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Actually got into an argument wae the fanny that smacked the linesman wae the coin the day and his pals.  Absolute wanker, just ruins our name and brings us down to their level.  Worst part is the linesman done fuck all wrong the whole game aswell.  

they really dont give a fuck about fans despite ticket money making the largest contribution to income for a lot of our clubs

I know that but the factor we never had last year was Euro games when we where talking about the next 3 or 4 games and how many points.
Hearts will be difficult as there is a reason they are top.

who cares who we get as long as we are there. Who would have thought 12 months after a mad Portugese guy shouted from a hedge that we would be debating getting the likes of AC Milan, Chelsea, Arsenal etc

who cares who we get as long as we are there. Who would have thought 12 months after a mad Portugese guy shouted from a hedge that we would be debating getting the likes of AC Milan, Chelsea, Arsenal etc

The coefficient wasn't an issue when
You voted your strongest point gainer out of the league 
When you voted to hamstring the club with illegal transfer embargoes 
When you attacked the same club at every opportunity 
And finally when we lost to Progres last year's you partied for a year .
so you can stick your coefficient right up yet hoops .
We have the ability to be a "stand alone " club .so don't be looking for our sympathy 

Craig Whyte had wealth off the radar ?

Joe Miller getting lazers pointed at him 

Rangers fans could be forgiven their wry smiles on hearing the motto of the Scottish Police Service, Semper Vigilo – Always Vigilant. One could point to the massive banners depicting them as “H** Scum”, somehow smuggled past the “vigilant” officers or perhaps the inflatable effigies which were then hung from the rafters of celtic Park, an action which again managed to escape the gaze of Scotland’s finest. Meanwhile Northern Irish Rangers supporters, carrying the flag of their country, find them being seized by Police Officers as they attempt to enter Ibrox, on the pretext of them being “sectarian”. The fact that the latter has happened on more than one occasion, accompanied by a subsequent apology from Police Scotland, suggests someone, somewhere is not paying attention.
The job of the Police is difficult and challenging, particularly at football matches, exacerbated by a recent increase in whataboutery and individuals being faux offended, much of which is played out across social media platforms.
Warwick University, WBS Research Projects offers the following explanation on Public Confidence:
“For any police force to be effective in safeguarding the public, retaining public confidence is critical. This is because the public are a key source of information, and their trust and cooperation are often key to law enforcement.”
But that trust has to be earned and two significant incidents which pertain to public safety, and which rise above the simply annoying or exasperating examples cited in the opening paragraph, have significantly eroded the confidence and trust of Rangers supporters with regard to Police Scotland.
The aftermath of the 2016 William Hill Scottish Cup Final still rankles with many Rangers supporters. As someone who was there, and who witnessed first hand the events which unfolded, I sill find it particularly difficult, that 30 seconds after the final whistle standing in the traditional Rangers end at Hampden, I was faced with a Hibs fan standing not 50 yards from me in the six yard box challenging and goading myself and other Rangers supporters to fight. This individual’s course of conduct had nothing to do with joy, celebration nor overexuberance and any attempts to explain it or rationalise it as such are quite simply erroneous.
But its events off the pitch which served to undermine confidence in the Police. As Rangers supporters raised questions about the preparation, speed and deployment strategy of the Police, they found themselves in the eye of a storm as accusations were levelled that Rangers fans had used their own children as barricades to hinder and impede officers reacting to the ongoing situation at Hampden. The author of the story, Jane Hamilton from the Scottish Daily Record, appeared to receive corroborative assistance from Callum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation, who tweeted that this version of events was consistent with reports he had received from officers on duty that day.
The Independent Press Standard Organisation (IPSO) ruling following a complaint regarding the story can be read in full here:
https://www.ipso.co.uk/rulings-and-resolution-statements/ruling/?id=03188-16
Both Jane Hamilton and Callum Steele remain in post.
The SFA ordered an independent Commission into the disorder which was chaired by Sheriff Principal Edward F Bowen CBE QC. Regretfully, I am unable to guide you to an unabridged version of his findings, as the SFA, for reasons best known to themselves, have decided to no longer promulgate his report.
https://www.scottishfa.co.uk/resources/documents/documents/scottishcupfinal2016report/scottish cup final 2016 commission of enquiry - report of sp bowen.pdf
Since publication, Rangers have contested the findings of the report and official statements from the club reflected that.
"We can state however that we will be seeking an urgent meeting with the author of the report, Sheriff Principal Edward Bowen, the Scottish FA’s Chief Executive Stewart Regan and his Compliance Officer, Tony McGlennan.
It is imperative that we gain insight into the underlying basis for the findings in the report given that we consider it contains a number of factual inaccuracies and contradictions.
It is right that the club gives the author and requisitioner of the report the opportunity to comment on our concerns prior to making a conclusive statement.”
Such concerns were not without foundation.
Although not widely reported by the press, who focussed on the report’s main findings namely:
·         Police and steward numbers were appropriate
·         Neither club to blame for crowd trouble
·         Call for debate on criminalising pitch invasions
·         Physical interaction between players and fans to be discouraged
·         Retractable tunnel could improve player safety
·         Pitch invasion sparked by Hibs fans' high excitement
·         Overwhelming majority of Rangers fans behaved properly
there was also remarks in the report regarding intelligence prior to the match itself.
In the absence of the complete report I will refer to this exert from the Edinburgh Evening News dated 5th August, 2016.
https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/sport/football/hibs/report-concludes-hampden-pitch-invasion-down-to-high-excitement-1-4195707
In particular, I would draw your attention to this paragraph:
“Mr Bowen said he was satisfied both clubs and the Scottish Football Association took reasonable precautions to minimise the possibility of a pitch invasion. He concluded there was no evidence to suggest the pitch invasion was planned, that the Hibs support had not been infiltrated by individuals holding some form of malicious intent, and that while some supporters were affected by alcohol, both male and female, that hadn’t played a significant part in what happened.”
On the Monday following the Cup Final, BBC Radio Scotland hastily scheduled a phone in hosted by Kaye Adams, to discuss the events and the aftermath. It consisted of both Hibs and Rangers fans phoning in to offer their own versions on events. I mention this programme because some of the Hibs supporters phoning in made reference to the fact it was all over social media, that in the event of a Hibs victory there would be a pitch invasion.
Given the vast galaxy which is social media it is not unreasonable to accept that those responsible for either Policing pre-match intelligence may have missed this, but for the subsequent investigation and report into the aftermath to either miss or totally discount testimony which has been aired by the country’s national publicly funded broadcaster?
Rangers supporters are more than familiar with the failings and selective nature of “low-level intelligence gathering”
Fast forwarding to last week and the reputation and confidence in Police Scotland suffered further erosion following the Rangers vs Osijek tie at Ibrox, which was marred by violent disorder prior to the match. Concerningly for Police Scotland, criticism of policing arrangements came not only from Rangers supporters but also from Paul Goodwin, former head of Supporters Direct and co-founder of the Scottish Football Supporters Association, who accused the Police of being blindsided and failing to take into account the violent reputation of Croatian fans.
http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/16398308.police-scotland-deemed-Rangers-match-which-saw-two-stabbed-to-be-low-risk/
Whilst I appreciate I do not have access to the resources, expertise and research facilities of  analysts at Police Scotland, my somewhat crude google searches tend to suggest Mr Goodwin may have a point.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6dKP4tpzNU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR7WATnpigY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4r9DAclKcGY
It is perhaps worthy of note that the violence involving Osijek fans in Switzerland was only last year, which makes Chief Inspector Bowater’s assertion that there was “no intelligence” to suggest extra policing was required, particularly difficult to fathom.
Warwick University Research Projects, previously mentioned, goes further in its examination of Public Confidence in the Police, citing the various array of measurements used by the Police to gauge and determine such confidence, including customer satisfaction surveys.
Of course in order to ensure favourable feedback, Police Scotland could tailor their customer satisfaction phone calls to 3pm every other Saturday when Rangers supporters are likely to be elsewhere, or alternatively, they could afford Rangers supporters the same level of commitment, transparency, protection and treatment which everyone in Scotland is entitled to expect from them.

There is a picture of a smashed bottle trackside.
There is a claim it hit a child on a few sides but there was no injuries. However given when two Rangers fans had the misfortune to be hit with bottles thrown by taigs(who have still not been caught) with serious injury I do question the veracity of the claims followed by the reporting.
If it did happen even if it never struck anyone its bang out of order.

There is a picture of a smashed bottle trackside.
There is a claim it hit a child on a few sides but there was no injuries. However given when two Rangers fans had the misfortune to be hit with bottles thrown by taigs(who have still not been caught) with serious injury I do question the veracity of the claims followed by the reporting.
If it did happen even if it never struck anyone its bang out of order.

there was two incidents never found - the bus and the one walking to the game

it was reported somewhere else.....but it never hit anyone and there was a picture of where it landed.

and there where probably a mixture of people standing near where it landed. Makes better press to say kid rather than grown adult who was hurling abuse at opposition nearly interrupted by flying bottle.

there was two incidents never found - the bus and the one walking to the game

it was reported somewhere else.....but it never hit anyone and there was a picture of where it landed.

I hope the PSNI put as much effort into chasing that abusive cunt as they do into hounding 70 year old squaddies

He means just now...the draw is being made and the assumption is that the seeded team in this case Maribor progresses through to the play off round. Therefore we are drawn against unseeded opponents.
It means technically that you can sometimes have an easier tie if you defeat a seeded team in the previous round.

why did you block out the email and phone number....robbed us of the only fun this thread could have.

That kid has been dealt a shite hand, but thank god for people like his parents and Greg stepping up and making sure he still has a good life. Anyone that tells you football is just 22 men chasing a ball around should take a moment to think about people like this. The effort it took for him to say thank you is exactly what I want to see from the players in each and every game ?

Smurfs? Gerrard being Papa Smurf obviously.

Doncaster is on big bucks and takes credit for every little piece of bad business like he's the messiah .
The cunt under his tenure has allowed a downturn in revenue and Undersold the game massively .note the tarriers didn't take a bit everybody else did 
The guy is an absolute failure .Well he's a failure at promoting the league .Maybe he isn't a failure in what Lieswell actually hired him to do 

A crappy 2m the worldwide rights where sold for. Only good thing is that if the company goes under we can sell them again.

Nicky Law, Clark and Josh Windass line up nicely there