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Rangers v Celtic in America?
I picked up a small passing item in a newspaper a couple of days ago where some US promoter was talking about geting the 2 biggest teams in Scotland, Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic over there to play a game. To be honest I doubt it will be anything more than an aired stretched idea. After all football or socccer for a momentary condescension to ex-Colonists is hardly great over there?Soccer is big in Africa! Come June, the whole world will watch how great we are.
Originally posted by rjhowie:
I picked up a small passing item in a newspaper a couple of days ago where some US promoter was talking about geting the 2 biggest teams in Scotland, Glasgow Rangers and Glasgow Celtic over there to play a game. To be honest I doubt it will be anything more than an aired stretched idea. After all football or soccer for a momentary condescension to ex-Colonists is hardly great over there?
On the increase. In my area Soccer ( football ) has been the main fall sport for 60 or 70 years. All the schools as far as I know offer Soccer in fall for boys and girls. As a kid , and I am 69 years old, I started 4 years in High school. What we called wing as a freshman and then inside, both left and right, As a junior and senior I was what we called then, center forward. I guess that is now known as a sweeper. I think the main reason is economic for start ups. The cost of uniforms etc is much, much less than our traditional football.
As for spectator sports, where spectators know little of what is going on, our professional traditional football, is the # one sport replacing baseball.
Now the kids don't play anything much unless it is sponsored. When I was a boy Basketball and baseball were the main sports of recreation outside school. After all, only one ball was required for many to play. In fact I threw wadded rags through tin cans for my early basketball training. I became what was know as a barn shooter.
Thnx for memories.
Originally posted by rjhowie:
the 2 biggest teams in Scotland, Glasgow Rangers (the league champions for the 53rd time) and Glasgow Celtic over there to play a game.
Fixed that for you.
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Originally posted by Acorn15:
Actually "Glasgow" is not in the name of either team...
Very true but if they just said Rangers were coming to play in Boston they would be very disappointed if Berwick, Brora, Cove, Cambuslang, Kilsyth, Kilwinning or Arniston Rangers showed up instead.
Be helpful to the shyman, and be wary of the slyman.
Be guidance to the blindman, and be thankful to the kindman.
ʎzzıp ʇǝƃ llıʍ noʎ ʇıq sıɥʇ pɐǝɹ ʇ,uop
Originally posted by rjhowie:
After all football or socccer for a momentary condescension to ex-Colonists is hardly great over there?
To half the population, yes.
The other half like it/follow it.
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Originally posted by Luxor:
Very true but if they just said Rangers were coming to play in Boston they would be very disappointed if Berwick, Brora, Cove, Cambuslang, Kilsyth, Kilwinning or Arniston Rangers showed up instead.
But they have those names prefixed and the "2 biggest teams in Scotland" would not include them...
... come to that, there could be some confusion. Rangers versus Berwick Rangers.?