Ethical football
I support Celtic; I watch Hibs. At what point is it appropriate to trade one shade of green for another?
We've lived in Leith for about three years, and in that time I've been to Easter Road maybe five times more often than Parkhead. Can I support two teams in the same division? (I already know what happens when they play each other: any Hibs sympathies go out the window for 90 minutes. Maybe there's my answer.)
But perhaps I'm worried about loyalty, about authenticity. Should I be? I've noticed my accent becoming a bit more east-coasty, more sing-songy. Natural, I suppose.
And last but not least, I walk to Easter Road; getting to Parkhead involves only carbon footprints. Surely it's the right-on thing to support local.
Stupid modern dilemmas. Life's simpler when you stay put. But worse.
We've lived in Leith for about three years, and in that time I've been to Easter Road maybe five times more often than Parkhead. Can I support two teams in the same division? (I already know what happens when they play each other: any Hibs sympathies go out the window for 90 minutes. Maybe there's my answer.)
But perhaps I'm worried about loyalty, about authenticity. Should I be? I've noticed my accent becoming a bit more east-coasty, more sing-songy. Natural, I suppose.
And last but not least, I walk to Easter Road; getting to Parkhead involves only carbon footprints. Surely it's the right-on thing to support local.
Stupid modern dilemmas. Life's simpler when you stay put. But worse.

