Why Scottish football hates Rangers being same club
“You’re not Rangers any more” –
Hibs supporters on Saturday
Hibs supporters on Saturday
“Same old Rangers, always
cheating” – Hibs supporters on Saturday
cheating” – Hibs supporters on Saturday
This Rangers ‘dead’ argument is
becoming the biggest parody and joke in Scottish football.
becoming the biggest parody and joke in Scottish football.
Uefa, Neil Doncaster, several
courts of law, and now recently FIFA have all concurred that Rangers are the
same Club.
courts of law, and now recently FIFA have all concurred that Rangers are the
same Club.
Every football supporter outside Scotland
does not even raise the question of Rangers being a ‘new’ club, and, actually,
quite a few sensible supporters of other clubs north of the border, including
Celtic, admit too that there is no question of Rangers being a new club.
does not even raise the question of Rangers being a ‘new’ club, and, actually,
quite a few sensible supporters of other clubs north of the border, including
Celtic, admit too that there is no question of Rangers being a new club.
However, with Rangers on the
verge of returning to the Premier League in lieu of a potential victory over
Motherwell in the play off final, the whole issue has obsessively reared its
ugly head by a group of frankly unhinged individuals who constantly peddle the
nonsense of ‘Sevco’, ‘zombies’ and ‘dead’, particularly witnessed in terms of
some of the oddballs who have been seen to comment on this blog, indeed.
verge of returning to the Premier League in lieu of a potential victory over
Motherwell in the play off final, the whole issue has obsessively reared its
ugly head by a group of frankly unhinged individuals who constantly peddle the
nonsense of ‘Sevco’, ‘zombies’ and ‘dead’, particularly witnessed in terms of
some of the oddballs who have been seen to comment on this blog, indeed.
FIFA said, and I quote:
“After their enforced relegation in
2012, Glasgow Rangers are in the hunt for
promotion back to Scotland’s
top flight.”
2012, Glasgow Rangers are in the hunt for
promotion back to Scotland’s
top flight.”
The key word is ‘back’.
I will not lie, I have not once
seen this extremist branch of Scottish football supporters (who probably have tattoos
of tricolours and 45’s on their arms) ever raise obsessive questions about
Fiorentina, Leeds, Coventry, Portsmouth, Airdrieonians, Middlebrough…you name
it.
seen this extremist branch of Scottish football supporters (who probably have tattoos
of tricolours and 45’s on their arms) ever raise obsessive questions about
Fiorentina, Leeds, Coventry, Portsmouth, Airdrieonians, Middlebrough…you name
it.
Only Rangers.
There is a real school of
insanity in Scotland
where so many non-Rangers fans cannot handle the fact Rangers are not dead. The
hatred they had for the Club was amplified in 2012 by taking half-truths about
tax debts and blowing them out of proportion. By obsessing over EBTs
(completely legal practice) and calling Rangers ‘tax cheats’.
insanity in Scotland
where so many non-Rangers fans cannot handle the fact Rangers are not dead. The
hatred they had for the Club was amplified in 2012 by taking half-truths about
tax debts and blowing them out of proportion. By obsessing over EBTs
(completely legal practice) and calling Rangers ‘tax cheats’.
It did not matter to these people
that the Big Tax Case was lost by HMRC when Rangers were found completely
innocent, they just screamed ‘fix’ or tried to console themselves with the 2-1
verdict in favour of Rangers.
that the Big Tax Case was lost by HMRC when Rangers were found completely
innocent, they just screamed ‘fix’ or tried to console themselves with the 2-1
verdict in favour of Rangers.
Craig Whyte – yes, we know he did
absolute wrong and we hate him far more than anyone, but is it not ironic that
these idiots in Scottish football who pretend to canvass for justice are the
ones who love Whyte and wear masks of his face?
absolute wrong and we hate him far more than anyone, but is it not ironic that
these idiots in Scottish football who pretend to canvass for justice are the
ones who love Whyte and wear masks of his face?
So, just so we are clear; Rangers
fans hate Craig Whyte for his law-breaking and damage to Rangers, while
Scottish football loves him and hates what they claim is ‘cheating’ by Rangers?
fans hate Craig Whyte for his law-breaking and damage to Rangers, while
Scottish football loves him and hates what they claim is ‘cheating’ by Rangers?
The hypocrisy goes something
beyond laughable and becomes outright sinister.
beyond laughable and becomes outright sinister.
There is no hint of logic here,
no real sincerely in Scottish football’s objections about Rangers; it is
nothing than wild-eyed hate, with zero logic or reason behind it.
no real sincerely in Scottish football’s objections about Rangers; it is
nothing than wild-eyed hate, with zero logic or reason behind it.
As Jackie McNamara once said:
“I don’t think I would take any satisfaction
if someone handed me a winner’s medal because Rangers had been stripped of a
title or a cup. We lost in those cup finals and we lost those league titles
because Rangers were a better team. Sometimes it is not just your turn and that
is the way I’ll always look at it. I genuinely would not take any pleasure from
seeing Rangers having trophies taken from them. It doesn’t matter what Rangers
players were being paid. As a footballer you have to beat what is put in front
of you. It is not my concern how Rangers went about their business. They put a
team on the field and Celtic and Falkirk were
unable to beat them. Over the years Rangers had a lot of top players such as
Paul Gascoigne, Brian Laudrup and Ronald De Boer and it was just great to play
these guys and test myself against the best. It didn’t concern me how much they
got paid.”
if someone handed me a winner’s medal because Rangers had been stripped of a
title or a cup. We lost in those cup finals and we lost those league titles
because Rangers were a better team. Sometimes it is not just your turn and that
is the way I’ll always look at it. I genuinely would not take any pleasure from
seeing Rangers having trophies taken from them. It doesn’t matter what Rangers
players were being paid. As a footballer you have to beat what is put in front
of you. It is not my concern how Rangers went about their business. They put a
team on the field and Celtic and Falkirk were
unable to beat them. Over the years Rangers had a lot of top players such as
Paul Gascoigne, Brian Laudrup and Ronald De Boer and it was just great to play
these guys and test myself against the best. It didn’t concern me how much they
got paid.”
If only Scottish football as a
whole was as sensible as this.
whole was as sensible as this.