Chineseboy 1,563 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Given the fact that our crowds are down , due to a myriad of reasons, do you think that once things have ( hopefully) settled down we will get back to 45,000 + crowds. We know that the situation with the board, combined with McCoist's turgid style of football ,drove many away, but will they actually come back? I also think that the referendum last year has possibly had an affect on the crowds, and that some pro-indy voters have decided that Rangers is not the club for them - good riddance to them btw, as they were never Rangers fans to begin with! Will the protestors indeed return ? Personally, I hope so, but it's very possible that many have now become lackadaisical towards going back to Ibrox.So, what do you think, can we look forward to near sell-out crowds again soon ( next year)? I hope so, as there is no better stadium in the world when sold-out. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rfc#1. 1,877 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Naw,there is a fair amount that are glory hunters that wont come back too soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bothwellbear 1,392 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,906 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Aye, if we get the tims in the Scottish Cup then no doubt they'll be back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Absolutely 100% .We are still Scotland's biggest and best support .Fuck the rest.And as proved last week .The loudest and the funniest Jimmy is one of you .Still has me smiling Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueretro 704 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 "The Referendum has had an affect on our crowds"!!!Pish! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bears fan 259 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 It'll take a bit of time but any true Rangers fan will come back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
skullery 240 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Sitting in the Copland for years 1988 with my family most of the people all round about me had sat in the same seats for years my kids and their kids all becoming friends over the years attending each other party's , sounds a bit mushy but was a good wee community spirit everyone knew everyone , but sad to say its took the last 3 years of shambles to all but destroy that , with most gone for me I hope this EGM is the start of some normality and we all get back to supporting the team , but I do feel sadly some fans will be gone for good Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Skullery .No they wont but if they don't come back .Their place will be filled by others .This is Rangers FC Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard 241 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 We will get back to 35,000-40,000 crowds quite easily, the days of sell out crowds in the Scottish league had long gone,well before our troubles, after we were demoted the defiance of our fans saw us play to sell out crowds for a short period of time but it was never going to last.In fact I had not seen many of the fans who swelled the crowds three years ago,until they appeard on our bus for the game last Sunday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chineseboy 1,563 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Further point, do you think the downturn in crowds is due in the main to the board situation, or the brand of football offered up by McCoist? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rfc#1. 1,877 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Further point, do you think the downturn in crowds is due in the main to the board situation, or the brand of football offered up by McCoist?Mainly the fitbaw,partly the board imo. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 If the team was playing great football and winning the way we should have in the last two plus years the crowds would still have been there.They would still be protesting everything going on in the boardroom but its what we do on the park that matters most. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMC 125 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Give people a reason to come back, and they will come back.. But unless there´s a buzz around the club you can forget it. Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 As long as we get a manager that is not afraid to set out to win a game, instead of happy not to lose the game, the fans will return. We lost a lot of younger fans who were bored with all the negative football on display. And that was not just Ally, but Walter also in his second spell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chineseboy 1,563 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yeh, when we were hammering teams the crowds were there, but then McCoist turned winning players with a winning attitude into shit, and it isn't easy to get that winning mentality back once it's gone. It was then that the crowds started to dwindle. He really is the worst manager we have ever had..or any team for that matter. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 21,196 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes! A young hungry team with a decent manager playing attractive football will have the fans back in their numbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluepeter9 5,167 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Given the fact that our crowds are down , due to a myriad of reasons, do you think that once things have ( hopefully) settled down we will get back to 45,000 + crowds. We know that the situation with the board, combined with McCoist's turgid style of football ,drove many away, but will they actually come back? I also think that the referendum last year has possibly had an affect on the crowds, and that some pro-indy voters have decided that Rangers is not the club for them - good riddance to them btw, as they were never Rangers fans to begin with! Will the protestors indeed return ? Personally, I hope so, but it's very possible that many have now become lackadaisical towards going back to Ibrox.So, what do you think, can we look forward to near sell-out crowds again soon ( next year)? I hope so, as there is no better stadium in the world when sold-out.The supporters never left , never boycotted , bought their tickets - the rest wil be back as the glory returns Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBeard 241 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The low crowds are most certainly down to McCoists shite football, the boardroom boycotts are only another excuse used by some not to go, if Rangers were sitting top of the league just now after beating Hearts and Hibs home and away, a large percentage of the boycotters would be there every week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Hemingway 89 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Short answer: yes.Longer answer: '1872'. We'll always be around (regardless of the wishes and actions of others) and after what we've been through over the last few years can and will only go from strength to strength. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
theiconicman 3,024 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 The low crowds are most certainly down to McCoists shite football, the boardroom boycotts are only another excuse used by some not to go, if Rangers were sitting top of the league just now after beating Hearts and Hibs home and away, a large percentage of the boycotters would be there every week.Might be true for some, but for me I've lost the desire to be at Ibrox. The football is pish, the players don't give a shit, and the board fuck us over and laugh in our faces every time we give them cash.I can handle us struggling as long as the desire is there and the team is moving forward but until this board puts a manager in place with a vision I can get behind, I won't be back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chineseboy 1,563 Posted February 8, 2015 Author Share Posted February 8, 2015 Might be true for some, but for me I've lost the desire to be at Ibrox. The football is pish, the players don't give a shit, and the board fuck us over and laugh in our faces every time we give them cash.I can handle us struggling as long as the desire is there and the team is moving forward but until this board puts a manager in place with a vision I can get behind, I won't be back.But when we get back to some kind of "normality"..will you then return? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
YorkshireBear 222 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Yes! A young hungry team with a decent manager playing attractive football will have the fans back in their numbers.That'll never catch on!Man, just the thought of that has some sex wee coming out! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wearethepeople72 1,847 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 Of course they will. When we are back to winning trophies they will smell the glory. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
one55 1,510 Posted February 8, 2015 Share Posted February 8, 2015 i think it will. not sure when but it will. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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