To Be A Ranger

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Overall it's not a negative as the op makes out. Clarke's quotes aren't just about us and he mentions he has been back at Ibrox with no incidents. Scotland manager Steve Clarke hopes a Uefa punishment for sectarian singing from supporters will help Rangers eradicate unacceptable fan behaviour. The club have been ordered to close part of Ibrox for Thursday's Europa League meeting with Legia Warsaw. Clarke said he faced "sectarian" abuse from the "dark ages" at the ground last season while in charge of Kilmarnock. "Maybe it will make some people think about what they're going to say in the future, hopefully," he said. Aberdeen manager Derek McInnes said he was sent off in April at celtic Park for reacting to sectarian abuse directed at him, and Clarke believes more must be done to tackle the issue. "There are other people get it from the celtic fans," he told BBC Scotland. "It's not a one-way street. It's two different sides, two different clubs, two fantastic clubs, but they have to do a little bit more to stamp it out. "Rangers have reacted very well to it. They're trying their best, as I'm sure the people at celtic are. 'Sometimes clubs have to try a little harder' Rangers chairman Dave King apologised publicly to Clarke after February's 5-0 defeat in Govan. He also issued a strongly-worded statement in response to the Uefa punishment that means 3,000 seats on Thursday will be closed off, urging any supporter "unable to behave in a civilised manner" to "stay away from Ibrox and our club". "I've been back at Ibrox since - no issues whatsoever," Clarke. "I had some wonderful supportive letters from Rangers supporters and not too many disruptive letters. "I was actually very heartened by the response I got from a lot of people all over Scotland.". The Scotland manager believes Hearts owner Ann Budge's decision to close a section of Tynecastle last season helped the club tackle fan misbehaviour, adding: "The clubs have to clamp down on it. And the clubs do try, but sometimes they maybe have to try a little bit harder. "I thought the move by Ann Budge was brave and it's worked well for them because it gives people a little lesson and says 'look, you can't go into a football stadium and behave like an idiot'. You have to go into a stadium, support your team, sing all the songs that are supportive of your own team, rather than try to be negative towards the opposition." Clarke says he "lost it" in an emotional press conference after Kilmarnock's 5-0 defeat back in February. "I'd come back to Scotland and you think times would move on, Rangers were much more inclusive," said the former Chelsea defender. "To get that on that particular night, listen, the chants started, it was fine, I was whatever I was, I was a 'W', no problem, it was their night. "They [supporters] deserved their moment, I was happy to take that, but the sectarian singing, you don't need. If it happens in the street, it's a crime. If it happens in a football stadium, there are so many people doing it then suddenly it's not a crime. That can't be correct. "I would love to think that in years to come it won't be an issue in Scotland and hopefully with education, with time, it will get better and become a thing of the past."

Fuckin polls. It's a no brainer. Anyone singing the stuff we know that UEFA are on about need hounded out of Ibrox

I'm pissed off that some folk are making the excuse that they still don't know what not to sing

That should be enough for people to think twice about what they sing. I don't agree that's all this should be about though. We also need to play in Euro competitions. Either way it's time for change.

We need the UEFA money to move forward and if the songs continue the stadium could be closed and even a ban from the competition. No Euro games will make us struggle financially and sell our best players. After what our club has suffered financially in the past few years only selfish and non-Rangers thinking folk would sing these songs again If we want to be winning trophies we need the best players we can afford. UEFA competition is worth multi-millions. Nobody near me better be singing these words

They've been doing it all season for not just us. Read a report on a 1-1 game a couple of weeks ago and neither side had a shot on target

A bit of composure and he might have scored another instead of that wild swing at the ball and missing it completely

I actually quite enjoyed that one. Police deploying officers to investigate Rangers supporters kicking over a sandcastle. Fuckin hilarious.

Only if Fenian bastards is added into the songs. TBB is not being banned it's a couple of words. If the words cannot be changed then obviously the song can't be sung. The attacks on us won't stop but without the offending words they won't have a leg stand on

This doesn't matter a fuck. We are under pressure to remove Fenian references from our songs. So just do it. Arguing " but but but what about ..." is nothing to do with us. No matter what the argument is, we have to stop singing about Fenian blood/bastards inside football grounds.

Yeah I know. No big deal. Don't know what the op is getting upset about

It's only a note asking that people behave at the game. Don't know how anyone can see that as an attack on the support, culture, heritage etc. And why refer to the scum behaviour elsewhere FFS. What's that got to do with it. Enjoy the game but don't misbehave. No big deal.

Everyone knows the problem FFS. It's not the tune or 99% of the words. Folk looking for excuses aren't going to find them by saying other clubs singalong to the same tune.

An end to all these fuckin 'what if' Kent threads

What a load of shite this thread has turned out to be. He's not one of us cause he said they.

Maybe just me but thought a tiny few might be getting a wee bit too mellow for the fight on and off the park. Can't blame them after the last few years but it seems to have perked right up again.

Just a bunch of decent chaps who like a few beers and supporting their team. I quite like that. And the fact that the Bears showed last season that we weren't going to be messed about maybe makes some think twice about causing bother. After all we're a decent bunch when allowed to enjoy ourselves

Fuckin hate these dream world threads. Anyway there's no choices in the real world. We go out and do our best in every game and everything will take care of itself. That's what I want.

0-0 it's just like it's 0-1 to them Or so someone said earlier. We win next week we go through. We draw 0-0 we're on penalties. We're at home with a big noisey crowd backing us. We're in a good position. Too much doom and gloom coming from too many. I hope none of you will be at the return leg.

Looks like he agrees with most of my thoughts 👍😊

Funny how people take things so fucking literally as if there's a big mystery going on

Big man's solid, but the main part for me is that he is improving all the time. Just like Jack, Morelos etc - players who are thriving under Gerrard

He's sort of ok. Gives everything he's got and what a tackle tonight (and that was right after he had been booked). Maybe we are looking for too much in quality full backs right now. Tav and him will need to do