18-06-2016, 16:48
It's not really a problem. The worst elements of the Celtic support are plastic paddies who would rather support Ireland than their own country, and likewise the worst elements of the Rangers support reject Scottish identity in favour of being British. The rest can all get on just fine.
Nowadays there aren't a lot of Rangers fans proactively supporting the national team because when our players play for the side they get booed by the more prejudiced element of the national support. I pretty much gave up on going to Scotland games when our captain at the time, Gary McAllister, was booed off the park by our own him support. Maybe in contrast to some of what's gone on in France, our fans are at their best travelling abroad and hanging about drinking in the bars, and we're at our worst when we're in the stadium and supposed to be getting behind our players.
Nowadays there aren't a lot of Rangers fans proactively supporting the national team because when our players play for the side they get booed by the more prejudiced element of the national support. I pretty much gave up on going to Scotland games when our captain at the time, Gary McAllister, was booed off the park by our own him support. Maybe in contrast to some of what's gone on in France, our fans are at their best travelling abroad and hanging about drinking in the bars, and we're at our worst when we're in the stadium and supposed to be getting behind our players.