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Published Date: 08 October 2008
PARTICK Thistle fans have been given the opportunity to watch Glasgow Warriors' Heineken Cup clash with Toulouse at Firhill free of charge.
Thistle fans will need to hand over a voucher from their season ticket book in exchange for a ticket for the match on 17 October.

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  • Last Updated: 07 October 2008 11:13 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
1

ExpatNI,

08/10/2008 07:51:25
Very Good move by Glasgow to get a good crowd for the game and show the 'footies' what a good game of rugby is like!! Best of luck Glasgow and Edinburgh in their forthcoming campaigns!!
2

Robin Purdie,

Edinburgh 08/10/2008 08:06:32
No offence pal, but as a massive fan of both sports, being referred to as the "footies" is the kind of patter that will keep them away from the game
3

Mutt,

Close to the fence but not on it.... 08/10/2008 08:19:25
And if you're offended at being called a "footie"....

Well let's just say deciding whether or not to go along and watch "a bunch of toffee nosed poofs chasing an egg" for FREE is probably the least of your issues.
4

Dr Lloyd Berkshire-Hunt,

08/10/2008 08:56:33
Jeezus. Grow up.
5

legless,

Edinburgh 08/10/2008 09:57:46
There are a lot of people out there desperate to feel offended at almost anything, and I find that very offensive.
6

Venachar,

08/10/2008 11:40:16
Just don't mention you can actually watch the match with a beer in your hand and not listen to constant abusive language! I would call that civilised.
Good luck to both teams this weekend.
7

TonyB,

08/10/2008 11:43:55
Footies offensive? Considering some of the stuff the various fans hurl at each other on these messaage boards then footies is way down at the bottom for offensiveness.
What is it about some football fans who have such a low tolerance for being offended.

Anyway, great idea and good luck to both of Scotland's representatives in the tournament.
8

Scottee,

08/10/2008 12:04:30
A good move by Glasgow. If they can add 100 to each gate by doing this scheme, then it's a success.
9

J.A.,

Gala 08/10/2008 13:43:12
At last some common sense marketing which will cost the SRU little or nothing. I have always felt that the SRU had some form of paranoia and couldn’t bring themselves to give anything away to prospective supporters.
This is a good move, more of the same please!!!
10

ExpatNI,

08/10/2008 14:05:00
#'s 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7!!

Good Grief!! Never before has a comment made by me on the rugby threads envoked such a response!! Ha Ha Ha!
I would have to agree with #7,there are a number of stories on the football threads where comments are banned permanently because of the constant abuse.
However, if I have offended any football supporter with the term 'footies', I apologise.
11

ThePeter,

Glasgae 08/10/2008 17:47:27
My mates will not be at the match as we are away

So the language heard will be better then normal....
12

La barrière de Senlis,

France 08/10/2008 21:47:00
I think it is agood idea because the two sports share the same pitch.
A good way to show Rugby Union is not a game reserved for only the middle class.
In France it is not about the social class you are from.
Rugby is played by a mixture of doctors, building site workers, farmers, baker, postman, executives, teachers,etc...
You can share the passion of the game, and open your mind at the Club house with a good pint!
Warriors and Thistle fans, a good way to support GLASGOW!

13

J.A.,

09/10/2008 11:39:53
#12
You don’t need to go as far afield as France to find an area where rugby is not a posh boys sport.
14

La barrière de Senlis,

France 09/10/2008 19:03:28
#13
Happy!
You must be right, I do not know enough Scotland, just a comment because i've read some things like that from some Scots, maybe in the past.

 

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