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  1. Juancornetto
    I didn’t think it was possible for the Rangers support to be more fractured and lacking consensus than we were in the first half of this year but rather depressingly we’ve managed it. In the maelstrom of a referendum on Scottish Independence the boardroom turmoil that has dominated the forums, social media and old fashioned conversations took a back seat to Loyalism, Unionism and the bogey man topic of Nationalism. Such is the ineptitude of our board, they missed the opportunity to bury some negative news in amongst the fog of the ideological war that raged throughout the month of September but I digress. Being a pro-Independence Rangers supporter these last few months has been a real challenge. I’ve been confronted by many fellow fans on social media and called everything from a “timpathiser”, (whatever that is) to a Nazi and Quisling. One particularly poorly adjusted and misinformed fellow told me I was a “traitor to Rangers Loyalist Unionist roots…” The idea that a Rangers supporter could support Independence just would not compute for many and my follower count on Twitter tumbled dramatically, I won’t lose any sleep over that however I must admit to now facing somewhat of a crossroads. Do I plod on attending matches listening to chants about where people like me can “stick your Independence” and the Loyalist songbook which was given an airing in George Square on Friday night amidst scenes of thuggery and hatred? Do I carry on turning a blind eye to the continual linking of Rangers Football Club to Loyalism and The Orange Order just as I have done for many years? The thought of turning my back on the club I’ve supported since I was five years old and which has provided myself and my (now deceased) Father so many happy memories makes me physically ill. The thought of a future devoid of one of the precious few constants in my life so far is unthinkable and so that is not a road I’m willing to go down just yet. So what are my options? I could become the archetypal armchair fan and refrain from discussing football matters on social media but we are in an age where it’s almost impossible to avoid. I could fool myself into thinking that it’s not so bad and the majority of my fellow fans are reasonable, open minded individuals but I’m not capable of cognitive dissonance on that scale. It seems that the core of our support are labouring under the misconceptions that being a “real” Rangers man means that you must also be many other things. I’ll use this juncture to clarify what I mean by “core of our support”. There are probably thousands of Rangers supporters (I don’t like term “fan”) who are feeling similarly disillusioned at the moment and those are probably a large percentage of the several thousand fans who’ve been missing for the last few home games joined by those who are boycotting, suffering from boardroom related malaise or simply disillusioned with how we are playing. What’s left are a core (match attending group) and of those I’d estimate that 75% fall into the category as described previously in this article. There’s also a large group of fans who, for one reason or another don’t regularly attend matches and again I’d estimate that a large percentage of those are politically and ideologically aligned with their brethren sitting in the stands. I’m conscious that I’m in danger of pigeon holing large swathes of people here and would only offer the fact that this is how I see things in basic terms. I’m sure there are reasonable folks in amongst the core who do not fall into any of my hastily preconceived notions and that I do not think the situation has reached the point of no return just yet and this leads me to the only other option I feel I have left. I’d urge everyone who considers themselves to be a Rangers supporter to distance the club from toxic and divisive affiliations. To seriously consider for a moment that we are in real danger of losing thousands of people like me who feel marginalised by their fellow bears and more importantly that we are in danger of losing the next generation of season ticket holder who have shown throughout the referendum run up and beyond, that they are increasingly well informed and turned off by Northern Irish politics, by far right-wing rhetoric and the kind of vulgar displays of aggression that we’ve seen both online and in the streets of Glasgow from both Unionists and Nationalist factions. Next time you’re attending an Orange parade maybe leave the Rangers merchandise at home, remove the Loyalist symbolism from Rangers flags and banners, try not to marginalise your fellow supporters who don’t care about that kind of stuff really, that’s all. Is that too much to ask? For some, what I’ve asked is probably tantamount to singing rebel songs in a tri-colour but to me it’s just common decency, something that has been eroding away for many years and something that the gallant pioneers probably had in abundance. Try to be a bit more like a Moses McNeil or a Tom Vallance and live the values which built the very thing that we all hold so dear. If we want a positive future for our club we all have to sow the seeds of that starting from now after all, we share much more in common than we do which divides us. I’ll remain a supporter and will try to live by my own code, respecting others right to support the club any way they choose but speaking out against intolerance, negative affiliations and polarizing attitudes. Let’s see if we can build a stronger and more together support from the rubble. The alternative I’m afraid would be a very dark period in Rangers history. It’s only a matter of time before we will be back attempting to compete with Celtic. It may be only a matter of time before we see major boardroom change. Do we really want to be facing these challenges with a support that can’t agree on what colour the sky is? The answer is obvious to me.
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    Not really required mate - Frankie
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    It's the only way GS, plough all the money into share schemes and don't give them a penny. It might only take a month and they'd bail leaving a trail of 1p shares in their wake.
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    Stuart Cosgrove, 48 from Glasgow is said to be cock-a-hoop with his display.
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    Convenient talk of Charles Green being the brave battler who, along with McCoist rescued Rangers titles and Duff & Phelps painted as some impotent bystanders.....hmmm. I smell aquatic animal.
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    I could only find Craig's 13/14 betting thread so I thought we should have a shiny new one for the new season. *Admin's please feel free to remove if there already is one* It would be a nice idea if you would post tips, good odds or just your coupon selections in here prior to matches rather than just the hard luck stories and the unfortunately infrequent wins. We could even have a wee bit of fun with long range predictions etc. I'll get the ball rolling: Tuesday 19th Fixtures - Napoli, Red Bull Salzburg, Steaua Bucharest and Peterborough all to win £10 returns £118 and... my twitter tip for tonight was Chelsea -1 goal @ Evens. Buying money!
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    Gordon is the second bear I know of to have passed away in the last week or so, I lost a good friend last Sunday night to a brain hemorrhage. 41 years old with two young kids. I'll raise a glass to them both at the right time.
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    A really sincere and touching obituary for a good man. I was lucky enough to meet him earlier this year. Obviously a man of many talents and how interesting to learn that he was a musician. From the sound of it, Gordon lived as full and as fulfilling a life as most could ask for and so I'm sure that brings some comfort to his family and friends. A life well lived can never end too soon.
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    A player who will live in infamy as the man who scored four goals in a UEFA Cup tie and still lost the match.
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    I can understand them backing away from this up until lately however, there IS an investigation by the European Commission and that surely has to be worthy of some column inches if not front page news. It's starting to look like the media blackout that we know they're capable of. Meanwhile, our own board and managements love affair with money keeps them occupied and toothless.
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    I have acute Rangers boardroom fatigue syndrome. I've got to the stage that I don't really even read the minutia anymore. All about the 'fitba and well, that's enough to give you acute alcoholism.
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    That is likely exactly what is happening. At least he ( and possibly one or two others) want out though. Every cloud and all that.
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    Think of the co-efficient!
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    If FIFA want to capture the US's prolonged interest, they'll have to do something about the play acting and feigning of injury. None of their sports have a problem with this although they wear enough body armour in the NFL. From speaking to a few colleagues over there, it's always brought up that European "soccer" players spend most of their time rolling around and trying to get their opponents into trouble and it's kind of hard to disagree with them. We've become normalised to what is basically cheating over the years and it's now seen as part of the game. Instant replays of incidents and zero tolerance of offences would be my suggestion.
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    It must be The Scotsman's turn to plant an inflated transfer price for a Celtic player this year. No quotes and only speculation as to what Alan Irvine is thinking. To top it off they've included the surreal Mirror story about Commons being in the top 25 players in Europe. Nobody with any knowledge of football whatsoever (apart from Tims) would put Commons into the top 200.
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    I hesitate to use the word but I think McCoist is compromised by his loyalty to SDM. His managerial abilities are another story and not what I was getting at.
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    How do the defenders of McCoist square his passionate defence of SDM? Any fan who has any sympathy for SDM seems to receive a fair amount of criticism if not abuse.
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    This is where an investigation will lead and the reason that it will never happen.
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    Welcome back buddy
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    I think we have to be pragmatic and accept that politics have crept in to our whole lives in Scotland and infrequent expressions of that at times of extreme seriousness, as is the case with Israel/Gaza and the Indyref, will happen. There's no point in getting all sanctimonious about and engaging in the ever decreasing circles debate which inevitably follows. Our hooped missing link friends have turned their club into a virtual political soapbox and authorities (in Scotland) and the media here haven't batted an eyelid. The fact that, that goes against UEFA directives doesn't seem to bother them. I wonder how they will view more common political expressions when the protagonists are not from a perceived minority?
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    This will be the scene if Celtic keep their European form up.
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    Return leg is at Murrayfield they've no chance of generating any kind of atmosphere in there, they're out.
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    How long before the "grassroots" funds are being used to prop up the SPFL?
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    And yet we have people berating fans for trying to tackle this clusterfuck. Incredible.
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    Doubled because Rangers audience was included! Absolute turd polishers the SPFL.
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