Ever since Rangers went into administration, there has been nothing but constant daily bulletins, news articles and tweets about the situation. Every source has been scoured, re-tweeted and nitpicked for the smallest nugget of new information. It has been a truly draining period for the club, but an even more draining one for the fans suffering the deluge of mass media pouring their way.
The supporters, as manager Ally McCoist put it, are the most important part of Rangers. The fan has had to endure the nightmare of their proud club entering into a slippery slope of operations, starting with the emergence of the debt to Lloyds TSB, struggling through the horrors of being owned by said bank and having no money to speak of. Tentatively mentioned at this time was the upcoming HMRC tax case against the club, but at that stage, it was a future issue and not crucially pressing despite the rumoured sum being £49M owed.
So when the club hit rock bottom and appointed administrators, it was the fans who felt it most. Of course the manager and those within the club who bleed blue undeniably hurt, but the supporters are the ones who live and breathe the club, the ones who put their money in, or if they cannot afford to, cheer the club on in whatever way they can. The agony of being placed in administration cannot ever be understated, and to many fans it was one of the worst feelings they had ever experienced.
However, the response of the supporter in terms of action was incredibly heartwarming, and this blog is dedicated to each and every one of us who did not for a moment consider packing the game in or ‘walking away’.
Twitter saw fans trending hashtags to the nature of #wedontdowalkingaway and #rangersfamily. There was a truly mesmerising pride being shown, and more and more fans came together in support for the club. It almost felt like the more the club suffered, the more the fans would rally around it. In times of darkness, the light is needed, and the fans shone like a beacon.
It has been repeated a few times that when Celtic crumbled in 1994, and Fergus McCann saved them, before their bunnet messiah had arrived Celtic fans boycotted their next home match in protest, meaning the attendance was around 10,000. For a club to be in dire straits and lose its support would be truly soul-destroying for players and staff, but the Ibrox support does not walk away and never will.
The hype surrounding Rangers’ first match since administration was staggering – the game was a complete sellout and Internet forums, social networks and other forms of communication were in meltdown to the nature of the fans turning out at Ibrox in force and supporting their stricken side at this abysmal time.
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| Steven Davis taking a corner in front of a packed Ibrox. |
The atmosphere at the game was some of the best in years, more akin to a massive CL night than a bread and butter SPL match. It truly raised hairs on the back of the neck as fans refused to stop singing anthems in support of this club of ours.
Unfortunately, opponents Kilmarnock truly hijacked the party and highlighted the threadbare squad Rangers have right now, winning the match amidst another genuinely dire performance. It felt to some fans that the players had not shown up, and that the display had not matched the passion in the terraces.
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| Unlike Celtic fans, Rangers supporters don’t walk away. |
That said, at full time the vast majority of supporters remained in the ground (the Subway Loyal still noticeably departing near the end) and applauded players who did not deserve it. A bad defeat yet the fans remained in defiance of the club’s plight and clapped the players off. Indeed, perhaps they were applauding themselves, not the starting 11, and why not? They deserved it given their passion and pride at sheer turnout on the day.
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| The message is clear. |
Times are bad at Ibrox, cuts may kick in with vengeance in due course, but with supporters like ours Rangers will never die.
we are going bust soon and Celtic will do 10 in a row probably
After all they have been european champions ulike our club and we never will be because we are not that good
I only wish the famous BIG JOCK STEIN had been our manager
RIP JOCK STEIN ( first ever manager to win the EUROPEAN CUP)
Big Jock knew.
sadly miissed celtic of old RIP, but since the new celtic have only existed since 1994 you can't claim the previous clubs history, jog on timmy.
Jelly and ice cream
Childs party dish? GTF bunch of kiddy fiddling bheasts
23 POINTS CLEAR. WHERES THE CHASE?
We're laughing at you.
Yours Sincerely
The Green Brigade
Not as much as we laugh at you with your pish stained bed sheets and dodgy spelling.
The money that the RST (£100,00) has withdrawn from peoples bank accounts for none existent shares is just resting in my account…honest..im not a fat liar..
we dont do jelly and ice cream.we do helicopter sundaes
the comments on this blog are all probably from one very bitter tim who cant enjoy his own team's exploits for he's too busy obsessing about Rangers. Laughing back at ya!!
Good stuff, Danny keep it up.
WATP
Jelly & ice cream ? That is so appropriate give your history with kids!!!!
First comments coming from a bunch of Rangers obsessed morons.Jelly and Ice-cream to attract the kids eh ya shower of dirty scumbags.
The Pacific Shelf 1994 followers are as per continuing the obsession with all things Rangers , i reckon they may be odds on for this years title after the skint bears walked the last three, get a life ffs.
In 1969 rangers as we knew them died. Part of the total rebranding of the club included a new crest. Up till then rangers had won 34 titles. They're all gone now. FPMSL
Tarriers beware we have your ip address's
Q/S
And we've got yous in our back pocket
It'll be a sore one, losing ALL your history.
Did the fire alarms go off about 60 minutes into the match? All you could see was buns stampeding for the exits. lol
tarriers beware , we have your ip address
big fecking deal , what you gonnae report us for dafty?
no sectarian comments here, thats your job
P.S. Know anybody willing to spend a tenner as we at Celtic only have a fiver
hahahaahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahah
Gotta love the huns coming on here desperate to find some crumb of comfort after their manky club went to the wall. If they checked, they would see that Celtic fans were boycotting games in 94 to drive out the old owners, by depriving the club of cash so the bank would act…and it worked
Craig Whyte..Celtic Legend
Craig Whyte KNEW !!! GIRUY
They'll no find me mate. I'm posting this from inside craigy boys WARCHEST.
You could say I'm "OFF THE RADAR" lol
BENEDICT is having a party when ragers die
ADAMS is having a party when ragers die
WATP – WE ARE TAX PAYERS
FTP – FEN… TAX PAYER ROFL
CRAIG WHYTE is having a party when ragers die and counting his millions when ragers die hahahahahahaha
NEIL LENNON IS HAVING A MASSIVE PARTY WHEN RAGERS AND JOHN REID WILL BE THERE LAUGHING AT BEARS HAHAHAAHAH
At least if the timmys are on here talking pish their not tampering with the kids and serving Torbett ice cream.
STEP AWAY FROM THE CHILD.
what do you call a hun with 3 o grades?
a lying basterward rofl
FOUR IN A ROW
AYE RIGHT YA MAKY INBREDS HAHAHAAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH
TREBLE FOR FATHER LENNON
GIRUY AND YOUR UNWASHED MASSES
I cant stop rolling about the floor laughing at the state of your club
HOHOHOH HAHAHAHA HEHEHEHEHEHE ROFLROFLROFL
LOLLOLLOL HEEEEHHHHEEEEEEHHHEEEEE
NEILLENNONTREBLEWINNER
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