Ibrox Noise has always been a big admirer of Barry Ferguson, even if a lot of Rangers fans have absolutely no interest in him. He’s truly one of us, even if he can be outspoken (cough) at times, and his words today completely nailed what it is to be a Ranger, and why so many fans’ mentality is absolutely and totally wrong.
One dear friend of Ibrox Noise, who will remain anonymous, said about our fellow fans last night:
And our friend is absolutely right.
And Barry’s words echo this sentiment:
But he gets more serious:
Despite the ‘it’s only preseason give them a chance ffs’ brigade, the reality is even at tiddlywinks v Alloa in another country on Christmas Day, Rangers are expected to win. It’s in our DNA. Even preseason.
Barry goes on:
And that’s what there’s not enough of these days as our dear friend alluded to – too many fans in Rangers’ support will accept ‘giving someone a chance’ or ‘give it time’ – they want to support things which aren’t good enough, patently aren’t good enough, and they believe in a liberal approach to support, and not a ruthless one which is traditionally Rangers.
This final piece Barry says actually fills us with pride that someone as big as he understands, gets it:
We love this, absolutely love this, and we also love the supportive response it’s received as well from vast swathes of the fanbase.
He’s bang on, it’s time for our supporters to get ruthless – support yes, but don’t accept mediocrity and second best and pretend it’s better than it is.
If Sima is garbage so far, call it out (many have), if Tavernier has been awful, be honest about it (many are), if Lammers has been good, praise him (many have).