Frankie 8,552 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 http://www.rangerssupporterstrust.co.uk/rstsite/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=87&Itemid=1 The Rangers Supporters' Trust has today called on the journalist Gerry McNee and the News Of The World to make a public apology to the Rangers support for the disgraceful slur which appeared on 25 February. This is not the first time Mr. McNee has made deliberately provocative statements about Rangers Football Club and the people who follow it but the next time Mr. McNee wants to view bigotry close up, he should simply look in his bathroom mirror. Mr. McNee wrote: "Perhaps they (Rangers) should be looking at another fringe activity on match days when a section of the crowd jump up and down chanting 'bouncy, bouncy, ha, ha, ha'. Is that based on sectarian gangs in Northern Ireland jumping on the heads of victims? No doubt there's another explanation for that too." Gerry McNee has now reached rock bottom in terms of standards, decency and accuracy by pretending that this is a perverse 'celebration' of the sickening sectarian murder of Robert Hamill in 1997, an accusation previously appearing only on the most extreme Republican/Celtic websites. The 'fringe activity' he talks of is widely known and accepted as a terrace song and dance known colloquially as 'The Bouncy', in evidence amongst Rangers fans as far back as 1989. Indeed in 1994, 3 years before Mr. Hamill's murder, 'The 'Bouncy' is specifically referred to in the Club's own Rangers Video Diary as Security Chief Alistair Hood is jokingly asked if seatbelts will be used to prevent fans in the East and West Enclosures doing this. In light of the evidence, the Trust calls for a full public apology to be printed in next Sunday's News of the World. Should this not be forthcoming, the Trust believes that Rangers FC will have no alternative but to remove media privileges from Mr. McNee and his newspaper, in line with the Chairman's statement to the 2006 Rangers AGM. The RST continues to campaign against REAL bigotry. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza_8 233 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Frankie what's the chances of McPee making a public apology? No doubt he'll just laugh it off and bin the letter. If that is the case, what are the chances of Rangers remove his media privileges? Again, I don't hold my breath on this one but I must applaud the trust for taking stance on this matter. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest brother426 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 yep...well done the RST...taking the initiative again. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wija 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 In evidence at the 1984 Skol cup final...... as my video shows on another thread... What a giant phallis this man is. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Very good response. Hoping McNee doesn't apologise and that Rangers ban him. Although wont hold my breath on the latter. However the club have improved recently in defending the fans so lets wait and see. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk Jim 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Applause once more for the RST! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Applause once more for the RST! See, you are being converted Jim 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkirk Jim 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 Hey, i wasn't too impressed by the RST to begin with, but i stand by that view ... i feel they have become 100% more professional in the past year or so, and that is why i signed up 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 The guy really is 50pence short of a pound. Well done to the trust and now hoping Mr Murray follows through, as the chance of an apology is next to nothing. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Ally 0 Posted February 26, 2007 Share Posted February 26, 2007 BTW, will this just be posted on the Trust website or will it get a wider audience than that. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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