British Football Rivalry

digger · Post by **digger** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:02 pm

Vile vs Brum gets a bit nawty on occasion

Another vote for Linfield vs Glentoran... anything sectarian related tends to kick off.

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Fri Mar 27, 2009 11:37 pm

Digger with the Glens and the Blues (Linfield) it's not really sectarian altho the Blues were the last team to eventually field a Catholic player but the Glens come from East Belfast, which is 99% Protestant anyway but much less hardline than the Donegall Rd. in West Belfast where the Blues play at Windsor Park which is still doubles as our national stadium altho moves are afoot to build a new one!

The Glens have had Catholics in their line up for as long as I can remember but being from the East, have mostly Protestant support, so the rivalry is really cos they are by far the two biggest clubs, if it's sectarian hatred you're lookin for then look no further than Linfield v Cliftonville, now that can get very ugly!

Martin Hayes · Post by **Martin Hayes** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 9:33 am

Harrow Borough v Wealdstone

digger · Post by **digger** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:10 am

Belfast Boy wrote:Digger with the Glens and the Blues (Linfield) it's not really sectarian altho the Blues were the last team to eventually field a Catholic player but the Glens come from East Belfast, which is 99% Protestant anyway but much less hardline than the Donegall Rd. in West Belfast where the Blues play at Windsor Park which is still doubles as our national stadium altho moves are afoot to build a new one!

The Glens have had Catholics in their line up for as long as I can remember but being from the East, have mostly Protestant support, so the rivalry is really cos they are by far the two biggest clubs, if it's sectarian hatred you're lookin for then look no further than Linfield v Cliftonville, now that can get very ugly!

I stand corrected mate

Is it Linfield who basically share all their fans with Rangers?

Post by **Belfast Boy** » Sat Mar 28, 2009 10:57 am

digger wrote:
Belfast Boy wrote:Digger with the Glens and the Blues (Linfield) it's not really sectarian altho the Blues were the last team to eventually field a Catholic player but the Glens come from East Belfast, which is 99% Protestant anyway but much less hardline than the Donegall Rd. in West Belfast where the Blues play at Windsor Park which is still doubles as our national stadium altho moves are afoot to build a new one!

The Glens have had Catholics in their line up for as long as I can remember but being from the East, have mostly Protestant support, so the rivalry is really cos they are by far the two biggest clubs, if it's sectarian hatred you're lookin for then look no further than Linfield v Cliftonville, now that can get very ugly!
I stand corrected mate

Is it Linfield who basically share all their fans with Rangers?

It is - their fanbase is typified by the Shankill Road, which is the heartland of extreme loyalism in an otherwise overwhelmingly nationalist West Belfast where the two communties meet and are/were divided by a peace line/wall in an area that was infamous for tit-for-tat shootings in the dark days!

Just as when Mo Johnson signed for Rangers their was uproar amongst the faithful when they eventually succumbed to political pressure and signed a catholic player but they still see themselves in the same light as Rangers do even tho both now rountinely sign players regardless of faith!

The Glen-men's favourite way to wind up the Blues' following is to remind them that due to their minority status in the west of the city that Gerry Adams of Sinn Fein is actually their MP which needless to say has them foaming at the mouth