Celtic Discussion

[drinkfeckarse]

but don't try and tell me some random foreign club is more "Irish" than another. They're all the same.

I wasn't trying to say that at all. It's quite simple really, I saw a lot of Irish stuff at Celtic games when I was younger and naturally, that would attract any Irishmans interest.

[Slash/ED]

I think you'll find there's no difference between the Celtic barstoolers and EPL barstoolers not the Celtic fans Slash. That was my point about every Celtic fan being pidgeonholed with the same stigma.

Well yes, that's what I meant. There are genuine Celtic fans over here of course, who spend a lot of their hard earned money traveling to Celtic Park every second week. Now, while personally it's frustrating seing that when the EL is in desperate need of support, that's their choice and they're as "real" as any other fans. It's the bandwagon jumpers and the gobsh*tes who seem to be attracted to supporting celtic that put alot of people off, but obviously that doesn't apply to every Celtic fan and they can't all be tarred with the same brush.

[Slash/ED]

I wasn't trying to say that at all. It's quite simple really, I saw a lot of Irish stuff at Celtic games when I was younger and naturally, that would attract any Irishmans interest.

I wasn't really directing that at you as just saying it in general, as there are some people who do try to claim that.

[drinkfeckarse]

Fair enough, point taken too.

[Junior]

but don't try and tell me some random foreign club is more "Irish" than another. They're all the same. You can fly all the Irish flags you want at CP and be formed by whoever you want, it doesn't change a thing.

I beg to differ - but if a clubs history, roots etc... are not enough to distinguish why a club may have a significant support in Ireland then I'm not going to waste my time doing it. However for the record we are NOT all the same.

[Slash/ED]

I beg to differ - but if a clubs history, roots etc... are not enough to distinguish why a club may have a significant support in Ireland then I'm not going to waste my time doing it. However for the record we are NOT all the same.

Man U has even more support in Ireland I would imagine, nobody trys to claim they're Irish. Well Dunphy did once I think But history and roots, that being formed by an Irishman and flying a flag, do NOT make Celtic an Irish club. I've no problem with people supporting them, but they're a foreign club just like the rest.

[Junior]

LOL.

Now where's my blue peter badge yadda yadda yadda?!


KOH

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save you the job finding it - need any help putting it on?

[liam88]

Having been on work experience for the last week have been slughtly detached (from this board at least ) so have skipped a few pages-but for goodness sake; ya folk who everytime one of us even MENTIONS the world Celtic when we are playing well-we get crtiticism for 'hijacking' or we get a ban. But as soon as Celtic have a bad game-(and yes it was a bad game-i admit, we didn't paly great, we had injuries, the ref was a farce etc.etc.)-you're all on here going on about Celtic!
Have it one way or the other but at the moment to me it seems that it's one rule for when Celtic are winning and another for when we aren't

Looking back on it most 'hijacked' thread have been hijacked by anti-Celts having a pop! If we really want to discuss Celtic we go to the Huddle Board (or Old Firm Fans) where we don't have to put up with la!ngers!!
As for Lurgans Finest he's one of ma role modles so hey

Cobh Ramblers F.C, Celtic FC, ROI National Team-Erins finest!

[liam88]

(Settle for being the best side in Corcaigh first,heh? )but concur with the rest!

Just because we're lower in the league it doesn't mean we're not better
3 in a row!

[eoinh]

To all the Muppets,puppets et al on here.....read 'Celtic Minded' by Prof.J.Bradley.....the first chapter's a bit too long,but otherwise an excellent summary of why so many Irish follow Celtic & clubs like them.....eg.Belfast Celtic

LOL

Err so many support Belfast Celtic!

That because Belfast is in Ireland.

[eoinh]

Should say in their context,'followed'......sure if BC still existed,they'd be the biggest club in Ireland,at the expense of GC.......Look @ the reasons why they disbanded & Derry City play in the EL......Presume people are familiar with what happened!

You were going on about why Irish people follow clubs with supposidly Irish links abroad.

You proceeded to give some examples besides Celtic of Glasgow. You mentioned Belfast Celtic (which isnt abroad), Hibs (in all my life ive never met a hibs supporter, never seen someone wearing a hibs jersey - supports my theory that those Irish people who "support" celtic are nothing but grayites.
Your last example was London Irish (which is a rugby club - no interest in rugby). I'ld burn that book you bought by your Prof. friend.

[lopez]

You were going on about why Irish people follow clubs with supposidly Irish links abroad... I'ld burn that book you bought by your Prof. friend.

Yet another fine example of the Irish Free State education system! Clubs with 'supposidly' Irish links? Perhaps emigration was also 'supposidly' a figment of the imagination.

[eoinh]

Was talking outside the '26'......if you've never met a person who supports another sports club,other than Celtic,founded by the Irish Diaspora,I'll ask Bertie the next time I see him ,to increase the budget for Cork Libraries as some of their more unenlightened citizens need further educating !

So now youre saying cork people support belfast celtic. err, ive never met one.

[eoinh]

Lots of people in Corcaigh follow Celtic & er,plenty of people inside/outside Ireland follow other sporting clubs,on the basis of their links with the auld country!More enlightenment,beyond parochialism would ,er,be good!

C'mon now Davros you didnt mention Belfast Celtic! Are we having a rethink. We're all wrong sometimes.

[liam88]

So now youre saying cork people support belfast celtic. err, ive never met one.

Head over to London for the Christmas party, shake my hand and you will have

[liam88]

Should say in their context,'followed'......sure if BC still existed,they'd be the biggest club in Ireland,at the expense of GC.......Look @ the reasons why they disbanded & Derry City play in the EL......Presume people are familiar with what happened!

Belfast Celtic still exist-just not playing football! One day though- re-build paradise, get the Bhoys back together and FECK scumfield!

[liam88]

RAAA-Spect!

Still waiting for Adam to put up the BCFC avater-(may alternate it with me Cobh one!)

[eoinh]

BCFC's old ground - sadly no longer exists

[liam88]

BCFC's old ground - sadly no longer exists

Aye but both the club and the memory live on-hence the ambition to re-build paradise and once again rule Irish football!

(alonmg with Cobh of course )

[Ephor]

Just a couple of points, Robert.
Hibernians were also founded by the Irish, yet there is no mad scramble over here to support them.

Apologies for throwing a spanner in the works, but Hibernian and Celtic are really two clubs in very different circumstances. For whatever reason - well, probably more likely due to the sectarianism that existed and still exists in the west of Scotland - the culture amid which Celtic was created has been preserved with far more in tact than that of Hibernian.

Of course, I'm not trying to pass Celtic as possessing a "true Irish culture" or whatever, such a claim would be ridiculous.

I am a Celtic fan though