R☆☆☆☆☆s catholic players

[hibsbollah]

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Liverpool V the rangers in Dublin.

West Ham or Marseille vs The Rangers would at least see them get a taste of their own medicine. I would fear for the good folk of Dublin mind you.

[superfurryhibby]

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Agree that anyone who disagrees with their worldview is no doubt labelled a "fenian" including the majority of Hibs fans who I'd guess are atheist or Protestant. If however your suggesting that when used by The Rangers supporters against us it's not because of our origins and their ignorant perception of what constitutes a Hibs fan then we'll need to disagree on that.

I agree that they perceive Hibs as a club of Irish Catholic origin, but my (poorly made) point is that they call anyone (they don't know which club you support) who disagrees with them on any social media platform a tarrier, taig , fenian. If you're not with them, your against them.

[Johnny Clash]

Just watched on tv how the Bournemouth fans/players/staff reacted when a Luton player had a cardiac arrest on the pitch. After lengthy treatment he was carried off to hospital. These fans behaved with humanity, showed concern and applauded the opposition player. The game was abandoned and the replay is tonight - hence the tv coverage. If ever there was an example of two extremes then this is it. What kind of diseased mind would chant for the death of a seriously injured opposition player?

[The Modfather]

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I think you probably come from the West of Scotland and fall in love with the same beautiful game as we all did, wanting to run about a park pretending to be Davie Cooper or Brian Laudrup or Todd Cantwell or whoever.

At some point down the road comes 17th century Irish politics, hating catholics and all the rest of it.

In my experience it's perfectly possible to be from the West, take the bits of supporting the club you like and leave the rest of it. Those from the rest of the country tend to get involved with the club in the first place because they're attracted to all the crap for some reason.

I know decent Rangers fans and tbh I'm as likely to bump up close to the boundaries of acceptability in conversations with them as they are. A big difference would be that they'd be more likely to condone, defend or downplay the unacceptable conduct of fellow fans, whereas I've got no desire whatsoever to defend folk singing about the Ibrox disaster or the like.

I’ve got similar experiences. Worked with two guys that travelled through from the west around the time we won the cup. Both good guys. One of them text me not long after the final whistle congratulating me and also advising me to be careful when I said we were drinking champagne in the merchant city to celebrate. The other, as well as my manager in my last role, were both a bit more of Jack the lad types. Neither had a bad bone in their body but I could quite easily see them engaging in the kind of “banter” that outside of the west coast bubble would be archaic to us but harmless in their context.

One of my friends, who I mainly see now to take the kids out, is also a Rangers die hard. As in goes every week, including Europe, and was one of their 900 odd in Dortmund a few years ago. A more placid and decent man you won’t meet. Football happens to be his passion, a glory hunter from Peebles I might add, but I’d put my mortgage on him not getting involved in any of the nonsense. I suspect his experience would be similar to games at Tynecastle or Hampden. There to watch the football but we have to put up with the coked up neds and those paralytic with drink and make the best of it. He probably has to do that most weeks, certainly away games, and his passion for going to the football overrides what must be a fairly grim experience given he drives and is stone cold sober at games.

[Kato]

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I agree that they perceive Hibs as a club of Irish Catholic origin, but my (poorly made) point is that they call anyone (they don't know which club you support) who disagrees with them on any social media platform a tarrier, taig , fenian. If you're not with them, your against them.

We are a club with Irish Catholic origins. That's a part of history. The point being it's history. The club has way more facets to it now.


They have a myopic and very narrow viewpoint where everything is seen through their bigoted, moronic prism so they define everyone, ever connected with Hibs wholly by our origins.

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[VoltaireHibs]

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We are a club with Irish Catholic origins. That's a part of history. The point being its history. The club has way more facets to it now.


They have a myopic and very narrow viewpoint where everything is seen through their bigoted, moronic prism so they define everyone, ever connected with Hibs wholly by our origins.

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They just see the colour green and think - bad/Fenian. There isn't any real thought behind it. They aren't generally capable of that.

They have totally normalised sectarianism in what posters above have called the 'Glasgow bubble'. This is normal life to them. They can conceive of no other way.

[Kato]

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They just see the colour green and think - bad/Fenian. There isn't any real thought behind it. They aren't generally capable of that.

They have totally normalised sectarianism in what posters above have called the 'Glasgow bubble'. This is normal life to them. They can conceive of no other way.

Knee-Jerk clowns.

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[Keith_M]

Here's a question to those who have friends that are 'decent Rangers Fans'.


If there was a sporting institution, of any kind, where at least 50% of attendees regularly sang songs about their hatred of black people, used disgustingly racists terms to describe them, and the club they supported not only made no attempt to condone such behaviour, but in fact went into total outrage against anybody that did call it out... or even dared to mentioned it.


...would you still think anyone that supported that club was basically a 'decent person'?


No need to reply, just think about it.

[Kato]

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Here's a question to those who have friends that are 'decent Rangers Fans'.


If there was a sporting institution, of any kind, where at least 50% of attendees regularly sang songs about their hatred of black people, used disgustingly racists terms to describe them, and the club they supported not only made no attempt to condone such behaviour, but in fact went into total outrage against anybody that did call it out... or even dared to mentioned it.


...would you still think anyone that supported that club was basically a 'decent person'?


No need to reply, just think about it.

Yup, I don't get it as well and I reckon a lot of rangers fans who come across as "decent" hide their bigoted lamp under a bushel.

Do they like a sing-song at the football? If so, I wonder what songs they join in with as I can't think of a song they sing about football.

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[CropleyWasGod]

This is nice of them.

https://www.thenational.scot/sport/2...-benfica-game/

Next time we visit, will they lay on some communion wine, potatoes and smack for us?

[CropleyWasGod]

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West Ham or Marseille vs The Rangers would at least see them get a taste of their own medicine. I would fear for the good folk of Dublin mind you.

They're talking about having a fanzone in Croke Park.

Croke Park, with all its bloody history and current status as the home of Gaelic sports.

Not a pleasant thought........

[Carheenlea]

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Here's a question to those who have friends that are 'decent Rangers Fans'.


If there was a sporting institution, of any kind, where at least 50% of attendees regularly sang songs about their hatred of black people, used disgustingly racists terms to describe them, and the club they supported not only made no attempt to condone such behaviour, but in fact went into total outrage against anybody that did call it out... or even dared to mentioned it.


...would you still think anyone that supported that club was basically a 'decent person'?


No need to reply, just think about it.

I’d guess everyone in here who has friends on here who are Rangers fans tolerate it because of the fact you’ve been friends a long time. The friends I have who are ST holding Rangers fans have been friends since our childhoods.

The chances of making a new friend who is a Rangers fan is very slim indeed. Non existent in fact.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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West Ham or Marseille vs The Rangers would at least see them get a taste of their own medicine. I would fear for the good folk of Dublin mind you.

As much as I hate to say it, it's more likely to be a love in if it's West Ham v Rangers. 🤬

[Potty78]

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I’ve got similar experiences. Worked with two guys that travelled through from the west around the time we won the cup. Both good guys. One of them text me not long after the final whistle congratulating me and also advising me to be careful when I said we were drinking champagne in the merchant city to celebrate. The other, as well as my manager in my last role, were both a bit more of Jack the lad types. Neither had a bad bone in their body but I could quite easily see them engaging in the kind of “banter” that outside of the west coast bubble would be archaic to us but harmless in their context.

One of my friends, who I mainly see now to take the kids out, is also a Rangers die hard. As in goes every week, including Europe, and was one of their 900 odd in Dortmund a few years ago. A more placid and decent man you won’t meet. Football happens to be his passion, a glory hunter from Peebles I might add, but I’d put my mortgage on him not getting involved in any of the nonsense. I suspect his experience would be similar to games at Tynecastle or Hampden. There to watch the football but we have to put up with the coked up neds and those paralytic with drink and make the best of it. He probably has to do that most weeks, certainly away games, and his passion for going to the football overrides what must be a fairly grim experience given he drives and is stone cold sober at games.

I don't know any decent rangers fans from Peebles 😀

[LewysGot2]

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I don't know any decent rangers fans from Peebles 😀

Kevin Thomson

[ErinGoBraghHFC]

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They're talking about having a fanzone in Croke Park.

Croke Park, with all its bloody history and current status as the home of Gaelic sports.

Not a pleasant thought........

That wouldn’t end well…


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[hibsbollah]

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As much as I hate to say it, it's more likely to be a love in if it's West Ham v Rangers. 🤬

Really? I assumed because of the Chelsea- Rangers links there might be some beef. Perhaps not.

[HUTCHYHIBBY]

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Really? I assumed because of the Chelsea- Rangers links there might be some beef. Perhaps not.

I've been in a few "West Ham" pubs where the songs have veered in that direction, nowhere near the same extent as The Hun songbook right enough.