It first appeared in a cartoon showing a down-at-heel guy on the street bearing a sandwich board which said "Patronise The Old Firm". Underneath was a cynical reference to "Rangers, Celtic Ltd". The message was clear: these supposed rivals were happy to privately work in cahoots to commercially exploit and dominate Scottish football. The cartoon appeared 108 years ago.
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To say Celtic don't need Rangers is to deny what feeds football culture
THE phrase "The Old Firm" was not intended as a compliment.
