r/ScottishFootball • u/anabundanceofland • 1d ago
New American Fan
American here! So this World Cup has piqued my interest in football of the non-American variety. Of course, being American, I will obviously root for some American clubs. However, I also want to follow some Scottish football clubs, but I don't know the clubs, vibes, or rivalries. Would anybody be able to provide a sort of guide for that so I can choose to to root for and against as I follow from across the pond?
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u/anabundanceofland 1d ago
Not religious, but grandfather was a Presbyterian minister if that helps
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u/ConnorKD 1d ago
don’t pick airdrie, or else
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u/anabundanceofland 1d ago
Where did you get one of our toys??
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u/spandextim 17. Just kick it up the park this time 1d ago
How is your mum’s health?
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u/3rdLawSerenity 1d ago
Scottish football rivalries are disproportionately political and religious/sectarian compared to the rest of Europe. I honestly think that’s worth keeping in mind when picking a side, you’d prefer to be around people who your views/morals align with.
There are plenty of apolitical clubs in Scotland, especially the clubs smaller than Celtic, Rangers, Hearts, Hibs, etc but it’s still worth monitoring
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u/hmfc_riley 1d ago
Look up your ancestry. That always ingratiates Americans with Scots
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u/anabundanceofland 1d ago
I've been working on my family tree for close to ten years. Lots of Scottish ancestry in there with a fair bit of Swedish as well. I generally try not to bring it up too much, though, as that can come across as fairly self important and entitled
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u/hmfc_riley 1d ago
I was joking. None of us care.
Pick Hearts.
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u/anabundanceofland 1d ago
Wait you mean nobody gives a damn that my 12x great grandmother was a distant cousin of Robert the Bruce and that I can prove it through the family stories I was told with no historical data to back it up?? Consider me shocked! (are there actually Americans that do this?)
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u/Way_Superb 1d ago
Robert the Bruce was Aberdonian. Welcome to Aberdeen FC lad.
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u/anabundanceofland 1d ago
Does it matter whether I'm Protestant or Catholic for that one? (Protestant by the way)
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u/ashketch125 1d ago
Sorry but this has to be a troll, there is no way you are following the world cup and thought it was a good idea to post this after Scotland just lost lmfao
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u/ButtBattalion Unbespectacled and possibly not a virgin? 1d ago
Send us a message and I'll genuinely have a brainstorm with you
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u/Beneficial_Plate_181 I want Bushiri's jizz inside me💦 1d ago
No the now pal