Battle of Montevideo - Where do you stand?

[MrBearightside]

Happened before my time but I am doing research on it

1967 Intercontinental Cup being played in Montevideo (Uruguay)

Racing Club (Argentina) v C****c

The Argentines had played some serious disgusting dirty football in the previous games, winding the opposite up with no class and trying to hack and cause injury, C****c tried to keep their cool.

In the playoff final Racing again play dirty and C****c lose their cool, they get 4 red cards and Racing get 2 reds


18 mins in for the red cards

1967 Intercontinental Cup - Wikipedia

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Older bears, what are you memories of this?

How was it portrayed in the media?

What were fans of Rangers saying?

Of course we don't like C****c,... but we also can see they were against a team who had no intention of playing the game.


Where do you stand on this?

 

[defender]

Mon the Racing obviously

 

[Beanzie]

I'd have stood beside Tommy Gemmell. He had a wee fly kick and then ran like hell.

 

[Rangers_2001]

Not read anything about the match or the back story but I’m on Racing Clubs side.

 

[MrBearightside]

Not read anything about the match or the back story but I’m on Racing Clubs side.

I would encourage reading and watching, its interesting to see how the game was played back then.

 

[Battlefield Bear]

Enemy of my enemy and all that. As always, %^*& the yahoos.

 

[Stewart G]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

 

[biggee]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

Nooooooo

 

[MrBearightside]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

I can understand that

 

[deedle]

Strange one - a friend assures me he read a book in which the author said John Lennon wanted Celtic to lose.

 

[jim_baxter1960]

2 years later:-

1969 Intercontinental Cup - Wikipedia

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Carlos Billardo was the enforcer. Goalie was absolutely mental.

 

[Dbear 65]

Gutted when they scuttled the Graf Spee!

 

[jim_baxter1960]

Happened before my time but I am doing research on it

1967 Intercontinental Cup being played in Montevideo (Uruguay)

Racing Club (Argentina) v C****c

The Argentines had played some serious disgusting dirty football in the previous games, winding the opposite up with no class and trying to hack and cause injury, C****c tried to keep their cool.

In the playoff final Racing again play dirty and C****c lose their cool, they get 4 red cards and Racing get 2 reds


18 mins in for the red cards

1967 Intercontinental Cup - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Older bears, what are you memories of this?

How was it portrayed in the media?

What were fans of Rangers saying?

Of course we don't like C****c,... but we also can see they were against a team who had no intention of playing the game.


Where do you stand on this?

Narrator even then has the wee lithpy voiceover. Thhhheltic

 

[Teddy Casablanca]

Racing tried to play football and gary glitter fc kicked them off the park.

 

[Jack Flash]

I think the Graf Spee deserved a good sinking.

 

[Angus Og]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

 

[Tommy1656]

I remember them getting kicked off the park especially jimmy johnstone, but they were giving it we are as hard as any team on the build up.
WATP

 

[Speminalium8]

Is that Jonathan Watson doing his timmy voice impression in the voice over ?

 

[BobbyShearer]

Racing Club, Atletico Madrid, Rapid Vienna.

All brothers in arms with The Rangers in trying to boot the evil out of the mutants.

All have so far failed of course. But we go again.

 

[Boldvale]

Mon the Racing obviously

This 100%. I'd support Satan's 11 v the beasts.

 

[LaudrupTheGreat]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

The yahoos are cheating foreigners so yur in a pickle their mate

 

[Boldvale]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

Son, you're on your own.

 

[bad boy boogie]

Part 2 of their scheme booting courtesy of athletico madrid in 1974 ...enjoy

 

[BrooklynBlue]

My wife has an uncle who’s a Racing fan. Apparently he would show his son this game on a weekly basis.

We talked about it when we met. He said Celtic were a dirty team. I agreed. We got on well.

 

[Polar bear]

Happened before my time but I am doing research on it

1967 Intercontinental Cup being played in Montevideo (Uruguay)

Racing Club (Argentina) v C****c

The Argentines had played some serious disgusting dirty football in the previous games, winding the opposite up with no class and trying to hack and cause injury, C****c tried to keep their cool.

In the playoff final Racing again play dirty and C****c lose their cool, they get 4 red cards and Racing get 2 reds


18 mins in for the red cards

1967 Intercontinental Cup - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Older bears, what are you memories of this?

How was it portrayed in the media?

What were fans of Rangers saying?

Of course we don't like C****c,... but we also can see they were against a team who had no intention of playing the game.


Where do you stand on this?

The Celtic team back then were robbed of
that trophy.But I remember being very
happy that day,back then.

 

[weeprimeminister]

If I remember correctly, Celtic fined 12 players for their part in it.

At the time, the film "The Dirty Dozen" starring Lee Marvin etc had been released and that was what the 12 players were referred as.

The Dirty Dozen then but dirty bastards always

 

[BroomloanWATP]

I am a strong supporter, without a single reservation, of any team which takes it upon itself to kick the shit out of celtc.

 

[Rangerista]

I was only 8 back then and at primary.

There was an older girl in the school who showed me a ticket she had for the Celtic vs Racing game at Hampden. I distinctly remember asking her "why are you going to see Celtic?". Even at that age I knew it was just so wrong.

Other than that, i have a vague memory of happiness at the ultimate outcome.

 

[JimmyBuffetloyal]

The enemy of my enemy is my friend.

Just remember if they had won this they'd have put an extra star on their shirt and they'd have been droning on about being World Champions for over 50 years by now.

 

[Bermondsey Wall West]

Phuck them. Didn't get kicked hard enough.

 

[Tailwind]

What a load of bias shit. Watched from 18 mins as suggested.

At around 20 mins and 20seconds the opposition has a wee tug of Johnstone’s shirt and Johnstone swings an arm or an elbow at him. Come on take %^*&. “Another Argentinian assault. More sinned against the sinner”. Bias bullshit. A wee shirt tug is a nothing foul. Trying to punch the guys head off his a straight red and several games ban.

Granted I didn’t watch it all. But if that’s the level of bias shite. Denying what your eyes can plainly see. It’s ridiculous defence of the Scott Brown variety.

 

[miraculous]

Celtc started it so they can have no complaints

 

[EH47]

Even if it was a match between the Paedo harbourers and the Nazis, I'd be cheering on Herr Hitler's XI to be honest.

 

[EH47]

What a load of bias shit. Watched from 18 mins as suggested.

At around 20 mins and 20seconds the opposition has a wee tug of Johnstone’s shirt and Johnstone swings an arm or an elbow at him. Come on take %^*&. “Another Argentinian assault. More sinned against the sinner”. Bias bullshit. A wee shirt tug is a nothing foul. Trying to punch the guys head off his a straight red and several games ban.

Granted I didn’t watch it all. But if that’s the level of bias shite. Denying what your eyes can plainly see. It’s ridiculous defence of the Scott Brown variety.

*biased*

 

[TimzRFudz]

Battered wherever they go...

 

[OohAhHuistra]

Fully supportive of Racing here

 

[Douglas Meldrum]

John Hughes got sent off for kicking the goalie as he lay on the deck.
Bertie Auld got sent off but refused to go

 

[Bob Belcher]

Always cheated, never defeated. Racing Club Loyal.

Some goal to win it.

 

[Edweird]

Even back then, the goal in game 2 was "offside".
Then they paraded the Uruguayan flag in a "please love us" display.
Nothing has changed.

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

Billy McNeill having a pop at the ref. Haha always cheated never defeated.

 

[daviesmithsbookie]

Part 2 of their scheme booting courtesy of athletico madrid in 1974 ...enjoy

So the Tim’s could not beat 8 men!

 

[tottie beck]

I thoroughly enjoy watching them get beat no matter the occasion. The same with the Atletico game in 74. .

Not very sporting I know, but that’s how things were back then.

 

[In Walter We Trust]

Blaming the refs back then also

 

[Calderwoodloyal]

With Racing being my SA team (coincidental , honest ) I have read much about this game. The True Lions of ‘67 faced untold intimidation and bully-boy tactics but football won through in the end Forza Racing !!
Hoping that soon my suspended trip for a football bonanza to Buenos Aires can come to fruition and I can visit their stadium and hopefully see them play

 

[crookie_bear]

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[Faither]

Happened before my time but I am doing research on it

1967 Intercontinental Cup being played in Montevideo (Uruguay)

Racing Club (Argentina) v C****c

The Argentines had played some serious disgusting dirty football in the previous games, winding the opposite up with no class and trying to hack and cause injury, C****c tried to keep their cool.

In the playoff final Racing again play dirty and C****c lose their cool, they get 4 red cards and Racing get 2 reds


18 mins in for the red cards

1967 Intercontinental Cup - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Older bears, what are you memories of this?

How was it portrayed in the media?

What were fans of Rangers saying?

Of course we don't like C****c,... but we also can see they were against a team who had no intention of playing the game.


Where do you stand on this?

It was quite clear where we stood with the song we sang at Ibrox send the celtic to Vietnam

 

[bilkobear]

The games against Racing deteriorated into something fairly disgusting.
However, The Filth played their part in the disgrace.
I don't have any sympathy for them.

The games against Atletico funnily enough I do.
But not much.

 

[Johansen]

Strange one - a friend assures me he read a book in which the author said John Lennon wanted Celtic to lose.

Are you sure it wasn't Neil Lennon

 

[Orangeandblue]

Being totally honest, if I was watching something like that I'd have wanted Racing to get beat.
I can't stand Celtic but hate cheating foreigners more.

Are Celtic not the biggest "Cheating Foreigners" ?

 

[JorgAlbertz]

22:39 in - the winner is a screamer the Hammer would've been proud of. And a couple of minutes after that talking about £250 fines when they were earning £30 a week - absolute epitome of the biscuit tin mentality.