.Williamson. 81,333 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 WINNING our 55th league title in our 150th year was a historic day for Rangers Football Club. The support from millions of our fans across the world has been incredible. The achievement by Steven Gerrard and his team has received plaudits from across the football family, including recognition by sports writers, opposition players and managers. We are grateful to Scottish Government officials, Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland for the constructive engagement in the lead up to the weekend’s game. We worked closely with the authorities for two weeks before Saturday’s match to ensure a consistency of message. Sadly, a small minority of people behaved inappropriately and in a manner not reflective of our support. Some of the scenes were unacceptable and have besmirched the good name of Rangers Football Club. These so called “fans” should reflect upon the values and ethos of our club, and consider the damage this does to the reputation of the club. We will continue to engage with authorities as required. NitshillBear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer 11 2,487 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 Weak statement Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 The question should have been asked by the club why if you’re out waving Palestinian flags 24 hours after Saturday that’s not deemed irresponsible and selfish by this rancid government. Ayrshire Blue, AGC123 and Unionblue 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Lilac 3rd Kit 186 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 Poor. By all means recognise that some of the behaviour was out of order but at least get a couple of shots in about the double standards of Nippy, Humza and the media. Bristol loyal, Sunglasses Ron, sRcFoCt and 6 others 9 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ElBufalo20 7,804 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Billy1984 said: The question should have been asked by the club why if you’re out waving Palestinian flags 24 hours after Saturday that’s not deemed irresponsible and selfish by this rancid government. No club were right. You’ve got a point but it can’t all be what about them etc. The people scrapping and launching things at the police were an absolute embarrassment end of. Colin Traive, shandy, Johnstone Burgh and 44 others 47 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ritchieshearercaldow 22,002 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 7 minutes ago, Billy1984 said: The question should have been asked by the club why if you’re out waving Palestinian flags 24 hours after Saturday that’s not deemed irresponsible and selfish by this rancid government. That would have been beneath the club, no whataboutery just a dignified response. Darth Bear, gmcf, Jelavic191 and 10 others 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 6 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said: No club were right. You’ve got a point but it can’t all be what about them etc. The people scrapping and launching things at the police were an absolute embarrassment end of. Absolutely agree about a handful of idiots ruining it for everyone but the question should be asked why that wasn’t condemned in the same way yesterday. It’s blatant double standards. ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post TheKingObv 10,594 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, Billy1984 said: Absolutely agree about a handful of idiots ruining it for everyone but the question should be asked why that wasn’t condemned in the same way yesterday. It’s blatant double standards. Probs because they weren't launching bollards at the police. JCDBigBear, Dickie1963, BridgeIsBlue and 11 others 14 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .Williamson. 81,333 Posted May 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 Tbf the club probably don’t want pulled into a debate about their stance on world politics and the conflict between Israel and Palestine The Dude, Kents_Hook, Laudrupsleftfoot and 13 others 16 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,063 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 I see the SFA and Rod Petrie have released a statement. I though he was ok with over exuberance. kelvd1873 and ronniescu 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RangersMedia 35,961 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 What else was the Club going to say? Given the SFA statement that just got released this is all a co-ordinated effort. You're an actual plank if you thought the Club was going to come out swinging and have a pop at Scottish Government officials or reference social/political gatherings. Bluekev, Laudrupsleftfoot, Darth Bear and 35 others 38 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SkylineBlue 22,406 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 31 minutes ago, Billy1984 said: The question should have been asked by the club why if you’re out waving Palestinian flags 24 hours after Saturday that’s not deemed irresponsible and selfish by this rancid government. The principle of gathering and the behaviour of some people when they gather are separate issues. If a bunch of wee neds hadn't acted like the wee neds that they are then this shite wouldn't be at the clubs door. The club has to distance themselves from it now. Shaw, surfsup2, Billy1984 and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SkylineBlue 22,406 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 Not sure how anyone can have any problem with that statement from the club to be honest. The wee neds who started fighting and causing trouble brought this shite to the club's door, so the club has to distance itself from it. It does that without accepting any responsibility for individual people's behaviour Bad Robot, Malkytfp1, Dickie1963 and 12 others 15 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer 11 2,487 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 25 minutes ago, ritchieshearercaldow said: That would have been beneath the club, no whataboutery just a dignified response. Dignified silence and dignified responses are why we’re in the situation we are in , demonised by every corner of society, we could have had a Palestine RSC at that demo yesterday and the cunts would accuse us of anti semitism Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Reynolds 1,329 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, The Hammer 11 said: Dignified silence and dignified responses are why we’re in the situation we are in , demonised by every corner of society, we could have had a Palestine RSC at that demo yesterday and the cunts would accuse us of anti semitism What do you think the club should have said? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post graeme_4 33,942 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 The club can’t defend the indefensible, and some cunts acted in such a way that there was no defending it despite what some want to say. The way we are treated and the double standards on display would have been an open goal for us to point out, had we not had a proportion of utter arseholes acting the way the did. As usual, the minority ruining it for the majority of decent Rangers fans. jafrfc, Billy1984, JackAlex93 and 29 others 32 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Malkytfp1 18,474 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 Glad to see the majority on here accepting the club's statement. For anyone else, what do you want them to say? Leave the whataboutery to the other shithouses. Bluepeter9, BlueAvenger, J-Maestro and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Hammer 11 2,487 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, Dennis Reynolds said: What do you think the club should have said? WINNING our 55th league title in our 150th year was a historic day for Rangers Football Club. The support from millions of our fans across the world has been incredible. The achievement by Steven Gerrard and his team has received plaudits from across the football family, including recognition by sports writers, opposition players and managers. We are grateful to Scottish Government officials, Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland for the constructive engagement in the lead up to the weekend’s game. We worked closely with the authorities for two weeks before Saturday’s match to ensure a consistency of message. However we find the response from the justice secretary wholeheartedly unprofessional in his condemnation of all rangers fans with the attempt to blame an extended lockdown solely at the door of our fans. Let us be reminded that Glasgow was put into continued level 3 measures before the events of Saturday took place and no condemnation has been forthcoming in relation to other mass gatherings this week. We will continue to work with the Scottish government going forward however the demonisation of the Rangers support cannot continue to be politicised in this manner. We urge the justice secretary to re think his comments on any future events and refrain from veiled threats of consequences. Sadly, a small minority of people behaved inappropriately and in a manner not reflective of our support. Some of the scenes were unacceptable and have besmirched the good name of Rangers Football Club. These so called “fans” should reflect upon the values and ethos of our club, and consider the damage this does to the reputation of the club. We wholeheartedly condemn violence towards our local police and we will aid them in their enquiries to ensure their is no obstruction . We will continue to engage with authorities as required. JCDBigBear and Davidorrp 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Heshootshescores 1,904 Posted May 17, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 17, 2021 These idiots are an embarrassment to the club, and just make all the other fans who justifiably wanted to celebrate, look bad. I don't know how anybody can defend them. baxters11, real boydie9, sergi1980 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 23 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said: The principle of gathering and the behaviour of some people when they gather are separate issues. If a bunch of wee neds hadn't acted like the wee neds that they are then this shite wouldn't be at the clubs door. The club has to distance themselves from it now. They are completely different issues but we were attacked by sturgeon and humza primarily for gathering in the first place and were called selfish and irresponsible because of that. The behaviour of the moronic minority was the after thought from them, it has to be asked why those attending yesterday were not challenged for attending the way we were 24 hours earlier. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
toolongawake 1,197 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 50 minutes ago, Billy1984 said: Absolutely agree about a handful of idiots ruining it for everyone but the question should be asked why that wasn’t condemned in the same way yesterday. It’s blatant double standards. You may not want to admit it but they are not comparable situations, and can't possibly be condemned in the same way. Had the gathering gone off peacefully, we wouldn't have this situation, but alas the small minority brought the condemnation on us. Didn't see anything on the news last night about pro palestine protestors launching bottles/barriers at the police. Billy1984 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkylineBlue 22,406 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 2 minutes ago, Billy1984 said: They are completely different issues but we were attacked by sturgeon and humza primarily for gathering in the first place and were called selfish and irresponsible because of that. The behaviour of the moronic minority was the after thought from them, it has to be asked why those attending yesterday were not challenged for attending the way we were 24 hours earlier. And we, perhaps, could have done that in a way that didn't seem overly defensive and full of whataboutery had those wee fannies not caused the trouble that they did. They have put the club in a terrible position. They're fucking arseholes. Darth Bear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malkytfp1 18,474 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 10 minutes ago, The Hammer 11 said: WINNING our 55th league title in our 150th year was a historic day for Rangers Football Club. The support from millions of our fans across the world has been incredible. The achievement by Steven Gerrard and his team has received plaudits from across the football family, including recognition by sports writers, opposition players and managers. We are grateful to Scottish Government officials, Glasgow City Council and Police Scotland for the constructive engagement in the lead up to the weekend’s game. We worked closely with the authorities for two weeks before Saturday’s match to ensure a consistency of message. However we find the response from the justice secretary wholeheartedly unprofessional in his condemnation of all Rangers fans with the attempt to blame an extended lockdown solely at the door of our fans. Let us be reminded that Glasgow was put into continued level 3 measures before the events of Saturday took place and no condemnation has been forthcoming in relation to other mass gatherings this week. We will continue to work with the Scottish government going forward however the demonisation of the Rangers support cannot continue to be politicised in this manner. We urge the justice secretary to re think his comments on any future events and refrain from veiled threats of consequences. Sadly, a small minority of people behaved inappropriately and in a manner not reflective of our support. Some of the scenes were unacceptable and have besmirched the good name of Rangers Football Club. These so called “fans” should reflect upon the values and ethos of our club, and consider the damage this does to the reputation of the club. We wholeheartedly condemn violence towards our local police and we will aid them in their enquiries to ensure their is no obstruction . We will continue to engage with authorities as required. Thankfully, our club don't deal in whataboutery. More than half that statement looks like a deflection. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfsup2 1,533 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 35 minutes ago, SkylineBlue said: The principle of gathering and the behaviour of some people when they gather are separate issues. If a bunch of wee neds hadn't acted like the wee neds that they are then this shite wouldn't be at the clubs door. The club has to distance themselves from it now. Definitely there are more fotos stories about this than the team / cup or the Dubai light up show. 15000 ppl having a good day and about 30 odd wee needs ffn spoil it, I hope there proud of themselves asses Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy1984 6,314 Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 1 minute ago, toolongawake said: You may not want to admit it but they are not comparable situations, and can't possibly be condemned in the same way. Had the gathering gone off peacefully, we wouldn't have this situation, but alas the small minority brought the condemnation on us. Didn't see anything on the news last night about pro palestine protestors launching bottles/barriers at the police. 1 minute ago, SkylineBlue said: And we, perhaps, could have done that in a way that didn't seem overly defensive and full of whataboutery had those wee fannies not caused the trouble that they did. They have put the club in a terrible position. They're fucking arseholes. Aye I suppose, it’s a fuckin kick in the balls that a few wankers who in all probability were hanger on types and not even regular supporters of the club have caused this and put us in this position. surfsup2 and graeme_4 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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