Should Liverpool have an affinity to Rangers or Celtic?

[thekop]

I've always associated Liverpool with Celtic to be honest but I remember my dad saying Liverpool was for Protestants and Everton was for Catholics. Most of my family are Evertonians but I don't think it has anything to do with the fact we are all Catholics. In fact I know so because my dad was a Protestant (before he married my mum and became a Catholic) but he was also a staunch Evertonian.

Who cares really anyway? It's **** all to do with religion now if it ever was.

I'd just like to say that "whatever your religion you are!", at the end of the day it's you and you alone who decides what team your going to support(if indeed any!) so, let's get back to football eh. btw, i've supported LFC since i can remember, and only had a soft spot for Celtic when we signed king Kenny back in the 70s, i do know one thing though, the Scots have always done well for us whoever we signed,(king Kenny, Hanson, Souness, Macallistor(spelt wrong i know) etc, ahh, those were the days eh

[rushscored4]

Idve thought it was more the fan base than the club that makes one club one thing and one club another.

Both clubs have mixed religion fan bases. I guess if you did a poll of the members of this website as a sample of our international fan base you'd get as many Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and one Buddhist (Fredo) as Catholics and Protestants.

However, nobody can deny that Liverpool's origins were as orange as Rangers. Likewise nobody can repudiate the obvious affinity with Celtic fans over the last 30 years.

But my answer to the original question (which everybody seems to have forgotten) is 'no'...

[Tom]

Both clubs have mixed religion fan bases. I guess if you did a poll of the members of this website as a sample of our international fan base you'd get as many Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus and one Buddhist (Fredo) as Catholics and Protestants.

However, nobody can deny that Liverpool's origins were as orange as Rangers. .

Like Everton's then........

[rushscored4]

Like Everton's then........

I never once denied that, Tom...

[Tom]

Well it's certainly a novel argument.

[rushscored4]

Well it's certainly a novel argument.

What is? Who should win the Booker Prize?

[Tom]

Very good.

[Revo]

i dont really want to get involved in this but i always though it was common knowledge that with the influence of irish immigrants after world war 2 that everton were the traditional catholic team and we were the proddy team. it could be old wives tales but along with that understaning i was always led to believe villa arsenal the manc along with celtic were the catholic teams of england. im a catholic myself . me da and me grandad both are bluenoses along with the rest of me uncles and cousins who come over from ireland. i also thought the trend of switching over started in the late 50s early 60s.

[thesilverfoxlfc]

Is this true a mate of mine years ago said KOP stands for "King over Pope"

Is this what people said???

[Revo]

never heard of that now

[thesilverfoxlfc]

never heard of that now

He said to me years and years ago and it always stood in my mind, always wondered was it that or just bull made up by rival teams

[Johnny]

The Spion Kop was named after a battle took place on a mountain of the same name in Africa:







Battle of Spion Kop.

[Red_hot]

Is this true a mate of mine years ago said KOP stands for "King over Pope"

Is this what people said???

[bobbyfallon]

the only religion that is important is LIVERPOOL FOOTBALL CLUB.

RAFA BEING GOD.

the twelve apostles being

reina

finnan
jamie
agger
arbeloa

pennant
macherano
steve
babel

kuyt
torres

and the last place has to go to sami for his fantastic time served

and yes i am a fenian

[rushscored4]

kuty

Aw, he's my favourite too...