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Is the Old Firm game the biggest in the world?

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by fremantlecelt, Oct 21, 2010.

Discuss Is the Old Firm game the biggest in the world? in the Celtic Chat area at TalkCeltic.net.

  1. Hughesie

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    Definatly
     
  2. Fabenzofi

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    cant wait till tomorrow, only bad thing is i have to wake up at 6 im the morning to watch it
     
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    I don't know that there is any way to say this or that derby is the biggest game in the world. But there is no question that the Glasgow derby is right there among the biggest games in the world.
    I love watching the Boca v River derby as well thats another good one.
     
  5. jcwelsh

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    The old firm is a derby which is unique. Theres a bigger history to it .. which is unmatched to other derbies. So yea .. the best in world football.
     
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    There are differences between local derbies and grudge matches. Though some grudges are bigger then derbies



    for example, Man u v Leeds is bigger to Leeds than any local game. And the Liverpool fixture is Utd's biggest despite there being more local fixtures.
     
  8. CH4 Gold Member Gold Member

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    where's yer da,a want tae ask him :icon_mrgreen:
     
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    the old firm is the biggest game in the world. it goes from here...
























































































































    ...to here.
     
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    Not sure about the biggest. Some of the south american derby's look tasty, Turkey aswell. In central Europe I would say it is.
     
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    it used to be . all the restrictions placed on supporters now has killed it a bit. if the police , stewards and the all seeing eye of the media left the fans alone then, without a shadow of a doubt, no atmosphere would be better anywhere else in the world. imagine if we were allowed flairs etc. woohoo ... bring on the scum.
     
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    hay a word, best speaking to him the day tho, the rest of the week he's busy

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    to me,its the biggest
     
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    The Old Firm IS the BIGGEST Derby in the world


    I`m lucky that we have such a scum as derby oppenent haha
     
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