Telling The Biased Broadcasting Corporation To Do One.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-22951447

I think it was @Haining84 that reminded me recently of the above. Where they were fine for reporting we were a "new club" - the BBC Trust upheld complaints against them for inaccurate reporting.

Isn't it incredible that despite them apologising .... 6 years later this page still exists on line?


Can we demand to know the names of BBC staff that write and edit their on-line news pages?

I know its an old one - but it will have had thousands of hits over the years and it is wrong. We got Jimmy Ping the sack (although BBC Pacific Quay CFC have quietly re-enlisted his pathetic services against the instruction of Broadcasting House) for less.

This page starts of with a line that probably still has the rhabids in a permanent state of sexual fervour:

SPL chairmen met at Hampden to vote on the new club's application to replace the old Rangers in the top flight.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/18703183

I would really love to know who licence payers funded to write that shit. If they had to sign off on that erroneous crap they would be more careful - however, over the past 6 years Rangers have become the easiest 'undefended' target in the land.

It really reads like a celtc fanzine bigging up their club by making false promises:

("we will be working with our other fellow SPL clubs in the days and weeks ahead to take all possible steps to maximise commercial returns, which remain crucial in these economically challenging circumstances.") and is full of libellous timmy porn.

Exactly the kind of thing our media department should be attacking and obliterating because of the continued brand damage still being caused by this kind of shit?

For watching poetothy:

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George Goudie said:
This list is only up until the year 2012.

We have 6 fricking years more of their demonising, brand damaging shit.

I pray Mr King is not planning an ignominious retreat on the removal of Gollums press privileges.

Extraordiary that we have put up with it for so long without sensibly speaking out.

Removal of McClaughlins press privelages must remain.

The BBC must find a solution how they cover the largest footballing club in the country, it's not incumbent on Rangers to offer a solution.

This situation is patently unacceptable.

Remember. The list below is only up until 2012.

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. Joke Cartoon of Neil Lennon on hangman appears on Popular Rangers fan site Follow Follow. BBC Report it as a “death threat” on Radio and on the BBC Website. The hosts of Follow Follow (footymad) close down the message board.
• Complete Ignorance of Pearson & Hartson “videogate” scandal.
• Tam Cowan & Stuart Cosgrove continually using the H Word to describe the Rangers support, until it was officially declared sectarian by NbM.
• Upon the signing of Kevin Thomson, the report of the signing on the BBC Website carries a picture, which has been renamed by someone at the BBC to include the word “C*nt”
• Richard Gordon, during his show covering the Transfer Window in 2005, used a racist comment to describe former Rangers player Filip Sebo, joking that he had been “sold to Edinburgh Zoo”
• Weathergirl Kirsty McCabe calls Ibrox “Castle Greyskull.”
• BBC Scotland ignore number of emails concerned at the lack of reporting of sectarian behaviour by the Celtic Support
• BBC Scotland schedule specific programme on BBC Radio Scotland about the Famine Song
• BBC Scotland Sportscene Programme’s ignorance of Rangers tributes to Scottish Soldiers previous to Poppy Day, while ignoring Celtic Supporters minutes applause, and walk out the following week.
• When leading on any “sectarianism” news item, using images of Rangers supporters.
• Photo of Nell McAndrew in Rangers kit entitled “HunC*nt1.”
• Spreading the Lie that Artur Boruc was cautioned for blessing himself, across the BBC Network
• Allowing Cardinal PAP to demonise the Protestant Community by claiming there are those who go out to “Punch a Pape”, and put his own spin on sectarian crime figures, which were wholly inaccurate
• Biased Commentary by David Begg commenting on “Derry’s Walls” being sectarian, but no comment on songs from the Celtic Support.
• The disappointment in Kheredine Idessane’s voice when he announced that Rangers had been found ‘not guilty’ by UEFA.
• The victimisation of Alex Rae following his 50-50 tackle in a Rangers European tie against CSKA Moscow, and submitting footage of the tackle to UEFA.
• The failure to report on sectarianism within the Scottish Labour Party, and various land deals involving 2014, and associates of the Labour Party
• Use of the headline “Rangers in Union Flag row” regarding the Blue Order organised flag display at Ibrox, with a one sided piece on it on Reporting Scotland
• On the last news report before a cup final involving Rangers and Motherwell, leading on a story about Celtic loan player Craig Bellamy possibly staying at the club.
• Using James Grady to comment on an incident against himself by Lorenzo Amuruso in a Scottish Cup Final with no right of reply for Amoruso.
• Roddy Forsyth stating to Gordon Brewer on Newsnight Scotland, that Hearts had a worse problem with sectarianism than Celtic.
• The Acceptance of Sanjeev Kholi as a football pundit, based upon his only claim to fame in being a “football fan” was to accuse the Rangers support of racism against Mark Walters, when Walters had faced the worst display of Racism ever witnessed in Scottish Football by the Celtic Support at Celtic Park.
• Sending 88 Staff from the BBC to Seville at licence payers expense, with only a handful present in Manchester.
• The despatch of a film crew to Benidorm to report on a Celtic Fans convention that ended in fiasco – and reported it as a success. They have never been present at any Rangers fan convention.
• BBC Scotland Commentary of Celtic in Seville from Rob McLean “only the most blinkered Scots won’t be hoping for a Celtic victory”. This, in a stadium littered with Irish Flags and no Saltires.
• Nov 2006 – Just prior to live coverage of an Old Firm game, broadcasting a programme on BBC Radio Scotland about the football song “You’ll Never Walk Alone”. The last 15 minutes was a tribute to how it is sung at Celtic by two “Celtic fans”, who both happened to be BBC Producers.
• Making the Producers of Blue Peter apologise for using the RHOU in a piece, owing to complaints from a Strathclyde University lecturer who is a member of “Friends of Ireland”
• Ignorance of Neil Lennon’s DOB rant at the Rangers support & Dugout
• The refusal to publish or broadcast any facts on the “bannergate” scandal, where a convicted i*a terrorist painted a banner for the “Jungle Bhoys” supporters group partly funded by Celtic Football Club.
• Following Rangers being the first club in Scotland to qualify for the last 16 of the CL, the following morning’s Scottish BBC news neglected to mention the result at all.
• BBC Reporting of Irish Government intervention from information provided by Phil McGillivan on “the famine song”
• Another misrepresentation was saying the "new" Rangers were "playing their first match at Ibrox". The entry on the SFL website confirms that Rangers are the same club.
• Claiming the murder of celtc supporter Reamonn Gormley was a sectarian attack. Claiming the neds that were arrested at celtc's training ground with weapons were committing a sectarian attack against Neil Lennon (more scum supporters). Many claims we committed a criminal act with the CBTs\second letters\whatever they're called this week - Daly, Douglas Fraser's blog, usual suspects on RS.
• The constant use of Ibrox and the Rangers gates as a backdrop when sectarianism is discussed.
• The editing of Ally's press conference, last season, to make it look as if he disregarded sectarianism.
• Continually quoting from only one faith group when reporting on sectarianism and sectarian crime statistics.
• BBC Scotland not mentioning Celtic getting done by UEFA last year even though the national news did, instead spoke about Pandas at Edinburgh Zoo. Compare this to their reaction when we got done.
• Sometimes it's what isn’t said. Joe O;Rourke wasn’t mentioned. IRA songs and singalong are never mentioned. That "bhoy" with the gun at lennoxtown, Ross Hind - his favourite team was never mentioned. Rangers tax "crimes" are big news, the tax crimes of celtic staff aren’t. It's still playing out by the Mark Daly documentary looks to be a strategic move in the chess game against Rangers.
• Mark Daly trying very hard to get Billy (Turncoat) Dodds to say he had a double contract, even though he said he never ever had one. Campaigning to get Naismith banned for elbowing another player, when Hooper did the exact same thing the week before and they ignored it. Accused Aluko of diving to get a penalty, again campaigning to get him banned, even though it was proved there was contact. Several Rangers players have had the same treatment from the BBC over the years.
• Making a point about the solitary arrest at Peterhead yet failing to mention that Lothian and Borders police are "looking into" a police officer who was on duty at the Edinburgh derby there and allegedly was inciting the home fans. Now which story do you think is more newsworthy? An apparent upholder of the law possibly inciting crowd trouble or a single muppet making a stupid remark?
• BBC Scotland badgered UEFA to take action against Alex Rae after they caught him kicking a CSKA Moscow player in the head. Fast forward a couple of seasons and BBC Scotland cameras capture Lennon clearly stamping on an Artmedia player's neck. There was no campaign for any action to be taken.
• Donald Findlay getting pilloried for a song yet hartson and pearson up on stage with full renditions of ira songs at a sellik republican night out.
• Richard Gordon on Radio Scotland before an Aberdeen v Rangers game said "when I was growing up, it was compulsory to hate Rangers in our house".
• James Traynor commenting after the Osasuna away game, "Yes Richard we all watched the live footage of the police hitting fans with batons, but I say they deserved the battering they got".
• Failing to highlight a knife attack in the Tulloch stadium earlier In the year when one rabid slashed another . .
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Wow. Quite the compilation. Eyes went a bit skewed reading them all so I might have missed some but also:
- the “mad men” intro to our first cup game against SPL opposition after the demotion looking like it was showing McCoist committing suicide. Personally I think it was more a shit attempt to ape Mad Men from someone who genuinely didn’t realise the credits were meant to read as suicide as well as madness. But the crucial bit was the refusal to apologise. How hard can it be to say, “sorry” after transparently broadcasting something that can be interpreted as that.

- more really petty things but watch out for any time that one of our players is tied for a spot on the goalscoring lists. Their name is consistently listed below the others that they are tied with.
- again really petty but worth keeping an eye on how long tables are left up at the end of the year when we have done well or done badly. If we win, the table is often reset to zero before other leagues. If we have done badly, it is often left up for longer than other leagues.
 
Starting Anew said:
Very true. I actually really miss being able to put on the commentary if i’m out at a weekend. I presume that the contract prevents RTV from doing some sort of digital commentary broadcast. But this is something that our board need to be taking up the SPFL. The biggest team in the league with the biggest support are getting no coverage for our fans from the current contract. That cannot continue. Either the BBC have to be forced to offer it or we need to be able to market our own radio media rights or supply it in house.
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Starting Anew said:
Very true. I actually really miss being able to put on the commentary if i’m out at a weekend. I presume that the contract prevents RTV from doing some sort of digital commentary broadcast. But this is something that our board need to be taking up the SPFL. The biggest team in the league with the biggest support are getting no coverage for our fans from the current contract. That cannot continue. Either the BBC have to be forced to offer it or we need to be able to market our own radio media rights or supply it in house.
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Great point. BBC must be in breach of contract by not covering out games.....surely????
We should have a good case to negotiate our own radio media rights.
 
The SPFL have a duty to promote the game in Scotland and the interests of all member clubs. If a broadcaster is playing games with the biggest club then they need to look at negotiating and even using alternative media platforms. The game up here has been piss poor for too long and now with a massive interest in Steven Gerrard's progress this season we need all the listeners and all the viewers the game can attract.

If the SPFL don't see this then they are not fit for purpose.
 
Colin Moffat summarises Michael Stewarts full time comments on the BBC live feed:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/45172426

Hibs:
“For me it was never a 3-0 game if you look at the balance of play. But if you defend poorly and don’t take your chances, you don’t get what you deserve. Hibs passed up some very good chances – Jamie Maclaren really should have put that chance away at a vital stage, and Martin Boyle has the ability to slot the ball home from where he was. Hibs have been punished for not taking their chances and defensively it is very poor. They were clearly caught out on the counter on the second goal but someone should have got a block in. Because of the Astroturf, I don’t think they had a real footing and sometimes the ball would slip past them. Neil Lennon will be very frustrated. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is making the players aware that was a really good opportunity for Hibs to progress to the play-off and the group stage and they only have themselves to blame."

Rangers:
"The presence of McGregor puts the whole team at ease and confidence grows from that"

Uhhmmmm.... petty f@ckers every single one...
 
Just realised that BBC Scotland always cover the cup final. Now when we win it this season are they not going to interview any of our players after it?
:D:D:D
 
tazzabear said:
My question re this is, what about the other clubs?
( not that I actually care!)
It’s one thing them deciding we don’t exist and refusing to acknowledge us but, what about our opponents?
Do they deserve to be denied information and coverage of their club just because it’s Rangers who are their opponents this week?
Like I stated, I don’t really care but it could be an angle to hit them with.
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they phoned Stubbs on a mobile after Sunday's game to get a report
 
Morelos78 said:
Imagine Arsenal or Chelsea coming to Ibrox in the EL group stage and that lot standing outside like huffy wee kids while the BBC from England cover the game.

They really have cut off their own nose to spite their face missing out on huge games because of their own biased opinion.
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They would be left looking stupid if this happened as a team of professionals would be brought in to cover these games and serious questions would then be asked as to why the local radio were not providing any kind of service
 
Emperor Smith said:
How delicious would it be if we were the only Scottish team left in Europe after the qualifiers. Do you think DK would throw open the famous blue gates and welcome them back into the fold or would be tell the BBC and Gollum to feck off, despite their pleading.:):)

Edit: Just for clarification. My preference would be to have them stand on the roundabout with microphones and selfie sticks trying to get a peek over the gates.
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Emperor Smith said:
How delicious would it be if we were the only Scottish team left in Europe after the qualifiers. Do you think DK would throw open the famous blue gates and welcome them back into the fold or would be tell the BBC and Gollum to feck off, despite their pleading.:):)

Edit: Just for clarification. My preference would be to have them stand on the roundabout with microphones and selfie sticks trying to get a peek over the gates.
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The_Irrepressibles said:
Colin Moffat summarises Michael Stewarts full time comments on the BBC live feed:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/live/football/45172426

Hibs:
“For me it was never a 3-0 game if you look at the balance of play. But if you defend poorly and don’t take your chances, you don’t get what you deserve. Hibs passed up some very good chances – Jamie Maclaren really should have put that chance away at a vital stage, and Martin Boyle has the ability to slot the ball home from where he was. Hibs have been punished for not taking their chances and defensively it is very poor. They were clearly caught out on the counter on the second goal but someone should have got a block in. Because of the Astroturf, I don’t think they had a real footing and sometimes the ball would slip past them. Neil Lennon will be very frustrated. I wouldn’t be surprised if he is making the players aware that was a really good opportunity for Hibs to progress to the play-off and the group stage and they only have themselves to blame."

Rangers:
"The presence of McGregor puts the whole team at ease and confidence grows from that"

Uhhmmmm.... petty f@ckers every single one...
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It was never a 3-0 game, even though it was.
 
Bigeye said:
The picture of Ally McCoist committing suicide by jumping off the roof at Ibrox has not , and never will be, forgotten.
Also, the picture of Ibrox taken with a gutter in the foreground was not unnoticed.
Never forget, never forgive!
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What was the picture mate?
 
Blue Light Loyal said:
There are thousands of bears missing out here, my elderly father for one.

Usually he'd be tuning in the hear the commentary from BBC radio Scotland, now he misses out.
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This.

We are still paying the fùcking rats, they should be reporting on us.
If they refuse us the service, we shouldn't be paying for it.

Would anyone on here seriously pay an electric bill but just accept no service for years?
 
Bigeye said:
BBC web page after some more bad news during our return to the top. Circa 2014/15.
Cartoon picture of Ally diving off the front of the stadium. Disgusting.
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I remember the Ally ‘Mad Men’ thing which was both bizarre and in horrible taste, even for them. Don’t remember the photo with the gutter. Did they doctor it?
 
Starting Anew said:
The doors are open.

Watch out for the media making even Rangers fans forget reality here.

Gollum has his press privileges removed. That is all. Anyone else is welcome if they want to come. Even Gollum could come in if he buys a ticket.

We are doing nothing hugely unusual or controversial. It is the BBC who are boycotting us. Which is utterly obscene.
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Excellent post.

I'd boycott the licence fee if it wouldn't get me in grief at work.
 
Morelos78 said:
Imagine Arsenal or Chelsea coming to Ibrox in the EL group stage and that lot standing outside like huffy wee kids while the BBC from England cover the game.

They really have cut off their own nose to spite their face missing out on huge games because of their own biased opinion.
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It could take something like this for their colleague's down south to wake up and see how bigoted they actually are.
 
The club's handled the BBC situation in entirely the wrong way.

Given the antagonism towards Rangers that runs throughout BBC Scotland on political and cultural levels as well as the childish bias surrounding football coverage, why does our position hinge on a single report?

If BBC Scotland were to defend that Chris McLaughlin report on the basis it was broadly similar to coverage in other media outlets where does that leave us?

If Chris McLaughlin took another job elsewhere would our problems with the organisation be solved?


There has been no attempt to make BBC bias an issue publicly meaning that most people will be completely unaware of what's gone on. Worse still, they will continue to be fed BBC propaganda without any counter argument from Rangers.

This is the outcome BBC Scotland wants. It means they restrict coverage of Rangers to the bare minimum other than 'bad news' stories.


Ultimately, we have to go public on our concerns about Pacific Quay and extend that to general hostility throughout the politics-media system. We should be developing relationships with politicians and academics who will articulate this view.
 
deedle said:
The club's handled the BBC situation in entirely the wrong way.

Given the antagonism towards Rangers that runs throughout BBC Scotland on political and cultural levels as well as the childish bias surrounding football coverage, why does our position hinge on a single report?

If BBC Scotland were to defend that Chris McLaughlin report on the basis it was broadly similar to coverage in other media outlets where does that leave us?

If Chris McLaughlin took another job elsewhere would our problems with the organisation be solved?


There has been no attempt to make BBC bias an issue publicly meaning that most people will be completely unaware of what's gone on. Worse still, they will continue to be fed BBC propaganda without any counter argument from Rangers.

This is the outcome BBC Scotland wants. It means they restrict coverage of Rangers to the bare minimum other than 'bad news' stories.


Ultimately, we have to go public on our concerns about Pacific Quay and extend that to general hostility throughout the politics-media system. We should be developing relationships with politicians and academics who will articulate this view.
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We have had the Board, DK and Club 1872 attempt to negotiate with the BBC. I'm not sure what else we can do.

Apart from start up a Supporter lead activist group and advertising our dispute to the world.

Pitch side advertising "RangersSupportersAgainstTheBBC.com" where we tell the full story to the watching world.

Remember the lies about the morellos bid?

https://www.followfollow.com/forum/...apologise-for-lying-about-morelos-bids.18180/


Skeletor should NEVER be allowed back in to Ibrox.

Don't forget that part of the BBC cfc's defense presented to their bosses at broadcasting house is the complaints (fake and unfounded) they receive from mentally challengeds.... this is how they deflect scrutiny from above. By showing that we are all mad jocks on both sides of the divide up here.

I've updated a previous post:

The BBC/Rangers “boycott” has been rumbling on for some time now. Occasionally you’ll see a comment on social media or catch something in the BBC's reporting that reminds that you all is not normal - and has not been for some time. Time is certainly ticking on with this, a quick search threw up reports with dates of August 2015 for the opening salvos, and January 2016 as the beginning of the long running self imposed boycott by the BBC Pacific Quay. That’s more than three years where the national broadcaster has voluntarily boycotted one of the biggest sporting institutions in the UK.

To summarise, the situation arose when Rangers withdrew press privileges for their senior football reporter Chris McLaughlin. The reason given was that the reporter was involved in “misleading and unbalanced reports”. The BBC management took exception to this and then began their boycott, whereby no BBC Pacific Quay staff attend Ibrox or Auchenhowie. It’s not clear at what level this decision was made not who made it. Opus Dei committee no doubt.

The club's stance or at least intent has the backing of the vast majority of the fans. But what really worries me is that most will be oblivious - hence my suggestion above.

The BBC (or certain members of the BBC Scotland staff) had been pushing the envelope where Rangers were concerned and at the tip of that iceberg were several incidents that actually resulted in withdrawals and formal apologies. For a company with the perceived historical standards and code of ethics of the BBC, not to mention a company distinct in its freedom from financial pressures of the tabloids, it is unbelievable that they’d broadcast material that gets anywhere near censor. McLaughlin, STILL IS, a subtly cunning repeat offender.

The BBC's response seems to be one without precedent and nobody can recall any other entity being subject to a self-imposed boycott. Especially a sporting institution which has a valid, if subjective, complaint and one where similar complaints against the BBC had been backed up by regulators. From memory Alex Ferguson had a period of seven years where he never talked to the BBC (for comments contained in a documentary) and the BBC never reciprocated by not attending Old Trafford. In fact didn't Dundee FC do the same? The lack of movement or comment on it from both sides is something of a concern and as onlookers, we certainly haven’t seen any mention of it. A recent Club1872 interview with Stewart Robertson in December 2017 stated that “discussions were ongoing towards a solution” and that is also the BBC stance on the situation.

As Rangers supporters we find the fact that this is still ongoing absolutely ridiculous. Not that we object to the stance against the reporter, rather the fact that the status quo doesn’t suit Rangers. Every day that we don’t get fair, normal coverage and exposure is a hindrance to the club.

Simplistically, football clubs are brands in an entertainment industry. Brands tap into popular culture and rely on exposure, repetition and association to grow and to continue to stay relevant. If you take away the oxygen of exposure then you are damaging the brand – even if only relatively - denying it something competing brands are allowed. Likewise, if you subliminally demonise and undermine the brand then this filters into the listening population. Taking it further, if you obstruct exposure to the consumer base, especially at formative stages, then you erode the brand's value. It might be tiny percentages or unquantifiable, but it is a factor. If you then compound any effect with time then you have something more tangible - this is unacceptable.

Ironically of course, protecting the brand would be intrinsic in the reasons for McLaughlin’s original ban. I also don’t think you’ll find many Rangers fans who don’t believe that there’s a number of influential journalists and reporters at the BBC who don’t like Rangers. And anyone who listens will know they are none too subtle at hiding it. Dick Gordon has admitted on- air he was brought up by his dad to HATE RANGERS. At a guess - they would have welcomed the boycott and are currently all pleased with the status quo.

I don’t doubt the Rangers board are busy men. I don’t doubt they have a mile-long list of more important issues that need their attention. Unfortunately this is another one and this one is dragging on and needs brought to a head sooner than later. Perhaps we should raise this again at this month's AGM - any thoughts on this?

We don’t know if it’s been elevated beyond the walls of Pacific Quay but it would certainly be good to to see a bigger fuss made about it. There are employees at the BBC that cannot be impartial or professional with Rangers. It’s a solid claim to make and a just call to ask the BBC to up its game and put its house in order instead of handling Rangers to a different set of rules. I've said this many times, I do hope Mr King's discussions with the BBC were not the beginning of an ignominious retreat on the removal of Gollums press privilege's.

He is a Rangers hater working for an employer whom we fund to be biased against Rangers. A match made in hell and his behaviour over the years is summarised below:

1. He was warned and agreed to back off. This was at a meeting with 2 senior BBC staff plus Gollum & our Board had 2 directors and JT in attendance. The BBC issued a statement saying they would be more balanced in future.

2. Gollum then rushed onto Radio after our 6-2 victory at Easter Road and said there were 3 arrests for sectarian singing. Out of 4K Gers fans he decided to make 3 arrests the lead story. It was MW's first game and we'd just pumped Hibs.

3. Following this RFC removed his press priveleges because he had broken an agreement and displayed, yet again, his Anti-Rangers agenda.

4. The BBC decide, for the first time, to refuse to send reporters to our matches until we reinstated him. They asked RFC for video footage of our games for their news and apparently we agreed.

5. It's is the bigots in the BBC who are acting against us and we should NEVER allow that horrible wee guy back into our home.
 
Reporting Scotland trailing "celebrations for Rangers", lets see how even handed their report is. Will probably lead with heroic failure by Lennon.
 
I'm sorry to hijack the OP's thread. But it is important we never ignore the truth about this infested organisation.

Hopefully Club1872 are still pursuing this issue. By all means try to get the BBC back on side.... but Gollum must never darken our doorstep again.

I know we're all wanting a little bit of revenge on those that repeatedly and openly tried to destroy us. But he is different. He is overtly anti-Rangers and unashamedly pro-celtc. He remains one of the most dangerous Rangers haters out there.

Remember his interview with Regan last year when Regan refused to carry out an independent investigation into our Euro licence? It's still available on-line. Gollum more or less threatened Regan by saying 'are you not afraid of losing your job by refusing to grant celtc their wishes?' Look what happened to Regan.... the once useful puppet.

You could hear the threatening rage in Skeletors voice, all because Regan would not revisit the haters 'resolution 13'.

I've asked before, should we create a new RFFF? To take on (legally through the courts) one hater like Gollum, and 'fake news' producer? Make an example of someone that actually has some personal wealth so that we can drag them through expensive litigation. Not a runt like Joe the bhigot or P3n, they don't have pots to piss in and would love the attention as they claimed legal aid. Someone that stands to lose a lot, financially and reputationaly in defending themselves. Gary Hughes maybe? He was a hater that negatively informed decisions against our club. Personally, I'd be happy to chuck a ton at it.

Re the BBC Pacific Quay CFC though - they hide behind anonymity. What would really help defend Rangers would be if we could insist/demand all BBC articles on Rangers have named reporters on all their online pieces until further notice.
 
George Goudie said:
I just love posting this message to the Rangers Board:

You must never ever invite this reptile to Ibrox. He has shown consistently that he cannot help but troll the licence payers that fund his salary. He hates our Club. He hates you because you run our Club. He hates us because we support our Club. never get tired of reading that mr g or that list of misdemeanors,have you tried sedning to any mps

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Nothing has changed with this bhigot. He will never stop hating us, and our new Boss should be advised accordingly.

Now, since we know you will be viewing this thread skeletor, here's a wee message for you.

Here is what you could have won:

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But because of your behaviour Chris you will never never get to speak to him, you hate filled bigot!

I genuinely feel so sorry for the Bears that can't get to games.

It's been on my mind for a while.

Supporters like my 85 year old Dad are being starved of listening to the game because he doesn't have satellite, computer or an internet enabled mobile.

Surely we have reached a tipping point? After all, it's been nearly 5 years of the boycott unjustly implemented by Pacific Quay.

There must be thousands upon thousands of BBC 'TV and radio' licence holders in this country alone that cannot listen to the football commentary that they pay for (I know the elderly don't pay).

It's damaging our brand, it's eroding our profile and it's disadvantaging a huge demographic.

Others have taken the steps that we have taken in removing press privelages from a reporter. However the treatment Rangers are receiving is singularly harsh and sets a precedent that has not been consistently adhered to.

I know that, in an effort to disguise the BBC's bias and their bigoted attempts to damage our good name, the celtc supporters complain en masse about this organisation as well, they do this merely to show their Broadcasting House employers that.... 'ones as bad as the other up here in Jockland'. They can hide behind this facade that our complaints are unfounded and we are all unhinged complainers.

But we all know that the proportion of 'celtc minded' individuals in that cess pit on the Clyde is suspiciously high and has been for decades.
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never get tired of reading that mr g and the list of misdemeanors,have we tried sending to any of our mp's
 
Emperor Smith said:
How delicious would it be if we were the only Scottish team left in Europe after the qualifiers. Do you think DK would throw open the famous blue gates and welcome them back into the fold or would be tell the BBC and Gollum to feck off, despite their pleading.:):)

Edit: Just for clarification. My preference would be to have them stand on the roundabout with microphones and selfie sticks trying to get a peek over the gates.
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I do not wish to see any of Pacific Quay CSC ever allowed into Ibrox. Their English counterparts, yes.
 
slimjimbaxter said:
I do not wish to see any of Pacific Quay CSC ever allowed into Ibrox. Their English counterparts, yes.
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This (no matter how appealing that thought is - I agree) would sadly be counterproductive.

Our brand is being diminished by their failure to cover our games. Supporters (in the main) don't know why this is the case. They are demonising us at every opportunity (their report today on the Maribor trouble was the largest report on Rangers by BBC Scotland in years and overshadowed the match report in sheer scale).

It may be a very small impact incrementally, but these retrograde steps have a cumulative effect over time.

We don't need them? Yes very true, however any benefits their coverage brings to Scottish Football is being experienced by every other club in the country except us. And we pay for them to do it.
 
Didn't they post a league table with "Rangers" substituted with "Huns". Someone on their night staff did it and it was removed the next morning. But the very fact someone in their office thought they could do that with no repercussions sums up the general BBC Scotland attitude to Rangers. Add to that the constant "Rangers bad, Celtic good" mantra and pictures of Ibrox as seen from the level of a puddle with barbed wire and all sorts in view, and it's unrelenting. I think if we continue as we are early doors this season though they are going to look increasingly mean and petty to the outside world, not least their London masters. I just wish the club would make more of this though as it must be frustrating for supporters who don't have internet access (and that includes our opponents on the day).
 
George Goudie said:
We really should try that Carlos.

Perhaps a licence payer that lives within the area of BBC Pacific Quay CFC?
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im in the dumfries area, used to live in the gow years ago!have spoken to my mp lately and m.e.p but it was about other issues im awaiting a reply from the latter!but i think i will fire in a little letter to see what kind of response i get! i do think the issue about older bears et,c not even getting to hear it on radio etc, is a very very impotrant issue, as we all pay a licence fee,im still sending complaints to pacific catholics just as a nuisance issue at the moment, as ms anna sweeney keeps telling me they are not doing anything wrong! but although i agree with maybe a local bear complaing to his mp it is a nationwide issue george and i think its time we all battered our local mp's and mep's with issues of complaints!
 
LismoreGer said:
we should invite BBC radio Merseyside to cover Gers games, there is great interest in Gerrard managing rangers in Liverpool
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That is an absolutely fantastic idea LG.

Should the Club officially request this or the support mount a petition?

Or as Carlos has suggested above, we all pressurise our MSP's in to demanding the BBC Pacific Quay CFC explain in full their stance with regards to THEIR boycott of Rangers?
 
George Goudie said:
That is an absolutely fantastic idea LG.

Should the Club officially request this or the support mount a petition?

Or as Carlos has suggested above, we all pressurise our MSP's in to demanding the BBC Pacific Quay CFC explain in full their stance with regards to THEIR boycott of Rangers?
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George Goudie; No doubt the best solution ( if within all rules) is for SG to drop the hint about BBC Scotland playing silly buggars
because we correctly withdrew Press Privileges from Gollum, for going back on a Promise from his Employers that he would not
be an arsehole again on anything Rangers 3 yrs ago. SG has the contacts to do it, but it would need to come from upstairs. It could
be dropped in an off the cuff chat about the strange circumstances regarding them on various forms of Media: except too the BBC.
Though why the feck has JT not done something about it, maybe he has & we do not know about it. Big Raman of STV seems too
lead off every (?) night on Celik or so it seems or wee sheila trailing behind them with a big smile: surely the bigman would jump
at the chance of getting snippets from a source(?). Anyway it would not have run a fortnight if it was from the celik, think it is
going too require a DK Statement on the Total Ban on ALL things BBC too get the big boys fae the smoke too take note & fully
endorsed by SG on the matter.:(
 
Gibbonbear said:
They would be left looking stupid if this happened as a team of professionals would be brought in to cover these games and serious questions would then be asked as to why the local radio were not providing any kind of service
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That ship sailed when they stood outside at the roundabout when the worlds press welcomed Steven Gerrard
 
There are still no signs that the board 'gets it' on the political/cultural/propaganda front.

The situation concerning McLaughlin and BBC Scotland has been allowed to fester for ages now with nothing positive coming out it from our point of view.

Many of our fans are oblivious to the situation because the club hasn't bothered to explain itself properly.


Three key points:

* Any ban should extend to the entire organisation in Scotland - not just one reporter

* The club should be making its dissatisfaction with BBC Scotland's attitude clear in regular statements and comments

* Fans who pay the licence fee are being short-changed - why has the club not contacted MSPs to pursue this point?
 
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