Jon Daly story in the Evening Times.

Have we not had this story two or three times over recently?

Gutter press struggling for content clearly (which is not to excuse any idiots who may have given Daly abuse at the time).
I'm sure it was in press couple of weeks ago
 
Having lifted League 1 and gained promotion to the Championship, Daly was devastated at being unable to push on and seal his team's place in the top tier at the first time of asking. "I have to say, Rangers fans were excellent with me, they were really welcoming and I never had any real issues with them," he added.

I bet the journo was absolutely gutted when he said this.
 
"I have to say, Rangers fans were excellent with me, they were really welcoming and I never had any real issues with them," he added.

"I didn't live in Glasgow which is probably just as well. I lived away from it all near Dundee and travelled through every day, but I loved my time there. It is a fantastic club and to get the opportunity to go there at that stage in my career was superb.


I would assume that he was the first Irish Catholic we signed, but even at the time it didn't bother anyone bar the Hooped Horrors and needless to say, the Scottish mhedia was focussing on some of our supporters' "vile sectarian singing" away from home ... of course.

The sad thing is that throughout the world, 30 years after Souness et al and dozens upon dozens of Catholics signing for us, people view us as "the Protestant club" fighting it out with the "Catholic" one. When it is essentially just the sad oppressed and victimized major minority from the East end that stirs the sectarian animosities. Only that when it comes from their side, it is "not sectarian", at least in the "West of Scotland definition" of the term.
 
He did receive sectarian abuse but not the way the headline states it,the abuse came from the mentally challenged filth because he was a Irish Catholic signing for Rangers,they were the only ones with the problem but they won't print that.
Agreed but this headline is misleading and allows people that may only glance at story to fill in the rest. We are getting painted into always being the bad guy, need to make a stand and call these liars out.
 
Rino Gattuso wiki mentions that Gattuso, an RC, signed for Rangers, a protestant club, and received sectarian abuse. No mention of who from, but you can guess who'll get the blame.
 
Rino Gattuso wiki mentions that Gattuso, an RC, signed for Rangers, a protestant club, and received sectarian abuse. No mention of who from, but you can guess who'll get the blame.


Obviously been doctored at the time by mentally challengeds.
 
EDIT - I've no idea how this happened-
I obviously replied on the wrong thread - please disregard
 
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Have we not had this story two or three times over recently?

Gutter press struggling for content clearly (which is not to excuse any idiots who may have given Daly abuse at the time).

Unless we are both wrong, there was a story similar to this last week or two weeks ago where Rangers are named in the bad headline, but the actual story is about Rangers and how others were the abusive ones.

Im sure of it.
 
Jon Daly on sectarian abuse after signing for Rangers as Irish catholic and how he pitied fans 'full of hatred'

What a joke that headline is. It leads with the narrative that it was us Rangers fans that had a problem.
This piece smacks of desperation a bit like reporting on Manhattan public transport cancellations after 9/11, there’s a bigger picture here. Clearly Hollicom have a hand in this in an attempt to wrestle back the narrative after the Times reports on CBC. The mhanky mob do seem to have the upper hand when it comes to PR which is shocking when you think of what went on there. I hope Mr Graham will reverse this.
 
Have we not had this story two or three times over recently?

Gutter press struggling for content clearly (which is not to excuse any idiots who may have given Daly abuse at the time).
I thought this was the same headlines as a. Month ago, and the first post.
 
Only one club was founded explicitly to keep one side away from the other, and it wasn’t Rangers.
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Only one club was founded explicitly to keep one side away from the other, and it wasn’t Rangers.

And we should never let them forget it.

The Catholic church did not like the fact that too many of their followers at the time were using the non Catholic soup kitchens, etc and were fearful that they would subsequently turn their back on their religion so set up a football team that they could follow.
 
Jon Daly did not receive abuse from Rangers fans.
The story states he(Jon Daly) recieved a hand written letter stating how his family would be most disappointed because being an Irish RC and signing for us.
Think we all know where this letter came from and the special kind of bigoted cretin who wrote it.

I dont think JD inferred it came from a Rangers fan.

The fact its nonceco fans spouting bigotry and the comments are closed on the story speaks volumes

No right to reply on nonceco bad news stories
 
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Intolerance and ignorance is, unfortunately, nothing new.
The scenes from across the pond this past week or so have been nothing short of horrific, terrifying and tragic in equal measure. Racism in any shape or form is a true stain on society and must be stamped out. Of course, that is much easier said than done.
In the west of Scotland, sectarianism is another plague which has darkened our history and our football for years. The fact that a minority of supporters are unable to keep the supposed beautiful game and their religious prejudice separate is a truly sad reality.

Former Rangers star Jon Daly knows this all too well. The Irish catholic striker signed for the Light Blues in 2013 and was immediately made aware of just how frantic and intense the rivalry was - on and off the field - when he received a letter from a punter telling him how 'disappointed his family would be' that he had joined the Ibrox outfit.
The handwritten letter was just one of several bigoted notes the hitman had to endure after news broke that he'd become a Gers player. But it didn't dampen Daly's move. Nor, thankfully, did it bother him too much. Instead, Daly pitied those who wasted their time attempting to insult him for having so much hatred in their hearts. "I saw that person as having the issue and you can't change these people's minds," Daly told Herald and Times Sport.

"There's no point getting upset about it. I think because I was a bit older and a bit more streetwise I was maybe able to handle it better. I tried to actually see the funny side that someone spent time to sit down and write a letter. In my head I pictured them raging, writing this letter and it made me smile. That people would get upset about football or a person playing for a club. I try and look at the funny side of it, that someone has that much hatred in them that they want to send a letter. I feel sorry for people who feel that way.
"They have this mindset and just can't see past issues they have, but that's going to be difficult to change. If you conform to what they think, they'll win, so you have to get on with your life, make the decisions you make and hope you choose the right ones.

"I'm the least religious person you'll meet, so that's another part I found quite funny. To have people slagging you over a religion you're not practicing or following is quite funny. The world is a better place without that negativity in it. You only have to look at the sort of stuff going on just now, it's a crazy world we're living in."
Daly loved his time at Ibrox and would never have anything negative said about the club or their supporters. The only regret he has ever had regarding his time as a Rangers player was in his own mind, about his own contribution.
Having lifted League 1 and gained promotion to the Championship, Daly was devastated at being unable to push on and seal his team's place in the top tier at the first time of asking. "I have to say, Rangers fans were excellent with me, they were really welcoming and I never had any real issues with them," he added.
"I didn't live in Glasgow which is probably just as well. I lived away from it all near Dundee and travelled through every day, but I loved my time there. It is a fantastic club and to get the opportunity to go there at that stage in my career was superb. Working with Ally McCoist was a dream, the personality he is, it was brilliant.
"When I look back I'm disappointed because I went there hoping for two promotions, let's get them back. My second year there, the team didn't perform to the level that we should've done, though you've got to credit Hearts for that season. That was a disappointing end.

"It was great to win a title there, even if it wasn't the top division at the time. The biggest disappointment for me was the following year when we didn't carry it on. Of course it was a tougher division to get out of and Hearts did really well."
Steven Gerrard's men are staring down the barrel of rivals Celtic securing 10 in a row next season but Daly hopes they can find another level within them to put up a serious fight.
And with some shrewd additions and consistency, the 37-year-old reckons they have as good a chance as ever to do so. "It's going to be tough to beat Celtic," Daly said. "But they showed the first half of last season their capabilities and what they're able to do. The last few seasons now they've come back from their winter break and fallen short, but you've got to give a lot of credit to Celtic for making sure they didn't drop points when Rangers did.

"I think Rangers have got to look at the first half of last season and think if they can maintain that type of form they'll definitely put up more of a challenge for next season. Fingers crossed it goes to the wire next season because it would be great for Scottish football to see the title race do that.
"Rangers want to strengthen but I imagine Celtic will too and they'll do everything they possibly can to win 10 in a row. They'll want to use money saved there to bring players in to really make an impact in the league and push on.

"It'll take Rangers a monumental effort but everyone within the club will feel they can do it, they have to. Otherwise you're at the wrong club, there's huge demands on you and you have to believe you can win every game."
 
That rag is criminal in their reporting. The way they mislead with headlines and pictures to put a negative spin on Rangers is nothing short of scandalous. Even if you go as far as reading the actual reports they seldom clarify the actual facts.
 
The editor of the evening times is also the editor of the National so it’s a given that any opportunity to try and create a Rangers = bad narrative will be taken.

As mentioned above, our PR team should be all over it and get the headline retracted or changed with an apology.
 
The only people that were bothered about an Irish Catholic playing for Rangers were people who think they are Irish Catholics.
 
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