Hypothetically how would Celtic have coped with what Rangers have been through in last 10 years?

[AndythephotoDr]

We have seen the old paranoid Celtic fans come back with a vengeance since 10 in a row is no more for them. The gathering outside the stadium and calling for heads to roll.

it got me thinking how would they have coped with what rangers and the fans have endured over the last 10 years? In the main our fans have been far more level headed. We have backed the club in attendance even in the lowest leagues. We have been fantastic. We dealt with all the Mike Ashley and the spivs (I still wonder what would have been if we had Dave King in at the start of this).
We have had fans of all clubs mock us for stuff out with our control and by in large took it on the chin knowing that our time would come again.

I don’t think Celtic would have had the same loyalty with the fans. You can see them asking for refunds already because of this season alone.

as for this 10 in a row, we have had that disappointment of not doing 10. We were disappointed but I don’t mind any great fall out or having the notion it was rightfully ours.

what are your thoughts folks?

 

[Coza]

Badly. But lots of ‘conspiracy wanks’ to be had so they would have enjoyed that part of it.

 

[Corkinator]

Gone, deceased, no more, expired!

 

[Hurricane Run]

Third Lanark

 

[insanicdrunk]

Snow aff a dyke.

 

[Bear all]

They wouldn’t have it’s not even up for debate look at the rhabid mobs when they are in a place of ascendency.

 

[Careca]

If the crowds in the early 90s and without us in the SPL are anything to go by, I’d say badly.

 

[KensingtonBlue]

They'd be an upper Championship club at best right now.

 

[StansgRFC]

We would be joyously shopping in the parkhead supermarket built on top of the site where the chamber of secrets once stood.

 

[Shengus Malengus]

Not so much bottom tier as bottom row.

 

[bilkobear]

Politicians would never have allowed it.

 

[Sam English]

Like dry white dog shit.

They would've just crumbled away.

 

[Michael Mols]

Empty stadiums, car park riots and death threats galore. They are not a loyal fan base.

 

[JCB64]

Hypothetically not very well.

Reality - We would have to close the bridges. Like Lemmings off a cliff imo.

 

[Ted Dibiase]

Absolutely not, for one their fan base would have walked away like they did during the 90s, they would have fought with each other until they accepted they were nothing

 

[Yorkhill_True_Blues]

I really do not know to be honest. I know what we think of them all. However when it comes to the crunch we are at opposite ends of the scales over many things but when comes to it they will love their club as much as we do ours.

They are still scum though.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

Lets hope they are about to spend a while where they belong...in our shadow

 

[Godrup99]

Fans wise they'd have probably got a bit stabby with each other. They have previous even in good times

 

[JCB64]

Lets hope they are about to spend a while where they belong...in our shadow

They've always been in our shadow and always will be.

 

[charlie_snowball]

They would have burned the stadium down then chucked it.

 

[Sir Harry Flashman]

Their support would have deserted them in droves and they would have been consigned to the record books like Gretna, Vale of Leven and Renton.

 

[Edweird]

Not well. Mid table sh!te at the very best. 20,000 crowds. I think we will find out more going forward.
In 30 years they've had our NIAR, two helicopters and now this season when they have lost what they wanted the most. It's all they wanted.
They haven't ever gotten over our 9, helicopter Sunday broke them as fans and more than a few of their players. They seem incapable of letting things go. They will carry this for a long time.
Neic could win a treble with them next year and he won't be forgiven.
In a few weeks, hopefully, I'll pretty much have forgotten about the past 9 years. 55 this season will eclipse Helicopter Sunday in their minds and be with them till their last breath.
Timmy will find it hard to motivate himself going forward.

 

[northsealoyal]

It’s a very hard question to be honest I believe that their core support would have diminished I think that they would have had far more support from the governing bodies than we got.
Also I think on a financial basis they would have struggled more than we did we were lucky to have a group of savy business men take back control and have a solid plan in place

 

[Craigie]

See their behaviour over the last 10 weeks to come up with a conclusion. I doubt it, certainly not on the scale of our support.

I suppose had they gone through what was forced upon Rangers their sense of grievance would have come to the fore and perhaps driven the support. For a time.

 

[Boabski Bluenose]

 

[vinnie]

Put this way, Craig Whyte is still breathing somewhere, I don’t think their equivalent would be. Riots all over, skint and another Queens Park - playing in a stadium they can’t half full.

 

[mike myers loyal]

I like to think that secretly the mentally challengeds are probably happy. Rangers are back on top, and they can go back to Masonic conspiracy’s and everyone being against them which they are a lot more comfortable with (uneasy lies the head that wears the crown)

But they would never have made it back from where we have. While they probably have a fair amount of hardcore supporters, I don’t think they have the numbers we do. They have an awful lot of fair weather supporters and I think we will see that next season when their season ticket holder numbers will be a fair bit down.

 

[Partickger]

They would be finished. The entitlement and rage of the past few weeks has shown everyone that ‘faithfull through and through’ is a complete myth.

 

[amo127]

Politicians would never have allowed it.

Absolutely correct. We were shafted from every angle and every area of society. Can you imagine spivs being allowed to control their club - not a chance

 

[DKS137]

I had to laugh at Andy Walker the other night whilst he was commentating on the Livi v Filth game. He said “this has been an endurance test for these Celtic fans”

Regarding the OP they wouldn’t have had the loyal support we’ve had. So probably would've struggled badly.

Also they would have had major help from political people and the football authorities

 

[Renoranger]

Gone, deceased, no more, expired!

100 % this.

 

[bornabluenose]

A different breed .

 

[Thomas Vallance]

The opportunity for such oppression would, I suspect, be mana for many of them.

It would allow their indoctrinated narrative of choice to wash over them like a warm comfort blanket thus confirming all they have ever been told about the world.

Others might be raging.

 

[The DazzleGer]

If the crowds in the early 90s and without us in the SPL are anything to go by, I’d say badly.

Yes .. also in the early sixties when Baxter was taking the pxsh their crowdx were circa 10 to 15k .

 

[vinnie]

The cat!!!!

 

[Shamrock hand and crown]

They won 9 in a row and we had bigger crowds than them.

 

[Blue Lou Boyle]

Politicians would never have allowed it.

Nail on head.

If a bunch of spivs had tried to fu.ck over that club like they did with ours the political and media shit storm would have been off the radar.

We were targeted by whyte etc because they knew how little support and influence we have in any of the right places.

 

[Blue_bobster_75]

Not well. Mid table sh!te at the very best. 20,000 crowds. I think we will find out more going forward.
In 30 years they've had our NIAR, two helicopters and now this season when they have lost what they wanted the most. It all they wanted.
They haven't ever gotten over our 9, helicopter Sunday broke them as fans and more than a few of their players. They seem incapable of letting things go. They will carry this for a long time.
Neic could win a treble with them next year and he won't be forgiven.
In a few weeks, hopefully, I'll pretty much have forgotten about the past 9 years. 55 this season will eclipse Helicopter Sunday in their minds and be with them till their last breath.
Timmy will find it hard to motivate himself going forward.

And of course signing Mo Johnston applied even more pressure on them that they will never be able to repeat. It’s just beautiful the pain they are currently in.

 

[Valleyloyal]

Gone, deceased, no more, expired!

At the moment they are forgotten but not gone unfortunately. If roles had been reversed they would now be just a bad memory. WATP.

 

[Tino_Col]

They desert their team when they are second. They deserted their team when they were first but we weren't around.

How would they cope in the 4th tier losing at home to Annan? A frenzied shark attack doesn't even cover it.

 

[Sandbear]

Not very well I would say.
They would be back in the top league but perhaps sharing Hampden. Their crowds would have been pathetic until the Championship even then probably only mid 20,000. The cost of the ground would have been too much after a season or two and would have been ‘ mothballed’.

 

[Obanloyal]

Never mind the past years, the next few months will be interesting.

 

[PunkScott]

We'd have threads on here saying "Remember Old Firm games?"

 

[Speminalium8]

We have seen the old paranoid Celtic fans come back with a vengeance since 10 in a row is no more for them. The gathering outside the stadium and calling for heads to roll.

it got me thinking how would they have coped with what Rangers and the fans have endured over the last 10 years? In the main our fans have been far more level headed. We have backed the club in attendance even in the lowest leagues. We have been fantastic. We dealt with all the Mike Ashley and the spivs (I still wonder what would have been if we had Dave King in at the start of this).
We have had fans of all clubs mock us for stuff out with our control and by in large took it on the chin knowing that our time would come again.

I don’t think Celtic would have had the same loyalty with the fans. You can see them asking for refunds already because of this season alone.

as for this 10 in a row, we have had that disappointment of not doing 10. We were disappointed but I don’t mind any great fall out or having the notion it was rightfully ours.

what are your thoughts folks?

They’d have to dig down below the pitch to find another tier to close.

 

[Fothyman]

They aren't coping well and we haven't even won the league. Fans are talking about not renewing already. They lost numbers while they were winning the league and had to shut top tier of the midden. If they get a few seasons of failure then they'll lose huge amounts who've never known much more than success.

 

[Walters80]

We seen a slight glimpse of that in the 90's when they were struggling to get average gates of over 25,000 for a few seasons. They had a bad time back then but nowhere near what Rangers went through.

Think I'm right in saying also that in 1985 Rangers finished 5th while they won the league and we still had a bigger average attendance than them.

Most of the new age Celtic glory hunting fans will abandon them after a few years of Rangers domination.

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

Put it this way...their grandchildren would be Rangers fans.

Let's hope that never happens

 

[DJ_RFC_1872]

For the good of Scottish Football and beyond hopefully they'd have folded.

1994 was a tease. Hopefully the futures great, The future's Rangers!

 

[Godrup99]

On the other hand, if they retained a successful youth team and boys club, the support may have went there...

 

[TW1988]

We have seen the old paranoid Celtic fans come back with a vengeance since 10 in a row is no more for them. The gathering outside the stadium and calling for heads to roll.

it got me thinking how would they have coped with what Rangers and the fans have endured over the last 10 years? In the main our fans have been far more level headed. We have backed the club in attendance even in the lowest leagues. We have been fantastic. We dealt with all the Mike Ashley and the spivs (I still wonder what would have been if we had Dave King in at the start of this).
We have had fans of all clubs mock us for stuff out with our control and by in large took it on the chin knowing that our time would come again.

I don’t think Celtic would have had the same loyalty with the fans. You can see them asking for refunds already because of this season alone.

as for this 10 in a row, we have had that disappointment of not doing 10. We were disappointed but I don’t mind any great fall out or having the notion it was rightfully ours.

what are your thoughts folks?

There is nothing like adversity to unite a fan base, so I reckon as a fan base they would be there by in large, and throw in the obligatory pedestrian barrier and shark for good measure. In all honesty, I think they would be by in large where we were last year or the year before.