Clive Tyldesley in Rangers commentary confession over Celtic namecheck swerve after 'us and them' advice
dailyrecord.co.ukFormer Rangers commentator Clive Tyldesley has revealed he stopped calling Celtic 'The Hoops' after being warned by fans. The legendary announcer was mainstay on Rangers TV during the midst of the pandemic with supporters locked out.
Tyldesley quickly endeared himself to fans as he narrated the journey to an unbeaten Scottish Premiership campaign in 2021. However, there is one thing he quickly had to change.He admits he had to stop mentioning Celtic's nickname after an angry response on social media.
Tyldesley told The Sportsman: "I called Celtic, Celtic two or three times in commentary, then I called them the Hoops. The Hoops come here next month, whatever. "I got a very big social media following saying 'Welcome to the Rangers family, but, it was very kindly, just like an uncle talking to you.
Do not call them the Hoops. Do not make them sound nice. They are either Celtic or they are them.' "So I had to absorb a lot of advice from my first few games in Glasgow, but I understand Glasgow football far better now than I did when I went in there."Generally I was very well received, I enjoyed doing the games."I'm not sure I would be welcomed at Celtic Park like I have been in the past, because you are either us or you are them.
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