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The two responsible for that piece, are both Rangers hating scumbags. Gerry Duffy and Robert McAulay have a long list of previous negative articles about all things Rangers. Similarly, they are more than willing to get on board any Sellik push to alter club PR. This piece is another building block in presenting Boruc as a vicTIM, helpless in face of a gold digging model. Soon, Boruc will be presented as needing help and will succumb to rehabilitation.

Alan Dick is a clown, he has allowed himself to be hugely influenced by an element within BBC Scotland(again). Remember, at Inverness last season, BBC Radio Scotland announced to their listenership that they were sending Chick Young to find SPL Observer, Alan Dick to ENSURE certain chanting from elements of the Rangers support, were to be included in his report. Similarly, at Love Street on Remembrance Sunday, Alan Dick took advice and the accepted line from BBC Scotland, 'Sellik have a small problem, Rangers have a far bigger problem, reporting Sellik supporters behaviour is not helpful at this time'. Like Spiers, Ewen Murray and, Roddy Forsyth; Alan Dick is anxious to be seen as a useful idiot. Last season at Tynecastle, ra Sellik travelling support ran through the entire lexicon of the Irish republican songbook, lot's of celebration and triumphalism at the murder of innocents. The SPL Observer that day was former Sellik player and long term Sellik Youth Coach, Andy Ritchie. He was asked at the conclusion of the match as to the nature of the continuous offensive chanting emanating from ra Sellik support. His answer tells you all you need to know about the SPL approach to this issue, "the Celtic fans sang a few old Irish songs, nothing to report".

The then Diarist of the Herald, Tom Shields, who later went on to have his own column in ra Sellik View, used to boast regularly of the size of Westminster CSC. Tom relished telling his declining Herald readership that in excess of 50 MPs were fully paid up members. Further, Tom also reported that these MPs, and their fellow MSPs, MEPs, and Councillors had become concerned at their current seating in the then, newly built North Stand. You see, they could be seen on TV over celebrating(ie indulging in ra well known Sellik supporting custom of abusing the opposition and match officials). As they were determined to remain MPs, MSPs, MEPs, and Councillors, they asked and ra Sellik aceded to moving them all to the TV safety of the Main Stand. Thus, ra Sellik, the Establishment team have influence in spades. Not forgetting the influence that ra Sellik exact on newspaper Editors. Remember the Sellik players' Christmas night out in Newcastle several years past? A Daily Record photographer was chased by a number of green'n'grey chaps, assaulted, and his camera destroyed. The Editor of the Record, Peter Cox(a Sellik man himself) published it on the front page, the headline read, 'Thugs'. Peter Cox was summoned and read his future. Influential business types were instructed to withdraw advertising revenue from the Record. The most influential was the owner of Phoenix Honda, John McGuire, he withdrew 8 pages of full colour advertising three times per week. He took his entire advertising budget to Radio Snyde, he was directly quoted as saying, "Radio Clyde is more Celtic friendly". Subsequently, McGuire has moved his advertising revenue from Snyde to the Herald, back to a tamed Record, and in part to Smooth Radio, because Peter Martin stepped out of line last year. If anyone has any doubts as to the Boruc affair, Radio Snyde pundits as late as Friday evening were advising against his inclusion in the ra Sellik team on Sunday. They knew what was coming. Further, I suspect ra Sellik have a huge in with the Procurator Fiscals Office. Look at the last pitch invader at the Man U game, 6 months in the Pokey. Draconian? Absolutely, another pitch invader sees ra Stydome closed for possibly 3 matches in Euro competition. Ra Sellik do NOT hesitate to wield their considerable influence.

The 'journo' responsible for this contribution to the Gurniad, is Ewan Murray. Ewan Murray is Spiers long term catamite.

Simply outstanding. I have a longterm mate who completed le Marathon de Sables several years past, I remain in awe of his achievement. Good luck to your brother, he may need it. MS is a most worthy cause.

Fellow Bears, Seriously, I do not intend to piss on anybodies' parade, I am more than delighted to see fellow Bears taking an active interest in our wonderful history. However, John Allan's book, 'the Story of the Rangers - fifty years of football' fails badly in it's first chapter, 'the Origins of Rangers'. John Allan writes of lusty lads, rowing, Glasgow Green, derring-do, and claims Rangers were founded in 1873. It's neat, four teenagers from the Gareloch probably had an interest in rowing, as a means of travel in an age before metalled roads, but Rangers were founded in the West End Park(Kelvingrove Park) in the second week of February 1872. All the old Scottish football annuals of the late 19th century and early 20th century credit Rangers founding as 1872. Similarly, the Wee Blue Books of the same period show the founding as 1872. Why did John Allan change our founding to 1873? Simply, he missed the print deadline on the first fifty years, 1872-1922; thus changed it to 1873-1923. The Printers of said tome minuted Allan's missing of the deadline. Aird and Coghill were not amused; however, the Club went along with Allan and organised the 50 year celebratory dinner for 1923. John Allan missed the deadline because he was more intent on compiling the statistics of the club, and the pull-out sheet that accompanies the book is most worthy. John Allan was not a Historian. I will reference 'Rangers - the Complete Record' and, 'the Spirit of Ibrox'; both by Robert McElroy to any Bear interested in the considerable events of 1872. Moses and Peter McNeil almost certainly had their interest in football stimulated by their brother, Harry McNeil, an established player with Queens Park FC. Along with the two other co-founders, Peter Campbell and William McBeath, they shared the Victorian enthusiasm for energetic sport. The beginnings were most humble, all teenagers, Moses was 16, they all lived in the immediate area of the West End Park. Berkley Street, Eldon Street, and Willowbank Street were their addresses. They were Drapers Assistants(Moses), Apprentice Engineers(Peter campbell), and students(William McBeath), and had very little available income. Formed in the second week of February 1872, they embarked on a three night per week training programme, this quickly progressed to six nights, the Sabbath was reserved for the Lord. It would be almost four months before Rangers took the field in the first game, against Callander FC in late May'72. The reasoning for this long gap was simple, Rangers could NOT afford a football. A bespoke football was made to order, leather T panels handsewn cost 21 shillings(£1.05) new. Our four co-founders gathered the pennies together and after 15 weeks they purchased a second hand ball from Queens park for 7 shillings and sixpence(37.5pence). Harry's influence again. They were ready to play, Harry and William McNeil joined. Willie McKinnon, Willie Miller, and John Hunter accompanied Harry McNeil in stripping for action, the rest played in their work clothes. Fleshers Haugh was a tidal flood plain, level sand that allowed for an even surface. The game aghainst Callander was a bruising encounter, William McBeath was man of the match, he had to spend a week in bed in recuperation. Four weeks later, rangers played Clyde FC and won 11-0, again at Flesher's Haugh. Compare and contrast the above with another club from Glasgow that was founded in November 1887 in St Marys Hall, had six middle class business men as their founders, at the insistance of a priest. A club that had a stadium in place, including Grandstand and wrap-around velodrome, had an exhibition match played on said ground between Scottish Cup holders, Hibernian and established club, Renton FC. A club that then picked the better half of the players from Hibernian and the RC players from Renton, then formed their own team. Now, who are the Establishment team?

From memory, Quizball was a late teatime show on BBC. Teams consisted of 3 players and a celebrity fan. Rangers team always had Wullie Henderson, two other teamates, and songwriter, Bill Martin(Govan born and bred, huge Bluenose, wrote various Eurovision Song contest winning entries like Boom BangaBang, .....etc). Generall, Wullie played it for laughs, Bill Martin tried, and we got regularly punted in the first round. Ra Sellik always had Jim(the Bigot)Craig, two teamates who were horseracing experts, and John Cairney(Actor) as a team, they won it one year. Nobody took the quiz more seriously than the Apartheid Dentist.

The Stydome. The Stade de Gadd.

A waste of time then mate ? I don'tnormally bother with the rubbish written in the press but this has annoyed me.... Registering one's disgust in NEVER a waste of time; however, I suspect Doug Gillon's research emanated from Cowey or the Herald's Chief Sports Writer, Hugh MacDonald(former RC priest and BIG Sellik supporter). To my knowledge, Doug Gillon has written hundreds of articles over the years for the Herald, on Athletics, Golf, Rugby, .......................................... etc, but not football.

Those intent on taking this article to the Herald's Sports Editor, be aware the man in post is Donald Cowey. He is a former Editor of ra Sellik View.

Tom English is an Irish nationalist from the republic of Ireland; honest, he is more Irish than Plastic McGeady. Over the last 3-4 years, Tom has established and maintained his Rangers and Rangers supporters hating credentials by having regular gratuitous pops at both. He cannot help himself, just a product of his conditioning. He shares his Scotland on Sunday sports officies with fellow Irishman(and former RC priest), Martin Hannan and former Sellik View Editor, Andrew H Smith. The objectivity must be oppressive.

He's not? Almost 80% of Brazilians are, but I know the number of protestants are rising in Brazil. He's one of those? Yup he's 100% Prod all right. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kak%C3%A1#Per...fe_and_religion The current Chief Sports Writer of the Herald(and former RC priest), Hugh MacDonald embarrassed himself and his publication a couple of years past. He went big on KaKa's public display of his Christianity, and the fact that he donates a considerable percentage of his earnings to THE church. Of course, Hugh assumed it was his perception of the definitive church, and portrayed Kaka as the epitome of a conscienous catholic. Remember Hugh, if you are accurate, you will be objective.

I dont remember what season it was, but Kennedy was absolutely OUTSTANDING for us..... THEN..he played at Wembley... I still have visions of him wrapping himself around the goalpost ! I think we lost 5-1 or something......another Scottish goalkeeper 'buried' at Wembley Dont think he ever hit the heights again after that. The 5-1 humiliation was 1975, I was in attendance. Tremendous opitimism before that game, Derek Parlane and Alfie Conn were tipped to start, I could not see us losing. Team and tactics did not matter, Stewart Kennedy had a howler, rapping himself around a goalpost at the English third or fourth? We had retired to the bar at the back of the stand.

Bringing back winsome memories of the Mens' union?

It would appear that ra Bhoy, Andy is a 31 year old undergraduate. I suspect he is studying 'Revisionism'.

A real collecters item, Billy Ritchie with hair.

Jim Denny, if he signs for ra Sellik.

nvager when you think peter Mcloy played 644 games beating jerry dawsons record of 545 and won a european cup winners cup medal. This may be a false memory. We signed the Big Gas Meter from Motherwell and his first game was at East End Park, in a 3-2 defeat. My old man announced on the way back that McCloy would not do, too big and too slow to get down to low shots. Coming from Lanarkshire, I thought Motherwell's other keeper, Keith McCrae was the better bet. In saying this, the big man routinely pulled off game saving saves, particularly in Europe. I suppose imagery has a lot to do with it, I keep seeing McCloy swinging from that Hampden cross bar after conceding against Aberdeen in the 1978 Scottish Cup final. i think it was a 2-1 defeat and colin stein scored our goal. You are correct, having checked McElroy's, 'Player by Player' tome.

nvager when you think peter Mcloy played 644 games beating jerry dawsons record of 545 and won a european cup winners cup medal. This may be a false memory. We signed the Big Gas Meter from Motherwell and his first game was at East End Park, in a 3-2 defeat. My old man announced on the way back that McCloy would not do, too big and too slow to get down to low shots. Coming from Lanarkshire, I thought Motherwell's other keeper, Keith McCrae was the better bet. In saying this, the big man routinely pulled off game saving saves, particularly in Europe. I suppose imagery has a lot to do with it, I keep seeing McCloy swinging from that Hampden cross bar after conceding against Aberdeen in the 1978 Scottish Cup final.

Rangers £100,000 donation to UNICEF appeared newsworthy to STV's Teletext yesterday afternoon, 24 hours later it still appears on the screen. BBC Scotland's Ceefax service has NOT carried the story, obviously deemed 'not newsworthy'. Just like 3 Sellik supporters being charged with sectarian Breach of the Peace on Sunday at Inverness. BBC Scotland is not bitter?

Considering Graham Spiers was the only person ever to hear Rangers supporters chanting, 'Klinsmanns a Klansman'(he included this very personal fantasy in his Scotland on Sunday Sports Diary), then the Klinsmann Loyal must surely be ultra exclusive? I suspect it has one fully paid up member, the Bhoy in Corduroy himself.

We are talking football here, what have ra Sellik got to do with football?

Mmmm, given that two of the three instances given were competitive games, and I joined in on both occasions! A goal such as Kaka's last evening would be a worthy winner of the Champions League, and if you are going to lose it, then that's the way to go. However, if it was the last minute, I would offer polite applause, internally; he would be getting the finger, BIG TIME.

Kaka scored a tremendous goal last evening and it was applauded around the Stadium. Kaka has wonderful balance, he drifts past players and conceals his backlift. The ball is past the Keeper before he can react. I was glad my fellow Bears applauded such an effort. Back in the day, it used to happen more frequently, applause rang around the ground when Mario Kempes scored a spectacular efoort for Valencia in the ECWC. An elongated one-two saw Kempes break into the box, take a touch and slam the ball high into our net. He ran to the corner flag and like Kaka last evening, was appreciative of our appreciation. In 1973, during the first European Super Cup final, Johan Cruff arrived at Ibrox and milked the applause. He dragged DJ over the left, 30 yards out, turned inside and lobbed McCloy with the outside of his foot. We lost 3-1, fireworks were in the air at the end of the game, but the real burst of colour had been Johan Cruff. We lost the second leg 3-2, and Graham Fyfe was outstanding. Returning Bears insisted he be known as, 'Johan Fyfe'. The other ringing endorsement at Ibrox I can remember was Gornik's Lubanski. He scored a wonderful goal in a 3-1 victory for Gornik in 1969. A 35 yard dipping volley that had the Main stand on its' feet and Davie White out of a job. Like kaka, Lubanski returned the appreciation by applauding back in return. Will last night's maturity re-establish itself at the Stadium?