catholics playing for them before Septic FC even came into existence ya daft cvnt!!
How about Septic supporters (and their players btw) singing songs about supporting the IRA - is that acceptable??!! Thats not an excuse - thats a fact, numbnuts!!
And as for leading 'the rest of Scotland to hate England' - what the fvck are you on about -Rangers fans are PRO the union whilst (in general) the so-called 'Tartan army' are not, -so you're talking shite (again)!
And as for aids and ebola - well you show you're own vile bigotry>
Prick of the highest order.
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Cian
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And singing songs about the UVF *is* acceptable then? 
Slough Seagull
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Why don't you follow Hibs? A club formed by Irish Catholics 13 years before Celtic but somewhat less successful...
Dandyman
In London village.
Founded by a RC Priest to keep the Irish poor out of Church of Scotland soup kitchens, actually.
That said, the rest of your post does make sense to me. I have a residual sympathy for Rangers because my maternal grandparents were Scots (and Presbytarian) who courted at Ibrox just after WW1. That does not mean, however, that I hate the Irish, Roman Catholics or Republicans as a group (although there are some individuals I'm not too keen on).
ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
Am well aware that Celtic were formed as a direct copycat of Hibs, and were what inspired Celtic due to their success. However I follow Celtic because of family traditions, Celtic are marketed more, have a bigger history etc etc, as well as to this day I would say have more maintained the Irish connection than Hibs.
And as someone who gives up so much money and time to follow the Albion, I am not going to be accused of glory hunting!
ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
Interesting spin on that. Not altogether false in that the Irish community wanted to be able to directly help its own poor, but I'd say it was to do more than that, and I don't think it's wrong for the Catholic community to want to look after its own! It also went into the idea of creating more of an Irish Catholic community in Glasgow.
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so lets be clear on this , tricolors , "irish songs" as you call them are ok , ( aside from fields of athenry which "irish" songs exactly do you mean ?) not bigoted at all and just an extension of your irish nationality ,via scotland and england of course, but union jacks and loyalist songs etc are bigoted hate filled rants , yeah ?
Would that not be writing them off?
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I heard Walter getting his excuses in BEFORE the match started by saying that the players were still tired from last season..................
Its all that parading about shouting about William of Orange I suppose
If that was true, then why the f*** does the rest of Scotland f***ing hate you?
Same goes for the bheggars. f***ing pair of numbnuts.
ATFC Seagull
Aberystwyth Town FC
f***ing hell mate steady on.
Firstly Celtic fans sing many traditional Irish songs aside from Fields of Athenry at both matches and particularly in pubs around the game, and even if it is just a couple, so what? If you want me to say "up the ra" etc, then sorry because that is not what I meant.
Secondly, at what point have I EVER said that union jacks and loyallist songs are "bigoted hate filled rants"?? Please answer that.
Tricolours and Irish songs are my identity and history, Union Jacks and Unionist songs are their history. Of course I don't like it, I disagree with it and it riles me, but I am in no position to complain - they have every right. If you mean loyallist "songs" such as UVF chants or the disgraceful "Where's Bobby Hammill?", then yes, they are "bigoted hate filled rants", in the same way as pro-violence chants from Celtic fans would be.
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granted you havent said that mate,i stand corrected on that, is bobby hamill the young kid who got his throat slit for wearing a celtic shirt whatever near a rangers pub ?and thirdly not sure what generation you are but get the impression you were born in ireland but brought up here, where does "your" culture and history end and your kids ,grandkids etc become english ? i do feel that we have vast swathes of people here with no loyalty or affiliation to this country, in fact i know we have ,not just irish but white south africans , africansand other people etc, i have sat in my next door neigbours living room watching an england wales rugby match and the active dislike of england from a room full of south africans was astonishing , i have been in pubs and talking to a friend of a friend who had an english accent told me how he loves when " you english cnuts lose" ( he was born and brought up here but was "irish" )