Celtic Discussion

[Colm]

Originally posted by Conor74
I think the whole Celtic/Irish thing is simply great marketing

I would tend to agree with you on that Conor. Sure they have miniscule Irish connections from their distant past but today it is no more than an extremely clever and successful marketing ploy. Celtic PLC plays on the whole 'Celtic are Irish' Irish idea and make a fortune from selling related products.
It is a shame that so many Irish people are taken in by this and pump so much money into this organisation without realising they are being taken for a ride. However, one tends to find it hard to feel sorry for these people as most Irish Celtic "fans" are complete idiots!

[gspain]

Celtic and Rangers have been incredibly successful in marketing themselves and playing the sectarian card. The term "Old Firm" was coined back in 1904 as the 2 clubs operated as a cartel.

The rest of the Scottish clubs suffer in a similiar way to the LoI with many locals supporting one of the big Two rather than Motherwell or Kilmarnock.

It was normally Manyoo or Liverpool here but Celtic have grown in popularity here in the past couple of years and particularly in re3cent months with the tv exposure on RTE.

[Gimmick]

Personally, i think it is really pathetic that you people support celtic as "passionatley" as you do. I mean i was talking to someone recently, who on telling him i was delighted that Porto beat Celtic, and that i hoped Rangers would win the league, he said to me "so you agree with everything that has happened up there, you agree with sectarian killings etc"


How stupid is that? Because as far as i can see, the catholic side of the divide is just as bigoted and there are as many murderous fluckers among them.

[Scotsman]

Gimmick have you been to Scotland?- Have you been to a Celtic game? - Have you been to an Old Firm game??

The media make a big deal out of it all - It's no way near as bad as made out to be!

I have friends and family who support Rangers and are Protestants - Celtic and Rangers fans mingle nae bora - Anyone who doesn't is not even worth talking about!!

I love the fact that Celtic and Rangers hate each other - Makes the games extra special - Just like Scotland V England games - Special!!

Why do you support your team??

If you wanted Celtic to get beat then that's up to you.

Personally I don't care who hates Celtic and who likes them - I know of hundreds and thousands of supporters of Celtic.

This forum talks about respect for their league and teams but don't give any respect to others.

Too many people with too many chips on their shoulders on this forum!!!

Anyway I would like to wish Scotland and Ireland all the best on their forthcoming International games.

Thanks

The Hairy Arsed Lowlander.

[Gimmick]

You missed my point entirely Scotsman.

What i was saying, is that this guy "supports" Celtic because he is told to, not becasue of any great love for their players, fans, footballing ability. And i think that is stupid. I mean, someone earlier in thes thread said something silly like, "how can you call yourself irish if you dont support Celtic". To me that is one of the most ridiculous statements i have ever heard.

And just to say something else on the matter. How dare Englands no 1 striker Chris Sutton accuse Dunfermline of lying down. That just struck me as being a case of bitter grapes and being a bad loser. In fairness like, Celtin won 4-0 away from home against a team who had aspirations of a UEFA place, Dunfermline on the other hand were playing for very little (i think) and away from home, in a ground they apparently get very little. Makes you wonder who really lay down. I mean, at least Dunfermline scored a goal.

[Scotsman]

I'm not even going to get involved with the Sutton incident - Bit silly to say the puclicly.

The comment of supporting Celtic because your Irish is also a wee bit silly - But hey each to their own.

Don't hate Celtic because of these things.

Rangers players come out with silly statements also and so do other football personnel - They should all know better.

Anyway que sera

[patsh]

Originally posted by Gimmick
Personally, i think it is really pathetic that you people support celtic as "passionatley" as you do.

I mean i was talking to someone recently, who on telling him i was delighted that Porto beat Celtic, and that i hoped Rangers would win the league,

Is there any particular reason that you would prefer Rangers to win the league?

[sadloserkid]

It's because they're not Celtic Oddboy... Surely that makes perfect sense.

As pathetic as it might be to passionately support Celtic, I think it's even more pathetic to passionately hate them.

[Scotsman]

Well said bhoys.

I have to say I really enjoy hating Rangers right enough - Superb.

I also hate Hearts of Midlothian - Cousins of Rangers!!

Don't mind Hibs and a few other innthe SPL.

[gspain]

The opposite to hating Celtic is not supporting Rangers. Many fans lump those 2 as one and the same. Hibs have a great song that goes

"We hate Glasgow Rangers, We hate Celtic too - They're ****e" don't know the rest but you get the picture.

The Old firm get most of the money, most of the favourable refereeing decisions but are still streets ahead of the rest of Scotland. Does mean most Scottish fans don't love to see both of them come a cropper.

[Scotsman]

You're quite right they do sing that - Good for them - Rivalry.

Most Hibees like us over the Gers.

I think we will be seeing a transformation in the Spl shortly - For the better I have to add.

[elroy]

Hey scotsman, agree with alot your saying about celtic, but quite a few people over here support celtic cos of the whole sectarian bull**** crap. But other than that celtic are great and the cup run especially this year was great.
Hopefully next season one of the irish teams will put together a decent run in european-that would really make people sit up and take notice of our league here.
But congrats to the scots on a good result against germany, considering in fairness that the scottish teamisnt the strongest at the moment.
Hopefully we'll both be at portugal next year and then there'll will be some party!!!!

[tiktok]

it'd be unprecedented but
Scotland, Wales and ourselves could all qualify
(i won't count england because they rarely miss out).

and Hartson is likely to be the only Celtic player in those teams.

[sadloserkid]

Rab Douglas? Even Jackie McNamara at a push.

[tiktok]

yeah, forgot about douglas.
mcnamara though? he'd be doing well to get on the city team

[patsh]

Paul Lambert ?
He will surely stay on if they get to the finals.

[Scotsman]

Would it not be wonderful if Scotland/Ireland and Wales got to the World Cup and Engurland never.

Not likely to happen though!!

I think Scotland could still struggle - Certainly it was a great result against the Germans and I would like to see us maintain the performance.

Say Scotland did get 2nd spot - We could then get a great team in the play-offs and still not make it.

Still lies in the balance.

Read Caniggia's comments about Rangers??

Superb!!

[patsh]

Originally posted by Scotsman
Read Caniggia's comments about Rangers??

Superb!!

What did he say?

[Scouse]

Hello all,

Just joined this site so have been reading up on this thread.
I have to agree with DJ, the main problem is not supporting Celtic but that its is expected in Ireland. I cant even tell the amount of stupid comments i have heard by Irish Celtic fans - my favorite being that Scotland was not in Britain (this was then changed to "Well they want to be in Ireland!)

It also doesnt help that i am East Irish (now there is a twist on the usual....).

[Scotsman]

He basically said that Rangers won because Celtic were tired from the UEFA run and that McLeish was not a great manager.

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