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Club 1872 comment on continued media targeting of Alfredo Morelos Dear Member Club 1872 informed members and Rangers supporters last week that we were taking forward a complaint about an article that appeared in the Sun newspaper which included quotes from a man they appear to have falsely presented as both a psychiatrist and a psychologist. We have now submitted this complaint to IPSO and will update members and supporters on that process at its conclusion. We are also aware of a column by Bill Leckie in the same newspaper which is full of the type of xenophobic and offensive comment which has become common place in tabloid newspapers when discussing Alfredo Morelos. Unfortunately opinion, no matter how malicious or idiotic, is not covered under IPSO regulations and we cannot use this method to challenge this column. Club 1872 is a major shareholder in the club and it is clear that this type of reporting is designed to damage the Rangers brand and create a toxic environment at a time when Rangers supporters are rightly optimistic about the future. On that basis, we remain in dialogue with Rangers about medium and longer term strategies to challenge irresponsible articles like this about our club, fans and players. We have also written to Scottish Sun Editor, Alan Muir, asking for an explanation of how Mr Leckie's description of Alfredo Morelos as a "waster" sits with their Respect Our Players campaign. It appears the Scottish Sun believes this campaign should not apply to its own columnists. We would remind Rangers supporters that the Scottish Sun, and indeed the Daily Record and other tabloid newspapers, are commercial organisations. They rely on your clicks, shares and purchases to survive. Whilst they continue to receive these clicks and shares they will continue to produce this type of content. When we ran our Change the Record campaign it had a visible effect on the number of shares and clicks for that newspaper - with many supporters choosing to block Daily Record accounts on social media. It cannot be emphasised enough how strong the position of our supporters is in dealing with this issue, if we are prepared act in unison and take decisive action. If you feel the need to comment on these type of attacks on our players and club - and we understand why people wish to do that - then we would urge you to use screenshots on social media rather than sharing links. In the meantime, there are a number of outlets which Rangers supporters can use for news about our club. These outlets provide a wealth of content including club news and debate. We have included a link to a standalone page with detail of these outlets below. It is particularly worth noting that Rangers’ own social media channels provide quicker access to regular press conference content than tabloids and that you can hear the management and players’ comments without the filter often applied to them by dishonest reporting. Click here for a list of tabloid media alternatives Issued by Supporters Voice Limited, a Club 1872 company Club 1872

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The op post talks about lowering the pitch. I agree with you both.

To put this into perspective, we are taking about a 12% increase in capacity. Cannot see how that can be accomplished by just lowering pitch.

Been going to games since mid 50’s, have never been on a supporters bus. ☹️

It can be excavated and tanked, plus pumps can be installed. But I very much doubt it would give the number of seats quoted.

5-1 Stewart Penalty.

4-1

4-0 Tav.

Jones booked for simulation ??‍♂️

DJ talks some amount of mince, bring back Tom.

POLL RESULT: Club 1872 Shares CIC Articles of Association Dear Member, At the end of 2019, Club 1872 members voted on the adoption of new Articles of Association for Club 1872 Shares CIC. The result is as follows. For – 99.7% Against – 0.3% We will now proceed with the formal adoption of these new Articles. We would like to take this opportunity to thank all our members for their ongoing support. Club 1872

Interesting listening to this.

Easy done.

I simply pointed out that it had already been posted as others have done to me in the past. No criticism was intended and have already agreed with your previous post on this.

#1 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1215038179943833600 Steven Gerrard slams Alfredo Morelos' Rangers critics and claims there's an agenda to 'kill' striker's career The Ibrox gaffer didn't hold back as he defended the Colombian from criticism aimed at him since the derby victory at Celtic Park. By Gary Ralston 22:30, 8 JAN 2020 Steven Gerrard has accused jealous rivals of trying to kill the Rangers career of Alfredo Morelos. The Ibrox boss claims there is an agenda to drive the Colombian striker out of Scottish football and undermine their title challenge. Celtic fingered Morelos in a recent statement for his cut throat gesture to their fans after Rangers claimed he was subjected to racist abuse by home supporters following his red card in the recent Old Firm game. The Parkhead club have also been angered after Ryan Christie was hit with a three match ban but no action was taken against Morelos over clashes with Christie, Scott Brown and Anthony Ralston in a game last season. Former Parkhead striker Chris Sutton also claimed Morelos, who has scored 28 goals this season, should cop at least a five game ban for his gesture in the aftermath of his dismissal on December 29, which Rangers insist meant only ‘game over’. Bullish Gerrard, speaking from his club’s mid-winter training camp in Dubai, also told rivals to get their own house in order as he went on the front foot in defence of his player. Gerrard said: “Is Alfredo perfect right now? No. Will he makes a few mistakes going forward? I predict he probably will, but a lot of the fallout and the opinion, people do want to kill him. “People want to see him on the other side of the world for good. You also have to understand where that’s coming from and the reasons why it’s getting said. “It’s because he is a threat, it’s because he scores big goals and is a big player for Rangers. He is one of the big reasons and the key factors that, if we are to be successful, they know it will be largely down to his goals and his contribution. “We understand all that, there’s no problem. The most important thing for us is that he’s going to help us massively in the second half of the season. “The people that fire the negativity also have to also remember what they have got under their roof as well. Not everyone is perfect in other teams as well. “I’m not going to sit here and paint a picture that Alfredo’s an angel or he’s perfect but what I can guarantee is he’s doing everything he can to improve.” Morelos has been given additional time off to spend with his family in Cerete as he misses the next three games as a result of suspensions picked up in the Premiership and Scottish Cup. Gerrard has also backed the statement released by Rangers in the aftermath of their Parkhead victory that stated the cut throat gesture by Morelos was lost in cultural translation. Gerrard also spoke of his respect for Hoops boss Neil Lennon as he swatted aside criticism from former Parkhead frontman John Hartson, who claimed his handshake at the end of the match should have been more chivalrous. Gerrard added: “Listen, it’s an emotional game. You guys have been around me every time I have spoken about Neil Lennon and Celtic and I have shown nothing but respect. That will continue to be the same. “As a pundit, I have been there and they all have to please their bosses and try and create headlines and go a little bit outside the box. “I have nothing but respect for John Hartson. I’ve had people firing bullets my way since I was 18 years of age. My shield is up and that will continue, no problem. “In terms of the celebrations, it is my responsibility to make sure the players celebrate in the right way. “That individual situation (Morelos) is one that the club have already dealt with and spoken about. It is important people know it is not something we ignore or forget. “We always try to ask the players to behave and celebrate in the right way. “We’ll deal with it (the charge) if it comes. We can’t control the decisions that are made by other people but, if they come, we’ll deal with it. “The Ryan Christie situation is for Neil Lennon to talk about, it’s for Celtic to deal with. “In terms of consistency across the board with referees and getting cited, all the managers are going to ask for consistency - especially when you’re on the wrong side of it. “Prior to that, we’ve had decisions that haven’t gone our way. A Cup Final went against us because of a decision. “We never got a penalty up at Aberdeen. Look, you can cry wolf, you can get the violin out if you want but the reality is, you have to get on with it. “Whatever comes our way, positive or negative, we’ll deal with it and move on.”

See post 357 ?

Borrowed from MD on FF. “But - Rangers will save about £2m in wages and projected bonus payments.He got nothing from the deal but Rangers got a transfer fee.The sell-on option will give Rangers a third of any future transfer.If I get any more genuine updates I will post them in here.”

Jimmy McCann Ex agent saying Rangers have asked Newcastle about short term loan for Dwight Gayle.

Have a look at this on 33 seconds.

https://mobile.twitter.com/sneddon04/status/1211998280747536385

Just a pity more fans will not get onboard.

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