Interesting Rumour

**Karlos** · 22/12/2004, 3:07 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Well if they didn't boo an Aussie Ger I doubt they'll boo an Irish Ger...

I'd like to think that's the case too but one act of normality doesn't cover the countless acts of mindless abuse I've witnessed unfortunetly.

**Dublin12** · 22/12/2004, 3:10 PM

Conor

Do you think Robbie could go anywhere near Tallaght if that happened.

**Karlos** · 22/12/2004, 3:11 PM

Originally Posted by gypsyfella

Gspain you are truly a p. rick.

'Oktobeabigot' exposes you as such - you really have no clue of the history of a club like Rangers do you?

okto boo bigots would be a better phrase...

T.wat.

and of course your now going to detail the bigotted remarks that Averladze, Lovenkrands, Van Bronkhorst, Numan et al made about the Irish Team in the build up to the games against us!!

Can't wait! Excitement Overload!

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:11 PM

still reading the Indo instead of using your own brains?!?!?

Barry Ferguson was booed cos he played for Rangers
Neil McCann was booed cos he played for Rangers

Barry is Protestant
Neil is Catholic...

now tell me how it's bigoted.

Anyone, bueller, anyone?

Fecking bigoted, Celtic-hating, west brit t.wats....

**eirebhoy** · 22/12/2004, 3:12 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

I'd like to think that's the case too but one act of normality doesn't cover the countless acts of mindless abuse I've witnessed unfortunetly.

Well maybe there'd be a hundred or so people booing the next Rangers player at Lansdowne, it certainly makes a change from the 20,000 odd that booed when it started off.

**Karlos** · 22/12/2004, 3:18 PM

Originally Posted by gypsyfella

still reading the Indo instead of using your own brains?!?!?

Fecking bigoted, Celtic-hating, west brit t.wats....

sorry I'm still laughing here at this, this must be a wind up

We are biggoted becaused we choose not to boo players who play for a scottish team at Irish International Matches - interesting logic!

I do believe it was yourself who called the Rangers players bigots when you reffered to them in your 'okto boo bigots' line!!!!

**macdermesser** · 22/12/2004, 3:22 PM

well .. what about Carr or O'Brien at Newcastle? Aren't they after Boumsong .. so maybe some sort of swap deal and money.

nah .. actually that is pretty unlikely come to think of it. ..

Robbie Keane and Miller are self-professed celtic fans, so I couldn't see him going to Rangers.

I think if this rumour is true at all .. then it must be someone like Colgan or Maybury .. or someone who is not a regular at his club. Or maybe someone like Rowlands at QPR or a player from the Championship.

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:24 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

sorry I'm still laughing here at this, this must be a wind up

We are biggoted becaused we choose not to boo players who play for a scottish team at Irish International Matches - interesting logic!

jesus, read what you want to read eh!

no its because you hold a general and wide reaching hatred of a club that is more Irish than many in this land, because, what? oh theyre popular!

sad to think that you could hve so much self-loathing it's embarrassing really. Youre actually worse than the EPL supporting barstoolers who you also claim to loathe.

Is there room for any respect or support in the hatred filled souls of a tormened eL fan!?!? lol

Celtic fans boo Rangers players - imagine the horror!! I have spoken to many English-based irish players in the international team and they have much less outrage than you ****s, but of course they dont have the angst you seem to have!.

its funny, a lot of you have more in common with Rangers than Irish-Celtic fans, which if it wasnt so outrageous, would be hilarious.

Isn't it funny that FIFA and UEFA can have it within them to award the Irish and Scottish and other nationalities who support Celtic, yet the island which spawned the club is full of hatred...

Sad.

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:25 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

I do believe it was yourself who called the Rangers players bigots when you reffered to them in your 'okto boo bigots' line!!!!

talking about the institution.... as you know, but choose to ignore for your ill-advised attempt at an argument..

players come and go, fans and club histories remain... it doenst matter who was being booed, you should really wise up...

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:27 PM

Originally Posted by Conor74

Funny? How? Funny like a clown?

sniff.....

**SaucyJack** · 22/12/2004, 3:28 PM

correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the crux of the whole Ranger's thing is that they haven't signed a Catholic from the Republic or N.I.? I believe Rangers have had players from the Republic in the last 100yrs, just not Catholic, and for a club that considers itself "big"(well at least the fans do) it's kind of odd that most of the "big" or mid level clubs in England recruit in the Republic, yet they don't(have heard that they actually scout Catholics in the Republic now, don't know if it's true, wouldn't wanna be the guinee pig in that experiment). can whoever started this thread give us the age range of the player in question?

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:31 PM

Originally Posted by SaucyJack

correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't the crux of the whole Ranger's thing is that they haven't signed a Catholic from the Republic or N.I.? I believe Rangers have had players from the Republic in the last 100yrs, just not Catholic, and for a club that considers itself "big"(well at least the fans do) it's kind of odd that most of the "big" or mid level clubs in England recruit in the Republic, yet they don't(have heard that they actually scout Catholics in the Republic now, don't know if it's true, wouldn't wanna be the guinee pig in that experiment). can whoever started this thread give us the age range of the player in question?

there was a player from the 26 WHO PLAYED FOR them in this century... but it was short lived and it not well documented. they also DO, i believe, have a couple of guys looking at players in this country at the mo, and i know that a few lads went on trial from belvo over the last cpl of years. no one has signed yet, and i think its fairly likely that it wont happen for a long time.

cant see why someone would really want to sign for a club thaty is so outwardly anti-Irish but its the choice of the indvidual concerned.

**Karlos** · 22/12/2004, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by gypsyfella

jesus, read what you want to read eh!

no its because you hold a general and wide reaching hatred of a club that is more Irish than many in this land, because, what? oh theyre popular!

sad to think that you could hve so much self-loathing it's embarrassing really. Youre actually worse than the EPL supporting barstoolers who you also claim to loathe.

Is there room for any respect or support in the hatred filled souls of a tormened eL fan!?!? lol

Celtic fans boo Rangers players - imagine the horror!! I have spoken to many English-based irish players in the international team and they have much less outrage than you ****s, but of course they dont have the angst you seem to have!.

its funny, a lot of you have more in common with Rangers than Irish-Celtic fans, which if it wasnt so outrageous, would be hilarious.

Isn't it funny that FIFA and UEFA can have it within them to award the Irish and Scottish and other nationalities who support Celtic, yet the island which spawned the club is full of hatred...

Sad.

Wow, I missed my post where I said I loathed Glasgow Celtic!! Don't let my shareholding Glasgow Cletic cousins find out or I won't be invited around for Christmas! Mate, you seriously need to have a read over the posts again as your adding 2 + 2 and getting 5.

I've no problem with Celtic Fans booing Rangers as long as they go to Parkhead or Ibrox to do it. Ireland Matches at Lansdowne Road do not exist to facilitate Celtic or any other clubs fans with a chance to abuse other players. You want to abuse Rangers players, coolio, whatever floats your boat, buy a ticket for Parkhead mate. If I lived by your logic I'd be booing Robbie Keane at Lansdowne every time for being a Spurs player!!!

I think all the hate is one directional here.

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:36 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

I've no problem with Celtic Fans booing Rangers as long as they go to Parkhead or Ibrox to do it. Ireland Matches at Lansdowne Road do not exist to facilitate Celtic or any other clubs fans with a chance to abuse other players. You want to abuse Rangers players, coolio, whatever floats your boat, buy a ticket for Parkhead mate. If I lived by your logic I'd be booing Robbie Keane at Lansdowne every time for being a Spurs player!!!

I think all the hate is one directional here.

i have a ticket for Paradise, as i do for Dalymount, but your point about Spurs being the same as Rangers (i.e. you arch nemesis) doesnt hold true. Well unless you misunderstand the difference between Celtic v Rangers and Spurs v Arsenal....

i dont think the hatred of 'all things Irish' exists at Spurs does it!
thats a fairly normal footballing rivalry, but as you know thats not the case in Glasgow.

**dublinred** · 22/12/2004, 3:40 PM

Think this whole post was a wind up to see how long it would take to get to 3 pages on Celtic v Rangers b*llsh1T.

**KR's Post** · 22/12/2004, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by eirebhoy

Well if they didn't boo an Aussie Ger I doubt they'll boo an Irish Ger...

Who???

**Karlos** · 22/12/2004, 3:44 PM

Originally Posted by gypsyfella

i have a ticket for Paradise, as i do for Dalymount, but your point about Spurs being the same as Rangers (i.e. you arch nemesis) doesnt hold true. Well unless you misunderstand the difference between Celtic v Rangers and Spurs v Arsenal....

i dont think the hatred of 'all things Irish' exists at Spurs does it!
thats a fairly normal footballing rivalry, but as you know thats not the case in Glasgow.

Ok fair point, but Arsenal are to me what Celtic are to you. Arsenal are dear to my heart and Spurs fans hate all things Arsenal - I've run the gauntlet at White Hart Lane 3 seasons running now and him still here to tell the tale!

Still the actions of these morons doesn't make me associate with players trying to earn a living at the club. Do you really believe that foreign players like Lovenkrands, Van Bronkhorst, Numan et al, signed for Rangers to join the anti-Irish institution. B.S., they went because it's a job and football is there job.

By all means head to Parkhead and boo the institution but you will not persuade me that individual non-institutionalised rangers players deserve to be abused by Celtic fans at non-celtic games i.e. Ireland Matches!

gypsyfella · 22/12/2004, 3:49 PM

Originally Posted by KarlosIRL

Do you really believe that foreign players like Lovenkrands, Van Bronkhorst, Numan et al, signed for Rangers to join the anti-Irish institution. B.S., they went because it's a job and football is there job.

By all means head to Parkhead and boo the institution but you will not persuade me that individual non-institutionalised rangers players deserve to be abused by Celtic fans at non-celtic games i.e. Ireland Matches!

i do believe they went for a job - as did Catholics like mcCann, Amorouso, Ricksen and others - like Gattusso who subsequently denounced the club when leaving as a place where he was told to bless himself indoors before a match, where 'a catholic must stop being catholic'... etc..

i think the stuff at Lansdowne is more humourous than sinister to be honest, and the media here where wholly unable to deal with the complexities of the issue and turned it into a simplistic 'bigoted and sectarian' story as they always do with Celtic. shamefully.

It would be fair more appropriate to point out the reason for the booing, not just the act itself.

And while we're at it, why would anyone Irish want to defend Rangers? bizarre!!

oh a real example of bigoted - booing (just for you gspain)...

Rangers player Shota Arveladze (a devout orthadox Georgian) booed for crossing himself in a friendly with Linfield in Belfast! now thats bigoted..

**dublinred** · 22/12/2004, 3:50 PM

Originally Posted by samuel

if lizard head signs a roi player there will be a riot--I mean how will they be able to sign about being up to thier necks in fenian blood then? mick mccarthy went to take a throw in in his first old firm game at ibrox and they were all hissing "fenian *******" at him-poor old mick didn't know the **** they were on about but asked his wife when he got home.She explained.
"Oh I guess i'm one of them then he said.

Doesn't stop the United fans singing "Feed the Scousers" or "We all hate leeds sc*m" when Rooney and Smith are playing.