THEY CAUSED JOHN GREIG’S BIGGEST DISAPPOINTMENT
As someone who has spent a lot of time in England, as someone who lived in Preston in 2008 (about 20-30 miles from Manchester) and as someone who was in Seville, I think I can comment on the response given by your Rangers supporting reader.
Firstly Seville. Estimates of 60-80 thousand Celtic fans, no arrests, speaks for itself and needs no qualification.
As for Manchester, there were riots in the town centre, and in the surrounding areas. There were fights and serious disorder in Blackpool some 8 miles further away than Preston, where I lived. The staple response of Glasgow’s uglies is that it was Chelsea, Blackburn, Wigan fans etc, in fact any team that wears blue.
An interesting aside is the bears will tell you there was 120k of them in Manchester but as soon as trouble started there seems to have been none of them.
I leave you with the sentiments of John Greig, who was being interviewed and was talking about what should have been his greatest moment. He said he was waiting in the changing room waiting to go back out for the presentation. In walked the UEFA delegates, asked him to come out, and said winners Rangers handed him the trophy in the bowels of the stadium and left. A moment he, the greatest ever Ranger, described as his biggest disappointment. His own fans caused that when they won!
Hammie
I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS A SPOOF
I must say that at first glance I thought that this was a spoof from a Celtic fan as it contained so many of the paranoid traits that we have come to associate with the fans of the resurrected team from Govan.
Then it struck me; this was for real! He really meant every insane word – and at the same time thought he was being utterly fair-minded while giving out fairytales as if they were facts. Wow !
After a further reading, however, I realised that you had inadvertently picked up the latest STATEMENT from David Graham at Ibrokes and confused this (easy mistake to make) with the ramblings of a poor Gullibillie.
While the standard of comment has fallen since Jabba left the Big Hoose, it has to be said that the comedy value since the DUP man took over has increased ten-fold!
Millsy
TYPICAL OF THE THINKING OF THESE PEOPLE
Deluded and typical of the thinking of these people, everyone to blame except themselves, at least he admitted their club is 8 years old with no trophies except one Petrofact Cup, they have no history, no class, no money and hopefully administration/liquidation coming soon again.
Brian Flynn
DARK TIMES AHEAD FOR YOUR CLUB
Alex, to quote were all Jock Tamson’s Bairns has many connotations, yes we’re all gods children but I feel your sentiment stretched it. I’m no child of the Kirk, therein lies the start of the problem. As a Catholic I am not welcome and worse I’m of Irish decent something even in the 21st century causes your club and support a problem.
Your club and support have been the shame of my nation since inception whether you regard that as 2012 or the bygone days, this was written and articulated well in the post you refer to. The one solace I have is the wider world know of our great support hence the affection and awards we receive, our club and charity work are world-renowned were welcomed where ever we travel.
Your reference to Fergus is shameful and highlights the ignorance of such subject.
To also reference óur League championship wins as somehow tainted due to your club not participating again shows limited intellect as you’d be as well saying Elgin wasn’t in the League as they may have given a sterner challenge as to RIFC in the last 4 years.
And lastly, in winning this year’s Championship can I highlight WINNING as it was not given it was won. You stay safe Alex in this Pandemic and the dark times ahead for you club.
Jim McCallum
