Rangers make a statement about last night

[Rangers_2001]

I was at the game and although it would be fair to say it was more than a few morons it was absolutely nowhere near the whole stadium.

Maybe pretty much is taking it too far. It was certainly very audible in GR1 and lots joined in.

 

[Earl of Leven]

What a ludicrous statement. %^*&'s sake...what were club thinking?

 

[Deleted member 3807]

I am sick of "they do it as well" and yes it's in this case double standards but we should be better than that

Nobody would be reporting this if we were just singing he's a wanker like what was first chanted

It's just low level tribalism. Clarke was provocative and he got his reaction. Because it's Rangers supporters the incident is being blown out of all proportion. The idea this kind of exploitation can be stopped by a better standard of tribalism is never going to happen.
Scotland wants "sectarianism". It creates jobs, gets govt funding, and a bunch of tribal arseholes working in media, government and in football get to attack Rangers and Rangers supporters. Sectarianism is nurtured in Scotland because it serves agendas. It doesn't matter what Rangers supporters do, they will always be labelled with it. We just have to fight our corner as best we can, and remind those doing the labelling we can see right through their own tribal, sectarian agenda.

 

[Bluebrox]

5-0, Rangers, player scores 4, good performance, plastic bullets used to contain mentally challengeds on rampage in Spain, including burning a Rangers bar - yet the 100% focus is on a song sung at an alky wanker.

Words fail me.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Only team,and the only set of fan's in the world that are not allowed to celebrate a victory. We get bad press when we don't win, bad press when we do win, they always find something to beat us with

You’re correct. Every win of any importance & they look to take our satisfaction away.

 

[Wilkinsvolley]

I might be wrong in this one, but I can’t help thinking that this is the type of statement where it’s what isn’t being said that is the line to follow.
We’re saying we’ll do everything we can.
We’ll do nothing.
However we’re saying is what septic should be saying and this, in my view, highlights that septic are saying nothing.

No mate it’s all Rangers fault. It always is.

 

[Installer]

Hopefully they do carry out the threat and rid the support of these brain dead morons.
In 2019 they are an embarrassment to the club.

 

[Shamrock hand and crown]

What a position to put our manager in. I hope all the Halfwits are proud of themselves.
I

 

[DotMantooth]

that's just nonsense and congrats on using a well worn out Speirs /English quote about us.

So, sectarian abuse even though 19th Century Terrorist is a political term only matters when it is towards someone else inside our stadium? we have been subjected to sectarian abuse for years inside Ibrox and I don't even remember any complaints about it from the media or statements from our board about it

So you are saying that the song about Clarke last night was politically motivated?

 

[Arkanoid]

Thats fine, fair enough.

Next time the full of the piggery is singing orange bastard to our manager, I expect a statement from the board too.

I think Robertson naming the BBC and the mentally challenged Compliance Officer directly means the club's backbone is strengthening. We aren't whiter than white but all fans know we can beat them at their own game. Let them eat themselves to death in hate and pull their anti Rangers, anti Protestant hate up at every turn. The 2 way street is the fans boxing clever

 

[DotMantooth]

Kilmarnock and celtc don't feel that way, neither should Rangers

You can't afford to play fair when your dealing with the likes of that

I am not saying the board should have made a statement, just giving one of the possible reasons they did.

 

[simply_the_best]

It was mainly from the Union Bear area and it didn't last long. We really need to drop the f word all together, regardless of your interpretation of its meaning. The agenda has been set for it in this country.

Maybe we should get Nil by Mouth and the SNP to make us up an acceptable song sheet

 

[Bri RTID]

So you are saying that the song about Clarke last night was politically motivated?

that he is an alky killie bastard?

 

[Bri RTID]

Maybe we should get Nil by Mouth and the SNP to make us up an acceptable song sheet

cant be bothered beaten them again in court....time wasting of the century

 

[magicoop]

Few morons? It was pretty much the entire stadium.

That is simply not true. From where I was in the club deck (Rangers end) it came mainly from the corner between Main Stand & Broomloan.

 

[chilebear]

Thats not a Rangers statement

 

[Jman2626]

Disappointing we have issued a statement, if this is going to be the new precedent going forward then we should be issuing a statement every time we hear any form of sectarianism singing, comments, cheap media digs against us.

 

[Craigie]

Thats fine, fair enough.

Next time the full of the piggery is singing orange bastard to our manager, I expect a statement from the board too.

I think this falls under misplaced optimism.

 

[1972 bear]

Not the old get our own house in order first pish again ffs

Here's an idea Rangers.How about calling out sectarian abuse of RFC employees and fans every time it happens before giving our haters what they want.

 

[Stuhercules]

Ah, the old one way street sectarian argument where Rangers fans are the only offenders and feniens in Scotland can do no wrong. Fck off.

 

[TamH]

In Clarke's press conference following the game with the tims he was asked about the sectarian abuse Kris Boyd got and he said he doesn't talk about that stuff he is only here to talk about football. What happened between then and today? surprise surprise eh!

 

[TN8]

We’ve just taken the focus off of them between the Kris Boyd situation & Valencia trouble. A 100% own goal.

Exactly right GY. We all know when the filth are under any kind of scrutiny for their supporters behaviour, the press in this country are just choking for us to do something whether it's one clown throwing a coin or a smoke bomb. But for hundreds of us to give them "the F word", they must have been rubbing their hands as soon as they heard it. Fucking idiots.

 

[Bluebrox]

In Clarke's press conference following the game with the tims he was asked about the sectarian abuse Kris Boyd got and he said he doesn't talk about that stuff he is only here to talk about football. What happened between then and today? surprise surprise eh!

Never, ever trust a tim.

"Victims" form cradle to grave.

Their DNA stinks.

 

[Greigorypeck]

Clarke’s a sore loser! This is the reason why he’s brought it up after the game and no mention of the abuse his captain got at the weekend.

Had Killie got a result last night I bet you any money he would have said heehaw.

 

[monkey magic]

So you are saying that the song about Clarke last night was politically motivated?

I didn't sing it, you'd need to ask those that did what their motivation was but for me, 19th Century Terrorist has always been a political term.


Again, why never any condemnation about the sectarian abuse our fans have taken for years inside our own stadium from opposing fans? Does that sectarian abuse not really matter then?

 

[BlueHaze]

Not really happy with that,No mention of the abuse aimed at our manager players and fans at every stadium in the country,H*n Bs. Orange Bs. and as it turs out former players and even out kitman are subject too it on a regular,I'm not saying the club should be defending these chants but they should be highlighting the hypocrisy of the one sided criticism.

 

[Alex Venters]

We’ve just taken the focus off of them between the Kris Boyd situation & Valencia trouble. A 100% own goal.

You're right and we shouldn't sing that song, but the blatant hypocrisy at work has to be called out for what it is.

Was the Celtic manager asked to comment on Sunday's sectarian abuse?

Were SSN all over the subject on Mon,Tues or Wed?

 

[vinnie]

Thats fine, fair enough.

Next time the full of the piggery is singing orange bastard to our manager, I expect a statement from the board too.

Got to be this

 

[BlueHaze]

We should never forget the historic and ongoing disgusting references to 66 Rangers fans who died in tragic circumstances leaving a football match,Lets talk fvcking knuckle dragging.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Maybe pretty much is taking it too far. It was certainly very audible in GR1 and lots joined in.

Disagree. It was no more than 7-8,000.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Exactly right GY. We all know when the filth are under any kind of scrutiny for their supporters behaviour, the press in this country are just choking for us to do something whether it's one clown throwing a coin or a smoke bomb. But for hundreds of us to give them "the F word", they must have been rubbing their hands as soon as they heard it. Fucking idiots.

I’m just frustrated mate. They fookers are on the back foot & we help them.

 

[bob1873]

Don’t hold your breath.

Dignified silence!

 

[chilebear]

What a ludicrous statement. %^*&'s sake...what were club thinking?

As far as I can see there has been no statement from the club
It’s paper nonsense

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

I’m only going on a couple of folk on here who claimed they could only hear it from one part of the stadium.

Either way, what a brilliant job they’ve done of helping these fannies go on the attack whilst taking all discussion away from the positives.

Exactly. And you’re right, it was a minority, to me no more than 8,000 but probably closer to 5,000 imo.
Nowhere near the 50,000 that sung it to Gerrard a few months ago.

 

[Ambiorix]

I hope it's just a link to 'The Laughing Policeman' on YouTube.

 

[BlueHaze]

We should get a statement from rent a gub Boyd about the banter he was subject too.

 

[Unicorn]

I wish we’d drop the 19th Century Terrorist and FTP stuff, it’s embarrassing in this day and age. Just as I wish Celtic would drop the DOB and IRA nonsense. It’s 2019 and we’re still singing about 19th Century Terrorists and Irish terror groups in this country.

The argument about double standards in the press is valid but wouldn’t be an issue if both sides would just grow up, at long last.

 

[giffnockloyal]

Few morons? It was pretty much the entire stadium.

No it wasnt

 

[Queens Club]

We could quite easily have changed it to "your a sad alky basturd" and nothing could be said then

 

[differentclass]

Jeezus - gers fans chant Stevie Clarke your a ***ker - too which he goes in a big huff about and reacts to the UB with ludicrous facial expressions and hand gesture - they reply with a few rounds of cheer up Stevie Clarke and the usual suspects are out in the mhedia and on here telling us the big bad rangers fans have offended the world again.

 

[Derta]

Few morons? It was pretty much the entire stadium.

You are talking absolute nonsense mate. The chants were from the Union Bears no where else. They’ve started off with the chant about him being a wanker and then responded with the SFB chant after he responded to them. So definately not the entire stadium.

 

[rinosprayer]

I am sick of "they do it as well" and yes it's in this case double standards but we should be better than that

Nobody would be reporting this if we were just singing he's a wanker like what was first chanted

Totally agree.

Whatabouttery is not the answer

 

[Rangers_2001]

You are talking absolute nonsense mate. The chants were from the Union Bears no where else. They’ve started off with the chant about him being a wanker and then responded with the SFB chant after he responded to them. So definately not the entire stadium.

I said above that the whole stadium was perhaps an exaggeration, however it was definitely more than the union bears and the Broomloan.

 

[Earl of Leven]

I personally would chuck it if we went 100% for eradicating all the Presbyterian legacy, history, culture, and songs. BUT it is 2019 and maybe the younger generations need to decide what they want.

 

[Sly Stone]

I wish we’d drop the 19th Century Terrorist and FTP stuff, it’s embarrassing in this day and age. Just as I wish Celtic would drop the DOB and IRA nonsense. It’s 2019 and we’re still singing about 19th Century Terrorists and Irish terror groups in this country.

The argument about double standards in the press is valid but wouldn’t be an issue if both sides would just grow up, at long last.

Good luck with that......

 

[Bri RTID]

I wish we’d drop the 19th Century Terrorist and FTP stuff, it’s embarrassing in this day and age. Just as I wish Celtic would drop the DOB and IRA nonsense. It’s 2019 and we’re still singing about 19th Century Terrorists and Irish terror groups in this country.

The argument about double standards in the press is valid but wouldn’t be an issue if both sides would just grow up, at long last.

your definitely a unicorn

 

[Earl of Leven]

Ah Unicorn, I assume you're a teenager?

Not once, ever, have our enemies been happy when we've made ANY gestures towards what they demand of us. The goalposts just move. These are just songs and no-one gets hurt.

 

[TheSpark]

Few morons? It was pretty much the entire stadium.

No it wasn’t

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

In Clarke's press conference following the game with the tims he was asked about the sectarian abuse Kris Boyd got and he said he doesn't talk about that stuff he is only here to talk about football. What happened between then and today? surprise surprise eh!

100% right. He has shown his true colours finally.
Of course the mhedia up here dive in to support him rather than question his hypocrisy . That’s what we’re dealing with day in & out now & we need to condition ourselves to that & leRn to box clever imo.

 

[Grigo Yossarian]

Ah Unicorn, I assume you're a teenager?

Not once, ever, have our enemies been happy when we've made ANY gestures towards what they demand of us. The goalposts just move. These are just songs and no-one gets hurt.

100%.