Rangers FC Team Talk/Gossip/Rumours Thread 2012/2013

KeithAFC · 19-02-2012 05:52PM

bobbysands81 wrote: »

I see the Scottish papers are reporting on the "bile" being sung, yet again, from Ibrox.

"We're bankrupt, our teams needs a lift, i know let's sing songs about hating Catholics!"

:pac:

You mean Republicans?

spiralism · 19-02-2012 06:32PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

:pac:

You mean Republicans?

I never knew that's what "no pope of rome" was about...evidently pope benny was into that sort of craic back in the day, fair play for digging that up

He's just after finishing mass there as you can see :pac:

KeithAFC · 19-02-2012 06:36PM

So which songs offended Bobby sands (named after a IRA terrorist).

blahfckingblah · 19-02-2012 06:59PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

So which songs offended Bobby sands (named after a IRA terrorist).

maybe hes not named after him... for all you know thats his real name haha, but seriously you sidestepped the point in your usual manner

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-02-2012 07:37PM

Sunday Herald report on yesterdays game

Sunday Herald wrote:

A rendition of God Save The Queen became half-hearted as the game was played out, but the objective of reviving the spirit of Rangers, of expressing defiance, had been lost by then. The occasion had an edge, but at times it delivered only a self-inflicted harm.

Perhaps the home fans, in the circumstances of their adversity, fell back on instinct. They certainly abandoned their restraint. What arose was the kind of sentiment that the club have been working hard to eradicate. There was a rendition of Super Rangers in the first half, with a clear chant of "F***** bastards". Then the Billy Boys, a song banned by Uefa for the line, "we're up to our knees in F***** blood", was sung. After the interval, and some decisions by Iain Brines that riled the home fans, the vast majority of the stadium chanted, "Who's the F***** in the black".

The return of the old anti-Catholic intolerance was a depressing occurrence. The day was an opportunity for the Rangers fans to show their spirit, to express the devotion that would be the strongest defence against the threat of club's perilous financial state. Around kick-off, the songs had been rousing and it was possible to acknowledge that the support of the club, in its vastness and its commitment, could be a positive influence in the coming difficult weeks.

Yet what the supporters emphasised was a confusion of intent. They came to display how they might save their club, but then betrayed it. It is a time when Rangers' identity, and their own influence, can be redefined. The club is in a vulnerable state, but can still be redeemed. Religious bigotry had become a relic, but its sudden resurgence, as an emotional, almost spontaneous reaction, suggests that it still lies too close to the surface.

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/rangers-the-worst-of-times.16793953

The_Kew_Tour · 19-02-2012 07:44PM

PauloMN wrote: »

You said it mate, maybe a few posts I could understand, but you're always here lately. :pac:

I bet if you were to count how many posts you have in here compared to me I know who my money would be on.

Your stupidity and ignorance is laughable.:pac:

PauloMN · 19-02-2012 07:51PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I bet if you were to count how many posts you have in here compared to me I know who my money would be on.

Your stupidity and ignorance is laughable.:pac:

Ohhh, personal insults now. Well done. :rolleyes:

Of course I'd have more posts on here than you - you've completely missed my point (unsurprisingly).

Old Gill · 19-02-2012 08:04PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

:pac:

You mean Republicans?

No pope of rome
**** the pope and the ira
whos the fenian in the black
up to our knees in fenian blood

The sooner this cancer is removed from scottish sport the better. anyone on here who tries and defends such singing needs to take a look at themselves but i suspect they are too bigoted to see any harm in it.

KeithAFC · 19-02-2012 08:30PM

Old Gill wrote: »

No pope of rome
**** the pope and the ira
whos the fenian in the black
up to our knees in fenian blood

The sooner this cancer is removed from scottish sport the better. anyone on here who tries and defends such singing needs to take a look at themselves but i suspect they are too bigoted to see any harm in it.

No different from the normal celtic away day with the up the RA, I I IRA, Huns this and that, Boys of the Old brigade and so on. Anti British, anti Protestant chants.

bobbysands81 · 19-02-2012 08:46PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

So which songs offended Bobby sands (named after a IRA terrorist).

None, sing what you like mo chara.

Jelle1880 · 19-02-2012 08:47PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Sunday Herald report on yesterdays game

http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/football/rangers-the-worst-of-times.16793953

Ah, the good old 'Fenian = Catholic' bull****.

ColeTrain · 19-02-2012 08:52PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

No different from the normal celtic away day with the up the RA, I I IRA, Huns this and that, Boys of the Old brigade and so on. Anti British, anti Protestant chants.

Ah FFS. Will this sh*t ever stop? You're flinging accusations at the Celtic support that's utter bollocks.
Hun means a Rangers player or supporter. You might not like the word but it's nothing to do with religion. Any Rangers player would be a hun, including the Catholic players. Jock Stein was protestant and he doesn't get called one. Wonder why.

What anti protestant chants are there? Please enlighten me.

The boys of the old brigade is about the war of independence.
The 'Up the Ra' lyrics in Celtic Symphony are what they are. I understand why you wouldn't like them fair enough but they are heard less now.

The record needs changing though. This argument is beyond tedious now. Sing what you want, I really don't care.

Jelle1880 · 19-02-2012 09:00PM

Bollocks, it simply doesn't wash that it's aimed at Rangers players/fans.
You sing it at Hearts, Killie,... fans too.
And don't give us that 'Ah, but they're Rangers fans without the bus fare' ****.

As for anti-Protestant songs stuff ?
The 'soon there'll be no Protestants at all' add-on, for example.

The media needs to learn that Fenian doesn't equal Catholic.
It's aimed at Celtic fans, not Catholics.

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-02-2012 09:04PM

Jelle1880 wrote: »

The media needs to learn that Fenian doesn't equal Catholic.
It's aimed at Celtic fans, not Catholics.

Well that is all right then

'We're up to our knees in Celtic fans blood
Surrender or you'll die' !!

Jelle1880 · 19-02-2012 09:05PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Well that is all right then

'We're up to our knees in Celtic fans blood
Surrender or you'll die' !!

'And if you are a City fan, surrender or you'll die'
'We're up to our knees in Hibee blood'

spiralism · 19-02-2012 09:11PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

No different from the normal celtic away day with the up the RA, I I IRA, Huns this and that, Boys of the Old brigade and so on. Anti British, anti Protestant chants.

Ah, the good old hun=protestant bull****

Novo, Arteta, Gattuso, Albertz - All Catholics yet called huns...:rolleyes:

Dalglish, McGrain, Hesselink, Auld, McNeill, Stein - All protestants and never called huns.

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-02-2012 09:12PM

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Oh no, a naughty song about your rival, quick, lock them up!
'

Well I suppose this guy was nearly up to his knees in a Celtic fans blood then :rolleyes: The difference here is that there are some Rangers fans who will act out the lyric

A Schoolboy had his throat ripped open in a street attack as he walked home from a football match, a murder trial heard yesterday.
Celtic fan Mark Scott, the son of a top Glasgow lawyer, died at the scene despite frantic attempts to save him.
A seven-inch wound from his chin to his ear severed Mark's jugular vein and left a 26-yard trail of blood, the High Court in Glasgow was told.
On trial is Jason Campbell, 23, of Heron Street, Bridgeton, Glasgow.

monkey9 · 19-02-2012 09:12PM

Honestly, you's are all fecking mental!!!

ColeTrain · 19-02-2012 09:16PM

Jelle1880 wrote: »

Bollocks, it simply doesn't wash that it's aimed at Rangers players/fans.
You sing it at Hearts, Killie,... fans too.
And don't give us that 'Ah, but they're Rangers fans without the bus fare' ****.

As for anti-Protestant songs stuff ?
The 'soon there'll be no Protestants at all' add-on, for example.

The media needs to learn that Fenian doesn't equal Catholic.
It's aimed at Celtic fans, not Catholics.

The word Hun would be used for Rangers. Hearts are known as the wee huns. I'm not sure where Kilmarnock fit in, Rangers in disguise?

I've never heard that add on to Celtic Symphony, that's not to say I'm doubting it. I wouldn't have any time for sh*te like. I'm not a fan of anything religious. Football should be free of it but it's not that simple.

Studying history, 'Fenian' was always used as a derogatory word for an Irish Republican. Can't say it offends me but in the past and present it's always been used in a wider context negatively towards the Irish.

PauloMN · 19-02-2012 09:17PM

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

I have as much right as you to talk about Rangers.

Never said you didn't.

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

Your not Rangers fan.

That's "you're" by the way. No, I'm not a Rangers fan (thank f**k), what's your point?

The_Kew_Tour wrote: »

The irony is hilarious, you could not make it up.

It sure it. Even funnier when certain people fail to see the irony right in front of them.

super_furry · 19-02-2012 09:20PM

Jelle1880 wrote: »

The media needs to learn that Fenian doesn't equal Catholic.

Because heaven forbid they stop singing it.

spiralism · 19-02-2012 09:22PM

ColeTrain wrote: »

The word Hun would be used for Rangers. Hearts are known as the wee huns. I'm not sure where Kilmarnock fit in, Rangers in disguise?

I've never heard that add on to Celtic Symphony, that's not to say I'm doubting it. I wouldn't have any time for sh*te like. I'm not a fan of anything religious. Football should be free of it but it's not that simple.

Studying history, 'Fenian' was always used as a derogatory word for an Irish Republican. Can't say it offends me but in the past and present it's always been used in a wider context negatively towards the Irish.

Exactly, Fenian is around the same as Taig or Mick, i know a fella who played a schoolboys match at tynecastle a few years back and he was telling me the amount of times he was called a dirty fenian so and so taking throw ins and the like took the piss altogether. I recall a few years ago getting a bus tour of belfast and young lads throwing stones at it shouting "fenian bastards" when it passed through the shankill-none of us were wearing celtic jerseys but the bus had a southern reg.

Calling us Fenians is like calling Rangers fans dirty Prods or Orange bastards which is totally unacceptable. Hun on the other hand is equivalent to Tim, which we don't find that offensive at all really.

ColeTrain · 19-02-2012 09:25PM

monkey9 wrote: »

Honestly, you's are all fecking mental!!!

KeithAFC · 19-02-2012 09:25PM

spiralism wrote: »

Ah, the good old hun=protestant bull****

Novo, Arteta, Gattuso, Albertz - All Catholics yet called huns...:rolleyes:

Dalglish, McGrain, Hesselink, Auld, McNeill, Stein - All protestants and never called huns.

So why do you shout huns at Hearts fans? It is nonsense and you know it.

PauloMN · 19-02-2012 09:28PM

KeithAFC wrote: »

So why do you shout huns at Hearts fans? It is nonsense and you know it.

Last time I was at Celtic v Hearts, they did.

KeithAFC · 19-02-2012 09:32PM

PauloMN wrote: »

Last time I was at Celtic v Hearts, they did.

Why though? If it is only aimed at Rangers fans?

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-02-2012 09:32PM

I was interested Yes, as a SPL supporter,

You are a SPL supporter? Strange, I have never met one of them

A Dub in Glasgo · 19-02-2012 09:37PM

It is true, I have yet to meet a supporter of the SPL

ColeTrain · 19-02-2012 09:38PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

It is true, I have yet to meet a supporter of the SPL

Brewster..

Jelle1880 · 19-02-2012 09:38PM

A Dub in Glasgo wrote: »

Well I suppose this guy was nearly up to his knees in a Celtic fans blood then :rolleyes: The difference here is that there are some Rangers fans who will act out the lyric

Tragic, but where did you read that this was done by a Rangers fan ?

spiralism: You DO know that 'Fenian' was first used by Irish Republicans, right ?

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