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The Scotland goalkeeper (Griff, can you remind me of his name?) was booed every time he touched the ball, but again, England players are never booed are they?
Oh yes – Helen McGonigall, if I’m not very much mistaken.Have to say I’ve only been to Hampden once (for the Euro qualifying play off between England & Scotland when Keegan was in charge) and I thought the atmosphere was really poor
You always hear alot about the Hampden Roar but it was more like a squeek when I wentThat changed a bit outside afterwards mind!!!
I should also point out that the worst atmosphere I’ve ever experienced at a football ground was at the 2 England internationals I watched at Wembley – never again
It was genuinely a good atmosphere TL, especially prior to the game. I think they thought it was going to be a walk-over, so there were bagpipes everywhere round the ground, and generally a good vibe about the place.
The team were booed off at halftime, but other than that, there was a lot of humour about the place, and some very vocal Aberdeen fans who didn’t stop singing for a second throughout the game. I missed the Liechtenstein goal as. I’m ashamed to say, I was still in the midst of half time prawn sandwiches.
Yes, they booed Liechtenstein’s national anthem, but it was expected and a lot of the people I was sitting with were embarrassed about it and apologised. I said it was fine as England fans boo everyone’s national anthem.
The Scotland goalkeeper (Griff, can you remind me of his name?) was booed every time he touched the ball, but again, England players are never booed are they?[/quote]Before the game was fine & the atmosphere in the pubs (those that would let us in) was good too but inside the ground in was really weak – “flower of scotland” was about the only song they had & everyone seems to only know the first couple of lines which if i remember rightly was somet keegan commented on at the time
What i did find odd & in some ways slightly sad was the amount of people dressed up as if they were off to fight at Bannockburn or Culloden with their military tunics and those little beret type hats. traditional dress I can understand such as your kilts & sporrans but coming dressed as an extra from braveheart seemed to me to be taking things a bit far
“What i did find odd & in some ways slightly sad was the amount of people dressed up as if they were off to fight at Bannockburn or Culloden with their military tunics and those little beret type hats. traditional dress I can understand such as your kilts & sporrans but coming dressed as an extra from braveheart seemed to me to be taking things a bit far”
Do you mean the beret hats with the bobble on? Tam ‘O Shanter, is the name for them.
Like the one on the right on this old pic?
Tam O’ Shanter worn by guy on the left.
I actually mean the one worn by the guy on the right holding the big stick
Quite a few of em had big feathers sticking out of em n’all from what I remember
Edinburgh, as you and Donnelly have correctly pointed out, the behaviour of Celtic fans is usually exemplary, however, when you have had English colleagues subjected to IRA songs and threats by supposedly British people, then it takes a little bit of the shine off the press-proclaimed best behaved supporters from Britain.This isn’t an Old Firm debate, as I’m well aware we’d never agree on that subject, and compared to Celtic, Rangers are very poor ambassadors for Scottish football. Manchester was shocking, but aside from that, they are a lot better that most English football abroad. Virtually every English team to have played in Europe has been involved in clashes with locals or police on at least one of their trips.
During the UEFA Cup Final season, up until Manchester, there were no other incidents of note involving Rangers fans.
Seems like the huns have been at it again, this time with sectarian chanting in Holland !
Came on Edinburgh, the other side of the fence have been just as bad for years:
http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/ … _1_1868144
Rangers FC have been bought by a lottery winner. His family have said they shudder to think what he would have bought if he had got 4 numbers.
Came on Edinburgh, the other side of the fence have been just as bad for years:http://www.newsletter.co.uk/news/local/ … _1_1868144
All hearsay and speculation :)
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