‘El Radgio’ - Irvine Welsh has his say on the Edinburgh Derby

Irvine Welsh has had his say on the Edinburgh Derby ahead of Hibs’ trip to Tynecastle on Saturday to face Hearts.
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The famed Edinburgh author and Hibs fan did not hold back on his assertion of the fixture, dubbing it ‘El Radgio’ in a tweet.

It was in response to the “Respect the Rivalry” video campaign by both clubs on Thursday.

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The sides issued videos with players talking about the derbies they had taken part in. It was no doubt a plea for both sets of fans to behave themselves after incidents in recent Edinburgh derbies.

Irvine Welsh has had his say on the Edinburgh derby. Picture: SNS/Kenny SmithIrvine Welsh has had his say on the Edinburgh derby. Picture: SNS/Kenny Smith
Irvine Welsh has had his say on the Edinburgh derby. Picture: SNS/Kenny Smith

The tagline is: “Two clubs. One city.”

It didn’t sit well with Welsh.

He tweeted: “For sheer f*****g boring eye bleeding tedious football, it’s monotony punctuated only a truly poisonous atmosphere in the stands and surrounding streets, ‘El Radgio’ takes some beating indeed.”

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