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Football is by far and away the biggest sport in this country and obviously a part of our culture
not sure what you mean urika
 
Urika Peece. said:
I thought it was a good first interview from a man who has been learning the English language for the past three months. He oozes football and the love of the game and it's the first time for eleven years when we have these type of people, who fully understand and yes, love, the game in charge of our club.
This type of language is not going to go down well with some around here though. Especially when he says football is in our culture.
It is for many of us obviously but for many in this city I'm afraid that language is like a red rag to a bull.
I like the fella already.
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I work with a lot of 'staunch' Rangers fans and I spoke to a few of them yesterday and told them the news.

I saw him play a few times myself but these lads to go every game and have done so for many moons...He was and still is very well thought of up here and there is genuine good feeling that he's came to our Club!!

Be prepared for the odd 'Jock ' accent among the Tigers faithful,especially at accessible away games.When McGregor,Aluko et al were at the Club there were a fair few came down to support,fair chance of that happening again.
 
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Ric Glasgow said:
I work with a lot of 'staunch' Rangers fans and I spoke to a few of them yesterday and told them the news.

I saw him play a few times myself but these lads to go every game and have done so for many moons...He was and still is very well thought of up here and there is genuine good feeling that he's came to our Club!!

Be prepared for the odd 'Jock ' accent among the Tigers faithful,especially at accessible away games.When McGregor,Aluko et al were at the Club there were a fair few came down to support,fair chance of that happening again.
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Hope so Ric, Hull has some strong links with Rangers.
 
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Hope so Ric, Hull has some strong links with Rangers.
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Why is that? I've seen a few people on Twitter getting excited about their results and stuff. Always just seemed weird to me but maybe there's a good reason? It's not a goddy or political thing is it?
 
PLT said:
Why is that? I've seen a few people on Twitter getting excited about their results and stuff. Always just seemed weird to me but maybe there's a good reason? It's not a goddy or political thing is it?
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Nothing to do with God or politics with me anyway..My paternal grandmother's brother(my great uncle) played for them .
 
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PLT said:
Why is that? I've seen a few people on Twitter getting excited about their results and stuff. Always just seemed weird to me but maybe there's a good reason? It's not a goddy or political thing is it?
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I could never support Celtic.
I could support Rangers.
Hull is very much seen as a Protestant city.
William of Orange is significant.

Whilst politics and religion are banned on here, I don’t think it is right to post much more on the subject only to say that thankfully the religious divide at those clubs is not reflected generally in Hull.
 
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Newland Tiger said:
Football is by far and away the biggest sport in this country and obviously a part of our culture
not sure what you mean urika
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Totally agree with you. Its the rugby league 'community' to which I refer. There is deep hatred of football and Hull City in this area from a small group of them. It goes back to the mid 70's, which is when I first realised that not everyone in Hull 'supports' our three professional clubs, or even the two sports. The animosity came in when Hull Fc rebranded themselves as Hull's Premier Club and it has simmered away in the back ground ever since. You must have heard Hull referred to as a rugby town ? Have you ever heard it referred to in the local media as a football city ?
Its an old argument that some say doesn't exist, but it does and our new manager is obviously unaware of this therefore his comments that football in the culture of the people of Hull will, given time, stoke the hornets nest.
 
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PLT said:
Why is that? I've seen a few people on Twitter getting excited about their results and stuff. Always just seemed weird to me but maybe there's a good reason? It's not a goddy or political thing is it?
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Pfft, I bet you wonder what everyone is celebrating every 4th of December too.

Hull was a puritan/protestant/parliament stronghold during the English Civil War which started with us closing the gates to King Charles. Struggles between royalists and parliament and Protestants and Catholics continued to the end of the century. In 1688 there was another rebellion against King Charles son King James called the Glorious Revolution in which William of Orange took the crown from James II. Hull being a staunchly Protestant town the people took the town from the Catholic Governor in support of King Billy which was celebrated for years afterwards as Town Taking Day and the King Billy statue erected. Hull's strong links with Protestant Holland played a part and the Dutch Prince of Orange was hailed as 'our great deliverer' which is written on the plinth.

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/hull-daily-mail/20211126/281814287133014
 
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Just thinking about our ex-Rangers strikers, between Hateley and Aluko we also had Daniel Cousin, the one who scored the famous goal that beat Arsenal, did he play with Shota at Rangers?
 
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DMD said:
Pfft, I bet you wonder what everyone is celebrating every 4th of December too.

Hull was a puritan/protestant/parliament stronghold during the English Civil War which started with us closing the gates to King Charles. Struggles between royalists and parliament and Protestants and Catholics continued to the end of the century. In 1688 there was another rebellion against King Charles son King James called the Glorious Revolution in which William of Orange took the crown from James II. Hull being a staunchly Protestant town the people took the town from the Catholic Governor in support of King Billy which was celebrated for years afterwards as Town Taking Day and the King Billy statue erected. Hull's strong links with Protestant Holland played a part and the Dutch Prince of Orange was hailed as 'our great deliverer' which is written on the plinth.

https://www.pressreader.com/uk/hull-daily-mail/20211126/281814287133014
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Interesting stuff. It doesn't make me want to have an allegiance in the modern day Glasgow football rivalry, but each to their own.
 
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