Proof of my theory on smaller SPL clubs

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that and the fact that ggow is the 3rd biggest city in scotland and there is a big populace - no doubt both supports have religious roots - not sure thats the same as bigotry though

and the point about the signings policy isnt really valid medro - celtic were set up by an rc but very quickly became open to all - rangers were open to all and yet, for a period, became open only to some

its done and dusted now
 
C3LT1C said:
IMO Celtic and Rangers are as big as they are due to inbred contempt of each other (fans that is, not the clubs).

Like has already been stated, Rangers were found simply as a sporting institution for all the right reasons, Celtic as a charity for the Irish Catholic immigrants who fled to Glasgow. This all went fine until the Protestants felt an uprising in Catholicism in Glasgow.

Over the next 80-90 yrs Rangers were referred to as the Protestant Club and Celtic the Catholic Club. Nothing unites peoples hatred of each other more than Religion. While most believe that this is all said and done since Rangers abolished the unwritten policy of refusing to sign Catholic players, it is still there on BOTH sides of the divide. Otherwise we would not be having new anti bigotry laws introduced into Scotland, or reading in the papers every other day about another Sectarian attack on an Old Firm fan.

It is this hatred and contempt that has propelled both clubs to try and out do the other, in the process building strong foundations and owners inputting large amounts of cash to ensure the job gets done on the field. David Murray admitted, he would spend whatever it took to win the Champs League. This due to Celtics own personal 'Big Cup' win in the 60's, which obviously ate away at Murray, never having seen it in the Ibrox dressing room.

You just have to look at how both clubs still try to out do each other at every turn in order to pander to the fans that love to hate the other more than they love there own. Not all fans subscribe to this pettiness, but it does make up a very large part of our respective clubs support.
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That's right sectarianism in Glasgow was started by the Prods.

I'm sure it went both ways back then as it does now.

<doh>
 
Great Britain as a whole was a Bigoted Island, resulting in the banning of Catholicism by QE1. 90% of the population were Protestant at the demand of the Queen. So i would think that the majority saw Catholics as outlaws and against the crown (sound familiar?) so when more and more came from Ireland, then it was against the normal way of doing things, even tho Catholicism was no longer outlawed, it was still not as openly practiced as it is today, and was still frowned upon my the majority.

No it was not the Protestants fault that Sectarianism started in Glasgow, it was the in grained teachings passed down from the days when being a Catholic was looked upon the same as devil worship.
 
C3LT1C said:
Great Britain as a whole was a Bigoted Island, resulting in the banning of Catholicism by QE1. 90% of the population were Protestant at the demand of the Queen. So i would think that the majority saw Catholics as outlaws and against the crown (sound familiar?) so when more and more came from Ireland, then it was against the normal way of doing things, even tho Catholicism was no longer outlawed, it was still not as openly practiced as it is today, and was still frowned upon my the majority.

No it was not the Protestants fault that Sectarianism started in Glasgow, it was the in grained teachings passed down from the days when being a Catholic was looked upon the same as devil worship.
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Pretty naive of you to think that hatred only went one way.

You are of course aware back then that there were Irish Catholics that despised the British & Protestants.
 
the majority of irish arriving in the west of scotland away back then couldn't speak english, so factories and works in and around glasgow put up notices saying "no irish" or "no catholics" (both notices meant the same thing - they didn't want folk who couldn't speak english)

unfortunately through the years, bigots have twisted this fact into some sort of sectarian campaign against catholics and most catholics in the west of scotland now have it ingrained into them from birth (through family, school and church) that they were victimised in scotland because of their religion.

the result of these teachings now means that the current celtic support is the most bitter, bigoted and sectarian of all football fans past or present from either set of fans.
you just need to look at the rantings on here from folk who hate rangers more than they care about celtic.
it's not football banter anymore. it's downright bitter bigoted hatred of rangers and all things not celtic minded.
 
Yes i am fully aware of that, but are you trying to tell me that protestant Scotland in the late 19th Century welcomed Irish Catholics with open arms??

Back then, Irish Catholics, or even Catholics in general were the minority group in Scotland. They were treated as such by the majority. I for one hope to see an end to all the bullshit (both sides) in my lifetime, but sadly....it will never happen!!

Sad to say that religion (belief in something no one can prove) will be the end of us all...
 
HTF said:
the majority of irish arriving in the west of scotland away back then couldn't speak english, so factories and works in and around glasgow put up notices saying "no irish" or "no catholics" (both notices meant the same thing - they didn't want folk who couldn't speak english)

unfortunately through the years, bigots have twisted this fact into some sort of sectarian campaign against catholics and most catholics in the west of scotland now have it ingrained into them from birth (through family, school and church) that they were victimised in scotland because of their religion.

the result of these teachings now means that the current celtic support is the most bitter, bigoted and sectarian of all football fans past or present from either set of fans.
you just need to look at the rantings on here from folk who hate rangers more than they care about celtic.
it's not football banter anymore. it's downright bitter bigoted hatred of rangers and all things not celtic minded.
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And yet your on here to spout your ****e about Celtic fans. How recently were you lot still LEGALLY singing about up to your knees in blood? or No Pope of Rome etc etc... Yes Celtic have this problem element also, but for you to compare how bad we are when you cant even accept you have a problem is ******ed.

So is it ok for me to post a job ad with the footnote : No Muslims?

No Catholics meant exactly that...Accept it and move on ffs
 
I love the old "youse are more bigoted that we are" argument.

Some **** should build a bigot-o-meter, sell it to Old Firm fans and make a ****ing fortune.
 
Trevor Santos said:
Is there any thread that doesn't descend into this? cool name btw. might change mine to R4NG3RS
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Aye, but there are loads more ****wits on here these days. Plus once the actual football is over with they descend into the religious ****e because they've got **** all else going on.

These are the sorts of morons who worship a **** in a dress that's never had a ride or some fanny on a white horse that died a few hundred years ago.....
 
VenomPD said:
Aye, but there are loads more ****wits on here these days. Plus once the actual football is over with they descend into the religious ****e because they've got **** all else going on.

These are the sorts of morons who worship a **** in a dress that's never had a ride or some fanny on a white horse that died a few hundred years ago.....
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King Bill of Orange freed us from Rome Rule, if it wasn't for this man, we'd all be speaking Irish FFS <grr><steam>
 
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