03 Sep 2026 20:43:37
Thoroughly enjoying Hibs / Hearts game. Fast physical but the odd bit of ability thrown in. Good not to see CHs playing ping pong between themselves
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03 Sep 2026 19:05:58
Polis have arrested 47 Tims from trongate mess now.
Its a good start anyway.
03 Sep 2026 23:26:35
What's a Tim?
04 Sep 2026 09:22:41
Gaz its a reference to the timaloys. Celtic fans sung a song about the timaloys in reference to the irish catholic gang from either the carlton or Dalmarnock. Around the 1900. Its similar to Rangers fans singing about the billy boys the gang from the brighton area. One reference from gers fans was i'd rather be a billy than a tim ect ect ect
04 Sep 2026 11:17:40
Who knew the Bully Boys came from Brighton. 🤣🤣
04 Sep 2026 16:17:44
Wee holiday for them on the beach, jm, bloody pred text Bridgeton, but guessing Gazz prob new this but got hit with a wee doze of wokeness.
03 Sep 2026 00:00:41
Remember when the manky tramps used to call us the "loan Rangers"? they've just announced their 5th loan signing of the transfer window. Millions in the bank though..
03 Sep 2026 11:31:59
What is it with the childish names? I have friends who support Celtic and they are neither manky or tramps. I couldn't care less what some of their support call Rangers fans. I will never lower myself to that level.
03 Sep 2026 12:01:20
The unwashed, mildly smelly then?
03 Sep 2026 14:42:32
My mate is a very clean Celtic fan, well he tries, but he will always be a member of the mhanky mob and has been since primary school, he's got more than a few names for me which I couldn't care less about. Everything is not serious, JFM, and when it comes to friends, I think it's considered endearment. Lighten up a wee bit.
03 Sep 2026 16:01:27
Personally, I think it's derogatory to speak about anyone in that manner.
When will this hate end?
03 Sep 2026 16:11:03
When will the hate end? Brilliant.
03 Sep 2026 16:28:27
You say lighten up, I say grown men should be able to type the word Celtic. I deal with more mature people at my school crossing.
03 Sep 2026 16:31:13
Jfm, it's all light hearted banter, some of my mates support them and they call me allsorts. Fun and games. Nothing serious.
03 Sep 2026 18:16:06
Christ on a bike. 🙈😂
03 Sep 2026 18:37:59
Jfm, you're fighting a losing battle, my friend, but I'll always be here by your side to call it out. Coopersdad, we did call them that in school, but then we became adults.
03 Sep 2026 18:30:46
JFM I agree 100%. although some see it as light humour there are a large element of both fan bases who cant; hence the reason you get pitch invasions; increased attendances at A & E departments on match days and especially OF ones. if you don't think the distasteful 'banter' is part of the reason then fine.
Not sure how it ends as kids get taught, if only through observational learning, it is only light hearted banter to sing about the IRA and the Ibrox disaster.
also is it not a bit different saying it in private to a mate rather than spouting it on a public forum.
03 Sep 2026 20:43:25
Gies a break, Gazza. I don't like them. Never have, never will. Rangers in my blood, faithers blood, grandfaithers blood. Call me what you like. I cannot stand them.
03 Sep 2026 20:52:37
Honest answer, Gazza - never!
In all the years I've supported Rangers, I would say the hatred, or at least the difference between groups of the 2 support, is bigger than its ever been. Probably the use of social media and the popularity of politics are the biggest reasons.
03 Sep 2026 23:22:31
I have to agree. When I was at the Rangers West Ham game, there were kids running about with red, white and blue balaclavas on. Really saddened to see. As some say, it's learned behaviour, and we become what we're taught and see. That was certainly my experience.
I was raised in the bigotry, sectarianism and hatred. I even attended Orange walks, sang the songs I heard on repeat as a kid. Then I learned I had no clue what I was singing about and that it felt totally out of alignment with my beliefs and values.
I had to change, I'm still changing and still learning.
I believe it can change, Zikos, but people need to be willing for that to happen and, at the moment, I don't see enough people willing to do that and more who are happier fighting hate with hate.
I am curious though if any of those who say they hate them have any Celtic supporting friends and how that works?
It really upsets me to see and I just keep praying for a time it no longer exists.
03 Sep 2026 23:25:01
The Colonel.
Rangers are in my blood and in generations of my family's blood. I don't need to hate them though.
04 Sep 2026 09:22:15
Tedious, tiresome, childish and boring tbh, as long as there are those that actively encourage it, then it'll never disappear, both sides.
04 Sep 2026 10:05:00
Good post, Gazza and like you I realised fairly early that the songs which were being sung had no relevance to me or my life so stopped.
I have friends who support a lot of teams, mainly Aberdeen and Celtic, and we can wind each other up and have banter without resorting to calling them names. It's just a game after all.
04 Sep 2026 11:50:09
Gazza, you've hit the nail on the head with the comment re people can only change if they want to.
Some folks love the rivalry so much that it takes over their life and they don't want to change. It's their Monday to Friday, their weekend, it's even their holidays going to Santa Ponsa several times a year.
In terms of the hatred towards opposing fans. For most it only lasts 90mins on and off day, but for some it lasts a lifetime, and personally I don't think it will ever change, unfortunately.
04 Sep 2026 12:01:41
It gives me encouragement to see it be called out on our side, as it never happens over in their banter pages, the more staunch you are over there, the better.
04 Sep 2026 12:46:31
Boy Blue, I know we had a disagreement over the use of staunch, which we happily resolved, but I've since looked into the actual dictionary meaning.
Staunch, always loyal, firm, and dependable in supporting a person, organization, or belief.
But it also can have the negative side, stubborn inflexibility or fanatical devotion bordering on extremism.
So I suppose both sides of the argument could be labelled as staunch.
04 Sep 2026 14:04:14
There is no hatred about calling them the mhanky mob, it's banter. The wording in context means nothing to them as to us when reversed. As for the adult patter, give it a bye. McCoist and Tommy Burns slagged off each other with worse; did it make them any less of being an adult. 🤷🏼♂️
04 Sep 2026 15:50:45
If you think it's acceptable to call people tramps as in th o p, then it says plenty about you. Maybe fine between friends who give it to each other, but it has no place imo on an open forum. My opinion and nobody will change that.
04 Sep 2026 17:05:06
Am adult enough to know when to take slagging or rude remarks seriously and when it's banter. Sorry you don't, JFM. Don't take everything to heart and think everything is out of order because it's what you believe, it's a nothing burger.
{Ed001's Note - you are just ok with bigotry asyou keep defending it, embarrassing how stuck in the past you are.
04 Sep 2026 17:47:12
Well, just have to agree to disagree.
02 Sep 2026 23:51:33
1 yellow card for Aberdeen tonight vs the 6 they got against us - the trend continues.
03 Sep 2026 08:51:27
Zikos, I think it is McDermid which is the issue. Seemed to be very card happy. Referee tonight let so much go and then the giggly little fouls keep happening and disrupt any momentum when we had it, which wasn't often in second half, granted.
03 Sep 2026 11:47:16
They do only try 4 times a season. Zikos spot on, it's always the same, they throw themselves into tackles when playing us, don't do the same anywhere else. On Sunday they should have been 2 if not 3 reds for them. Nothing to do with the refs, I'm afraid. It's in their DNA to play us.
03 Sep 2026 16:34:09
If you look at how many managers supported Celtic growing up, that's in the SPL, you will realise why they fly into tackles and try even harder to take points off us.
03 Sep 2026 20:54:12
Personally I think they short change their fans - they should be playing that way in every game, not just 4 times a season.
02 Sep 2026 20:47:23
It's Falkirk & it's 1-1 & it's so poor. Aberdeen 3-0 down at h/t
We are in serious trouble.
02 Sep 2026 22:14:00
Sorry, does their score have an impact on our game, and are we now 4-1 down? Sorry, new to this, but thought the score in just the game we were playing in counted.
Didn't realise that others did. Do we have to count up all the home goals vs all the away goals in every game played, and if we get more we win 3 points. 😂😂😂
02 Sep 2026 23:31:24
No, Angus, but goal difference is important too.
02 Sep 2026 23:49:14
In seriously trouble, Ben? You'd think Celtic were all that. It gets very boring when you know they ain't, and by the way, Celtic started that game with 9 players from last season, we started it with 3 from last season, that matters more than some must think.
03 Sep 2026 08:53:37
Gazza, only 1 SPL title has gone to goal difference since 2013 yet people focus on it all the time. So we won (somehow), and they won, both get 3 points. We will get better as our 9 new starts blend and will start scoring more (I hope). But in meantime the win is all that matters.
03 Sep 2026 17:44:48
I suspect that Aberdeen were knackered after trying their utmost (which they always do against us) to beat us last weekend. Certainly, I'd have preferred playing them after Celtic if the fixtures had been reversed.
But, there again, do they ever put in as much effort against Celtic? We all know the answer to that.
02 Sep 2026 18:30:04
Why can't we seem to get decent deals for our players?
They've just got 6.5 million for Hatate. And I'm sure he could barely get in the team last season.
02 Sep 2026 18:58:09
Gazza, Hatate is a top drawer attacking mf player, km surprised he didn't get a better move.
02 Sep 2026 19:47:34
Don't believe everything u read re their fees.
We heard so much about 3 million for Vata, SFA released figures indicating 250 k they sold Vata for.
02 Sep 2026 22:43:55
Unfisclosed for a reason, no way they got anywhere near that for him.
03 Sep 2026 09:11:50
They've always inflated fees regarding their players. Did they not do it with Frimpong, big style, a few years back? Reported something like £11m when in fact it was a fraction of that plus add ons?
03 Sep 2026 17:23:26
Seeker, the Frimpong story is outstanding.
01 Sep 2026 15:21:56
Best wishes to Scott McTominay who has to undergo heart surgery to correct benign arrhythmia. Should be back after international break.
01 Sep 2026 18:41:03
Best wishes to the lad, just shows, you don't know what is in front of you.
03 Sep 2026 09:12:46
Yeah, not good to read that. Hope the boy makes a full recovery and quickly.