bluemanc
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blue jim said:For someone whos been watching the football from the 60's and says sectarianism doesnt exist in England, you're quick to forget Chelsea's links with Rangers and C18 too then? The Liverpool and Everton rivalry that would sometimes spiral into petty sectarianism in the 60s and 70s, The UVF flag that was apparently in our ground in 2007? (accused of, at least), or the City/Rangers flag that use to be hung up in COMS, or the frequent anti-scottish posts on this very forum, not to mention the fat balding arseholes at our last friendly with celtic doing their usual NF shite?Fowlers Penalty Miss said:Oh, I'll keep polishing my medal, and I live in England, a country that really doesn't care about sectarian nonsense.
Ta Ta.
You must have a memory of a goldfish. But aye, okay, sectarianism doesn't exist in England. You keep believing that. Most English are rightly disgusted with it, doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
That was through confusion more than anything,some bright spark decided that if livepool was the catholic club then everton had to be the protestant club.The Liverpool and Everton rivalry that would sometimes spiral into petty sectarianism in the 60s and 70s
Everton arranged a friendly with Rangers on this very basis & found out pretty quickly that although both clubs had Methodist roots, because everton had had many roman catholic players playing for them over their history they were percieved as a catholic club by many.
Guess what happened next.
As for us,busby despite his efforts when he took over as utd manager in the late 40's to gather the catholic manchester support together & get them to support his team(which in a way he did this) we just didn't go down the obvious route which is something to be proud of.