gannonball Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 minute ago, AJF said: Sunday was cringe, but anyone genuinely believing that not using the term is the reason for Rangers pulling out of the Aussie friendly is wishful thinking, IMO. Im not saying that was the only issue or even the main one tbh but Im still at a bit of a loss as to what the f**k that was all about on Sunday. It clearly came from somebody high enough up in the club for it to thrown about everywhere. Baffling. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 3 hours ago, AYRSHIRE_ANGUS said: I have ex workmate Celtic fans that accuse me of bias because I use the description "Rangers and Celtic" instead of "Celtic and Rangers". As they don't like "The Old Firm" either I try and keep a running balance of both terms in their company to ensure a roughly 50-50 split for the sake of harmony. They'll happily patronise me about my club however, many times. Luckily as I'm no longer in Glasgow I only see them for a beer about once a year these days. It would be too tiring otherwise. Hector Nicol's the original recording of the hearts song finishes "Oh some say Rangers and Celtic are grand but the boys in maroon are the best in the land" But the 1980's recording swaps to "Oh some say Celtic and Rangers are grand but the boys in maroon are the best in the land" And then when Frightened Rabbit covered it they swapped back again 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinky67 Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 1 hour ago, AJF said: Sunday was cringe, but anyone genuinely believing that not using the term is the reason for Rangers pulling out of the Aussie friendly is wishful thinking, IMO. I didn’t believe it until I saw the entire stadium plastered in references to the Old Firm. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, Jinky67 said: I didn’t believe it until I saw the entire stadium plastered in references to the Old Firm. I think it was more a failed attempt at some kind of “gotcha!” directed at Celtic. Very weird. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin_Nevis Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 2 hours ago, gannonball said: and Rangers have inexplicably lost their shit over it to levels I don’t anyone could predict. Erm, have you met Rangers? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clown Job Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 37 minutes ago, AJF said: I think it was more a failed attempt at some kind of “gotcha!” directed at Celtic. Very weird. Got us at what exactly? We didn’t organise Ange’s homecoming tour 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AJF Posted April 5, 2022 Share Posted April 5, 2022 5 minutes ago, Clown Job said: Got us at what exactly? We didn’t organise Ange’s homecoming tour Due to Celtic refusing or being unwilling to use the Old Firm term. I think having them walk out under an archway proclaiming it as such was their idea of… something. I’m just speculating, of course, because I seriously doubt that the Sydney cup not carrying the Old Firm title was anywhere near as influential in the decision making process to pull out in comparison to the fan protests. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McLean's Ghost Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 6 hours ago, Insert Amusing Pseudonym said: I think we can all agree the term Old Firm should only be used to annoy Celtic fans. This but also using OF as shorthand referring to both of them. Rangers handing out stuff with Old Firm on it is the same as giving out half and half scarves. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 10 hours ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: Hector Nicol's the original recording of the hearts song finishes "Oh some say Rangers and Celtic are grand but the boys in maroon are the best in the land" But the 1980's recording swaps to "Oh some say Celtic and Rangers are grand but the boys in maroon are the best in the land" And then when Frightened Rabbit covered it they swapped back again The alliteration of 'say' and 'Celtic' clearly makes this order the best one, and shows Frightened Rabbit up to be cretins. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coprolite Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 9 hours ago, AJF said: Due to Celtic refusing or being unwilling to use the Old Firm term. I think having them walk out under an archway proclaiming it as such was their idea of… something. I’m just speculating, of course, because I seriously doubt that the Sydney cup not carrying the Old Firm title was anywhere near as influential in the decision making process to pull out in comparison to the fan protests. Is it the club administration kidding on that they pulled out because of a disagreement with Celtic rather than because the fans had turned on them. 47 minutes ago, The Other Foot said: The alliteration of 'say' and 'Celtic' clearly makes this order the best one, and shows Frightened Rabbit up to be cretins. I think that's overly simplistic. There's clearly a different cadence to each phrase with "Celtic" first sounding more smooth and flowing and "Rangers" first sounding more jaunty. If you're going for anthemic or serious the former works better but the latter would work better for an upbeat singalong. That said, any version of that song is dung, whatever order the words are in. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 Oh some say The Rangers and Celtic are grand - does that scan better? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacksgranda Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 32 minutes ago, ropy said: Oh some say The Rangers and Celtic are grand - does that scan better? Yes 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arch Stanton Posted April 6, 2022 Share Posted April 6, 2022 34 minutes ago, ropy said: Oh some say The Rangers and Celtic are grand - does that scan better? I'm sure they've always said "the". 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topcat(The most tip top) Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 The alliteration of 'say' and 'Celtic' clearly makes this order the best one, and shows Frightened Rabbit up to be cretins. If alliteration was important then they should have gone for East Fife and Forfar are fine 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Other Foot Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 36 minutes ago, topcat(The most tip top) said: If alliteration was important then they should have gone for East Fife and Forfar are fine Perhaps, but then they would have been lying. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girth Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 On 05/04/2022 at 20:24, Grangemouth Bairn said: I thought Hartson had been a Swansea fan all his life ? No one would admit to that tbf. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 9 minutes ago, Girth said: No one would admit to that tbf. Girth profile...........My team : Dundee 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 1 minute ago, A96 said: Girth profile...........My team : Dundee Dundee is a nicer place than Swansea and Aberdeen for that matter so perhaps you may like to pipe down. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A96 Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Hoose Rice said: Dundee is a nicer place than Swansea and Aberdeen for that matter so perhaps you may like to pipe down. Dundee is a shittier team than Swansea and Aberdeen for that matter , so perhaps you may like to try not to miss the point in future 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoose Rice Posted April 7, 2022 Share Posted April 7, 2022 3 minutes ago, A96 said: Dundee is a shittier team than Swansea and Aberdeen for that matter , so perhaps you may like to try not to miss the point in future They are poor this season, yes. Aberdeen are probably on the same level as Dundee though these days. Both bottom six clubs who very rarely win much. I would much rather support Dundee though, at least they are realistic about the level they are at. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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