Re: Celtica (was: Maggel)

Stephen Mulraney wrote:

> Mark J. Reed wrote:
>
>> Someone> Well, it could be worse... at least you don't say [s&ltIk].
>>
>> John> No, that's a basketball team in Boston.
>>
>> No, that would be the ['sEl.tIks] :)
>>
>> Joe> A football team from Glasgow, surely?
>>
>> The Glaswegian footballers are the Celtics?  I had no idea.
>>
>>
>
> Erm, no, not exactly. The name of the team is "Glasgow Celtic". No "s".
> Sports team names over here don't follow the American pattern of  "The
> <placename> <critter>s". Nor need there be only one team per sport in
> each locality. There are two football (meaning soccer...) teams in
> Glasgow (at that level), "Glasgow Celtic" and "Glasgow Rangers" (NB:
> *not* "The Glasgow Rangers"). I know vanishingly little about sport, but
> these two teams were, or are, on opposite sides of the sectarian divide
> that runs across Northern Ireland and parts of Scotland. To get an idea
> of the atmosphere, have a look at the "warning" on the right hand side
> of http://rangersfansvcelticfans.com/ .

Just one point.  I think their official names are simply 'Celtic FC' and
'Rangers FC'.  No 'Glasgow'.  Not 100% sure, though.

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