Rangers

[HughJars]

Keep those fingers in your ears Shug lad.

No-one cares, which is why we detest the former old firm equally. As an example, when I was in 4th year, many many years ago I admit, we had a French exchange teacher over, and she was asking the class if we were catholic or protestant, one lad said he was catholic, went round the room, most had no idea.

I thought for a while and came to the conclusion I was a catholic, becasue I was christened, and my parents had once upon a time went to church. I just thought going to church meant you were catholic, had no concept of "protestant", and this at 15 years old.

Means nothing up here. Obviously I am better informed now, I just think all religion is utter ****.

 

[Dodger]

No-one cares, which is why we detest the former old firm equally. As an example, when I was in 4th year, many many years ago I admit, we had a French exchange teacher over, and she was asking the class if we were catholic or protestant, one lad said he was catholic, went round the room, most had no idea.

I thought for a while and came to the conclusion I was a catholic, becasue I was christened, and my parents had once upon a time went to church. I just thought going to church meant you were catholic, had no concept of "protestant", and this at 15 years old.

Means nothing up here. Obviously I am better informed now, I just think all religion is utter ****.

I am 100 % with you re religion but to say the problems do not exist outside of Glasgow is frankly laughable.

I used to think it was just the 2 teams that induldged in the religious crap until I started travelling away from home and I can 100% say that Tynecastle was as bad as Ibrox for religious abuse,Aberdeen a close 2nd with Perth being the least vile...as a Proddy I have to say I laughed and some of the accusations and still do.

It's a huge problem in the country and one which will take an age to make in roads into sadly.

 

[chris661]

You said you'd been in Aberdeen many times, yet you won't find that **** here at all, which was the point you tried making.

No it wasnt, your broad sweeping statement said it was confined to Glasgow. I said it wasnt then you asked about Aberdeen. Get your facts straight before trying to twist my words.

 

[DCB]

I can remember being asked why I had started a particular guy in a new job, after all, he had been seen in a Republic of Ireland top at the weekend.

Somewhere along the line, my East coast upbringing had allowed me to forget the most important question at an interview.... 'what school did you go to?'

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Glasgow area....definately.
The rest of Scotland......definately not.

Thankfully it is slowly sinking into the cesspit but there will always be a few 20 stone bald headed toothless diehards who will carry on the 'tradition'

 

[chris661]

Glasgow area....definately.
The rest of Scotland......definately not.

Thankfully it is slowly sinking into the cesspit but there will always be a few 20 stone bald headed toothless diehards who will carry on the 'tradition'

Ayrshire is rife for it. It is probably fair to say it is predominately a west coast thing but to say it is entirely confined to Glasgow is at best a mistruth.

 

[Dodger]

Glasgow area....definately.
The rest of Scotland......definately not.

Thankfully it is slowly sinking into the cesspit but there will always be a few 20 stone bald headed toothless diehards who will carry on the 'tradition'

Outwith football stadia the East is pretty much clear of problems,not so the West.....inside football stadia throughout the country it is rife...still.

 

[Doon frae Troon]

Chris
I live in rural South Ayrshire. Our local pub has both sets of OF fans in when an OF game is on, never any bother in fact it is quite pally.
Mind you they don't go in wearing their shirts as it is quite a select area.
Not an issue here at all.

 

[Iaing]

I live in urban East Ayrshire and there's always bother in the pubs and streets when an OF game's been on the telly. You can set your watch in anticipation of the 2 tones starting just after the game ends.

 

[chris661]

Chris
I live in rural South Ayrshire. Our local pub has both sets of OF fans in when an OF game is on, never any bother in fact it is quite pally.
Mind you they don't go in wearing their shirts as it is quite a select area.
Not an issue here at all.

I highlighted the relevant part there. Look up Kilwinning on wiki and have a look at the mother lodge part of the page. I remember being chased from a town in ayrshire after playing football for my school many years ago so don't tell me it isnt a problem.

 

[chris661]

I live in urban East Ayrshire and there's always bother in the pubs and streets when an OF game's been on the telly. You can set your watch in anticipation of the 2 tones starting just after the game ends.

We have a pub here called the wolfe tone and I can remember sitting in it watching an OF game in walks two fellas with rangers tops on, I thought to myself these two guys are going to get lynched with the fruitcakes in this place but the barman lamped a regular and told everybody that their money was as good as anybody's :rofl:

 

[Yer Maw]

Sadly the bigotry does exist as a way of life in the West though that includes most of Central Scotland over to Falkirk. The Est manages to keep it to the potted glory hunter Old Firm fans who travel from as far as Aberdeen every weekend.
Sadly, the demise of Rangers may do more to quell this bigotry nonsense more than any government has in the last decade of lip service effort.
Has the police service changed as it used to be the running joke about masonic handshakes to get in??

 

[munro007]

Sadly the bigotry does exist as a way of life in the West though that includes most of Central Scotland over to Falkirk. The Est manages to keep it to the potted glory hunter Old Firm fans who travel from as far as Aberdeen every weekend.
Sadly, the demise of Rangers may do more to quell this bigotry nonsense more than any government has in the last decade of lip service effort.
Has the police service changed as it used to be the running joke about masonic handshakes to get in??

No chance. Its a way of life.

 

[Iaing]

Does anyone else find it a bit ironic ( and perhaps a bit sinister ) that the vote on whether the newco goes in the first division takes place on the 12th of July. :mmm:

 

[chris661]

Sadly the bigotry does exist as a way of life in the West though that includes most of Central Scotland over to Falkirk. The Est manages to keep it to the potted glory hunter Old Firm fans who travel from as far as Aberdeen every weekend.
Sadly, the demise of Rangers may do more to quell this bigotry nonsense more than any government has in the last decade of lip service effort.
Has the police service changed as it used to be the running joke about masonic handshakes to get in??

Did they ever follow through on the proposals to get judges to declare if they were a member of secret organisations? It was in the pipeline when I left Scotland.

Nothing like keeping this on track though is there

 

[Dodger]

Does anyone else find it a bit ironic ( and perhaps a bit sinister ) that the vote on whether the newco goes in the first division takes place on the 12th of July. :mmm:

I feel another march coming on.

 

[Iaing]

Their feet must be getting sore by now ! :rofl:


Anyway. To try and get back on topic.
What did everyone make of the newco's public apology?
As expected, I thought it sounded grudging and threatening with the talk of Scottish football looking into an abyss.
I would say it was more the newco who were facing the abyss.

 

[Dodger]

Their feet must be getting sore by now ! :rofl:


Anyway. To try and get back on topic.
What did everyone make of the newco's public apology?
As expected, I thought it sounded grudging and threatening with the talk of Scottish football looking into an abyss.
I would say it was more the newco who were facing the abyss.

Lip service pish Iain,nothing more.Sorry? My erse they are.

 

[bigslice]

No chance. Its a CASUAL way of life.

fixed lol

 

[munro007]

What you like :rofl: