Liverpool is a great city.
Probably more than any other in England, it has a sense of itself and its collective consciousness.
You could not begin to describe the Merseyside conurbation to any outsider without factoring in the contribution of Ireland and Irishness to the place.
Because of that, it is unlike any other place in the land of Shakespeare.
Other great English cities have vibrant Irish communities, but the sheer scale of the historical influx in Liverpool makes it qualitatively different in my experience.
Once more, as our loyal cousins in Narne Arne fail to grasp, geography is a rather important factor in the course of history.
The people of Liverpool have endured many hardships in their long history.
Sadly today is just another.
The Unsurpassed Dignity roadshow is there at the moment.
Several reports have reached me that the police have taken an operational decision that the Ibrox klanbase and the Irish Tricolour do not mix well.
Go figure!
Of course, if any of this were to reach the sports desks in Glasgow and they had to report on it, they would use the S Word.
When this site started in 2008, the first issue explored here was a new addition to the Ibrox song sheet.
What became known as the Famine Song was aimed at Glasgow’s multi-generational Irish community.
The following year it was tested in the highest court in Scotland and ruled it was racist.
For the avoidance of doubt, the Glasgow Irish are home, making the city what it is.
Ditto Liverpool.
The stadium that John Brown played for remains an incubator for Scotland’s traditionally approved hatred.
A centre of excellence for it, if you will.
You cannot begin to describe the Ibrox klanbase without factoring in the existence of anti-Irish racism.
Dear reader, until the Fourth Estate in Fair Caledonia can use that term and demonstrate that they fully understand it, Sevco’s clientele will get a pass.
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I don’t suppose the day after sevco were beaten by Liverpool is a good day to release the accounts. HH
Did you ever expect anything better when they come calling, the Billy boys got a good Skelping, by the team King Kenny played for.
And yes that never stopped them singing the bile that this inbreed mob think is acceptable.
Look on the bright side they are heading for nil point.
HH 🏴🇮🇪
In the guardian today “ An interesting dichotomy on the pitch was matched in the stands. In the blue corner typical and time-honoured verse in support of the UK and Northern Ireland’s role within it. “Fuck the Tories” chanted the home support”.
Just leaving liverpool 5.30pm there stopping traffic singing the usual thing is most bar’s won’t let them across the door
Absolutely correct about anti Irish racism emanating from Ibrox. That said, they loathe everything outside of the WASP persuasion.