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To think Sport should not be about Religion?

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muggglewump · 27/12/2008 19:44

And if it must be, I should not hear religious slurs when I've just popped into the shop for milk.
I live near Glasgow, I needed Milk, went to the shop, lots of agressive swearing all because of a football game.

There's times DD has come home from school talking of Football teams and I've quickly stamped on them and told her Football is boring. OK I do think that but I do not want her getting into it with the way it is here.

We do love a sport-F1, we watch together in season, we know all there is to know and we are huge Kimi fans-no religious horribleness.

I hate that what should be a Sport has such horrid associations, that people know your team, and religion from your name, and it matters, that there was a problem in my small town because the Christmas Tree lights were blue, that people are so small minded they care about such a thing!

OP posts:
UnfortunatelyMe · 27/12/2008 23:16

I hate football strips full stop, worse on full grown men than kids I think.

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:16

I don't find them terribly attractive on adults either. It'd be enough to put me off a guy.

sb6699 · 27/12/2008 23:17

LOL, I can remember being in a supermarket in clydebank seeing the dad with his shaved head, sovereign rings & earring stud and wearing a rangers strip and tracksuit. Turned round and poor baby was identical!

ScottishMummy · 27/12/2008 23:17

agghhhh big ned wee ned.wet boak

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:19

I also detest those very closely cropped haircuts.

sb6699 · 27/12/2008 23:20

I mean really wee baby - must have only been about 8 months old.

ScottishMummy · 27/12/2008 23:21

gross.to wantonly make your wean look like phil mitchell

merrykittymas · 27/12/2008 23:22

Grew up in the West of Scotland so Celtic v Rangers ingrained in my blood.

I "support" one of them well not really now like them to be doing well especially in Europe as it's good for Scotland.

I hate the sectarianism and all that goes with it, it's not about sport or football but pure vile hatred.

I believe there should not be Catholic and Protestant schools, it sets the roots for the them and us divide.

I also hate the anti-Englishness up here especially bad since we moved back (lived down south for 8 years) I find myself having to defend England time and time.

I agree football strips on kids is naff I remember seeing a cream huge pram with green and white lacy pillow, quilt the works with Celtics youngest fan on it and the babies name, Mum and Dad in mathicng football tops and tracksuits too.

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:22

I remember when I first went to university (in Glasgow) being really surprised to see notices in pubs banning football strips. I didn't understand then the sectarian side of football in Glasgow.

I did when the first weekend I was in the student village I heard drums from my bedroom window, looked out and saw what appeared to be an orange march proceeding along the street.

That was in the early 90s though.

Loved Glasgow though - was absolutely brill and am so glad I studied there. Wish I had stayed sometimes - but dh and family here, so here I am....

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:23

And don't get me started on children with earrings.

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:25

One of my earliest memories, and this was a recurring one, was being woken up by the sound of the Orange Walk marching down my street.
I lived in the East End and this was a common sight. I loved the music and watching them go by when I was a child, but I didn't understand why they were marching then or who they were.

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:26

Is odd, because I don't remember coming across any major anti-english sentiment. Maybe was sheltered and might have been because most of my flatmates in first few years were from NI. Bit rarefied as a set-up, being at Uni v. different from the real world and so on.

Did find it a bit strange that braveheart shown in my local pub before the rugby though

Generally though the people were so so so friendly and warm which was great.

Quite liked being called hen too!

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:27

Ah - the student village was brand spanking new and was in Ruchill/Maryhill borders, just off the maryhill road.

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:27

Round the corner from Partick Thistle FC.

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:28

I agree Pooka, that Glasgow is a great city.

purplemonkeydishwasher · 27/12/2008 23:30

merrykitty: re - "I believe there should not be Catholic and Protestant schools, it sets the roots for the them and us divide".

that's not true. it starts at home. i'm canadian but live in scotland now.
in canada there are faith schools. but no bigotry.
there's nothing wrong with faith schools. it's how the parents raise the kids that matters. if you teach your children not to hate anyone for their religion (or colour, or race or 'class') then it shouldn't be an issue.

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:31

Love it love it love it love it.

Had very happy 5 years there though was starving student living on potatoes and fortified wine.

ScottishMummy · 27/12/2008 23:31

growing up i was immersed in it school/scheme life (not at home though -parents not interested) and it runs really deep -isn't just footy for some tis all

fortunately i never bothered my arse about auld firm.but privately think what a bag of shite

sadly the violence,knifing's,A&E presentations,general aggro goes through roof at derby match

purplemonkeydishwasher · 27/12/2008 23:31

and don't get me started on the orange walk.

Thunderduck · 27/12/2008 23:32

I think all of those walks should be banned, both protestant and catholic. They cause nothing but trouble.

ScottishMummy · 27/12/2008 23:35

fortified wine?is that the buckie?ye gads

TeenyTinyTorya · 27/12/2008 23:38

The orange walk is linked to all the football nonsense as well - I hate them with a passion. I don't support either Celtic or Rangers, but I was brought up a Catholic as were many of my friends, so am often assumed to be an automatic Celtic fan.

Recently my friend and I were caught in the middle of an orange walk in Glasgow City Centre. We had my ds with us in the pram, and there were drunk guys everywhere in Rangers strips, girls peeing in the street, and so much aggressive behaviour from the marchers and the onlooking crowds. I got really upset because I couldn't get to the train station, and we had to run alongside the march until we found a point where we could cross it, but people kept pushing us and trying to stop us getting across the road. It's horrible, and all this sectarianism is deeply ingrained and linked to it.

sb6699 · 27/12/2008 23:39

I can remember years ago I was seeing a guy from coatbridge and his claim to fame was being part of a newspaper article about "the bad Buckie"

Have tasted it and was horrified to realise I quite liked it - haven't drank it since though!

pooka · 27/12/2008 23:40

No not buckie - a bit of thunderbird (chunderbird). I exaggerate - was just as likely to be a cheap bottle of cider

sb6699 · 27/12/2008 23:40

I can remember loving the Orange Walk as a wean and being really annoyed with my dad who would call us all in when it went past - obviously I didn't realise the connotations of it back then.