Adebisi wrote:A random post by a Rangers fan on a Rangers forum?
Was it worth discussion?
The answer is obvious.
tttb wrote:Might have been Barcelona in 1972 when the game finished early because the fans invaded the pitch but I'm sure there was trouble in Birmingham in the 70s as well
tttb wrote:got this from google
There were significant crowd problems at Ibrox in 1973 and 1975 but it was a Rangers' fans riot in Birmingham in 1976 in a 'friendly' with Aston Villa, which provoked the biggest media storm. In genera,l Rangers' expressions of disapproval and condemnation of 'certain sections' of their support, which had followed earlier outbreaks, were seen as irrelevant and now the Glasgow press severely criticised the club. The press detailed the Rangers' fans riots in Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Barcelona and now Birmingham, along with minor skirmishes elsewhere, and condemned the club. The general tone is revealed by Ian Archer in the Glasgow Herald:
"This has to be said about Rangers…as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This cory would be a better place if Rangers did not exist".
His reasons turned on bigotry and on the club's reputation for rough play. Rangers reacted to this growing criticism by stating that they were determined to end Rangers' image as a sectarian club and stated that no religious barriers would be placed on the signing of players.
"This has to be said about Rangers…as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This cory would be a better place if Rangers did not exist".
yckatbjywtbiastkamb wrote:tttb wrote:got this from google
There were significant crowd problems at Ibrox in 1973 and 1975 but it was a Rangers' fans riot in Birmingham in 1976 in a 'friendly' with Aston Villa, which provoked the biggest media storm. In genera,l Rangers' expressions of disapproval and condemnation of 'certain sections' of their support, which had followed earlier outbreaks, were seen as irrelevant and now the Glasgow press severely criticised the club. The press detailed the Rangers' fans riots in Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Barcelona and now Birmingham, along with minor skirmishes elsewhere, and condemned the club. The general tone is revealed by Ian Archer in the Glasgow Herald:
"This has to be said about Rangers…as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This cory would be a better place if Rangers did not exist".
His reasons turned on bigotry and on the club's reputation for rough play. Rangers reacted to this growing criticism by stating that they were determined to end Rangers' image as a sectarian club and stated that no religious barriers would be placed on the signing of players.
no religious barriers when signing players but ten years later when souness signed mo johnstone there was uproar!
when you think of that policy these days its almost unbelievable, i`m surprised the scottish F.A let them get away with it but i suppose you cant make them sign a catholic because he is catholic alone, thats almost just as bad.
KOP-1892 wrote:yckatbjywtbiastkamb wrote:tttb wrote:got this from google
There were significant crowd problems at Ibrox in 1973 and 1975 but it was a Rangers' fans riot in Birmingham in 1976 in a 'friendly' with Aston Villa, which provoked the biggest media storm. In genera,l Rangers' expressions of disapproval and condemnation of 'certain sections' of their support, which had followed earlier outbreaks, were seen as irrelevant and now the Glasgow press severely criticised the club. The press detailed the Rangers' fans riots in Wolverhampton, Newcastle, Barcelona and now Birmingham, along with minor skirmishes elsewhere, and condemned the club. The general tone is revealed by Ian Archer in the Glasgow Herald:
"This has to be said about Rangers…as a Scottish Football club they are a permanent embarrassment and an occasional disgrace. This cory would be a better place if Rangers did not exist".
His reasons turned on bigotry and on the club's reputation for rough play. Rangers reacted to this growing criticism by stating that they were determined to end Rangers' image as a sectarian club and stated that no religious barriers would be placed on the signing of players.
no religious barriers when signing players but ten years later when souness signed mo johnstone there was uproar!
when you think of that policy these days its almost unbelievable, i`m surprised the scottish F.A let them get away with it but i suppose you cant make them sign a catholic because he is catholic alone, thats almost just as bad.
How many Protestant's do Celtic have playing for them?
Rangers have had numerous Catholic's over the year's mate, you guy's are certainly putting yourselves across as biased and bitter.
THIS IS A F*CKING LIVERPOOL BOARD, WHO GIVES A?
tttb wrote:Like the Murphy's I'm not bitter![]()
Same can't be said for you. You keep going on about Protestants
JBG wrote:I can see why Celtic were dragged into this but the original point was that the Rangers fan claimed Rangers were a bigger club than Liverpool, and my reaction to that is that I feel thats nonsense, as one of the raison detres of being a Rangers' fan - particularly in the part of the world where the Rangers fan in question hails from - is sectarianism and bigotry.
The original post was a boast that Rangers were bigger than Liverpool and just because Celtic may or may not be better/worse than Rangers has nothing to do with that.
Rangers are a big club but I stick to my guns in saying that they are far from being a great club when they and their fans have a history of sectarianism and biggotry. Just because Celtic are just as bad isn't an excuse.
The original post referred to Rangers in comparison to Liverpool: Celtic shouldn't enter into it.
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