AlCapone 7,678 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The FA Cup Final is a special occasion and is partly made so by the community singing.I enjoyed watching Alfie Boe and the people from Songs of Praise sing Abide With Me the other day. It is a powerful hymn and is one of my favourites, particularly the Inspirational Choir’s version.The words are extremely poignant – and very apt with regard to the plight of Rangers, whose capitulation to a Motherwell side on Sunday means that it is once more around the Widerness for this troubled club and its beleaguered fans.The phrase “Help of the helpless” certainly applies to a hapless, hopeless and helpless Rangers, whose woeful inadequacies on the field of play are only matched by the risible shambles that passes for governance these days. It will surely take Divine intervention to right this club’s wrongs and restore its former glories; the legends and real Rangers men having failed so miserably.It was hard to feel sympathy for the overpaid bunch of players who failed so spectacularly to mount a credible challenge over two legs to the men from Fir Park. It was horrific to watch Stuart McCall resort to the same tactics and personnel that have failed so miserably on the journey to nowhere of the past few seasons.The only sympathy I have is for the big Tunisian Bilel Mohsni, who was set about by a pack of cowards on the Fir Park pitch, only to be let down by his teammates and thrown under the bus by the club. This is not The Rangers many know from days of old. Mohsni might not be much of a player but he clearly hurt at losing, something that will no doubt make him an oddball in that dressing room.The Rangers we see today is not The Rangers of times past. That doesn’t mean it is a new club, although some fear that this is the end game. But it is a club shorn of the very qualities that made it a household name across the globe. A club despised – without honour, dignity and credibility. As my good friend Ninjaman often points out, this is a nightmare of Rangers fans’ own doing. The arrogance of many of those fans did not help. Even after last weeks’ drubbing, many were boasting that Rangers would progress. This would be wonderful if it was genuine confidence or faith. The fact that it was presumption based on a sense of entitlement and privilege made it all the more despicable.Bill Struth is often quoted by the Rangers fans. Sadly, many interpret his words as a licence to have a superiority complex. The truth is that Struth knew the inescapable rule of football – all achievements and victories must be earned. This ethos is the true foundation of Rangers as a football success story and it has been swapped for a counterfeit “We arra peepel” notion of entitlement and disdain.Rangers FC and the club’s fans are having to deal with the sobering reality that nobody bows down to the Mighty Gers anymore. Smaller teams do not fear the Ibrox giant anymore. These teams have the coaching and playing staff that understand that Rangers are locked in a time warp of 1990s football and it is no match for 21st century football. Teams will not roll over and let the Rangers juggernaut crush them in its path any more.The reality is that Rangers are a Championship side and nothing more than that. The results do not lie.At this moment in time it could be argued that the club is in a worse state than when Charles Green came out of Hampden with a licence to play in the bottom tier.Three years of wandering in the Widerness followed but no lessons were learned and no progress has really been made. The fan base has been whittled down to alarming levels, partly because of dire quality on the park and partly by the self-cannibalisation of fan actvisits who wanted their beloved RRMs on the board.The RRMs did indeed return to their blazers and comfy seats.The boycotting legions did not.If ever a helpless bunch needed help, it is what is left of a once mighty force in world football.Sad to say, the darkness looks to be deepening as fans face an uncertain future and yet another season away from top flight football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cushynumber 25,178 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 any solutions? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr RFC 696 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Sickening article. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
djbroxybear 660 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What a load a pish Comedy Gold at best... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon 1,744 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What a load of slabbering pish. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlBear. 8,499 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 YawnAye ninjaman told us earlier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchieshearercaldow 22,219 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Do we cut our wrists now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jafrfc 614 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Time to jump off the Erskine bridge then is it? Been a good laugh guys, see you's in the afterlife. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allanger 625 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Aye we're in a dark place right enough. Fingers crossed the actions of the board over the next couple of weeks can lift the mood/moral of the fans Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Louden Tavern 1,765 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Blaming our own supporters for the problems we have is something I strongly disagree with.GM Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
folkestoneger 8,233 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 What drivel. When has anyone in Scotland ever been a force in world football?Were a tiny dot on world football. That said, we are the most dominant club in this small cesspit of a country, and have been since 1872. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNuts 552 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 "Bill Struth is often quoted by the Rangers fans. Sadly, many interpret his words as a licence to have a superiority complex. The truth is that Struth knew the inescapable rule of football – all achievements and victories must be earned. This ethos is the true foundation of Rangers as a football success story and it has been swapped for a counterfeit “We arra peepel” notion of entitlement and disdain."This exactly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMB 14,167 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 You should try antidepressants bud it sounds like you need them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougie76 15,359 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 The part l have to agree with is the big man should have got back up on and of the field, no matter if he was in the right or not you fucking back up your mates. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
legalbeagle 3,734 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Surprised that Bill only has blame to be cast in one direction, stunned. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuvah 146 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Oh aye it's all our fault guys, how dare we stick by the club during our darkest days and continue to pump in our hard earned cash to keep us afloat, not to mention having the gall to expect a team with the second highest wage bill in the country to beat a team as poor as motherwell. Bunch of despicable bastards the lot of us.... What planet is this tool living on? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwaysblue 709 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Just the usual load of rubbish from him. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rangers Lady 2,380 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Vile articleRangers support deserves immense credit Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
centenarystand 2,227 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Is it me or is BMs website hacked by tims? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Yes there is a bit of arrogance in our support about our position but to try to blame our fans for this predicament is disgraceful! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Avenger 22,567 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 A significant number of our own are indeed partly to blame.We have been raped and pillaged over the last 4 years now and no sign of ending.Yes, there are a few good points in there....and cue... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1690tamRFC 5,001 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 Load of absolute shite, as most of his blogs are these days. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Louden Tavern 1,765 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 A significant number of our own are indeed partly to blame.We have been raped and pillaged over the last 4 years now and no sign of ending.Yes, there are a few good points in there....and cue...Who's to blame specifically and who isn't. Be clear. I don't think it's the support's fault that we weren't promoted this year or that the team is not of the standard that befits Rangers. GM Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,878 Posted June 2, 2015 Share Posted June 2, 2015 We are the greatest fans in the world bar none. The shite we have had to put up with and continually put up with proves that. For a so called bear to have a go at the Rangers support is fucking laughable IMO. Seems to me someone is hurting that their favourites aren't on the board anymore! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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