Bellamy to Celtic?

**drinkfeckarse** · 01/02/2005, 8:08 AM

Originally Posted by thecorner

big difference my dear man.. i am a corkonian and have a right to call my home town team "we"....................you,on the other hand

Everybody who supports any team has the right to call them "we" whether it's a Wexford man who supports Port Vale or a Cork man who supports Liverpool. They are his/hers respective team. Supporting a team is like being part of a family.

I love this attitude of " I'm sooo much better than you because I support my local team" Say's who???? Anybody can support whoever they like

At the end of the day it's a bug, you caught the bug supporting City, someone else caught the bug supporting i.e. Man Utd....no difference whatsoever my man.

**razor** · 01/02/2005, 8:56 AM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

the end of the day it's a bug, you caught the bug supporting City, someone else caught the bug supporting i.e. Man Utd....no difference whatsoever my man.

I beg to differ on that front, I think its a different type of bug.

While I totally agree that every single person has the right to support who they wish and call them what they wish (i.e. Manure), in my opinion there is no substitute for the pride one feels in supporting your home town team.

**drinkfeckarse** · 01/02/2005, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by razor

I beg to differ on that front, I think its a different type of bug.

While I totally agree that every single person has the right to support who they wish and call them what they wish (i.e. Manure), in my opinion there is no substitute for the pride one feels in supporting your home town team.

But how would you know Razor? I feel immense pride when my team does well as you do. How do you know what I feel is any different to what you feel just because your team is on your doorstep?

I understand the point people try to make when they come out with this stuff but at the end of the day "your" team is your team whether it's on your doorstep or not.

**razor** · 01/02/2005, 9:28 AM

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

But how would you know Razor? I feel immense pride when my team does well as you do. How do you know what I feel is any different to what you feel just because your team is on your doorstep?

I also support a Premiership team and of course rejoice when they do well (not much lately though) but not with the fervency that I support City. Nowhere near.

Originally Posted by drinkfeckarse

I understand the point people try to make when they come out with this stuff but at the end of the day "your" team is your team whether it's on your doorstep or not.

Agree, I just think that because the team is local and that as EL fans we realise that a lot more support for our local teams is required to make our league successful.

**eirebhoy** · 01/02/2005, 9:37 AM

Originally Posted by razor

I beg to differ on that front, I think its a different type of bug.

While I totally agree that every single person has the right to support who they wish and call them what they wish (i.e. Manure), in my opinion there is no substitute for the pride one feels in supporting your home town team.

That's because, as I've said many times, Cork to Corkonian's is like Ireland to the Irish. The majority of Dubs don't care that Damien Duff or Andy Reid are from Dublin, once they're Irish. If Duffer was from Cork it would be completely different. I don't feel any huge affections with Dublin but the vast majority of people from outside Dublin feel very strongly for their hometown.

**drinkfeckarse** · 01/02/2005, 10:03 AM

Originally Posted by razor

I also support a Premiership team and of course rejoice when they do well (not much lately though) but not with the fervency that I support City. Nowhere near.

That's a fair point but to me it is the same as me supporting Liverpool AS WELL as Celtic. Celtic are my first love, Liverpool are my second but when it comes to the 2 of them meeting as they have done in recent years then I support Celtic and that's the way it's always been.

I played for the Ramblers but don't support them even though I am a Cobh man. I still want them to do well though and normally take in a game when I am home. I don't support City either but I want them to do well too because they are a Cork team. I've been to a few City games too and while I cheered them on, I didn't catch the "bug".

To me that doesn't make me a better or worse fan than anyone else. I just support "my" team which happens to be across the water.

**razor** · 01/02/2005, 10:25 AM

Originally Posted by davros

So hypothetically this discounts anyone who ever moved from their home town

not necessarily, people that move from their home town often tend to be more fervent in their support, there are a lot of City exiles in Dublin as there are Irish in England. Thankfully there is a forum like this to keep everyone active and informed.

Is Location a factor in your support of Celtic ?

Originally Posted by davros

Sadly,even young kids can indulge in freedom of choice......even if they may not always know better!

Even sadder is the fact that most kids freedom of choice these days is more heavily influenced by Sky Sports than by any other factor.

**Junior** · 01/02/2005, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by tiktok

He's a very pacey player, a good finisher and strong in possession. A bit of a headcase alright, but that hasn't hurt Hartson has it. He should excel for Celtic until the end of the season.

Im a bit worried about the 'headcase' element, I'd imagine there will be serious money going on him to be sent off in the Rangers game in Feb!!

As for Hartson, I think you do him a dis-service, I'd say he's more of a gentle giant type myself (apart from the training ground incident with Berkovic obv!) he rarely gets involved in any handbags stuff, just gets on with his game really.