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