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I will give my support to any player who wears the Rangers jersey,wether I rate him or not,i'm sure WS signs players who he believes will benefit Rangers FC

SDM is the one who is going to sell any player,WS will be trying to build a team every season as we will keep losing our best players to EPL clubs,money talks unfortunately

As always, when Rangers are under attack, the critics play the sectarian card, although it is hard to see what part sectarianism played in any disorder last week. But some just can't resist putting Rangers' Protestant traditions in the firing line, their fans' so-called bigotry and the songs they sing are highlighted, as if a different mindset would induce instant sobriety and a more placid response to a frustrating situation. Big-screens have blanked on numerous occasions in the past, most noteably during the screening of World Cup games in various towns in England, and the reaction of those at the venues was almost identical to that of the Rangers fans in Piccadilly Gardens last Wednesday night. Yobs act as yobs because they are yobs, not because they support a certain football team or claim allegiance to any particular religion. If Manchester had occurred twenty years ago, Rangers' enemies would have focused on the club's refusal to sign Catholic players, placed responsibility for the trouble at the door of sectarianism and called on the club to open its doors to all. In 1989 former Celtic favourite Mo Johnston was signed amidst much controversy and the Ibrox dressing-room has long since become a multi-cultural workplace. Rangers have had a Catholic captain, a Catholic chief executive and a Catholic manager (although Paul Le Guen's ill-fated time in charge probably did more for anti-Catholicism than it did for integration!) but sectarianism is still the stick used to beat Rangers. "The signing of Johnston was a very significant point in how our club was portrayed," Steven Smith pointed out. "Rangers had done what so many had been calling out for them to do, the club had deprived the critics of their ace card, yet the attacks have continued incessantly and no less vociferously, perhaps even more so. The motives of our club's critics have been exposed as a sham." The harsh facts of life are that, regardless of the religious make-up of the team, Rangers will remain a Protestant club, just as Celtic will continue to be the flagship for the Catholic population despite the prominence of so many Protestants in their history, because the bulk of the fanbase comes from one community. This may change with the passing of time but, when kids are separated at the impressionable age of five and educated differently, the clever money will always be on the great divide being maintained. Any suggestion that a more ecumenical outlook from Rangers fans would have led to events unfolding differently in Manchester last week is, at best, misguided�or more probably and more sinisterly, further evidence of an ongoing demonization of Rangers and their supporters. As the journey homewards continued with growing exasperation from the within the car, the news that Manchester City Council wouldn't be screening the Champions League showdown at Piccadilly Gardens was nevertheless welcomed from the back seat. "The screens probably wouldn't work anyway, trouble would kick-off�and they'd blame it all on us!" Greater Manchester Police's subsequent denial of a victory parade for United's Champions League winners is confirmation, if ever it was needed, that the force just can't handle big crowds. The F.A. would do well to minimize Manchester's inclusion in any future bid to bring a major football occasion to England.

Prior to the match, the city centre was just a giant beer garden and the mood amongst the crowd was so good. Sure, various nit-pickers with previous convictions in this area have been able to focus on the sentiments of some of the songs being sung and embark on their usual long-winded tut-tutting about the ethos of the Rangers support. They conveniently overlook the impeccable behaviour of the vast majority who were simply out to have a good time, soak up the sun, savour the occasion and cheer their team, whether at the City of Manchester Stadium or at one of the fanzones. The loss of transmission at the screens at Piccadilly Gardens was unfortunate - there are growing suspicions that the police ordered the switch-off! Again it must be stressed that the misconduct of a few idiots cannot be excused. However, long before kick-off time, the security company in charge of stewarding had simply given up, the orderly gathering of the afternoon became a free-for-all and many of those in the area were expressing concern about how events might unfold. The organizers had ignored advice from those who knew better, consequently they were unprepared and were inevitably overwhelmed by the volume of the crowd. Claims from the City Council that they subsequently bussed 11,000 fans to the Velodrome are laughable. Where on earth could Manchester find the required number of coaches at such short notice? Disgracefully, short of a 'we are doing our best to solve the problem' message on the screens, fans were left in the dark and, inevitably, the more sinister elements among the crowd reacted. "This is what quite a few Scottish media men would have been hoping for," sighed Steven Smith. "I'm sure a few of them are already compiling dossiers which they'll submit to UEFA in the hope of landing the club with a big fine, a ban, or both. Lets not forget that it was Scottish journalists who highlighted an incident which led to a Rangers player (Alex Rae v CSKA Moscow 2004) getting a five-game ban or that is was Scottish journalists who were only too happy to act as interpreters of a song to land the club with a big fine following our Champions League game in Villarreal two years ago. Yet they were strangely silent when the fans were indiscriminately attacked by the Spanish police in Pamplona last year. Indeed, one reporter even suggested we deserved to be battered for the songs being sung. 'And it reflects very badly on the integrity of those who, while quick to get up on the soap-box and criticize Rangers fans for last Wednesday night, omit to mention that we have just come through the longest European campaign any club has ever faced - 18 games prior to the UEFA Cup Final, nine away from home at some notoriously hostile venues - without there being a single arrest.' Those who went to the game were totally unaware of any trouble in town. As they walked back into the city, despite the disappointment of defeat, the mood was still laid-back and light-hearted. Given the quality of opposition in their Champions League group, nobody had seriously expected Rangers to be playing European football beyond Christmas so the positives of going all the way to Manchester undoubtedly outweighed the negatives of falling at the final hurdle. However, closer to the centre, at a business park on Great Ancoats Street, fleets of police vans were parked up and officers were seen changing from their day-to-day uniform into riot gear. The sound of one of them laughing "Its showtime!" betrayed an unhealthy relish for the events which followed. A group of Scots heading for Victoria railway station found all the side streets blocked off by riot squad officers. Any attempt to inquire about a safe route to the station was met by a loud and menacing "Keep moving!" Thinking a female might have more luck in getting a courteous response, a lady approached, only to be told "Keep moving or I'll f*cking move you!" And at Piccadilly station, where those hoping to travel were herded by police up an escalator into a dangerously confined area, only some quick assertive action by fans in forcing a gate open prevented a very serious, potentially fatal, crush. Launching an unrelenting damage limitation offensive, Greater Manchester Police released CCTV footage showing one officer being tripped and set upon: "â�¦like a pack of wolves," lamented Assistant Chief Constable Justine Curran. Once more nobody could possibly defend the despicable actions of the thugs involved but, rather than making selective clips available to the media, perhaps ACC Curran should check out some of the footage on the Youtube website. One fan, clearly having no wish to be involved in what was going on, raised his hands above his head submissively and tried to step aside, only to be knocked off his feet by an officer and there are numerous other clips of individuals being isolated then set upon 'like a pack of wolves'. Nor should Manchester City Council's bleating about the way events unfolded be allowed to pass without comment. Hosting the UEFA Cup Final was said to be worth �£5 million to the local economy. Subsequent calculations have seen the figure rise to an whopping �£25 million, all of which is no surprise given the hiking up of the prices for food and drink, the rip-off taxi rates and the outrageous costs of hotel accommodation. They have been quick to complain about the actions of a minute minority, whilst simultaneously tucking away a king's ransom from their free-spending visitors. Manchester should beware of squealing too loudly. It is widely accepted that England will be in the bidding to host a future World Cup Finals but when FIFA see how arguably their number one soccer city couldn't cope with events last week they might be prompted to ask more than a few poignant questions. Or will Manchester demand to know exactly who will be playing in their city before they accept any future prestige fixtures? Meanwhile, Rangers have repeatedly stated that only a misguided few were involved in the trouble, stressing that stringent action will be taken against any who are registered supporters. As a club, however, they have capitulated on so many levels over the years. There has been no effort to defend the image of the club or the fans against often groundless allegations and the absence of any significant response from chairman Sir David Murray, chief executive Martin Bain and those they employ to look after the PR side of things has effectively sent out a signal that they are a legitimate target. Those who run the club are now seen to be distant from the fanbase and elements who take a distinct anti-Rangers stance clearly see no need to hide their contempt for the club. There is no hidden agenda, it is open season on Rangers, a point highlighted by coverage of events in Manchester. 'The Supporters Trust meets regularly with Sir David Murray and Martin Bain and this is an issue which certainly bothers us,' Steven Smith pointed out. 'However, the club seems to prefer to go for the dignified silence approach, rather than give those concerned the satisfaction of knowing they've struck a nerve. We prefer to identify those pursuing an anti-Rangers agenda and will continue to challenge and highlight their innuendo and blatant lies. Hopefully, someday soon the club will adopt a similar strategy.'

Reporter Robert Watt has covered Scottish football for close to thirty years but it was as a Rangers fan he attended last week's UEFA Cup Final in Manchester. What had been a day to remember for all associated with the Ibrox club was only marginally marred by the result of the big match but some incidents of disorder in the city, subsequent exaggeration of the trouble and the ongoing 'spin' from Greater Manchester Police has prompted this heartfelt response. MANCHESTER - THE TRUE STORY The mood was sombre in the car on the way home from Manchester last Thursday. Defeat from Zenit St Petersburg in the UEFA Cup Final was being aggravated by a constant flagging up of a few ugly incidents in the city the previous night, everyone was queuing up to stick the boot into Rangers fans, then Manchester City Council, whose enthusiasm for the occasion had never risen above tepid, announced they had consequently abandoned plans for a public screening of Wednesday's Champions League Final between Manchester United and Chelsea. "Surely an over-reaction," said BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans, to rapturous applause from within the car. "C'mon, there were 250,000 Rangers fans in Manchester and only 40 arrests, that's zero point zero zero zero something in percentage terms." The DJ's assessment of the numbers was perhaps slightly excessive but conservative estimates are that no less than 200,000 Rangers supporters had descended on England's third city. And Greater Manchester Police's subsequent announcement that only ELEVEN Ibrox fans were facing charges put all the 'riot, 'rampage' and 'war zone' stories into some perspective. The genie, however, is once more out of the bottle. Subsequent reflections on events have been outrageously hyped up, all the usual suspects - from attention-seeking politicians, journalists with an axe to grind, discredited anti-sectarianism bodies, the butchers, bakers and candlestick-makers who adminster the game and, not least of all, Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Police - have jumped on the holier-than-thou bandwagon and put Rangers F.C. on the back-foot yet again. Let it be made clear right now, no right-thinking person would dream of condoning the actions of those morons whose response to the blanking of the big-screens in one of the fanzones was to hurl bottles at the screens and turn on the police. It is indefensible and nobody would lose any sleep if those responsible were to be locked up and the key conveniently mislaid. It is the reaction to it all which has been so disappointing, yet wholly predictable. For the bulk of the past 25 years, Rangers and their fans have been under attack from many sources and it is a relentless drip-drip-drip process which has eaten into any feelgood factor the fans have enjoyed, with every high being clouded by dubious side-issues, while their traditions have been rubbished and abandoned, songs outlawed and individual fans and supporters groups subjected to harassment or worse. Of course, Manchester was an accident waiting to happen from the moment Nacho Novo slotted home the penalty kick to beat Fiorentina and take Rangers through to the final. As soon as it became clear the Gers were Manchester-bound, the messages coming out of the city were unfriendly in the extreme. If you don't have a ticket, stay away; there will be no big screens and no fanzones; the pubs will be closed, drinking in public is not permitted; the police will stringently enforce the local by-laws. Welcome to Manchester? You must be joking! "It took the intervention of respected politicians like Ian Davidson MP, the Manchester business community and various representative groups from within the Rangers support to force both the council and the police authority to soften their stance," explained Steven Smith, media spokesman for the Rangers Supporters Trust. "Wednesday's brief disorder was disappointing but, had the local authorities had it their way, one shudders to think what might have happened." Realizing that a human tsunami was about to descend on the city regardless, Manchester made a dramatic u-turn. But already their position as reluctant hosts was exposed. Yet in a city which claims to be football-mad, home to one of the most passionately supported clubs in world football, they seemed incapable of interpreting the mood amongst Rangers fans. Put it this way, if United were in a European final at Hampden, how many of their fans would travel to Glasgow, with or without tickets? They would surely come close to matching the numbers who travelled south last week, although it is fairly safe to say Glasgow District Council would have laid out the welcome mat from the outset, unlike their Mancunian counterparts. No Rangers fan will need to be reminded that Greater Manchester Police have a history where their club is concerned. In 2003, when the Light Blues visited Old Trafford on Champions League business, every pub in the city was ordered to close, yet the visits of Celtic prompted no such clampdown, despite their fans' overt support for the terrorist organization which bombed the heart out of the city centre no more than twelve years ago. And in the summer of 2006, in a most abysmal abdication of responsibility, GMP ordered the cancellation of a friendly between Bolton Wanderers and Rangers because they claimed policing the match would stretch their resources. If they can't handle a pre-season kickabout, one wonders why they ever backed their City Council's bid to host a high-octane event like the UEFA Cup Final. When the Cup Final went out to tender, it would have been part of the city's sales pitch that they are experienced in hosting such events, no doubt citing regular glamour games at Old Trafford, the 2002 Commonwealth Games and the Champions League Final of the following year. Clearly they expected two foreign sides to arrive in town, enjoy a cozy get-together, then head off home with the minimum of fuss. In a perfect world, it would all work out that way but, of course, we live in a different world entirely. Walter Smith's men stunned Europe with their progress this season and suddenly Manchester City Council wanted to change the rules. Two things immediately bothered Rangers fans. With the City Stadium holding only 44,500 spectators, tickets would be like gold dust and, inevitably, a flourishing black market sprung up. Was it out of the question to switch the event to Old Trafford, with a capacity of close to 80,000? Whatever the logistical problems with ticketing etc, the increased revenue would surely have made the switch financially viable. And if that was impractical, why not set up Old Trafford for a big-screen showing, taking more than 70,000 ticketless fans off the streets? Furthermore, with the city being so accessible from all parts of the UK and beyond, the volume of incoming fans outstripped all the estimates of the local authority, they constantly disregarded the ever-escalating but wholly realistic figures being quoted by the more informed sources in Scotland. Quite simply, Manchester did not have its finger on the pulse and, even as late as Wednesday afternoon, with the town centre grid-locked with fans, heads were buried in the sand. The volume of humanity in the vicinity and the workload on an inadequately prepared area meant a breakdown in the system was almost inevitable. Part 1

My suggestions ??,i'm not one for guessing what players are going to be looked at.But I would like to think we will try and bring in a couple of wide players with pace and drive,a quality striker or two,just for starters.

Why would any fan not give a shit about the Scottish cup

My worry regarding new signings is I actually worry what quality we can attract to the SPL.

The suject of this thread is touch up or clear out,I think WS had to make immediate signings,some worked out and some didn't,but he had to quick fix our team/squad to close the gap on Celtic.He has done that,so IMO I will reserve my judgements on if he is the man to take us forward for next season after I see what players come in and how we are performing.So for me a clearout is going to set us back to where we were at the start of his second stint as Rangers manager,unless the players he brings in hit the ground running,which no-one can guarantee,touch up for this bear.

Because he needed to bring in players he believed would do a job for him,at the time I thought it was a decent signing,maybe a wee bit pricey,but the thing is you never know how any signing is going to turn out.

Was WS not responsible for these some of these great signings ?.The days of signing quality like that are gone,discovering players like Cuellar and hoping young players can come through is the only way ahead i'm afraid.

I'm looking forward to WS signing some quality players and improve our style of play,and hopefully at the end of the season we will be sitting in the same position as we were a couple of weeks ago,only with a different outcome.

I still think whoever wins the league,deserves to.

WALTER SMITH insists the SPL's failure to help ease Rangers' fixture congestion sufficiently led to Celtic winning the championship as much as anything. In their 67th game of an extraordinary season, the Light Blues lost the title race as they were beaten 2-0 by Aberdeen at Pittodrie. Ally McCoist, Walter Smith and Kenny McDowallThe match was Gers' third in six days and now they have a gap of just 41 hours in which to prepare for Saturday's Scottish Cup final with Queen of the South. Smith's men have already played eight times since May began and the league's refusal to extend the season further because of Rangers' European commitments has cost them. The Ibrox manager has made his stance on the situation clear already and he feels better handling of the circumstances would have given his side more of a chance. Smith said: "I felt at one stage of the season that we had a good opportunity to win the league and that was more than I'd have expected in our first full season back at the club. "But we're obviously disappointed with the outcome tonight and disappointed we've lost out on the championship. "Having been in a good position previously, our disappointment is even greater because things haven't materialised for us. "I wouldn't say I think there was ever any point when things started to wrong for us as such. "After a run of 20 games unbeaten, I felt at that point we could go on to take the championship because of the levels of consistency we had shown. "But when we realised what fixtures we would have in the last couple of months, I knew we would have a battle on our hands.Ferguson battles with Mackie "Overall, a failure to handle a set of circumstances which were unusual for a team to have to deal with has led to us falling down as much as anything else. "Rangers, like any other club in the situation we were in, tried as hard as we could to get our fixtures spread out. "When it didn't happen, we had to play the games we had. We've done that now and the way things have turned out hasn't helped us." Smith saw substitute Nacho Novo sent off for a reckless tackle on Stuart Duff and had no complaints about the Spaniards dismissal. Rangers must now go into the weekend without the suspended striker, just as they did when they faced Dundee United for the League Cup in March. Smith knows he must also rouse his men one last time before the summer, regardless of the short period they have in which to prepare. He added: "We'll have to play the game and we would like to finish the season on a brighter note than we have done in the last week or so."

By Andrew Dickson RANGERS' season will begin in July as a result of their failure to win the SPL title tonight in the final round of championship matches. Because they have finished second in the standings, they now face the prospect of going through two qualifying rounds to reach the Champions League group stage. Consequently, that means Walter Smith's players will get less than a calendar month off on holiday as they return for pre-season training on June 23. David WeirGers will be the highest-ranked club in the draw for the second preliminary stage, meaning they'll avoid the likes of Fenerbahce, Panathinaikos, Basel and Anderlecht. Potential opponents do, however, include former Euro foes IFK Gothenburg, Anorthosis Famagusta and FBK Kaunas. First-leg ties at that point in the competition will be played on July 29/30, with return games taking place on August 5/6. Should the Light Blues progress to the third qualifying round, they will again be seeded with only Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Schalke and Juventus ranked above them. That doesn't mean they'll be in for an easy draw though, with a string of tricky teams lying in wait there too. Among them are Sparta Prague, Dynamo Kiev and Galatasaray and those matches will take place on August 12/13 and 26/27. Should Rangers advance again, they'll go into the group phase for the ninth time in the revamped European Cup's 17th year and pool games will start in September.

In your opinion of course,not mine

To anyone who wants WS to leave now ?,well I better not say as it will only result in a pointless slagging match.For me WS has came in and started to build a team and has done a great job IMO,he needs to be given some cash to take this team another step forward.I've not been happy watching this team play this season at times,along with a lot of bears,but surely the man deserves at least a chance to make us even better next season,and if we play games like we did this season then I would be one of the fans that would have to question him,but wanting him to leave now is just ridiculous.

He must stay,but only if WS can fit him into the team,if we re going to play 451 then he has to go,no point sitting on the bench !!!!

Successful Ops For Duo RANGERS stars Stevie Naismith and Chris Burke both underwent successful surgery yesterday but it will be a long time before they retutm to the first time. Sadly, Naismith is looking at 12 months out while it will be four to six months for winger Burke. Both players were seriously injured in the same match - the Scottish Cup semi-final against St Johnstone on April 20. Kevin Rutkiewicz caught Burke on the ankle with his studs after just seven mintue and then Martin Hardie stomped on Naismith's knee eight minutes later which led to cruciate ligament damage. The surgery team involved on both players were pleased with the results of the operations and now both players are on their way back home. Allan McGregor is the other main injury problem at Murray Park, also with an ankle problem sustained against Celtic last month.

Frankie is on holiday for a week and won't be on here untill he gets back....................so you guys will have to wait for his secrets to tell !!!

Gribz,your last sentence says it all really,Celtic fans hate Rangers more than they love Celtic

There has still been major improvements to this Rangers team,compared to the last couple of seasons.Building a team takes more than one season,we have the foundations now let's add to this in the summer and improve again

The leader of Glasgow City Council has admitted he was "ashamed as a Glaswegian" of the violence that marred the Uefa Cup Final in Manchester. Writing in the Manchester Evening News, Steven Purcell said he would do everything possible to ensure those responsible were caught and punished. Mr Purcell stressed that he believed Manchester's planning for the showpiece final had been "spot-on". A Russian fan was stabbed and 15 police officers injured in the trouble. Mr Purcell, who had been in the City of Manchester Stadium to see Rangers lose 2-0 to Zenit St Petersburg in Wednesday night's final, said he had been "appalled" when he later saw photographs and video footage of the violence that erupted in the city centre among a section of the estimated 200,000 Rangers supporters. The only people to blame are the mindless minority who acted in the irresponsible, idiotic and violent ways we have all witnessed In the most disturbing scene, a mob of Rangers fans attacked a lone police officer who had tripped and fallen. He escaped without serious injury. In the open letter to the people of Manchester, Mr Purcell said: "I, as a Glaswegian, am ashamed of the behaviour of some people on Wednesday night and I know there are many other Glaswegians who feel the same way. "Newspaper photographs and television coverage of people verbally abusing police and stewards, and in some cases attacking them, are appalling and very disappointing." Some fans have blamed poor organisation by Manchester City Council and Greater Manchester Police for sparking the trouble, which first flared when a giant screen, that had been put up to allow ticketless fans to see the game, failed about 15 minutes before kick off. Destruction and violence But Mr Purcell insisted: "Manchester is not to blame for what happened. Rangers Football Club is not to blame for what happened, the vast majority of Rangers supporters are not to blame for what happened. "The only people to blame are the mindless minority who acted in the irresponsible, idiotic and violent ways we have all witnessed. "The event was well staged, the supporters inside the stadium created a great atmosphere and, although for Glasgow's sake I would have preferred a different result, the game was exciting. "I think it is a great shame that all that has been forgotten because of the unacceptable behaviour of a mindless minority." Mr Purcell said he hoped the violence would not sour relations between Rangers and Manchester, which he had always found a "warm and welcoming city". He added: "Any help that the city of Glasgow, Strathclyde Police or Rangers Football Club can give the authorities in Manchester to get to the bottom of what happened and identify those responsible, we will give. "Glasgow is just as keen as Manchester to see the people responsible for this destruction and violence to be caught and brought to justice. "These people do not represent Rangers and they do not represent our city. We want to see them punished for their behaviour."

I think we should sue the ref.for cheating !!!!

This blight on RangersGraham Spiers The chaotic post-match scenes at the Uefa Cup final in Manchester must be utterly galling for those thousands of Rangers fans who follow their team with pride and distinction, yet who must wonder how on earth their club is to be rid of the social poison at its core. These recurring incidents of delinquent behaviour with Rangers fans on the road are becoming tedious as well as depressing for those of us who chronicle this football club's fortunes. It doesn't seem to matter what Rangers as a club try to do - and the Ibrox board have explored every conceivable road recently - they simply cannot gouge out the primitive element among their followers. By sheer chance a colleague and I stumbled upon the clashes between Rangers fans and the riot-police around midnight in the centre of Manchester on Wednesday night. Earlier, in the media centre, we had received reports of a Zenit fan being stabbed, and of a number of Rangers supporters being apprehended over that incident, but what we found in the centre of town was something else entirely. Three of us had gone back to a hotel to pick up some luggage and, one block away, the clashes between fans and the police were in full spate. We drove into a grid of wailing sirens. One Rangers supporter said to me: "It's like a war-zone down there. Some windows have been kicked in and there's fighting with the police." One colleague went off to pick up his bag and returned 10 minutes later, slightly shaken after having to pick his way around the chaos. Related Links Riot forces big screen TV U-turn Riot forces big screen TV U-turn Gallant Rangers fall at the final hurdle The experience earlier in the day in Manchester on Wednesday was also depressing. The blight of bigotry has haunted Rangers FC and, while the club has pleaded and pleaded with fans to stop singing their sectarian dirges, the evidence of Manchester city centre over that period suggested they have made little progress in winning this battle. A range of songs which bellow about "****** bastards" and "F*** the Pope" remain the routine chant of too many Rangers supporters. You couldn't walk 50 yards in Manchester city centre without being assaulted by one such chorus. This is a sensitive subject for Rangers. The club has begged Scottish reporters and editors to play it all down, because it "harms the image" of Glasgow and Scotland. Rangers themselves have hired a PR agency over the last two years, asked to perform what is euphemistically called "damage limitation" when it comes to these repeated embarrassments for the club. The PR boys have a tough job. As a club Rangers are very familiar now with having to issue declamatory statements in the aftermath of such scenes as Manchester. A recurring phrase - and it was used again by Rangers yesterday - is that it is "a small minority" which ruins it for the rest. The problem for Rangers is, this isn't a small minority of fans at all, but a large minority of them which indulges in such drunken, or aggressive, or bigoted behaviour. It is an on-going blight upon a very proud and distinguished Scottish institution