The most important match in Scotland for decades
It does not seem to be too
melodramatic to describe Rangers’ playoff final with Motherwell as the most
important match for decades in domestic Scottish football.
melodramatic to describe Rangers’ playoff final with Motherwell as the most
important match for decades in domestic Scottish football.
Many will argue with this on the
surface, but deep down everyone in Scotland is either a Motherwell
fan, or a Rangers fan, for this tie.
surface, but deep down everyone in Scotland is either a Motherwell
fan, or a Rangers fan, for this tie.
Truth is, Rangers’ journey from
the bottom of Scottish football to the very brink of returning to their
rightful place has set tongues wagging, not just north of the border, but
globally too.
the bottom of Scottish football to the very brink of returning to their
rightful place has set tongues wagging, not just north of the border, but
globally too.
Rangers’ fall from grace has been
one of the most documented and dramatic tales in football history, and the Club’s
rise back to where they belong has been viewed with feverish interest wherever
you reside.
one of the most documented and dramatic tales in football history, and the Club’s
rise back to where they belong has been viewed with feverish interest wherever
you reside.
The facts are thus:
Rangers ache to be back in the
SPL; our fans, the players, the company, the entire institution and everyone
connected to Rangers want nothing more than an end to this unfair exile from
the SPL.
SPL; our fans, the players, the company, the entire institution and everyone
connected to Rangers want nothing more than an end to this unfair exile from
the SPL.
On the other hand, everyone else
appears to be want Motherwell to prevail; that nothing fills them with more ‘disgust’
than the idea of Rangers returning to the top flight. There are even Celtic
fans on Twitter proudly changing their bios to ‘temporary Motherwell fan’,
while others from Parkhead have been attending these playoffs either as the
home fans at Palmerston (yes, we saw you), or easily hidden among the Hibees.
appears to be want Motherwell to prevail; that nothing fills them with more ‘disgust’
than the idea of Rangers returning to the top flight. There are even Celtic
fans on Twitter proudly changing their bios to ‘temporary Motherwell fan’,
while others from Parkhead have been attending these playoffs either as the
home fans at Palmerston (yes, we saw you), or easily hidden among the Hibees.
So it is no overstatement to describe
this playoff final as the biggest match, domestically, in Scottish football for
decades.
this playoff final as the biggest match, domestically, in Scottish football for
decades.
Half of Scotland
supports Motherwell, half Rangers; while most of the rest of the world, outwith
Celtic fans, sides with the Ibrox men.
supports Motherwell, half Rangers; while most of the rest of the world, outwith
Celtic fans, sides with the Ibrox men.
The amount of hate, passion,
pressure, anticipation, and general fervour around these two matches is unprecedented
in Scottish football; mainly because the situation is.
pressure, anticipation, and general fervour around these two matches is unprecedented
in Scottish football; mainly because the situation is.
This is not to say that no one
who does not support Rangers does not want Rangers back in the SPL – there are
still reasonable supporters of other clubs who truly do miss Rangers.
who does not support Rangers does not want Rangers back in the SPL – there are
still reasonable supporters of other clubs who truly do miss Rangers.
I spoke recently to a Motherwell
supporter (who will remain nameless) who admitted the SPL has gone downhill
since Rangers’ fate in 2012, while he personally missed the men from Govan. I
suspect such views are more widely-held than some might believe, but the hate
for Rangers among more vocal individuals definitely lends weight to the notion
the mass-view is one of the loathing I described in my last entry.
supporter (who will remain nameless) who admitted the SPL has gone downhill
since Rangers’ fate in 2012, while he personally missed the men from Govan. I
suspect such views are more widely-held than some might believe, but the hate
for Rangers among more vocal individuals definitely lends weight to the notion
the mass-view is one of the loathing I described in my last entry.
But publicly; this playoff is
literally Rangers versus the rest of Scottish football.
literally Rangers versus the rest of Scottish football.
And it is about time Rangers were
back where they belong.
back where they belong.