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Chicken and egg stuff, but clearly the latter. If someone were to have political beliefs based on their own values and then found a club that aligned to it then that’s better than the other way. However, suspect the lines are more blurred than that as these things as passed through generations. Suppose the better question may be - what’s more tinpot, adopting your political beliefs and football team as one in the same thing and making it all part of your identity, or trying to completely separate the two and pretending supporting the football team is entirely independent from the entire culture the club has built.

Not saying I support it, but It isn’t actually that ridiculous in the context of a semi final. If today was being held at Easter road then we’d likely have a proper 50/50 sell out in a far more convenient location for one team and hardly inconvenient for anyone coming from Glasgow. Youre saying it’s ridiculous because the overall number of tickets sold is less and thousands of your own fans would miss out. Yes, a factor but not so pervasive to call it ridiculous. It’s classic short term thinking that we just go with whatever suits the OF because the ticket sales are guaranteed.

There was a PLZ clip of a few guys saying we should’ve gone for the likes of mackay etc. clickbait stuff. I agree though, the reaction on the whole is pretty positive or at very least intrigue. I don’t think the article is great.

Excellent, we all agree then.

Not that I support his suggestion, but how does a bigger stadium help neutrality?

I know, you’ve said about 70 times, and no one has disputed the one and only point you keep repeating.

He doesn’t want to talk about that. He’s been permitted to talk about geography only.

Ok, so neutrality isn’t solely defined by geography. Any other pearls of wisdom?

It’s ok, no one expects you to get it.

The debate has probably been diluted by the focus on ‘sectarianism’ which gives people an easy out when there’s no overt reference to religion in a party song. “f**k Bobby sands, he’s deid” isn’t technically sectarian, but it’s an extremely depressing song in response to your team going 1-0 up at football. Clearly the alternative is the uefa approach which is nothing overtly political, which granted comes with its own issues. Would be much easier if both clubs didn’t overtly facilitate this toxic climate within their own fan bases and did their best to appeal to the moronic base.

I think most non OF fans would tell you that hampden is destined to be ‘neutral’ in the context of rangers vs Celtic, and everyone else is a bit of an inconvenience.

Fucksake Hearts are on a high just now, enjoy it.

Yeah it’s basically as simple as that. Every club has a fan base ranging from the hardcore up to cup final only day trippers. The number of layers of that fan base you attract to these fixtures is based on a number of factors but opportunity to actually win is pretty high up there. Most of us have seen the Aberdeen v Celtic movie at hampden more times than we care to remember. It isn’t attractive.

Don’t think you can call it good, because it’s not. But it is very explainable. If you put our semi final attendance range between 8k minimum and maybe a 20k maximum, pretty much every factor points to this one being at the lower end of that range. I don’t know anyone who’s looking forward to it, even if those who are going. I’m certainly not. I don’t know many who give us even really a punchers chance on Saturday. There’s no novelty to it being Celtic, no novelty to it being hampden. Hampden isn’t a great day out anyway. Not to mention the fact that this team is a very tough watch.

Sorry, what?

“Oh wouldn’t the English find us embarrassing” is a bit rangers-y imho

Never having beaten them, old or new, at hampden is mortifying. Shame on hearts.

Rule 1 of media relations - know your primary target audience

Or he’s just like every other Diddy OF manager that projects composure when things are going well and petulantly crumples like a crisp packet when they fail to beat Diddy teams when it really matters.

Like listening to Barry robson

Going for a long dog walk and then stopping for a pint at the end of it is a tremendous way to spend an afternoon.

Other than winning a cup, I’m going to bet that clements record will be very similar to ‘mick’ beales around this time last year when he inherited a shambles?

Bit sensitive

Yessss let’s do the 8 games to go stuff please.

A very common rewriting of history there. It’s ok, sportsound repeat it most weeks so who could blame you.