What the fuck is going on up there?
I know Celtic v Rangers has always been a Catholic v Protestant conflict by proxy, but why has it suddenly flared up so much? And why is Lennon in particular copping so much of it?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Wed 11 May 2011, 22:26,
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Lennon's always been a bit of a hate figure
He's got a fair temper on him, and he was never the most gracious of players.
I doubt the attack had much to do with sectarianism - Hearts fans tend to care a lot less about that kind of thing than, say, Rangers fans
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ehrm...Sir, i think you will find that...
Those fucking smelly dirty Jambo wankends frequently sing sectarian songs , wave unionist flags, salute with the red hand of Ulster to the point where: due to their smaller size of club (as opposed to Rangers) they have now commonly become referred to as ..."The Diet Huns"
Edinburgh's other team "HIBERNIAN" has strong Irish roots but has emancipated itself from any of that bigoted shite displayed by the Jambo's and Huns etc...unfortunately in spite of all the subtitled French films , poetry reading & fine wine the Hibernian fans so often indulge in...the team on the park are hopeless.... alas
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A nice balanced view of things then.
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slartifartfast When all around are losing their heads, duck., Thu 12 May 2011, 8:37,
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Lennon's Northern Irish and I think Catholic, he certainly manages and used to play for a catholic team.
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I much prefer the friendly muslim rivalry between City and United
(in case it's not obvious, Man City are Sunni and United are Shiite).
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buffet_the_appetite_slayer ٩(●̮̃•)۶ jacked in to the ICE on, Wed 11 May 2011, 22:46,
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well
Essentially Rangers and Celtic supporters have been winding each other up for decades only now it's got to the point where certain people seem to be taking it a step further by being all mad and nutty about things by sending bombs, smashing up players cars, sending threats, etc. To make matters worse the clubs have started accusing the SFA of being biased and corrupt which is being reported in the media in the usual "aaaaaaahhhhhhhhh" type of way. This is then being picked up by the total nutjob supporters and it's now snowballing out of control as a result. The media who are the ones doing the criticising are also, ironically, just as responsible for stoking the flames.
It would help greatly though if Managers and club staff kept their mouths shut when poked with a stick by journalists trying to and usually succeeding in making them say something inflammatory.
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slartifartfast When all around are losing their heads, duck., Thu 12 May 2011, 8:50,
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