Celtic Discussion

**A face** · 06/01/2004, 10:17 PM

Originally posted by Bosco
who have never been at a real soccer match

I dont even have a problem with that.

What gets me is out of the remaining nine, 7-8 couldn't give a toss about going ever.

And nearly all nine will go out of their way to knock the LOI, having never been to a game.

I actually probably wouldn't have a problem with the one that is over there, it is most of the remaining nine give them all a bad name. Most have a clue what they are on about.

I say TAR the mothers with the one brush and be done with it .... let 'em burn i tells ya .... BURN ....

**niamh** · 07/01/2004, 12:24 PM

I am not a Celtic fan but I was at Parkhead not so long ago for a league match against Partick Thistle. It was a few days after the match against Bayern Munich. The match was v poor - the only excitement being that Thistle went ahead.
The "famous" Celtic crowd that supports their team through everything could barely be heard. Most of them were leaving 20 minutes before the end of the match because it was raining.
Like every team many of Celtic's thousands of fans are glory chasers and nothing anyone will say will change that.

**RebelBhoy** · 07/01/2004, 3:48 PM

having been to parkhead a lot a have seen these kind of matches.
post european hang over. Thats all. Celtic havent lost in the league at home under Martin O Neill in three years except once against Dundee. You will understand given the timing of the game the lack of atmosphere especially seeing as most teams dont even make the effort to attack. Parkhead has been voted the best atmosphere in "Britain" according to the examiner. I have seen it at first hand and its unreal.

**Plastic Paddy** · 07/01/2004, 4:46 PM

RebelBhoy, I think you're wasting your time trying to engage in a debate about Celtic and our fans with some of these posters hereabouts. A good example is provided by "a face" and his/her view that we Celtic fans should all be tarred with the same brush and burned or whatever. I once tried to discuss the point with him/her and got nowhere. Never mind.

That said, I do have sympathy with Niamh's point; however, football is competing with other offerings in the entertainment business, and success coupled with a quality product breeds demand. If that pulls in "glory hunters", then so be it. I wouldn't however say that this phenomenon accounts for the "many" Celtic supporters who attended the Partick game (I'll not speak for the members of Couch Potato CSC), as the vast majority of those supporters who are old enough followed the club right through the lean years of the 1990s and paid good money for the privilege. Myself included.

PP

**jofyisgod** · 07/01/2004, 5:27 PM

Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
RebelBhoy, I think you're wasting your time trying to engage in a debate about Celtic and our fans with some of these posters hereabouts.

You're right there. It just annoys me when i see people and kids wearing Celtic shirts, living nearly a thousnad miles from the place and having no chance of going to a game. What's the point. And they call themselves Celtic 'fans'. I have no problem with real fans, none at all, as most of these real fans also support their locals LOI team. Fair play.But, if evey 'fan' bought an El team jersey, hoe much stronger would he league be getting. They may even go a match...

**Plastic Paddy** · 07/01/2004, 6:00 PM

I know the point you're making, and I have some sympathy. Just out of interest, do you and others hereabouts feel the same way about those in Ireland who follow Premiership clubs?

PP

**liam88** · 07/01/2004, 6:09 PM

EVERY team has glory hunters-absolutley EVERY team!
Burn the Celtic fans ey? You'll be pretty lonley in Cork then

I support Rebelbohy here!
As for wearign shirts when you can't see a match being glory hunters-does this include people who are too poor to afford tickets but still were the shirt they saved up for 6 months to buy because they love their team?

**Bosco** · 07/01/2004, 7:12 PM

Originally posted by Plastic Paddy
Just out of interest, do you and others hereabouts feel the same way about those in Ireland who follow Premiership clubs?

Yeah,well i do anyway.Its prob worse seeing people walking around in premiership jerseys because it usually means that they are obsessed with the club where as alot of people wearing celtic jerseys in ireland only wear it because of the irish link and don't really care to much about the club

thecorner · 07/01/2004, 8:57 PM

Originally posted by niamh

Like every team many of Celtic's thousands of fans are glory chasers and nothing anyone will say will change that.

isnt that a bit harsh when there wasnt any glory for a very long period when rangers dominated the scottish game

**Gary** · 07/01/2004, 9:57 PM

The Doldrums of 2nd place eh?

Irish link? What Irish link?

Follow a foreign team all you want, support a team who you can actually really SUPPORT ie go to their games weekly, without fail, be it a top of the table clash or a cup tie against some pub team.

Feck this im off to bed!