BLUEDIGNITY 34,195 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 . . . we stoop to this. Rangers this is fcukin disgustin if true. http://www.<No links to this website>/football/spl/2010/04/23/us-police-give-go-ahead-for-old-firm-clash-in-boston-86908-22205704/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverBlue_Since91 2,895 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 look at the comments below. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty657 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm still against this idea and really hope it does not happen!!The only thing I like about it, is the fact some of the loyal bears in America would get a sample of the OF over there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I don't think it will happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirFleckNRothen 1,789 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Let's not ruin the novelty of the Old Firm game and Americanise it for extra dosh, 'Gers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySpook 168 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I think it is good for Fans in America. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 34,195 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 All for the fans abroad seeing more Rangers in their own midden, but this in boston is not on for me plus we wait till Scottish football is on its knees to then go begging abroad with this shower of ambulance chasin cunts. Why didn't this happen before ? Friendlies at Murray Park ? Tell it to the marines and stick it right up their arses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVB 2,560 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I think it is good for Fans in America.We should be doing all we can to distance ourselves from those manky bastards at the piggery, not doing a fuckin' double-act with the cunts to get a few $ from Jaaahnny Foreigner. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManchestGer 351 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I really hope it doesn't go ahead, the words Old Firm should never be in the same sentence as friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeilRFC 10 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Shite idea...I hope it doesn't happen. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaddySpook 168 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 We should be doing all we can to distance ourselves from those manky bastards at the piggery, not doing a fuckin' double-act with the cunts to get a few $ from Jaaahnny Foreigner. Really can't see the problem in a football team playing football and making some dolla.Each to their own though eh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangledupinblue 0 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 could be an interesting day in glasgow. No idea about the time difference but you're going to get an extra 50/60000 who are usually at the games watching it in the pub. I've watched OF games in city centre when we've played at the piggery and it seems to be mostly gers fans. i'd imagine its vice versa when the games at ibrox. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,332 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm normally all for Rangers playing in other Countries ( Australia preferably ) to let the O/S bears see the team, though in this instance I'm dead against it for several reasons.1: A 'Friendly againt C*ltic' ???? Aye! that will be the fucking day.All of a sudden we are all pally wally with Dr. Dossier and Lie-well who have been insinuating we have been aided by corrupt and biased refereeing all season.2:Who suggested this in the 1st place and who is making money out of this and where exactly is the profit going to?.3:Boston....For fuck sake. Why don't we just play it outside the Vatican and be done with it.4: They are talking of a crowd of 70,000 - 75,000 at this game. What will be the security criteria regards segregation of fans? and the fair & equal allocation of tickets so that this game won't be a mirror of a game at the piggery?5:Go read the spin of the GFITW on their KDS forum about this and it would make you fucking dry boke.I'm normally a pretty open and fair minded supporter about all sorts of scenarios and events regarding our great Club but this does my head in at what to me is a disgusting idea that flies in the face of everything our club prides itself in.I'm not saying that almost 2 million Catholics equate to 2 million Ra Shellic fans, but they don't have a team called the Boston Celtics for nothing IMO.Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston Basic information Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Territory Counties of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth (the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Wareham excepted) Population 1,845,758 Catholics Rite Roman Rite Patron Saint Patrick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace 3,645 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 To often many on this board have chastised the club for not making inroads in to the US, we have not done enough to expose the club to the rest of the world, so now they propose to play an old firm match in the US, suddenly the club is doing the wrong this No matter that many do not enjoy being linked with the other half of Glasgow, to deny the pulling power of the "Old Frim" brand is foolish & cutting your nose of to spite your face.Our joint shirt sponsor deals have been hgiher due to the "brand" and would never have reached the vlaue it is currently at if we negotiated our own individual deal.The derby is recognised as the best & most passionate in the world, many professionals have confirmed nothing compares to it, using that uniqueness to gain a wider & more present image in the footballing world cannot be a bad thing.We are a club with debts, we are a club looking to develop new avenues for marketing & retail opportunities ... we have to take every chance we can. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidrfc1873 12 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Shite idea boston is plastic paddy capital of america. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 34,195 Posted April 23, 2010 Author Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm normally all for Rangers playing in other Countries ( Australia preferably ) to let the O/S bears see the team, though in this instance I'm dead against it for several reasons.1: A 'Friendly againt C*ltic' ???? Aye! that will be the fucking day.All of a sudden we are all pally wally with Dr. Dossier and Lie-well who have been insinuating we have been aided by corrupt and biased refereeing all season.2:Who suggested this in the 1st place and who is making money out of this and where exactly is the profit going to?.3:Boston....For fuck sake. Why don't we just play it outside the Vatican and be done with it.4: They are talking of a crowd of 70,000 - 75,000 at this game. What will be the security criteria regards segregation of fans? and the fair & equal allocation of tickets so that this game won't be a mirror of a game at the piggery?5:Go read the spin of the GFITW on their KDS forum about this and it would make you fucking dry boak.I'm normally a pretty open and fair minded supporter about all sorts of scenarios and events regarding our great Club but this does my head in at what to me is a disgusting idea that flies in the face of everything our club prides itself in.I'm not saying that almost 2 million Catholics equate to 2 million Ra Shellic fans, but they don't have a team called the Boston Celtics for nothing IMO.Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston Basic information Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Territory Counties of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth (the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Wareham excepted) Population 1,845,758 Catholics Rite Roman Rite Patron Saint PatrickGreat reply, and that's exactly what it gives me ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVB 2,560 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Family silver! Get your family silver here.............everything must go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 To often many on this board have chastised the club for not making inroads in to the USAye the message boards are full of people complaining that Rangers have never played the sporting wing at NORAID Central, have been for years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose andy 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Was it not jock wallace who once said Glasgow Rangers dont do friendlies dont think we should be playing this shower of scum in any game unless its an official 1 imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstamomusa 3,812 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm normally all for Rangers playing in other Countries ( Australia preferably ) to let the O/S bears see the team, though in this instance I'm dead against it for several reasons.1: A 'Friendly againt C*ltic' ???? Aye! that will be the fucking day.All of a sudden we are all pally wally with Dr. Dossier and Lie-well who have been insinuating we have been aided by corrupt and biased refereeing all season.2:Who suggested this in the 1st place and who is making money out of this and where exactly is the profit going to?.3:Boston....For fuck sake. Why don't we just play it outside the Vatican and be done with it.4: They are talking of a crowd of 70,000 - 75,000 at this game. What will be the security criteria regards segregation of fans? and the fair & equal allocation of tickets so that this game won't be a mirror of a game at the piggery?5:Go read the spin of the GFITW on their KDS forum about this and it would make you fucking dry boak.I'm normally a pretty open and fair minded supporter about all sorts of scenarios and events regarding our great Club but this does my head in at what to me is a disgusting idea that flies in the face of everything our club prides itself in.I'm not saying that almost 2 million Catholics equate to 2 million Ra Shellic fans, but they don't have a team called the Boston Celtics for nothing IMO.Cathedral of the Holy Cross in BostonBasic information Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Territory Counties of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth (the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Wareham excepted)Population 1,845,758 Catholics Rite Roman Rite Patron Saint PatrickGreat reply, and that's exactly what it gives me ! Here's some other facts for you:ProtestantsSurveys in the 1990s reveal that most Americans claiming Irish origin are Protestant. The Scotch-Irish who settled in the back country of colonial America were largely Presbyterians. The establishment of many settlements in the remote back-country put a strain on the ability of the Presbyterian Church to meet the new demand for qualified, college-educated clergy. Religious groups such as the Baptists and Methodists had no higher education requirement for their clergy to be ordained, and these groups readily provided ministers to meet the demand of the growing Scotch-Irish settlements.[36] By about 1810, Baptist and Methodist churches were in the majority, and the descendants of the Scotch-Irish today remain predominantly Baptist or Methodist.[37] They were avid participants in the revivals taking place during the Great Awakening from the 1740s to the 1840s. They take pride in their Irish heritage not because they are attached to the place called Ireland but because they identify with the values ascribed to the Scotch-Irish who played a major role in the American Revolution and in the development of American culture.[38] The strongly held religious beliefs of the Scotch-Irish led to the emergence of the Bible Belt, where evangelical Protestantism continues to play a large role todayAccording to census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2004, Irish Australians are, by religion, 46.2% Roman Catholic, 15.3% Anglican, 13.5% other Christian denomination, 3.6% other religions, and 21.5% as "No Religion".The high percentage of Catholics is largely the result of descendants of Irish immigrants. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbria_blue 51 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Why on earth does it have to be boston? Can no-one else see what is going on here? It's plastic paddy central in Boston. FFS noraid were founded there,you know? Those guys that used to go around collecting money for the IRA, telling people "just 10 cents folks, 10 cents and you could kill a british soldier." These plastics are imo 10x worse for bigotry than their counterparts in Scotland. The media will be biased towards Celtic, who will gain loads from this game, as all the Irish immigrants will come out in support for them. We will gain nothing from this game, and imo it would be a PR disaster for us. We should be nowhere near it.I want us to go to places like the US/Canada/Australlia and that more often but this isn't exactly what I had in mind..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cumbria_blue 51 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I'm normally all for Rangers playing in other Countries ( Australia preferably ) to let the O/S bears see the team, though in this instance I'm dead against it for several reasons.1: A 'Friendly againt C*ltic' ???? Aye! that will be the fucking day.All of a sudden we are all pally wally with Dr. Dossier and Lie-well who have been insinuating we have been aided by corrupt and biased refereeing all season.2:Who suggested this in the 1st place and who is making money out of this and where exactly is the profit going to?.3:Boston....For fuck sake. Why don't we just play it outside the Vatican and be done with it.4: They are talking of a crowd of 70,000 - 75,000 at this game. What will be the security criteria regards segregation of fans? and the fair & equal allocation of tickets so that this game won't be a mirror of a game at the piggery?5:Go read the spin of the GFITW on their KDS forum about this and it would make you fucking dry boak.I'm normally a pretty open and fair minded supporter about all sorts of scenarios and events regarding our great Club but this does my head in at what to me is a disgusting idea that flies in the face of everything our club prides itself in.I'm not saying that almost 2 million Catholics equate to 2 million Ra Shellic fans, but they don't have a team called the Boston Celtics for nothing IMO.Cathedral of the Holy Cross in BostonBasic information Location Boston, Massachusetts, United States Territory Counties of Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, Norfolk, and Plymouth (the towns of Mattapoisett, Marion, and Wareham excepted)Population 1,845,758 Catholics Rite Roman Rite Patron Saint PatrickGreat reply, and that's exactly what it gives me ! Here's some other facts for you:ProtestantsSurveys in the 1990s reveal that most Americans claiming Irish origin are Protestant. The Scotch-Irish who settled in the back country of colonial America were largely Presbyterians. The establishment of many settlements in the remote back-country put a strain on the ability of the Presbyterian Church to meet the new demand for qualified, college-educated clergy. Religious groups such as the Baptists and Methodists had no higher education requirement for their clergy to be ordained, and these groups readily provided ministers to meet the demand of the growing Scotch-Irish settlements.[36] By about 1810, Baptist and Methodist churches were in the majority, and the descendants of the Scotch-Irish today remain predominantly Baptist or Methodist.[37] They were avid participants in the revivals taking place during the Great Awakening from the 1740s to the 1840s. They take pride in their Irish heritage not because they are attached to the place called Ireland but because they identify with the values ascribed to the Scotch-Irish who played a major role in the American Revolution and in the development of American culture.[38] The strongly held religious beliefs of the Scotch-Irish led to the emergence of the Bible Belt, where evangelical Protestantism continues to play a large role todayAccording to census data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2004, Irish Australians are, by religion, 46.2% Roman Catholic, 15.3% Anglican, 13.5% other Christian denomination, 3.6% other religions, and 21.5% as "No Religion".The high percentage of Catholics is largely the result of descendants of Irish immigrants.Yeah but that just adds to the problem since alot of those protestant Irish-Americans are ignorant of their roots and have bought in to the whole plastic paddy mentality as well. They also dont have a sense of community like the tims, since they spread out over a much wider area, and over the years have assimilated into the american community. So they would consider themselves to be american as opposed to Irish. Trying to win them over as a community would be futile imo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
fegget 2 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 I live in the heartland of America and only get home once every 2 or 3 years. I am already planning the road trip for this game, I have friends who live 2 hours away from Boston, I am all up for this game, even if it is meaningless, for fans based over here like myself, this is fantastic. We are always complaining that we do not cater to all of our fanbase, well, if this comes off, I will say a huge thank you to the club for catering to me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz52 11,837 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 Nah get yerself to fuck I will never ever be supportive of a friendly with they dirty bead rattling bass's! I'm sure theres some other way we can enhance our name, surely we could arrange a friendly with a big side from Spain or England over in the U.S? Alot of teams choose the U.S for pre-seasonA friendly with celtc in Boston of all places Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edin-Bear-ugh 1 Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 You have to move with the times.If it means a $$$million in the bank then why the hell not.It just gives us another chance to hump them, albeit in another Continent. And, it will be far from friendly. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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