Just watching Hibs vs Rangers here

gandalf

And I could have sworn the Hibs fans were singing the "Fields of Athenry", is that something they normally sing or is it just reserved for Rangers visits?

(BTW only watching this because I am dying with Sinusitus here!!)

Roddy23

Hibs are the original Catholic club in Scotland, so no surprises there. What score it now? was 1-0 to Rangers.

mike65

Sinusitis, of course. Fields has become the mexican wave/ole-ole-ole of 21st century football.

Mike.

A Dub in Glasgo

Wikipedia wrote:

The club was founded in August 1875 by members of the St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church based on the Cowgate. The club's principal founders were Canon Edward Joseph Hannan, and the head of the local Catholic Young Men's Association, Michael Whelahan, who became the first club captain. The meeting which established the club took place at the St. Mary's Street Hall, which can still be seen today. The team originally played, like all other teams of the time, on the Meadows, a park towards the south of Edinburgh's Old Town. The club moved to the Leith area of the city in 1880,to a purpose built ground named Hibernian Park, which stood where Bothwell Street now stands today. The club moved to its present ground at Easter Road in 1891, just a stone throw away from their first home.

Hibs were the first major club in Scotland formed by members of large Irish Catholic population of the time. The club's name reflects its Irish roots, (Hibernia is the Latin name for Ireland). A strict translation of the name Hibernian FC would be "Irishmen Football Club." As the first such team, their example led to the creation of Dundee Hibernian (now Dundee United) and Celtic, who when they were formed were nearly called Glasgow Hibernian. The club is seen as being much less of a Catholic institution now than it was in the past, and today geographical association rather than religion is the primary reason that fans support the team (Hibernian being the club for East Edinburgh).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernian_F.C.

Finished 2-0 to Rangers

John_C

I would have thought the name 'Hibernian FC' answered this question but I suppose Latin isn't as well known as it once was.

BaZmO*

I was watching an Ireland match there a few weeks ago (I know! :rolleyes: ... I had syphilis!) Anyway, the home crowd were singing "OLE, OLE, OLE!" Like wtf? That's Spanish FFS!!! I was thinking that maybe some of the Spanish students that stayed in Ireland during summers past mated with some of the locals. Who knows?.....

odonnell

BaZmO* wrote:

I was watching an Ireland match there a few weeks ago (I know! :rolleyes: ... I had syphilis!) Anyway, the home crowd were singing "OLE, OLE, OLE!" Like wtf? That's Spanish FFS!!! I was thinking that maybe some of the Spanish students that stayed in Ireland during summers past mated with some of the locals. Who knows?.....

Ive actually witnessed that being belted out in many pubs in dublin whilst watching ireland play! i thought the same like... eh!? ole.... ???? heh

dunno mate...suppose theyve not as many juicy songs to sing

MrJoeSoap

And Shelbourne fans have been known to use an indian chant at times!

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It made a comeback on Sunday alright MJS.

super_furry

MrJoeSoap wrote:

And Shelbourne fans have been known to use an indian chant at times!

Worst. Chant. Ever.