Fairbairn Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 3 hours ago, Orraloon said: 1969 - Newcastle v Rangers in the Fairs Cup Semi final. I think that's when it started to include Rangers fans as well as Celtic fans. I think it was some English newspaper reporter who referred to them as "marauding huns" probably oblivious to the fact that that was what Rangers fans has been calling Celtic fans for years. Then slowly over the years Rangers fans started to embrace the name for themselves, (well some of them anyway), and just used other names for the Tims. I thought I’d read it was Wolverhampton it originated in but might be mixing that up with the Villa/Brum story above. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 9 minutes ago, Fairbairn said: I thought I’d read it was Wolverhampton it originated in but might be mixing that up with the Villa/Brum story above. It might have been? Maybe the Newcastle game just added to it? You've had quite a few riots down through the years, it's hard to remember them all. 😉 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 It was a great idea - invade the park when your team goes 2 down and try and get the game abandoned Should have brought it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 26 minutes ago, Ally Bongo said: It was a great idea - invade the park when your team goes 2 down and try and get the game abandoned Should have brought it in It worked against Motherwell back in the 70s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
morrie21 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Surely the faction of Rangers fans photographed with the SS Totenkopf flag at Ibrox two weeks back would be delighted at being called "huns?" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDFH64 Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 1 hour ago, morrie21 said: Surely the faction of Rangers fans photographed with the SS Totenkopf flag at Ibrox two weeks back would be delighted at being called "huns?" They would be delighted but offended at the same time 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaundy Posted October 11, 2023 Share Posted October 11, 2023 Growing up in parts of England through the 70s and 80s any gathering of Scots was called hun or heathen. Back at Hampden it depended on wether I was in the hun Rangers end or heathen Celtic end. Came from a mixed Paisley family, Candrun road , Ferguslie Park . So dad took me in the North stand . Lifted over the turnstile for the guys benefit. otherwise . It’s are you alright hun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverbear Posted October 13, 2023 Share Posted October 13, 2023 On 10/8/2023 at 5:27 PM, Orraloon said: You were singing that as you were typing, weren't you? 🤣 Damn! It was impossible to type without it ringing in my head. 😂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted October 24, 2023 Share Posted October 24, 2023 😆 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-67204915 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 27, 2023 Share Posted October 27, 2023 On 10/11/2023 at 5:22 PM, Ally Bongo said: It was a great idea - invade the park when your team goes 2 down and try and get the game abandoned Should have brought it in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Auchinyell Sox Change Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 On 10/27/2023 at 11:10 AM, Ally Bongo said: That was really interesting ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan cake Posted March 20 Share Posted March 20 58 minutes ago, Auchinyell Sox Change said: That was really interesting ! Something the residents of Murrayfield and surrounding areas can look forward to this summer, what are Edinburgh council thinking of 😆 https://scottishrugby.org/rangers-and-manchester-united-to-face-off-at-scottish-gas-murrayfield/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchinyell Sox Change Posted March 21 Share Posted March 21 22 hours ago, dan cake said: Something the residents of Murrayfield and surrounding areas can look forward to this summer, what are Edinburgh council thinking of 😆 https://scottishrugby.org/rangers-and-manchester-united-to-face-off-at-scottish-gas-murrayfield/ am bit out of touch these days tbh - but as its a summer 'friendly' and the fact that a large majority of your supporters at these events ; will be of the 'plastic / day tripper ' variety ; added to the fact that (based on my own match attending even in 70s and 80s) that 1969 game was likely attended by 95-99 % blokes - majority of those being in drinking/swadging age group/demographic ; am sure will still be bit of bother tho ; but nothing like Fairs Cup or Uefa in Manchester Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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