If you support Rangers and Celtic and aren't from Glasgow, shame on you!

Same can be said for any team, any country any league... what a pointless article. Same happens down south, theres people from London that support Liverpool and people from Leeds that follow Man Utd - what difference does it make if you grow up following that team? Only thing that bothers me is in the case of glory hunters but true supports are the lifeblood of any club.

i agree with scottie im from ireland i dont have to support an irish league team when my umbilical cord wwas cut green blood ran through me im a celtic fan because im a lifetime fan and im happy to go and pay the players wages and they win cups and make supportin the team a privellege so mate wise up it happens all over the world

I find the comments made by Graham Mann,ridiculous.Why on this earth should people hang their heads in shame ,because of the club they support.I`m sure next, he`ll be demanding,that only people from Glasgow,can PLAY for a Glasgow team.Players are allowed to go where they like,the paying fan has just as much,if not more right ,to do likewise. Wake up, Mr Mann,and talk sense!!!

i grew up 200 miles from the nearest scottish league club, ergo, your comments are misplaced. by your logic i should have supported no team at all. put a little more thought into your articles.

What if you live in a new town like Cumbernauld or East Kilbride. No local clubs. U cant expect thousands of people from E.K to go and watch Junior fitba. Hamilton/Motherwell are closer ok by a few miles but they never done anything to attract support from here untill it was to late.

In a way I agree with Graham. I am a local living in the east end of Glasgow recently returned from working abroad. I was a season ticket holder when celtic park was empty and when we played in an empty hampden. I had to give up my ticket when I moved for work reasons as I needed all the cash I could get. Now i have returned I cannot get a season ticket to support my local team. This is partly due to the success of the team now which has attracted new glory hunting fans from other places. Any time I have managed to get a ticket I hear more accents from up north, edinburgh and Ireland than from glasgow. If they all supported their local teams I would be able to get a season ticket and support mine. There are many reasons for supporting a club. But I feel there are too many glory hunting old firm fans and worse those from areas outwith glasgow are often attracted more by the divisions associated with the clubs than anything else. You can watch football in any town. I have friends and family who support

Ok mr mann i agree. but would like to know where you live and what team you support? Do you live in glasgow? do you support your local old firm club?

Exactly how are you qualified to write an article of such complete and utter nonsense?! It's your opinion, fair enough, but opinions are like a***holes... everyone's got one and usually they're full of sh*t. Which is especially true in your case. I dont live in Glasgow, never have. My family are all from there historically though and how many little boys grow up supporting a team different from who their Dad does? There are a particular breed of glory hunting fans who cling to the latest successful club, and then disappear when the success dries up, They're not football fans. But as long as someone is going along to watch their team who the hell are you to state that they should hang their heads in shame?! As far as the finger pointing and shaming is concerned, i think you should be taking a closer look at yourself. Judging by the comments relating to your 'article' posted thus far, i'm not alone in thinking that

I think it is up to the individual which team they support,I was brought up in Airdrie,but followed Celtic from a young age.I look at Hearts and Hibs,when they get to a Cup Final they can take 35 to 40 thousand fans,if they would turn up more regular they would be challenging for league titles.

Think of all the English cities/towns were there are many who go to see Man U/Livepool etc. They still have more than enough support to survive.

Tobias Stockwell reveal youself. Is that your real name if so I went to school with you in the south of france. I don't remember you as a football man? I supported marseille as a kid growing up in the south of france. I have since moved to Barcelona and support them as my local team.

Unbelievable, Old firm fans united against a common enemy.

Well I was brought up in a Rangers Family, I frequently go to local games when Rangers aren't playing and I know a hell of alot about Scottish and English football - So he can shut his trap - He can't tell you who to support ! Your team is who you are passionate about ! I am passionate about Rangers, and have been since I understood what football was. My mate is a born and bred blantyre man and he supports Hearts. Try and take away his passion for his team away from him you diluded idiot.

The team you support is, more often than not, based on the team your parents/family support. For example, a father grows up beside Ibrox and grows up supporting Rangers, he moves due to work commitments but raises his son to follow in his footsteps and support his team...what is wrong with this?

Get over it guys, you come from some pishy wee town that your ashamed you come from and to feel important about yourself you go glory hunting in Glasgow pretending your some sort of big guys. Take a good look at yourselves!

Don't know why people are getting upset over a reasonable comment. No one has mentioned religion concerning certain teams, and that really is a big influence on what team you are brought up to follow. I support my team as it's my local team. simple really. It's a shame so many others can't. Well done to Celtic for getting through btw.

A few simple facts to shut this idiot up. The entire Glasgow conurbation covers approximately 2.3 million people, 41% of Scotland's population.[10] (taken from wikipedia) Now if you then take the percentage population who will have a relative going back to Grandfather level you must be approaching at least 60%. So away and get a grip.....

I agree 100% with Mr Manns point. Celtic had around 20,000 for the recentleague cup match against Hearts . Normally they have 60,000 for SPL games. They used to average in the mid 20,000 when they played at Hampden and with Rangers also this was an average attendance in the 80s. Where have the missing 40,000 came from. Glory Hunters deciding they are old firm fans again , driving by half a dozen other clubs to get to Glasgow so they can boast about being in the last 16 of the Chumpions League. Do you ever hear East Fife or Queens Park fans boasting about getting to the last 16 of the scottish cup. The Greatest Fans in the world - Dont make me laugh.

[quote]I agree 100% with Mr Manns point. Celtic had around 20,000 for the recentleague cup match against Hearts . Normally they have 60,000 for SPL games. They used to average in the mid 20,000 when they played at Hampden and with Rangers also this was an average attendance in the 80s. Where have the missing 40,000 came from. Glory Hunters deciding they are old firm fans again , driving by half a dozen other clubs to get to Glasgow so they can boast about being in the last 16 of the Chumpions League. Do you ever hear East Fife or Queens Park fans boasting about getting to the last 16 of the scottish cup. The Greatest Fans in the world - Dont make me laugh.[/quote] but you're still a nob though crispin, and i don't have reasonable explanation for this.

Maybe its to do with the fact that Rangers and Celtic werent winning everything out of site and they didnt fancy going to see them get beat. I think back in 86 it was about 2.75 to get into a game so your theory "cock caller" is absurd. I wouldnt call the vast majority of patrons at Ibrox and Parkhead prawn sandwich munchers at all, far from it.

As a dons fan from EK who has lived in lots of places, I cannot claim I'm not guilty ... but the Mann-boy has a point. I spent a good few weekends watching clubs like Hereford, Runcorn and Marine - really good football and healthy support that would put most Scottish gates to shame. What people forget is that England's population is markedly greater and less concentrated geographically, so it can afford to absorb a greater degree of migration tio the bigger clubs. Look at Newcastle, Sunderland, Leeds and Man City who all drew massive support when they were in the lower leagues. At the end of the day - support who you like and enjoy it, but have some empathy and look out for your local team. They really do need your support and don't forget - if they didn't exist - neither would the big guns.

glory seekers there every where. if man utd was a 4th division side how many supporters worldwide would they have?or better still down south. i,m all supporting your local clubs no matter what division their in.