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Watching that presser gave me goosebumps!! Love hearing things like 'the whole world knows about Rangers' makes me proud as fuck

Just bought my first season ticket in the club deck cd4 £510 well spent obviously being in Corby I'm not gonna get up ta every game so is there way I can donate my seat wen not in use?

Will be purchasing one for the first time this season when they go on public sale obviously living down here in Corby won't be able to make it to every game but am I right in thinking there is a scheme in place that someone would be able to use it free of charge when I'm not able to?

I thought he was a hearts fan? So not sure I believe him being at Ibrox for big European nights

Always wondered why 12 mega rich individuals have never considered investing in Scottish football? Ok we are a small country but football mad and the investment levels would be no where near what's required in England and I'm sure we could have quite an attractive league within a few years

Aye I agree it was well over the odds but then again back then we paid over the odds for a lot of players. Will say one thing tho watching flo against Berwick was one of the most infuriating performances Iv seen watching Rangers lol

Yea but we did get £6.5 mill back for him and his goal scoring record was fairly decent

Pippo Maniero was just odd signed then released a few days later never understood that

Chelsea and Glasgow Rangers Most of us wont be aware of this but Glasgow Rangers and Chelsea, the Blue Brothers, have a long and storied relationship that stretches back to the very foundation of the club. A good history lesson for those who want to learn about the club as told by a user on the Chelsea forums. Blue Brothers: The History As far back as I can remember I was bumping into Rangers fans who were down south supporting Chelsea, definitely in the 60s, but growing in the 70s. There were even some out in Athens in 1971 at the Cup Winners Cup Final and I met up with some of them again at the Rangers game in Barcelona the next year. Some trace the association of the 2 clubs back to the origins of the club and it first manager, who, with his Rangers background, got some old Rangers shirts as the clubs first kit. Others trace it to the same colours and similar badges. Others to some of the Chelsea players who had strong Rangers connections, examples being Charlie Cooke, who was an out and out Bear and, later, Jon Spencer who would never eat greens on a match day! Whilst there are some pure football reasons there is no doubt that there are other background factors. In the sixties it became fashionable at English games to chant Rangers or Celtic during the half time interval on the terraces. Sounds crass, but true! At Chelsea this was heavily steered towards Rangers even then. I think it was to do with the disproportionate amount of serving and ex servicemen (and their patriotic leanings) who frequented Chelsea. Remembering also that the old nickname was the Pensioners referring to the proximity of the old servicemen home near the ground. They receive a number of complimentary tickets even today and can be seen in attendance, resplendent in their red regalia. The seventies saw a dramatic shift towards the Rangers allegiance. This was definitely due to the IRA bombing campaign in London and North Surrey, from where Chelsea drew the bulk of its support. The Guildford bombing and its fatalities in particular signaled an outcry against the IRA and anything associated with it. Many of us knew of someone injured or killed that night, myself included, with a friend whose only crime was to be in the TA and having a drink with some Army mates. Celtic fans were seen as sympathetic to the republican cause and the IRA. Overnight any Celtic chants disappeared. There is however no doubt that the Chelsea fanbases bias towards anything Loyalist come Unionist was also to do with right wing links which grew and which became more evident and visible in the later 70s with the growth of the NF, with Chelsea being a known recruiting ground. Nothing to be proud of, but a fact and factor nonetheless. Rangers Matchday programme taking a look at the Chelsea Rangers connection Rangers Matchday programme taking a look at the Chelsea Rangers connection The late 70s and 80s were described as the dark days of Chelsea FC when the hooligan element dominated the headlines. At least 2 of the Chelsea firms at the time had their leadership drawn from ex-servicemen, who had served in Ulster. This strengthened the anti-IRA, anti-Celtic feelings even further. Many of the ex-servicemen had formed personal relationships with Ulster Loyalists and also Rangers supporters serving in various parts of the world at the time. Before it became fashionable (and when it still had dangers), there were groups of Chelsea fans who visited Belfast for the 12th July march. Chubby H also arranged a protest march to Westminster (Chelsea Fans Say NO) at the time of the Northern Ireland vote. Some 300 marched including some Rangers and Linfield fans. Meanwhile these friendships between Chelsea and Rangers ex-servicemen developed into them (and ever expanding groups of mates) attending Chelsea and Rangers games together, sometimes for positive reasons (have a beer, a sing song and a laugh) and sometimes, admittedly, for less positive reasons (i.e. assists such as a trip to visit the Aberdeen Casuals in the late 80s). Again, nothing to be proud of there, but a fact nonetheless and a factor in the bonding that was taking place between many Chelsea fans and their Rangers counterparts at the time. With the ban on English clubs playing in Europe in the 80s, many more Chelsea fans started traveling with Rangers in Europe, some admittedly for the wrong reasons but the majority for the camaraderie that was now growing between the fan groups. The fanbase at the Jolly Malster pub, just off the Fulham Road would arrange trips to Europe and sometimes to Rangers home games. The pub became a meeting place for Chelsea and Rangers fans, and until the recent pub upgrade it still did. There were 50 or 60 Rangers fans there when Chelsea played Celtic in a pre-season friendly in August 2006. (Thats another story by the way!) A number of milestones stick out in my memory. Firstly, the 2 friendlies in the early 1980s. The first at Stamford Bridge in aid of the Bradford Disaster, when it was party time on the Fulham Road before and after and when the Shed end cheered every Rangers goal and the Rangers fans every Chelsea goal! The second at Ibrox in what I think was the following year, (and the floodlights failed for a period!) and when it was almost impossible to buy a drink in the pubs due to the generosity of the Rangers fans. There is no doubt that the Bradford Disaster game was a major stepping stone in what became known as the Blue Brothers concept and the attendance in greater numbers at each others games. Chelsea/Rangers hats and scarves became commonplace at Stamford Bridge and the Blues Brothers fanzine was born. At this time the Linfield connection joined into the Blues Brothers fraternity as reflected in the fanzine. The Rangers & Linfield connection was already there but the Chelsea Linfield one definitely grew from the Chelsea servicemen out there and the attendance at the 12th July marches. The fanzine completed the circle. Another set of milestones in my memory were the sheer number of Rangers supporters that attended many northern based league games in the 1980s and early 1990s, before all ticket matches and lower away fan ticket allocations made it more difficult. A game at Liverpool in particular, (1985 I think, but may be wrong) when an estimated 2000 Rangers fans traveled to Anfield for a Saturday morning kick off. After the local police worked it out, we shared the visitors terracing together for a memorable morning of singing and chanting together. Having kept us all back in the ground for an hour afterwards, the roads were cleared and some of us shared a few beers together in the pubs on the route back to the Rangers buses. Another would be at Everton when large numbers of Rangers turned up. But for many years there were hundreds of Rangers at Chelsea games when the Gers were not playing themselves that day. And still are! Sunderland, Blackburn, Everton (league cup) etc etc in the past few years. There is still a stand outside Stamford Bridge (near the Methodist Church) that sells many joint Chelsea/Rangers and Chelsea/Rangers/Linfield merchandise and a whole range of Blues Brothers metal badges are on sale in several pubs. These were seen in abundance in Barcelona a few seasons back when loads of Chelsea and Rangers fans met up in Barcelona on the day before the respective Euro matches in Spain. The massive Blues Brothers Chelsea, Rangers and Linfield flag was hoisted in the centre of the main road in Barcelona! A great time was had by all before heading off to our respective matches (and defeats!). The heyday of the Blues Brothers may be over and we may never see again the attendance in such large numbers at each others games, but the memories are something for many of us to treasure. It is easy to understand why younger supporters cannot understand the relationship (and why should they?) and why some particularly younger Rangers supporters will hold animosity towards Chelsea given their external funding and overpaid players. The times are changing at the Bridge too. The new influx of prawn sandwich supporters know nothing of our fanbase history and few of the Blue Brothers connection. They are feasting purely on match results, but are poorer for it in my opinion. For those of us who lived through those great years we are richer for it and the bond is there forever.

Chelsea and Glasgow Rangers Most of us wont be aware of this but Glasgow Rangers and Chelsea, the Blue Brothers, have a long and storied relationship that stretches back to the very foundation of the club. A good history lesson for those who want to learn about the club as told by a user on the Chelsea forums. Blue Brothers: The History As far back as I can remember I was bumping into Rangers fans who were down south supporting Chelsea, definitely in the 60s, but growing in the 70s. There were even some out in Athens in 1971 at the Cup Winners Cup Final and I met up with some of them again at the Rangers game in Barcelona the next year. Some trace the association of the 2 clubs back to the origins of the club and it first manager, who, with his Rangers background, got some old Rangers shirts as the clubs first kit. Others trace it to the same colours and similar badges. Others to some of the Chelsea players who had strong Rangers connections, examples being Charlie Cooke, who was an out and out Bear and, later, Jon Spencer who would never eat greens on a match day! Whilst there are some pure football reasons there is no doubt that there are other background factors. In the sixties it became fashionable at English games to chant Rangers or Celtic during the half time interval on the terraces. Sounds crass, but true! At Chelsea this was heavily steered towards Rangers even then. I think it was to do with the disproportionate amount of serving and ex servicemen (and their patriotic leanings) who frequented Chelsea. Remembering also that the old nickname was the Pensioners referring to the proximity of the old servicemen home near the ground. They receive a number of complimentary tickets even today and can be seen in attendance, resplendent in their red regalia. The seventies saw a dramatic shift towards the Rangers allegiance. This was definitely due to the IRA bombing campaign in London and North Surrey, from where Chelsea drew the bulk of its support. The Guildford bombing and its fatalities in particular signaled an outcry against the IRA and anything associated with it. Many of us knew of someone injured or killed that night, myself included, with a friend whose only crime was to be in the TA and having a drink with some Army mates. Celtic fans were seen as sympathetic to the republican cause and the IRA. Overnight any Celtic chants disappeared. There is however no doubt that the Chelsea fanbases bias towards anything Loyalist come Unionist was also to do with right wing links which grew and which became more evident and visible in the later 70s with the growth of the NF, with Chelsea being a known recruiting ground. Nothing to be proud of, but a fact and factor nonetheless. Rangers Matchday programme taking a look at the Chelsea Rangers connection Rangers Matchday programme taking a look at the Chelsea Rangers connection The late 70s and 80s were described as the dark days of Chelsea FC when the hooligan element dominated the headlines. At least 2 of the Chelsea firms at the time had their leadership drawn from ex-servicemen, who had served in Ulster. This strengthened the anti-IRA, anti-Celtic feelings even further. Many of the ex-servicemen had formed personal relationships with Ulster Loyalists and also Rangers supporters serving in various parts of the world at the time. Before it became fashionable (and when it still had dangers), there were groups of Chelsea fans who visited Belfast for the 12th July march. Chubby H also arranged a protest march to Westminster (Chelsea Fans Say NO) at the time of the Northern Ireland vote. Some 300 marched including some Rangers and Linfield fans. Meanwhile these friendships between Chelsea and Rangers ex-servicemen developed into them (and ever expanding groups of mates) attending Chelsea and Rangers games together, sometimes for positive reasons (have a beer, a sing song and a laugh) and sometimes, admittedly, for less positive reasons (i.e. assists such as a trip to visit the Aberdeen Casuals in the late 80s). Again, nothing to be proud of there, but a fact nonetheless and a factor in the bonding that was taking place between many Chelsea fans and their Rangers counterparts at the time. With the ban on English clubs playing in Europe in the 80s, many more Chelsea fans started traveling with Rangers in Europe, some admittedly for the wrong reasons but the majority for the camaraderie that was now growing between the fan groups. The fanbase at the Jolly Malster pub, just off the Fulham Road would arrange trips to Europe and sometimes to Rangers home games. The pub became a meeting place for Chelsea and Rangers fans, and until the recent pub upgrade it still did. There were 50 or 60 Rangers fans there when Chelsea played Celtic in a pre-season friendly in August 2006. (Thats another story by the way!) A number of milestones stick out in my memory. Firstly, the 2 friendlies in the early 1980s. The first at Stamford Bridge in aid of the Bradford Disaster, when it was party time on the Fulham Road before and after and when the Shed end cheered every Rangers goal and the Rangers fans every Chelsea goal! The second at Ibrox in what I think was the following year, (and the floodlights failed for a period!) and when it was almost impossible to buy a drink in the pubs due to the generosity of the Rangers fans. There is no doubt that the Bradford Disaster game was a major stepping stone in what became known as the Blue Brothers concept and the attendance in greater numbers at each others games. Chelsea/Rangers hats and scarves became commonplace at Stamford Bridge and the Blues Brothers fanzine was born. At this time the Linfield connection joined into the Blues Brothers fraternity as reflected in the fanzine. The Rangers & Linfield connection was already there but the Chelsea Linfield one definitely grew from the Chelsea servicemen out there and the attendance at the 12th July marches. The fanzine completed the circle. Another set of milestones in my memory were the sheer number of Rangers supporters that attended many northern based league games in the 1980s and early 1990s, before all ticket matches and lower away fan ticket allocations made it more difficult. A game at Liverpool in particular, (1985 I think, but may be wrong) when an estimated 2000 Rangers fans traveled to Anfield for a Saturday morning kick off. After the local police worked it out, we shared the visitors terracing together for a memorable morning of singing and chanting together. Having kept us all back in the ground for an hour afterwards, the roads were cleared and some of us shared a few beers together in the pubs on the route back to the Rangers buses. Another would be at Everton when large numbers of Rangers turned up. But for many years there were hundreds of Rangers at Chelsea games when the Gers were not playing themselves that day. And still are! Sunderland, Blackburn, Everton (league cup) etc etc in the past few years. There is still a stand outside Stamford Bridge (near the Methodist Church) that sells many joint Chelsea/Rangers and Chelsea/Rangers/Linfield merchandise and a whole range of Blues Brothers metal badges are on sale in several pubs. These were seen in abundance in Barcelona a few seasons back when loads of Chelsea and Rangers fans met up in Barcelona on the day before the respective Euro matches in Spain. The massive Blues Brothers Chelsea, Rangers and Linfield flag was hoisted in the centre of the main road in Barcelona! A great time was had by all before heading off to our respective matches (and defeats!). The heyday of the Blues Brothers may be over and we may never see again the attendance in such large numbers at each others games, but the memories are something for many of us to treasure. It is easy to understand why younger supporters cannot understand the relationship (and why should they?) and why some particularly younger Rangers supporters will hold animosity towards Chelsea given their external funding and overpaid players. The times are changing at the Bridge too. The new influx of prawn sandwich supporters know nothing of our fanbase history and few of the Blue Brothers connection. They are feasting purely on match results, but are poorer for it in my opinion. For those of us who lived through those great years we are richer for it and the bond is there forever.

Bought this years home top from jd sports in Corby today now while I think the £52 price is a bit steep was wondering how this works regarding mike ashley does he still get his cut?? And how much do the club get from merchandise sold in other stores?

I love it how they still give it all this new club shite do none of them junkie bastards even realise there shitty wee club was liquidated and disappeared for a whole 2 years?? But still claim to be the same club its fuckin laughable

Always plenty of Rangers tops on show here in corby

Getting my first season ticket this year is it possible to pay in installments without getting finance? My credit rating isn't too good but if not will be one payment when I get paid which will be a bit of a fucker but worth it

Now 5/4 favourite ahead of Warburton according to skybet

Would rather a statement on how much of a shambles our club has become and what they plan ta do about it

Thought they both done fairly well considering it was there first game for us. Why we never went down the loan route before is beyond me

They already are on premier league wages. That's why we are in the mess we are now

Absolutely fucking awful when is this gonna end?? I remember the last days of big ecks reign and how bad that was but this lot are really something else. Do they even care???

Aye pal Stevie who owns the white heart is a massive bluenose all fellow bears are sure to get a warm welcome. Yea its gutting that its gone really did have some fantastic times in there. I can remember for the old firm games it would be standing room only would be absolutely mobbed!! Dont think the smoking ban helped numbers seemed to drop after that but I guess that was the same everywhere

Had some fantastic times in there. Helicopter Sunday being the most memorable will never forget that day really miss the place. All though there has been a few Rangers nights in the white heart pub the most recent we had none other than bob Malcom ftp down lol also have the odd loyalist night in the Viking club. There is still a massive Rangers support in the town.

Not denying that but let me ask was it the main stand you drove past?

On my phone so predictive text kicks in

Or maybe you will just give an opinion instead of throwin Tim accusations about I know Ibrox is the best ground in Scotland I jus think the Copeland and broomloan are looking a bit dated is that such a problem

Was waitin for the eyes but its a genuine question