Miketw10 says,
Well what do you guys think? Is it right to gloat?
Frankly I'm satisfied just knowing that we're much better than our most bitter rivals.
I realise that I live in London and I don't get it shoved down my throat the way some of you did, but some of the triumphalistic gloating that's going on reminds me of the ned hun-supporters of the 90's, and I don't want associated with that.
I did receive a certain amount of gloating though. Down here in leafy SW London, I'm surrounded by Chelsea fans and they are almost to a man/woman Rangers supporters. Some of them stuffed it right down my throat.
My ex brother-in-law and I used to phone each other up immediately after a Celtic V Rangers match finished and gloating rights went to whoever won. Got to admit, I honestly could find it in myself to have a right good GIRUY. It's not in my nature.
To me, it's like laughing at someone else's misfortunes. I never indulge in that either. I never understood as a kid, how some other kids immediately burst out laughing when some other kid fell and gave themselves a sore one. Apart from anything else they were in pain; why compound that misery by embarrassing them too?
I'm not saying it's wrong for anyone else to gloat, but triumphalistic gloating really gets on my nerves....
Bhoybafett says,
I personally think the time to gloat is at the end of the season when the trophies are in the cabinet. Too many times I have seen teams that were supposed to be superior fall by the wayside. I am more than happy with the present signings, but they still have to prove themselves.
Format says,
I do engage in the occasional piss take with my mates, but I am definitely not the sort to shout 'GET IT UP YA, YA C*NTS' at a game or even in the pub, which is the sort of thing i hear all the time.
I don't like hearing from both celtic and rangers fans, it really annoys me because you can hear the hatred in their voice, and to me it just spells trouble.
Don't get me wrong, a wee bit of banter is fine, but I just don't like it when it turns nasty.
How do you feel about this subject, is it time to throw it all in their face after the ribbing we all took in the 90's, or are you going to play it easy and see how the season goes first?
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