One of my media colleagues – a bloke who has copped more venom and flak than most of us over the years – stated words to this effect the other night: “The hatred between Old Firm fans today is worse than it has ever been.”
One of my media colleagues – a bloke who has copped more venom and flak than most of us over the years – stated words to this effect the other night: “The hatred between Old Firm fans today is worse than it has ever been.”
I was struck by the bluntness of this summary, given the progress I believed had been made across the rutted Old Firm terrain in recent years.
Peace, love and understanding I am not proclaiming. But more and more Rangers and Celtic fans, it seems to me, lead more rounded and integrated lives today, in which they share their love of football and their rivalry as friends or work colleagues.
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