This is the 1 question I've had since my school days, I live in Skelmersdale which is a Liverpool/Everton/Man United dominated town but yet I proudly support Celtic, yes I've had the 'diddy league' thrown in my face about a million times but I honestly couldn't care, the answer to the question is simple really 'Henrik Larsson' I never had an idol as a child until I saw this guy play after that day every shirt I bought displayed 'Larsson 7' on the back, I've never been tempted to follow an English side and I doubt I ever will Celtic is my team for life, has anybody else gone through school as the only Celtic supporting person? If so what was peoples reaction to it
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AJ Styles Moussa Dembele's eyes Gold Member
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Glad to hear it mate :50:
The Isle of Man is dominated by fans of those English teams as well. When I was going through secondary school there was only maybe 2 or 3 other Celtic fans in my year and those were the days of the Martin O'Neill era so it was great when we beat Liverpool to rub it in!
It has to be said I met more respectful Liverpool, Everton, Newcastle etc fans than I did Man United, City, Chelsea and Arsenal fans.
My wee brother is going through secondary school now and I can see the impact Celtic has had on him. It's great to see! I bet he's having many of the same discussions I had back then haha.
By the way the "diddy league" they refer to has never held us back from doing well in Europe so what's the problem? England and Scotland are vastly different countries, thank *! Scotland is much smaller = smaller league, smaller teams... it doesn't matter. Personally I enjoy the away days and the history we have in Scotland.
Fans of most other clubs will never understand how great it is to support Celtic and that's fine by me! I count yourself and myself lucky!
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You from Skem? Great town man, everyone I have met from there has been sound as they come :50:
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Im the only one in my neighborhood that supports celtic , can be tough at times ,as that is all i ever want to talk about
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I grew up in Reading but was fortunate enough to have about 20 celtic fans at school and all their parents so we were never short of anyone to watch the game with.
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I live in an English town in the midlands that is dominated by Celtic fans and huns. English clubs have never interested me in the slightest.
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Sad to say even rural ireland is dominated by * EPL fanboys :31:
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As is Norway and the rest of Scandinavia.
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Did you just choose celtic yourself? I mean as in no connection family wise or origin?
Good to hear anyway mate,I was the only one in my school..
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My wife is English as is her daughter. They both support Celtic because of me. They have now influenced a few female work colleagues into supporting Celtic as well.
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Is there many Celtic fans around High Wycombe Drakhan ? I stayed there before and after the Benfica away game last season. -
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Lot of people had Celtic as their second team growing up but I was the only one who really supported them in my year, good few real fans where I live who are 5 or 6 years older than me.
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Loads of Celtic fans in the Thames Valley area, my 19 yr old bhoy has only ever supported Celtic and there are a few CSC around this area. :shamrock:
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20 Celtic fans at one school in Reading? *? :smiley-laughing002:
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Loads of Scots and Irish in Reading.
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I was the only celtic fan in my year and got a lot of stick for it 'the spl is *' celtic are *' 'scotland is *' blah blah blah not to mention most of these guys supported either the sheffield teams or derby/forrest ffs.
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Only had one other Celtic fan in my entire year in school. Would have had the odd person who said Celtic was there second team aswell.
Cant stand when people ask me who I support and I say Celtic and they then ask 'Ye but who do you support in the Premier League?', shitebags. -
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Funny you mention that as last night I googled 'Craig Bryson Celtic fan' as it was mentioned in his thread and I wanted to see..
It came up with a derby forum on him being linked to us,it wasn't nothing out of the ordinary and only had a nose but comments like 'who would ever want to play for them' and 'why leave when we could be in the premier league next year to play for them' :56:
Another deluded set..
Premier league :56:,as if there already there,they have as much chance and probably less than about 10/12 others..
Didn't know there was lots of scots and Irish in reading,any reason for that?
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I was the only Celtic fan in my year, used to get so much * for it. If anything though it made me love Celtic even more. The biggest CSC in the north-west of England is in Preston, so there's a few about. Just not at my school. Used to get all them questions thrown at me. * em though. I'm a Celtic fan, I don't need to justify my support.
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