We’re not Brasil we’re Tuaisceart Éireann

Aye, and you know all about sectarianism, don't you?

If you can't tell the difference between Chelsea fans and NI fans, then you're even thicker than I thought.

I shouldn't think so.

But what has any of that got to do with NI fans?

And why is this in the NI thread?

Actually, I'll answer myself, namely you and RB are so blinkered and lacking in integrity that you'll post any old crap in an effort to tarnish "Themmuns".

Which is the very essence of the problem which you purport to deplore, meaning that you and people like those Chelsea chavs are nothing more than two cheeks of the same arse.

RB said, and this is a direct quote, "Orange ****s". Where is the reference to nationality or religion in that? There's a significant amount of crossover when it comes to Rangers fans and boardroom members who have ties to the Orange Order, and a significant amount of anti-Catholic and anti-Irish sentiment among a significant amount of their fans and boardroom members. The recent documentary on Alex Ferguson shined a mainstream light on this recently when he brought up the discrimination against him due to the religion of his wife.

As I said, colourful comment by RB, but pretty tame compared to stuff made in similar jest on Rangers and NI boards i.e. tarrier comments.

But if people want to imply this is the same thing as denigrating an entire race of people when the Orange Order make up a statistical minority of Protestant people in the North, then be my guest.

I'd genuinely love to see how this whataboutery or deflection re: "f**k the pope" chants would be received if it was Jewish or Muslim people who were on the receiving end of it.

I knew in advance that someone was going to bring up that one example as mitigation.

I already explained to Terri that there is video footage of a loyalist flute band leading Chelsea fans to the ground. Do loyalist flute bands regularly lead Chelsea fans to Stamford Bridge for PL matches? If I'm mistaken about that, then I'll take back everything I've said; just show me proof. Otherwise, it's perfectly valid to put this stuff in this thread no matter how much he moans about it. What on earth is the justification behind that act of cultural superiority? What sporting context does it have? Is it a tradition that Chelsea fans carry out during all their away trips, or just for the ones to this island? Indulge me, please.

And it's rich for people to accuse me of whataboutery when we are now comparing abuse of waiters on foreign trips (something a minority of all fans are probably guilty of doing on away trips) with "f**k the pope" chants with a straight face.

Not to mention the elephant in the room that there is a large crossover of Linfield, Rangers and Chelsea fans.