Popular Post Dickie 12,905 Posted January 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2019 I started going to Rangers games in the early sixties unfortunately just in time for the scum from the east end to start dominating Scottish football (they also did well in Europe but you will not hear them mentioning it). I also suffered during the John Greig(manager) years and still went when our crowds fell to sometimes as low as 4 figures. I of course also had the jock Wallace,souness and watty years then came the ebt shite and demotion to the bottom of the league and I did actually think that we were fucked and would never recover but as everyone agrees the one constant in the last half a dozen or so years has been the amazing fans,we have filled every ground in the country and smashed all sorts of records attendance wise. Meanwhile at the paedodome as the scum hoovered up trophy after trophy unhindered their attendances unbelievably dropped to such an extent that they resorted to closing parts of the ground. I realise most on here will have stopped reading by now but my point is about fans having a go at the young supporters ie. the union bears and the ones who have now taken up running on to the park to celebrate,I find it mind blowing the sheer number of young fans that are now actually attending our matches when you think of all the crap we have been through and the fact we have won fuck all for years and a huge amount these kids have never seen Rangers lifting a trophy. So just think back to your early years as a supporter and give the kids a break,they might be a pain in the arse at times with their flares ect but their outstanding support for the club cannot be questioned. thebluedoo, Blumhoilann, lefkada and 55 others 58 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,545 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 If everybody that said they were there during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, KeyserSoze said: If everybody that said they were during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw Only 2 I know of, you & Dickie. KeyserSoze 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,725 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 You've just said they're a pain in the arse for something they do (flares) which appears not to sit well with you. Others are entitled their opinions, and for them it appears similar but with the kids going pitchside. Why can't they be irked by this but you can have that viewpoint for the flare issue? Are we really questioning their support for the team/ club? Immaturity, naivity, exuberance, stupidity, youthfulness or whatever, maybe. Support? Not so sure. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WATP-FOREVER 5,231 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dickie said: I started going to Rangers games in the early sixties unfortunately just in time for the scum from the east end to start dominating Scottish football (they also did well in Europe but you will not hear them mentioning it). I also suffered during the John Greig(manager) years and still went when our crowds fell to sometimes as low as 4 figures. I of course also had the jock Wallace,souness and watty years then came the ebt shite and demotion to the bottom of the league and I did actually think that we were fucked and would never recover but as everyone agrees the one constant in the last half a dozen or so years has been the amazing fans,we have filled every ground in the country and smashed all sorts of records attendance wise. Meanwhile at the paedodome as the scum hoovered up trophy after trophy unhindered their attendances unbelievably dropped to such an extent that they resorted to closing parts of the ground. I realise most on here will have stopped reading by now but my point is about fans having a go at the young supporters ie. the union bears and the ones who have now taken up running on to the park to celebrate,I find it mind blowing the sheer number of young fans that are now actually attending our matches when you think of all the crap we have been through and the fact we have won fuck all for years and a huge amount these kids have never seen Rangers lifting a trophy. So just think back to your early years as a supporter and give the kids a break,they might be a pain in the arse at times with their flares ect but their outstanding support for the club cannot be questioned. True mate - we haven't lost a generation of support that I recall could have happened. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,545 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Bar a few games in the lowers our attendances have been superb for a long time WATP-FOREVER and magic8ball 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roy Hobbs 2,171 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, KeyserSoze said: If everybody that said they were during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw I think over the course of a season we were still the best supported team in Scotland. KeyserSoze 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 11,814 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, KeyserSoze said: If everybody that said they were during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw #MeToo Any chance of a compo claim? 😁 KeyserSoze 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoopsLaud 4,186 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Tannerall was defo there during the greig years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,501 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Good post, nothing wrong with flares etc though Escobar and Tiger Shaw 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
35 Yard Dangerman 3,476 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Apart from the lack of paragraphs, well said Dickie. Well said. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammer93 15,057 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, KeyserSoze said: If everybody that said they were during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw so did I 😂 i was only 10/11 at the time but i managed to get to a good few games through one thing or another, even in big Jocks 2nd stint it was grim at times with the odd league cup win thrown in TEFTONG 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,524 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 2 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Good post, nothing wrong with flares etc though The flares ruin me. I hate them 😂 Make my eyes run like I’ve got hay fever and catches the back of my throat. Vienna away was murder. Weirdly smoke bombs I’m fine with they don’t bother me at all. For most people it’s the opposite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 each generation of Rangers fans has t's 'daft' element with idiosyncracies that annoy older Bears -- probably upset a few auld cunts during my formative years. At the end of the day, it should always be about what unites us. Personally find some of the UB stuff annoying - especially that guy who leads their wee marches who seems to insist on wearing wee tight poofy shorts and bellowing through a megaphone. That stated - award them 10/10 for effort and the endeavor they put in. Back in the day fights - flying bottles - pish stained trousers - unsafe stadiums - terracing fires to remain warm were all 'normal' but thankfully that has all changed - the reason for being there has not and never will. 35 Yard Dangerman and Fred H Crawford 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 8 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Good post, nothing wrong with flares etc though the really wide bottom ones used to be great for sneaking bevvy into games so I agree harlands plater, Rmc54, ForeverAndEver and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 82,224 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Not a fan of pyro either Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 22,777 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, KeyserSoze said: If everybody that said they were during John Greig’s tenure was true there would have been crowds of 60k every week i did Btw Me too Used to walk along Dumbreck from the Shaws, nip into Ibrox House for a pint and wander over at five to three to welcome big new signings like Cammy Fraser KeyserSoze and harlands plater 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post harlands plater 16,977 Posted January 30, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted January 30, 2019 4 minutes ago, siddiqi_drinker said: the really wide bottom ones used to be great for sneaking bevvy into games so I agree 30 inch flares facilitated four cans inside each leg, inserted like shin guards into football socks, kept above the ankles by desert boots, and a bottle of Pomagne tucked in the waistband. Like an army of tin men walking up to the turnstiles, the polis kidding on they didnt notice. They Gnu, Fred H Crawford, siddiqi_drinker and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 71,501 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 12 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said: The flares ruin me. I hate them 😂 Make my eyes run like I’ve got hay fever and catches the back of my throat. Vienna away was murder. Weirdly smoke bombs I’m fine with they don’t bother me at all. For most people it’s the opposite. The smell of smoke bombs annoy me but that’s it 😂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
harlands plater 16,977 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 6 minutes ago, Colin Traive said: Me too Used to walk along Dumbreck from the Shaws, nip into Ibrox House for a pint and wander over at five to three to welcome big new signings like Cammy Fraser And pick your seat in the blue section. Colin Traive 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Deacon 55,222 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Thought this thread was gonna be about the mods and admin Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coplandrear25 232 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said: Good post, nothing wrong with flares etc though They went well with a Paisley pattern jumper. John Greig era Loyal.😎 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye 1,039 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 1 hour ago, SeparateEntityMyArse said: You've just said they're a pain in the arse for something they do (flares) which appears not to sit well with you. Others are entitled their opinions, and for them it appears similar but with the kids going pitchside. Why can't they be irked by this but you can have that viewpoint for the flare issue? Are we really questioning their support for the team/ club? Immaturity, naivity, exuberance, stupidity, youthfulness or whatever, maybe. Support? Not so sure. You completely missed the point of his post . gbm1989 and Dickie 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaunchLondonGer 1,651 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Great post! Personally, I fucking LOVE the Union Bears. Whatever's happening on the pitch they keep bouncing trying to get the team lifted when it goes flat. My wee lad and his pal are determined to get in amongst it all when they're older. KeyserSoze and They Gnu 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeparateEntityMyArse 53,725 Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 14 minutes ago, hawkeye said: You completely missed the point of his post . I didn't. Just a point or two I picked up on that stood out for me. Made my point in the other thread about the young uns Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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