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Henrik7

Basically I think that all Irish people should support Celtic as they are a great club with a strong Irish identity. In northern ireland thats the case. They have held onto their Irishness and haven't started supporting teams in a country that used to send its troops over to shoot civilians and intern innocent people.

Go to parkhead and be with your own people. Don't worship England and everything English. When you support Celtic you are following a team that you have a claim to, a team that plays in Scotland but is Irish to core. Was started by the Irish for the Irish and has turf from Donegal planted in it whenever there is a new stadium.

In wednesdays Champions league qualifier, the club had a 10ft Tricolour waved on the track behind the goal. In Seville there were more tricolours than Porto fans. Why choose Spurs over a team like this? Have you no patriotism?

There is a huge amount of bigotry in scotland and people with Irish roots have had to put up with so much for many many years. We have stayed proud of our Irish parents and grandparents and proudly sung in defiance against the bigots.

We have united as Celtic fans and have held the tricolour high when there was so much adversity against the Irish in Britain. Personally I have endured years of 'fenian bastard' and 'mickey tim'.

We thought that we had the support of Ireland behind us, but it appears that that is not the case. It appears that the vast majority couldn't give a toss, which is a real shame. They would rather pander to the cash rich English Premiership who are doing what the English have always done - building an empire than robs from the rest of the British Isles.

Ok, we dont play in a fancy league or sign world famous players. We still fill a 62000 stadium each week and took more suporters to a european final than Manchester and Liverpool combined. But we are an Irish club that every one of you has a claim to, and I think that its a real shame that so many dont seem to appreciate that.

I'm not saying you shouldn't support your local team. I think everyone should do that. I just think that if you want to follow a bigger European side you should look to the green, white and gold of Celtic and not the Union Jack of a premiership side.

Basq

Too much writing... i'd like to purchase an audiobook or abridged version of the above!

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Ill do what i want coz im outta control

admiralofthefleet

what is there irish identity? i am a proud irishman and republican but also a staunch rangers fan. i am a bray wanderers fan at heart but outside ireland i consider rangers my main team. whatever way you look at it both rangers and celtic are both british teams

Love2love

Nah thanks, I personally would rather give my money to real Irish clubs. Whether it will be a small as buying a jersey, I would rather know that my money stays in Ireland rather than support a club of another country even if it was started by the Irish. Now don't get me wrong, the little fella has a celtic kit but I would sooner put his Shelbourne kit on him. Football in the UK is not about the game, its about money now

Anti

Take your hippy views over to football365.ie

Plug

When I read celtic i began to write this. Why?
Because soccer is an english persons sport, any Irish who play it should be ashammed of themselfs quite franctly.

Plug

Anti wrote:

Take your hippy views over to football365.ie

+1

Celticfire

I've no interest in soccer at all............... why should I support them ?

Plug

Celticfire wrote:

I've no interest in soccer at all............... why should I support them ?

.........because there celtic with strong irish roots:rolleyes: Wasen't Henrik from Sweden.

Love2love

Plug wrote:

.........because there celtic with strong irish roots:rolleyes: Wasen't Henrik from Sweden.

Hee Hee

Pherekydes

Henrik7 wrote:

I just think that if you want to follow a bigger European side you should look to the green, white and gold of Celtic and not the Union Jack of a premiership side.

No gold in the Irish flag. Must have an association with some other country.