tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16518767.post3267205777422974601..comments2024-03-10T17:40:19.660+00:00Comments on Part Five: A Weekend of Fear... but it was okaySteph/venhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04426600866018393167noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16518767.post-38659207477015648722012-03-26T11:59:47.284+01:002012-03-26T11:59:47.284+01:00Oh, I agree it's still too many, but given wha...Oh, I agree it's still too many, but given what I thought would happen, I'll take it.<br /><br />The notion of having a single club for the city is a good one, but I suspect it's a case of "if you want to get there, I wouldn't start from here." With 140 years of tradition on one side, and 124 on the other, I doubt we could hope to see any sort of unification. And, of course, you'd need to do the same in Edinburgh and Dundee at least (bear in mind that the infamous attack on Neil Lennon took place at a match against Hearts, not Rangers).<br /><br />Besides, despite the religious trappings, I'm far from convinced the divide is actually religious in nature. To a large extent, it's based on a 'religion' that very few of the fans actually subscribe to, coupled with a notion of a 'history' that has very little to do with the real thing. For the most part, they hate each other because their fathers hated each other, because... well, because they always have.<br /><br />Ultimately, it's completely absurd to invest so much rage and hatred into the question of which set of grossly overpaid foreign mercenaries can outdo the other at kicking a ball around.Steph/venhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04426600866018393167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16518767.post-87728706731233866502012-03-26T11:18:16.381+01:002012-03-26T11:18:16.381+01:00There were still 7 arrests and something like 17 p...There were still 7 arrests and something like 17 people being held due to hate crime (or the potential to commit it). <br /><br />Far more than is reasonably acceptable in my opinion. <br /><br />I still think there should only be a single football team in Glasgow ... Glasgow United, a merger of Celtic and Rangers thus removing the ridiculous religious rivalry (that probably only exists at these games). However, I hate football so don't know/care what the consequences of that would be.Chris Brindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15060997991535798622noreply@blogger.com