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GOLF STAR MCGINLEY REVEALS SECTARIAN ABUSE BECAUSE OF HIS LOVE OF CELTIC
Golfing star Paul McGinley has revealed how he regularly receives sectarian abuse because he is a big Celtic fan.
And the millionaire sportstar, who mum and dad come from Donegal, said the worst offenders are children!
The Dubliner uses a Celtic towel when playing and often wears the colours of the Scottish club.
But in an extensive interview with the Shaun Doherty Show on Highland Radio, he admits he has paid for his devotion to the Glasgow side.
“The Rangers fans are not very fond of me even though that with ninety nine per cent of them it’s juts a bit of banter.
“I have had a few incidents in Scotland. The nastiest moments have been with the kids. They would often ask me for an autograph and then they would tear it up in front of me and call me a Fenian so and so.
“That’s just the way things are but you just get on with it,” he said.
The married father of three, 45, says his ultimate ambition was to play GAA for Dublin but breaking his knee-cap at just 19 shattered that dream.
“I was playing senior football at just 16 and I was quite good and I would have loved to play for Dublin and I might have but for I broke my knee-cap.
“I am still a mad GAA fan and I try to watch it no matter where in the world I am. If I had a choice of any sport to watch, it would be GAA. I just love its passion,” he said.
McGinley revealed although he has made a great living out of playing golf, he rarely watches it.
“I don’t enjoy watching golf, in fact I don’t watch a lot of it. I get bored watching it,” he said.
McGinley admits there is a danger of becoming caught up in the celebrity lifestyle which he finds himself.
He revealed how he recently was invited to play golf with the King of Ghana and has also played with the King of Malaysia and the King of Morocco.
He says he loves coming home to Ireland to help him bring himself and his family back down to earth.
“You do expect a lot but that’s not a good trait. It’s great to come home to Ireland and even to go back to Donegal where my mother and father are from.
“I often think ‘how am I going to talk my kids into going back to Donegal?’ because they see and do so much.
“But we always try to teach them that manners are so important. I make a point of being grateful to people when they help me out. I respect people no matter what level of life they are at,” he said
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Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IH95eJ2T6P4
16 in a row, we just can't get enough!
I think there is a papist conspiracy to deny Hearts that first goal which was over the line.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
We were superb Wednesday, one of the best atmospheres I've been in for an away game. Our away support is the best in Britain and Ireland bar none.
It's coming home
Celtic are the 10th biggest club in Europe in terms of match day revenue.
http://www.deloitte.com/view/en_GB/u...56f00aRCRD.htm
And still some on here say we're not a big club
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktOZT...eature=related
Bye, bye Rangers!
Won't that be "bye, bye SPL" if Rangers are would up?Originally Posted by TiocfaidhArmani
Surely the whole league would be pointless (or more pointless than now) with Celtic and 11 others also rans every year. What little interest, and therefore money generated, is because of the OF.
I think Celtic fans might need to be careful what they wish for.
Except that won't happen...
Jelly & ice-cream anyone?
A pound coin was thrown onto the pitch at Ibrox last weekend. Police are trying to determine whether it was a missile or a takeover bid.
I heard a good one recently. Rangers don't pay their taxes, Celtic do, therefore, Celtic are more loyal to the queen. Irony eh.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Looking very bad for Rangers after a day when the first redundancies of playing staff were announced -which is the small fry story. The SFA and SPL are now investigating illegal payments to players going back to 1998 that could see them forfeit half a dozen titles.
" I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"
Barring some deus ex machina Rangers in this shape and form are done for. All that remains to be seen is if a new company will be parachuted into the SPL.
apparently HMRC are buying Ibrox now, its to be renamed 'The Inland Revenue Arena'
Griffiths finished at Hibs after headbutting manager Fenlon
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...#ixzz1pkI8ijL8
Headbutting Pat Fenlon? Don't know how anyone could stoop so low.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
To be fair to Fenlon he is, or was, a Celtic season ticket-holder...
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