April 10, 200521 yr I KNEW this would involve the Celtic....... Although I'm surprised it wasn't Ranger's Fans doing the booing.
April 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(ChiSoxyGirl @ Apr 11, 2005 -> 12:13 AM) I KNEW this would involve the Celtic....... Although I'm surprised it wasn't Ranger's Fans doing the booing. The team Celtic were playing today (Heart of Midlothian), are Edinburgh's equivalent of Rangers - both Rangers and Hearts are Protestant clubs. Unfortunately, sectarianism is still a big, big problem in Scotland. It goes back so far in history, I can't ever see it changing. Particularly where Celtic and Rangers are involved. What those "fans" did today was a disgrace.
April 10, 200521 yr QUOTE(Credepopsup @ Apr 10, 2005 -> 05:40 PM) The team Celtic were playing today (Heart of Midlothian), are Edinburgh's equivalent of Rangers - both Rangers and Hearts are Protestant clubs. Unfortunately, sectarianism is still a big, big problem in Scotland. It goes back so far in history, I can't ever see it changing. Particularly where Celtic and Rangers are involved. What those "fans" did today was a disgrace. Yeah, but Heart always suck! I was in Glasgow once on a Celtic v. Rangers gameday--that was intense...I have never seen a rivalry like that--that was why I thought, initially, it would be the Rangers... Yeah, I remember a friend of mine from Glasgow would talk about the Orange men marching (just like in Northern Ireland) and how her mom would keep her in on those days...I think Glasgow, currently, really is an example of the new Scotland, but also reflects how deep the old divisions run... Unfortunately, I think a LOT of soccer fans check their brains at the gates at a match....
April 11, 200521 yr With the history of the catholics vs the protestants throughout Europe for the past several centuries, this isn't all that shocking.
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