Dev - read my post again - where did I say a post or posts, where sh claimed that some posters were not real Celtic fans, was humourous? Maybe you should 'Lighten up"?
Here's what you said The point I was making was that SH is the most serious poster on here, you are telling people to "lighten up" but not SH, that seems a bit random.
I know exactly what I said. The context of the post, to which you decided to respond, was that it was one of a number of friendly exchanges with Pud. I stand by my statement in that post that I think some of sh's posts are humourous at times. You haven't answered my question. Additionally, where in my post did I tell "people to lighten up"?
Where it says "time to lighten up perhaps?". Oh I see that was just a random statement and it was a little "In joke" with Pud? Please therefore accept my sincere apologies.
No, it wasn't a "random statement" but a personal question to PUD - the use of the word "perhaps" and the question mark at the end would have been clues to the more discerning observer. (LOL) My post did not tell people to "lighten up" as I presume you now accept, given your heartfelt apologies - which I graciously accept! It seems to me that you have particular issues with sh (could this be what drew you to comment too hastily on my post before reading it properly or thinking about it?). However, I believe he is a sincere Celtic fan, entitled to his opinions, whether or not you, I or anyone else disagrees with them....after all aren't we all just part of the Celtic family - diverse and dysfunctional as that family may be?
I don't have any issues with Superhoops apart from the fact that he seems to talk an awful lot of drivel. By and large I have ignored his ramblings where others have mocked him, that has not stopped him making several unfounded allegations about me. (I'm guessing you missed them?) I have never denied "anyone" the right to an opinion, I may - in my opinionated way - have disagreed vehemently, but I do that in most situations where I am at odds with someone's opinion - whatever football team that individual happens to support. As for the "Celtic family", there is no such animal in my opinion, the fact that I happen to support Celtic does not mean I am part of any brotherhood, simply because there are Celtic fans who I would not choose to share a stadium with. I'm not for a moment suggesting that anyone on here falls into that category, merely that I don't take kindly to people making assumptions about whether or not I attend games (and can therefore be classsed as a "Real Fan"), and whether or not i'm actually a Rangers fan on the wind up.
Dev Advocate, I see you believe a family is an animal. That may be one reason why we may have different opinions of how we support our team. I am not surprise that you regard yourself as part of the Celtic animal, and hence feel out of touch with fellow supporters who are part of the family. Dev, you have often said that you are not a Rangers' fan but thinking you are part of an animal pact may have Celtic fans thinking elsewhere.
"The Celtic family" I abhor this phrase! I support Celtic - and have done all my life. Just because some random person and I support the same club; it does not mean that we are in anyway the same or are part of a "family". There are many Celtic fans that I have no interest in meeting, speaking to or being associated with in anyway! If any of them where actually part of my family (close or extended), I’m confident that me, my Mother, Father or Brother would have made sure that we were estranged from them!
I admit, I seem to have missed the alleged 'unfounded allegations' to which you refer so I don't know what that is about or the reason for it. I have, however, seen some of your more recent mutually derogatory exchanges. In any case, my post to Pud made absolutely no reference whatsoever to any posts containing such 'allegations'. I do know that from the very first moment sh started to post on this forum he has been subjected to a continuous torrent of insults and abuse from some other Celtic posters - to which some of the Rangers fans on here take great delight in adding their bile. It does not surprise me, therefore, that he has begun to respond with insults of his own. (That is not, in any way, to say that whatever he has said to annoy you is justified.) I am uncomfortable with claims that one regular poster or another is not a 'true' or 'real' Celtic supporter or fan because their views do not conform to the claimant's view of what constitutes such a supporter/fan. I am also uneasy when an insult-laden 'bandwagon' approach is taken against any poster who happens to have, what could be termed, a minority opinion (maybe that's what comes of being such a sensitive soul lol!) As for the Celtic 'family' concept which the club authorities themselves appear to like to propagate - I don't really have a problem with it as I do not think it is meant to be taken too literally. I admit that I have used the term with tongue firmly in cheek but I rather fancy that it is simply meant to convey that the club has a huge, diverse, following - a club open to all?
I'm doing an about face on SH, he is a wum. I suspect -as do many others -that he is at it. That's the only reason most people have been ridiculing him.
