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Maybe followers of the game in general...The Old Firm game obviously is important to me but as atmosphere goes it just does not compare to Derbies in South America...to say it is the biggest derby in the world still is insular pish

There is a great book called Football Against The Enemy by Simon Kuper it goes into the deep hatred between the Dutch and Germans

He nearly had John Terry on trial

Been to Derbies in various parts of South America nothing comes close to a Buenos Aires derby although I would say River v Boca is where the real hatred is.Lazio v Roma a couple of years back was not a sell out, stadium was 3/4:full and that is being generous ,it was a midweek game though.Probably the best atmosphere I attended though was Semi final of Copa Libertadores River v Vasco de Gama under the lights and ticker tape welcome when teams came out,unbelievable ...couple of stubs from games I kept from 20 odd years ago The Maracana was a crumbling deathtrap and soulless on the few occasions I was there.

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you are correct sir ...they both orginally wore red and white so had a play off to see who would keep colours ,River won. Legend has it Boca decided the first boat they saw docked in their neighbourhood they would take the colours of the flag...it was a Swedish merchant ship.

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My late Grandparents lived there and then moved to Belfast...that tells you something?

He should get the jail

a cup final every decade?

It is and the Tims always bring up a photo of him apparently exchanging a Masonic handshake with Greig before an Old Firm game.The game in question we lost 2-1 celtic scored a penalty to win it ffs .Bernie Slaven had this on his Twitter feed suggesting a conspiracy along the lines of "See this is what celtic were up against" I pointed out the above to him...blocked If you know your history and all that shite eh!

that is a fantastic photo probably one of the best in thread

Bit rich that?

As do some members of my family...do you not think you overreacted though as in no way was it directed at the Taliban fighting our forces,or indeed any country.I could have easily said The Shining Path or The Khmer Rouge for effect ,The Taliban came to mind because I heard it before...simple .If I offended you fair enough no offence was intended.I have been guilty in the past of picking up something wrong on here and being offended we all do it

https://www.google.co.uk/amp/s/metro.co.uk/2008/08/22/northern-ireland-chief-blasts-scottish-tartan-army-411448/amp/

It was that bad during our anthem that our then head of the IFA made a complaint to the SFA

They are basically the SNP works team now which is sad to see.I remember as a lad growing up close to Windsor Park the Scotland game was the one everybody looked forward to because of the Scottish fans who would fill the bars and end up on someone's couch after being invited back into the homes of new found friends. At the friendly a few years ago at Hampden against Scotland the bile directed at Northern Ireland fans by the Tartan Army was something else.The anger amongst our fans was palpable at what was being sang at our support ...we actually got a friendlier welcome in Dublin,yes there was banter but nothing like Hampden.It will not be forgot in a hurry ,I think the days of sharing a beer are over .

No but why are you so offended at a ludricous comparison between a death cult and eleven men playing football.It was a quip in a thread were people were stating how much they hate the Scottish national side.Do you actually think for one moment that I would prefer to see a Taliban victory more than a football side winning...what age are you 6?Btw I won't take the credit for the line I heard it aimed at Glentoran a few years ago ,it got a laugh seems there is a tougher crowd to please in here.

The wee guy from Coleraine McGonigle is worth a look at

I have family serving in the armed forces for god sake ...that was some jump that idiot made,talk about going out of your way to be offended.Look here is somebody who would like to see dark satanic forces beat my football team .he must be serious,Jesus wept. It was a go at who is the staunchest quip.

Fuck sake it was a throwaway line ya rocket How to fuck do you jump to Erskine do you actually think I would support the Taliban over a fucking football team...behave yourself ffs

Fuck sake relax it was a joke

I would rather see the Taliban winning than Scotland