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The Old Firm: Sectarianism, sport, and society in Scotland
This text is an account of the interaction of sport, politics and society from the formation of Rangers and Celtic at the end of the 19th century, detailing the changes and rivalry of these two clubs.
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272 pages, Paperback
First published August 29, 1997
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May 19, 2025
Great book
What stood out most to me is how Rangers’ sectarian signing practices basically fucked the club over and a rejection of it could have easily led to a Rangers 10IAR decades ago. They passed up on Rangers daft Danny McGrain because they *thought* he was Catholic.
Enjoyed all the wee illustrations and I loved following the development of both clubs and the rivalry.
The chapter on the 80s (when the book was written) is a bit crap in hindsight. Especially the author’s recommendation that Celtic stop flying the tricolour lmao.
Well researched great piece even if the author is a bit neeky
What stood out most to me is how Rangers’ sectarian signing practices basically fucked the club over and a rejection of it could have easily led to a Rangers 10IAR decades ago. They passed up on Rangers daft Danny McGrain because they *thought* he was Catholic.
Enjoyed all the wee illustrations and I loved following the development of both clubs and the rivalry.
The chapter on the 80s (when the book was written) is a bit crap in hindsight. Especially the author’s recommendation that Celtic stop flying the tricolour lmao.
Well researched great piece even if the author is a bit neeky
April 24, 2015
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