Celtic Thread - 2023/24

[Magicpole]

It's strange considering they've taken advantage of City's status and are there's a bit of a running joke among Rangers fans that they are almost seen as an honorary member of CFG through a connection between Lawwels son to get players like Roberts, Denayer and Frimpong over the years.

Our running joke is how easily you get ahead of yourselves, only to return to rage when you find out bluster wins fuck all. Again we see the overhype, the hysteria of most of you, over your signings and how you’re going to do this that and the other. It’s been the same every preseason, early season since Warbutton.

I’m happy with the connection to City. Mosst of the players have been excellent. With Frimpong, we should make all in about £15m from him if he goes for £40m. Young Lawell is doing ok since his Da was given ribbon cutting and boring speeches duty. I wouldn’t have the **** on a pie stall. By the time the dithering **** served your pie the game woukd be over,

 

[Magicpole]

I was going to post this elsewhere but decided to put it here so it gives our regular Celtic supporting contributors an opportunity to comment...

I am retired and often visit opposition fan forums and I have just finished perusing a couple of Celtic forums and particularly TalkCeltic. I was interested to gauge their thoughts on our treble so I read the last 30 pages on their 2022/23 CL thread which covered the semis and the final.

What I read was a large number comments of hatred of City that makes the same threads on RAWK and Red Cafe seem positively friendly.

I was somewhat taken aback by the barrage of City bingo and anger at our success! "Its all about the oil money" being the one and only reason for the last 12 years trophy haul and of course they would to man all walk away from their club should a middle east rich sugar daddy invest in them. Some even call Pep a fraud and claim the Barca success was all about Frank Rijkaard and he did nothing of note at Bayern.

Many believe that the vast majority of our current match attending support only started after 2008 whilst obviously theirs and the other Red tops, Bayern, Real and Barca have been attending for over 50 years!!!!! Also it seems Celtic and those clubs mentioned only spend money that comes through the turnstiles or merchandising and its "properly EARNED!"

Lots of comments were scoffs at the poor level of support and noise at both the home semi and final from the City sections ironically whilst complaining about the BT coverage who we know always mute the City fan section.

Now I realise their support is largely garnered from the Irish who also love the Red Tops but the vitriol expressed in those pages takes City hating to a new level. I never could have contemplated the amount of sheer bitterness and hatred there was in a fanbase that has had very little exposure to our club and meetings between us number just two games.

Like the red scousers, down the years, pundits and Celtic fans themselves have claimed they are one of the most informed and liberal fair minded football fans in the world. But whilst they hate the English media it seems they swallow any and all anti Man City propaganda from the very same source...hook, line and sinker.

I really was shocked and taken aback reading those pages and my view of their fans has as a result somewhat shifted as a result!

Oh and the Celtic supporting contributors are just me. I’m feisty though, so, that evens it up.

 

[Magicpole]

Thats good Magic, but there were more like 150. Still a small number I grant when considering match going numbers, but when the vast majority are of the same mind one garners that is the feeling of the fans.

I suppose I was just shocked at the sheer hatred expressed.

Fucking wankers in every support mate. Look at the pricks who were still in the huff with Rogers? I despair of them and argue and call the pricks out. I need to try and ignore them as it isn’t any good for my blood pressure, but I can’t help myself. :)

 

[Manchester33]

I was going to post this elsewhere but decided to put it here so it gives our regular Celtic supporting contributors an opportunity to comment...

I am retired and often visit opposition fan forums and I have just finished perusing a couple of Celtic forums and particularly TalkCeltic. I was interested to gauge their thoughts on our treble so I read the last 30 pages on their 2022/23 CL thread which covered the semis and the final.

What I read was a large number comments of hatred of City that makes the same threads on RAWK and Red Cafe seem positively friendly.

I was somewhat taken aback by the barrage of City bingo and anger at our success! "Its all about the oil money" being the one and only reason for the last 12 years trophy haul and of course they would to man all walk away from their club should a middle east rich sugar daddy invest in them. Some even call Pep a fraud and claim the Barca success was all about Frank Rijkaard and he did nothing of note at Bayern.

Many believe that the vast majority of our current match attending support only started after 2008 whilst obviously theirs and the other Red tops, Bayern, Real and Barca have been attending for over 50 years!!!!! Also it seems Celtic and those clubs mentioned only spend money that comes through the turnstiles or merchandising and its "properly EARNED!"

Lots of comments were scoffs at the poor level of support and noise at both the home semi and final from the City sections ironically whilst complaining about the BT coverage who we know always mute the City fan section.

Now I realise their support is largely garnered from the Irish who also love the Red Tops but the vitriol expressed in those pages takes City hating to a new level. I never could have contemplated the amount of sheer bitterness and hatred there was in a fanbase that has had very little exposure to our club and meetings between us number just two games.

Like the red scousers, down the years, pundits and Celtic fans themselves have claimed they are one of the most informed and liberal fair minded football fans in the world. But whilst they hate the English media it seems they swallow any and all anti Man City propaganda from the very same source...hook, line and sinker.

I really was shocked and taken aback reading those pages and my view of their fans has as a result somewhat shifted as a result!

I visited Glasgow on my way to the highlands a few years ago.

I did a tour of both clubs' grounds. Before this visit, I would have said Rangers were my preferred club out of the two. The tour guide at Ibrox put me off. He spoke about the club quite arrogantly. The Celtic tour guide was so much better. He insisted on finding out who everyone supported. When I told him I was a City fan, he tailored much of his tour to include snippets of City's involvement in competitions, linked players, trophies and managers etc. He made a real effort and showed no animosity towards the club whatsoever.

He was a top guy and an encyclopedia of football knowledge!

 

[No.8]

I visited Glasgow on my way to the highlands a few years ago.

I did a tour of both clubs' grounds. Before this visit, I would have said Rangers were my preferred club out of the two. The tour guide at Ibrox put me off. He spoke about the club quite arrogantly. The Celtic tour guide was so much better. He insisted on finding out who everyone supported. When I told him I was a City fan, he tailored much of his tour to include snippets of City's involvement in competitions, linked players, trophies and managers etc. He made a real effort and showed no animosity towards the club whatsoever.

He was a top guy and an encyclopedia of football knowledge!

Wtf?

Hahaha

The tour guide put you off a football club. Are you 12?

 

[No.8]

The Celtic support have always tended to follow United and Liverpool who both have huge Irish followings

Tbh on my travels most English fans have little time for the Green n Grey and their Faux Irish / Anti British politics. Pretty understandable really

Rangers support is much more diverse in their following of English clubs. Chelsea are probably the most supported at Ibrox with City a close second. Rangers Unionist / Pro British leanings Obviously helps in this

 

[Magicpole]

The Celtic support have always tended to follow United and Liverpool who both have huge Irish followings

Tbh on my travels most English fans have little time for the Green n Grey and their Faux Irish / Anti British politics. Pretty understandable really

Rangers support is much more diverse in their following of English clubs. Chelsea are probably the most supported at Ibrox with City a close second. Rangers Unionist / Pro British leanings Obviously helps in this

You being pro unionist is a strange one as most in the rest of the UK couldn’t give a fuck about Scotland staying. It’s your love of all things royal that is why you are unionist as you see it as the top of the Proddy Tree and actually believe they give a single fuck about you all. People love the Royal Family elsewhere too, including English and Welsh Catholics, but not through bigotry as most think that’s embarrassing and should be consigned to the books. Never happen here for the staunch Prods, who I bet never set foot on a Church very often, not one of my mates does now or ever. The main thing for this group is hating Catholics and Irish not following their faith, as it doesn’t really promote hate does Jeezy. Or have I been reading the wrong Bible?!

 

[No.8]

You being pro unionist is a strange one as most in the rest of the UK couldn’t give a fuck about Scotland staying. It’s your love of all things royal that is why you are unionist as you see it as the top of the Proddy Tree and actually believe they give a single fuck about you all. People love the Royal Family elsewhere too, including English and Welsh Catholics, but not through bigotry as most think that’s embarrassing and should be consigned to the books. Never happen here for the staunch Prods, who I bet never set foot on a Church very often, not one of my mates does now or ever. The main thing for this group is hating Catholics and Irish not following their faith, as it doesn’t really promote hate does Jeezy. Or have I been reading the wrong Bible?!

Where did I once mention religion?


Jeez that was some rant lol

Disappointed you couldn’t manage to squeeze a reference to our over confident support

 

[Magicpole]

Where did I once mention religion?


Jeez that was some rant lol

Disappointed you couldn’t manage to squeeze a reference to our over confident support

It is about religion up here. We all know it. Even you.

And I will be back on about your over confidence soon. It’s a constant with you I am only reflecting back at you what you project.

 

[Ste68]

Bit of a mixed bag with both sets of fans in my experience. Worked with a rangers fan who hated Celtic with a passion and would not accept or understand why English fans did not hate them with equal vigour but know others have had bad experiences with Celtic fans who automatically assume city = protestant club and by association a link to rangers.

My leanings change dependent largely on the connections to City at that point in time (Want Hart to do well currently) but like to see both progress in Europe (along with any Scottish side).Had a soft spot for Celtic when first started following football based on the Jock Stein side and the 2 European cup finals - too young to see them but had relatives who talked about Jimmy Johnstone and 11 local lads and it was a counterargument to united's European success.

My preference in Scotland switched to Aberdeen then Rangers in the 80's largely based on the quality of the teams

The split of the fan bases of both sides along religious and political lines has put many English fans and scots themselves off following the game in Scotland and potential investors which is a pity as the football is a lot more entertaining at its best than many of the European leagues.