Rangers supporters in Ireland thread

Rangers FC are the scum of world football and I say that as someone who has lived in Scotland for the last eight years and leaving shortly. You'll never find a more rancid anti-Irish or Catholic support anywhere. It's that hatred that fuels the tramps. Go and look up if Rangers flew the Irish flag as is UEFA rules when Shelbourne played there. Go and see who attacked the Shels support and even team bus when Shelbourne played them in Tranmere and ask yourself why was there so much violence towards a set of fans from a small family club. Oh yeah, they were Irish.

Jbyrne wrote: Green Devil wrote: Linfield jersey in the middle of the Nothern Irish support , what has that got to do with supporting Northern Ireland? Oh wait , there were Linfield players playing. Darren O'Dea on the books of Celtic , not to mention Given and Keane are two ex Celtic players who could be the boyhood hero's of Celtic/Irish fans at that game. So is there any difference between a Linfield N.I. fan wearing his jersey with pride while still supporting N.I. , to a Celtic fan wearing a Celtic top with pride while supporting Ireland? Especially when there are current and ex players of both clubs on the pitch? Did you also not think given the recession , some people may havent got the money to buy both Ireland and Celtic jerseys whenever they feel? P.S. in an ideal world i'd love if everyone would wear Ireland jerseys to the games , but an item of clothing doesnt always define a supporter!    do you seriously think that celtic jerseys are worn by Irish "fans" because O'Dea was on their books or because given and keane played for them?? also, celtic shirts at Ireland matches long before the recession!   the reason celtic fans wear their jerseys to Ireland matches is that its another arena to show their celtic support. it has zilch to do with supporting Ireland in my view.

Jbyrne wrote: funny they only came to the match against the north. i sit in an area with season ticket holders and never seen these lads before or since. also, what has the celtic jerseys and flags they had got to do with supporting Ireland??

Rooney and JOS were booed when they played at Ibrox a few years back , i remember it well.

Why are Celtic jerseys worn at Ireland games? Maybe because they're green and white. Just a thought.

Newryrep wrote: Jbyrne wrote: funny they only came to the match against the north. i sit in an area with season ticket holders and never seen these lads before or since. also, what has the celtic jerseys and flags they had got to do with supporting Ireland??     Nail on the head, thought the atsmoshere was dreadfull, every asshole from a 300 mile radius was down at it soley to give abuse. funny they never made down on the sunday a few days later

Edited by Green Devil - 18 Apr 2012 at 5:14pm

Max Power wrote: Jbyrne wrote: Green Devil wrote: I have no time for booing players , i really don't like it. But seeing as we're all Irish fans is booing Paul Green and Paul McShane not worse than the odd "Celtic fan" booing an ex or current Rangers player if there happens to be one on the opposing team?   never heard either being booed.   it was never an "odd" celtic fan booing rangers players. in fact a load of northen celtic fans turned up to the match last year against the north with the sole purpose of abusing the norths players. was unfortunately right beside them And you can be fairly sure if we played up in Windsor, our players would be roundly booed and jeered. It's called rivalry.

Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: Rangers FC are the scum of world football and I say that as someone who has lived in Scotland for the last eight years and leaving shortly. You'll never find a more rancid anti-Irish or Catholic support anywhere. It's that hatred that fuels the tramps. Go and look up if Rangers flew the Irish flag as is UEFA rules when Shelbourne played there. Go and see who attacked the Shels support and even team bus when Shelbourne played them in Tranmere and ask yourself why was there so much violence towards a set of fans from a small family club. Oh yeah, they were Irish.   Scumbags as are the idiots who follow them 'for a laugh'.

reabhloid wrote: horsebox wrote: Tiocfaidh Armani wrote: Rangers FC are the scum of world football and I say that as someone who has lived in Scotland for the last eight years and leaving shortly. You'll never find a more rancid anti-Irish or Catholic support anywhere. It's that hatred that fuels the tramps. Go and look up if Rangers flew the Irish flag as is UEFA rules when Shelbourne played there. Go and see who attacked the Shels support and even team bus when Shelbourne played them in Tranmere and ask yourself why was there so much violence towards a set of fans from a small family club. Oh yeah, they were Irish.   Scumbags as are the idiots who follow them 'for a laugh'. Funny you should mention this because a lad I know that plays on our football team only mentioned the fact that as a 10 year old boy he went to this game as his first Shels away game  and whereever they were after the game - they had a big spread on for a coach full of schoolboys etc... Rangers fans came in and smashed up the whole place! the union.jack has been smashing up places for hundreds of years...they are just going with the flow of that cultural expression...!