.Williamson. 81,942 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/club-statement-190321/3V4qEF786N7Oj0dEskpfld The racist abuse suffered by Glen Kamara will not be tolerated by Rangers. As a club, we stand resolutely behind Glen as we support him and his teammates. “We stand behind each and every one of our players. Regardless of race, religion, colour or creed -if you wear the famous blue of Rangers FC, you are one of our own. Everyone, Anyone. “Several of our players have subsequently received racist, threatening and sickening abuse online. This is abhorrent and once again highlights the responsibility social media outlets have in eradicating abuse from faceless cowards. “We refuse to acknowledge any attempt to defend, deflect or deny the abuse Glen Kamara experienced last night. “Our Manager, Steven Gerrard has already underlined his own disgust at this incident and support for our players. We can confirm that Steven, our Chairman Douglas Park, Sporting Director Ross Wilson and I, met last night to agree our club stance. “We also met with UEFA representatives. This incident has been reported to the UEFA match delegate and we understand that it has formed part of his match report. “UEFA will be well aware the football world is watching. We expect a robust and unequivocal response in relation to this incident. It cannot be merely ‘swept under the carpet’- we are not prepared for Glen Kamara to be yet another statistic. Enough is enough. “We note the injury sustained by Ondrej Kolar during an accidental collision last night. Our Club Doctor treated the player and we hope he has a speedy recovery. We wish the club well in the next round of the Europa League. “There will be no further comment until we receive a response from UEFA.” Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raligt 2,541 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Will have to wait and see if UEFA do anything. Won't hold my breath. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin Traive 22,694 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 On the money and I would also have kept my “any more and we walk off the pitch” threat in the holster for now. Well said, all concerned. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: https://www.rangers.co.uk/Article/club-statement-190321/3V4qEF786N7Oj0dEskpfld The racist abuse suffered by Glen Kamara will not be tolerated by Rangers. As a club, we stand resolutely behind Glen as we support him and his teammates. “We stand behind each and every one of our players. Regardless of race, religion, colour or creed -if you wear the famous blue of Rangers FC, you are one of our own. Everyone, Anyone. “Several of our players have subsequently received racist, threatening and sickening abuse online. This is abhorrent and once again highlights the responsibility social media outlets have in eradicating abuse from faceless cowards. “We refuse to acknowledge any attempt to defend, deflect or deny the abuse Glen Kamara experienced last night. “Our Manager, Steven Gerrard has already underlined his own disgust at this incident and support for our players. We can confirm that Steven, our Chairman Douglas Park, Sporting Director Ross Wilson and I, met last night to agree our club stance. “We also met with UEFA representatives. This incident has been reported to the UEFA match delegate and we understand that it has formed part of his match report. “UEFA will be well aware the football world is watching. We expect a robust and unequivocal response in relation to this incident. It cannot be merely ‘swept under the carpet’- we are not prepared for Glen Kamara to be yet another statistic. Enough is enough. “We note the injury sustained by Ondrej Kolar during an accidental collision last night. Our Club Doctor treated the player and we hope he has a speedy recovery. We wish the club well in the next round of the Europa League. “There will be no further comment until we receive a response from UEFA.” Good statement. I do note that they have not addressed the point about anything happening in the tunnel though. I would have expected them to squash this if there was nothing to it. Gut feel is that there was a bit of arguing and a shoving match in the tunnel. Nothing serious enough to get the police involved, but that this will no doubt be used be Slavia to try and deflect. Can see the pricks at Uefa hitting both teams with sanctions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,051 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Look at the absolute scumbags all over the facebook post. They are completely shameless. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,942 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 3 minutes ago, Nameless Ghoul said: Look at the absolute scumbags all over the facebook post. They are completely shameless. They’ve been on every post since the game ended last night. They’re obsessed with the idea of making the Roofe incident seem like a deliberate challenge Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonicWill 804 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good statement overall. But we do not wish them well. Fuck any team that defends a racist and lies about the victim. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MonTheGers 207 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Yes they do not speak for the fans there. I hope they get absolutely battered by whoever they meet next. Fucking scum. Good statement bar that sentence Rangers. WATP. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,051 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Just now, .Williamson. said: They’ve been on every post since the game ended last night. They’re obsessed with the idea of making the Roofe incident seem like a deliberate challenge Embarrassing behaviour from lots of faceless social media hard men Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ayro 2,984 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good statement but didn’t like the bit about wishing them well. Would have preferred the opposite to be stated, accept they were the better team over the tie but as a club they are scum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEFTONG 60,064 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Uefa will fine us double what they fine Prague and Roofe and Balogun will get 2 match bans. Such a shame that the tie decended into such a farce. They posted very complimentary tweets about Ibrox and then stunk the place out with their racist filth. No surprise the uneducated downtrodden taigs are jumping on this. We do however have the opportunity to put them back in their box come Sunday. Pleased we wish them well in the next round. The taigs would be demanding to get through by default. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Williamson. 81,942 Posted March 19, 2021 Author Share Posted March 19, 2021 4 minutes ago, Nameless Ghoul said: Embarrassing behaviour from lots of faceless social media hard men Social media team seem to be deleting posts and reposting them atm Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom1780 1,216 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good statement we should wish them fuck all. absolutely heartbreaking for these players I hope the know how much we support them on this. Expect shag all from uefa on this too Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nameless Ghoul 6,051 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: Social media team seem to be deleting posts and reposting them atm They are dragging their own club through the mud... not that those in charge at their club have done much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TartanTeddy 758 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 It's an OK statement but I think they should have included the comment said to Kamara - the problem with these statements is the desire to appear balanced and moderate. We should be saying that a black player on the team was approached by Slavia layer Ondrej Kudela and called a 'fucking monkey', and that this has been witnessed by other players on the field. That would be standing by the player and be the cause for a formal investigation by UEFA Racists get away with this shit because they depend on those abused to not act in the same direct and aggressive way - which is why they tend to win and why racism persists in the game and in society in general. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 11,453 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Only thing I’d change is that I hope they get pumped in the next round Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lerry1971 248 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 It'll go down the whataboutery route I'm afraid. Unless some independent person/s have heard the remark. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelvd1873 7,131 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 10 minutes ago, TartanTeddy said: It's an OK statement but I think they should have included the comment said to Kamara - the problem with these statements is the desire to appear balanced and moderate. We should be saying that a black player on the team was approached by Slavia layer Ondrej Kudela and called a 'fucking monkey', and that this has been witnessed by other players on the field. That would be standing by the player and be the cause for a formal investigation by UEFA Racists get away with this shit because they depend on those abused to not act in the same direct and aggressive way - which is why they tend to win and why racism persists in the game and in society in general. This is spot on, just come out and say what he said!! There’s always doubt lingering when there’s not an actual quote from the slavia players mouth. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,578 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Brilliant statement. Once again. I am not concerned with the "wishing them well" part. For me, that is us saying 'look this isny sour grapes in defeat but something bigger'. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 64,387 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good strong statement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JM1872 3,705 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 33 minutes ago, Nameless Ghoul said: Look at the absolute scumbags all over the facebook post. They are completely shameless. Is it tarriers? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,644 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 There is a reason why clubs like Rangers have campaigns like 'Everyone, Anyone" and we see worldwide slogans like "Show racism the red card." UEFA have to act swiftly on this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
middli 1,579 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 Good that we are trying to keep the pressure on UEFA and appear to be doing all we can to get some justice for Kamara. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LookingForEric 133 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 1 minute ago, bluenoz said: There is a reason why clubs like Rangers have campaigns like 'Everyone, Anyone" and we see worldwide slogans like "Show racism the red card." UEFA have to act swiftly on this. Agreed. Deal with it or risk more players reacting and taking action themselves. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
offminorthreat 1,463 Posted March 19, 2021 Share Posted March 19, 2021 UEFA in the cross-hairs. Can't punish us for our sing songs for years and then let this shit go. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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