bonhillbear 58 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 RANGERS are set to smash the world attendance record for a fourth-tier league match when they host East Stirling tomorrow.The Ibrox side are confident of pulling in more than 40,000 punters for their first home Third Division fixture – which would shatter the previous highest for a fourth-tier game set by Crystal Palace in 1961.A crowd of 37,774 watched their English Fourth Division clash with London rivals Millwall but that is expected to be dwarfed by Gers fans heading to Govan for the historic occasion.A crowd that could be in the mid-to-high 40,000s is already being anticipated by Rangers.And the final figure could present an embarrassment for the SPL whose combined attendance for last weekend’s five-game fixture card was 40,383.The Ibrox club are bracing themselves for a bumper crowd and a spokesman said: “We will comfortably get past the 40,000 mark and the attendance could be in the mid-to-high 40,000s.”Ally McCoist’s side have already smashed the 30,000 season-ticket barrier and are also threatening to better the world record attendance for a third-tier match.That feat was achieved in 1979 as 49,655 fans turned up to watch a derby game between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.Punters have been queueing at the Ibrox ticket office all week and an afternoon of history against the Shire is on the cards both on and off the park.SFL chief David Longmuir believes the prospect of Rangers breaking the world record underlines the power of football in Scotland.He said: “It shows the appetite for the game remains strong and it would be a remarkable achievement. We’re also delighted to see East Stirling share the occasion and play their own part at Ibrox on Saturday.” Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 11,750 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 it shows the appetite for Rangers remains strong not Scottish football. The spl is dying on its arse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_capet 341 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Kings of the record books Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxiblue 18 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 this is a remarkable achievement Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 More fans at a single game that all SPL crowds from last weekend Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrT 173 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 RANGERS are set to smash the world attendance record for a fourth-tier league match when they host East Stirling tomorrow.The Ibrox side are confident of pulling in more than 40,000 punters for their first home Third Division fixture – which would shatter the previous highest for a fourth-tier game set by Crystal Palace in 1961.A crowd of 37,774 watched their English Fourth Division clash with London rivals Millwall but that is expected to be dwarfed by Gers fans heading to Govan for the historic occasion.A crowd that could be in the mid-to-high 40,000s is already being anticipated by Rangers.And the final figure could present an embarrassment for the SPL whose combined attendance for last weekend's five-game fixture card was 40,383.The Ibrox club are bracing themselves for a bumper crowd and a spokesman said: "We will comfortably get past the 40,000 mark and the attendance could be in the mid-to-high 40,000s."Ally McCoist's side have already smashed the 30,000 season-ticket barrier and are also threatening to better the world record attendance for a third-tier match.That feat was achieved in 1979 as 49,655 fans turned up to watch a derby game between Sheffield Wednesday and Sheffield United.Punters have been queueing at the Ibrox ticket office all week and an afternoon of history against the Shire is on the cards both on and off the park.SFL chief David Longmuir believes the prospect of Rangers breaking the world record underlines the power of football in Scotland.He said: "It shows the appetite for the game remains strong and it would be a remarkable achievement. We're also delighted to see East Stirling share the occasion and play their own part at Ibrox on Saturday."Beat me to it.Brilliant news and back to the usual headlines.Greatest team in the world greatest fans in the world. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_gazza 1,065 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Fantastic Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,731 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Again trying to use The Rangers to show Scottish football is healthy.....its not, its a joke and is dying a slow death.What this shows is that this club is the.biggest and best in world football, our fans are amazing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_capet 341 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We are the people Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craighenry81 119 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 How embarrassing must it be for the sphell when a club from scotlands fourth tier has a bigger crowd than the whole of the premier league Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number5 2,109 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Rangers and world records go hand in hand.54 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jelavic191 4,399 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Trying to show the game is healthy, my arse.We may very well have more people at a match against East Stirling, who are on average the worst team in the Scottish Football League, than the whole of the SPL after a campaign to sell out their Stadiums. By heck, we were nearly close with a league cup first round match on a Tuesday night.The only healthy thing right now in Scotland is Rangers and that's because the fans are behind the club probably more than they have ever been before. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rayq81 231 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Again trying to use The Rangers to show Scottish football is healthy.....its not, its a joke and is dying a slow death.What this shows is that this club is the.biggest and best in world football, our fans are amazing.I never read the article that way, I read it as there is a healthy appetite from Rangers fans in Scotland and the figures for the SPL are a disgrace. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mabawsa 888 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 1345138713' post='1060338576']Hopefully for Edu, last nites solid performance at centerback for the USA in their 1-0 win at Mexico will generate some interest so that the Rangers can get a decent transfer fee for Mo.Fantastic and utterly non-surprising. We are still here whilst others are struggling now day to day. Heho , be careful what you wished for we warned Only one point. With having >30K season ticket holders and many of them are returners or first timers, it would seem that anywhere in the region of 5000 to 10000 who had ST from last season have gone AWOL if we had 37.5K last season .That irks me that Some did walk away and will probably want to come back when we make our undoubted return. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liam_RFC 238 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 More rangers fans then the rest of the SPL pahaha WE ARE THE PEOPLE !! Well done bears Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rfc#1. 1,877 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Consistently smashing world records,Rangers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MayboleLoyal_atb 3,677 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Is it something to boast about though? A team like us shouldny be in the 4th tier.Bit of Devils Advocate! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitey79 241 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 If carlsberg did fitba fans............. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1873bear 192 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We need to make sure we break these records just like our forefathers did when we broke british attendance records. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Is it something to boast about though? A team like us shouldny be in the 4th tier.Bit of Devils Advocate!No we shouldn't, but we are not there by our choice,so as far as I'm concerned it's something to feel good about, if not boast. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod 62 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 And the final figure could present an embarrassment for the SPL whose combined attendance for last weekend’s five-game fixture card was 40,383.And that figure included a local derby match in the capital!We aren't telling these twats anything they didn't already know. Just look at the corrupt stunts they pulled to try and force us into Div 1. Even now they are still trying to fuck us over to get at our money in other ways. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose48 951 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 We are Rangers super Rangers and we have the best fans in the World.Longmuir is grasping at straws, hanging on the coatails of rangers fans still. WATP. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
arm 16 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Little victories make me happy Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nimrod 62 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Is it something to boast about though? A team like us shouldny be in the 4th tier.We ain't boasting about being in the fourth tier mate. We are boasting that after all the gang rape we've been through we are still there and these cunts better have a change of underwear handy when we get back to the top tier where we belong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WVB 2,560 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Is it something to boast about though?Yes.Take the positives from everything. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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