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ROGER MITCHELL has urged his fellow Celtic fans to cut out their ‘obsession’ with Rangers.
The former SPL chief executive was in charge of the top flight between 1998 and 2002.
And he has made no secret of his love for the Hoops in the years since.
But now Mitchell has urged his fellow Celtic supporters to take the “moral high ground” and put their obsession with Rangers’financial ‘armageddon’ in 2012 behind them.
Writing on Twitter yesterday, he said: “Since ‘Armageddon’ I’ve been relatively ambivalent about Rangers.
“Been openly a ‘move on’ guy, but still love to see them struggle, like today. So many bhoys are clearly obsessed by them. I mean obsessed.
“Their name, complex insolvency law, Res12, no Old Firm exists.
“Just concentrate on your own team and identity. Don’t define yourself in relation to others, especially when they are so far behind you.
“Take the moral high ground. Don’t drop back to a lower level. But no, every critical statement about Celtic needs a whitabootery defence.
“It’s so weak. If I criticize Celtic management over x, y, z, push back and say I’m wrong, ideally with rational debate.
“Don’t say they were worse. And don’t say I must be one of ‘them’. It’s pathetic honestly.”
Several fans disagreed with Mitchell’s views but in one response, he argued that Rangers are “hated” anyway and that the obsession with their financial troubles should be stopped.
He tweeted: “How can we make sure the disaster that was Rangers can’t happen again? That’s an sfa issue.
“But let’s forget the bloodlust and obsession. They did what they did. They suffered purgatory.
“Their titles are tarnished in non Gers eyes. They are hated.”
Responding to a point from a Light Blues fan about Celtic fans’ blogs being full of stories about the Ibrox club, Mitchell criticised resolutions that have been raised with the Celtic board in regards to their rivals.
He said: “I agree. And then this. They keep badgering in these resolutions.
“Which the board continually ignore. Rightly so. Why don’t they get the message.”
And in another reply, Mitchell insisted the best way for Celtic fans to wind up Rangers is to act as if they no longer matter to them.
He tweeted: “The best way to ‘dis’ a rival is to treat them as if they no longer matter. Not refer to them every day.”
However, Mitchell was also quick to point out that Rangers fans can be just as bad in this regard.
Replying to a Hoops supporter who joked, “you think WE’RE bad Roger”, he said: “Nice one. And I agree. They are burning with resentment.”
The former SPL chief executive was in charge of the top flight between 1998 and 2002.
And he has made no secret of his love for the Hoops in the years since.
But now Mitchell has urged his fellow Celtic supporters to take the “moral high ground” and put their obsession with Rangers’financial ‘armageddon’ in 2012 behind them.
Writing on Twitter yesterday, he said: “Since ‘Armageddon’ I’ve been relatively ambivalent about Rangers.
“Been openly a ‘move on’ guy, but still love to see them struggle, like today. So many bhoys are clearly obsessed by them. I mean obsessed.
“Their name, complex insolvency law, Res12, no Old Firm exists.
“Just concentrate on your own team and identity. Don’t define yourself in relation to others, especially when they are so far behind you.
“Take the moral high ground. Don’t drop back to a lower level. But no, every critical statement about Celtic needs a whitabootery defence.
“It’s so weak. If I criticize Celtic management over x, y, z, push back and say I’m wrong, ideally with rational debate.
“Don’t say they were worse. And don’t say I must be one of ‘them’. It’s pathetic honestly.”
Several fans disagreed with Mitchell’s views but in one response, he argued that Rangers are “hated” anyway and that the obsession with their financial troubles should be stopped.
He tweeted: “How can we make sure the disaster that was Rangers can’t happen again? That’s an sfa issue.
“But let’s forget the bloodlust and obsession. They did what they did. They suffered purgatory.
“Their titles are tarnished in non Gers eyes. They are hated.”
Responding to a point from a Light Blues fan about Celtic fans’ blogs being full of stories about the Ibrox club, Mitchell criticised resolutions that have been raised with the Celtic board in regards to their rivals.
He said: “I agree. And then this. They keep badgering in these resolutions.
“Which the board continually ignore. Rightly so. Why don’t they get the message.”
And in another reply, Mitchell insisted the best way for Celtic fans to wind up Rangers is to act as if they no longer matter to them.
He tweeted: “The best way to ‘dis’ a rival is to treat them as if they no longer matter. Not refer to them every day.”
However, Mitchell was also quick to point out that Rangers fans can be just as bad in this regard.
Replying to a Hoops supporter who joked, “you think WE’RE bad Roger”, he said: “Nice one. And I agree. They are burning with resentment.”
