Scottish Cup Final fall out: Anti-Rangers coverage must cease

[cooponthewing 1,139]

That's also a good point buster, I realise it's not a quick fix problem, however I feel we need to make a stand. What has to happen before we do??

[Tannochsidebear 2,406]

No matter what happened yesterday I won't be going to watch away games. I made that pledge the day they threw us out of the league and I will be keeping it.

 

For how long Boabie, a year? Two? Forever? If everyone done the same what level of support would we be able to give our team at away fixtures when they need it most? I'm not against a boycott, I wont ever set foot inside Tannadice until Thompson is gone, and I wont ever go back to the piggery either, but I know we will still sell out these venues (thankfully it wont be tannadice next season) so a boycott is a personal thing that wont be mirrored by the rest of our support.

 

As a long-standing member of a RSC that only goes to away games, if we were all to boycott those clubs who voted us out in 2012 we would not have a RSC left. The social side of going to Rangers games, the friends you make, the memories you retain of great away days, are all a part of what it is all about. It is usually better than the actual games!

[craig 5,199]

When Frankie said that 'we need to box clever' he was obviously right.

 

You'd hope that the club and the fans could allign themselves in an attempt to get the underlying problem out into the public debate and contemplated.

 

Ultimately individuals will decide if they want to attend away games or not and the calling for boycotts by a fans group at this stage isn't IMO boxing clever,.... if you want to even try to get to the fundamantal problem.

 

We need to change the area of public debate around the issue.

 

With all due respect buster there really isn't any "boxing clever". There is enough footage and evidence yesterday to prove what happened. Yet the mainstream media continue to not only downplay it but effectively ignore that players and staff were attacked. How do you box clever when there is effectively blanket denial by the media, politicians and even the opposing club who witnessed what their fans did ?

 

I don't believe it matters what we do next as it will be the usual "big bad Rangers" or "can't accept defeat" or "over reaction". We are vilified even when we are the victims. This won't change, no matter how we react.

 

So time to circle the wagons and look after ourselves.

[boabie 230]

For how long Boabie, a year? Two? Forever? If everyone done the same what level of support would we be able to give our team at away fixtures when they need it most? I'm not against a boycott, I wont ever set foot inside Tannadice until Thompson is gone, and I wont ever go back to the piggery either, but I know we will still sell out these venues (thankfully it wont be tannadice next season) so a boycott is a personal thing that wont be mirrored by the rest of our support.

 

As a long-standing member of a RSC that only goes to away games, if we were all to boycott those clubs who voted us out in 2012 we would not have a RSC left. The social side of going to Rangers games, the friends you make, the memories you retain of great away days, are all a part of what it is all about. It is usually better than the actual games!

 

For ever mate. I'm not a member of any RSC nowadays. I'm old enough to have a circle of long-standing friends who I socialise with pre and post match so don't need the comfort of a supporters club. I appreciate my stance is not for everyone but I've always had the same mindset - do me down or give me poor customer service and you won't get another chance. That's the reason I will never have Sky tv, bank with RBS, deal with Arnold Clark or hundreds of other things.

Edited May 22, 2016 by boabie

[cooponthewing 1,139]

100% with Craig on that again. It's time to act.

[buster. 5,186]

That's also a good point buster, I realise it's not a quick fix problem, however I feel we need to make a stand. What has to happen before we do??

 

I just think that yesterday highlights the underlying issues (see articles by Frankie, D'art, Johnny McFarlane) and that there is currently an opportunity to publicly highlight them and have them seriously debated beyond our own messageboards.

 

I'm not saying it will sort everything out, it won't but until some of what is and has been going on is publicy highlighted and exposed, it will fester, grow and end up in further consequences.

[boabie 230]

With all due respect buster there really isn't any "boxing clever". There is enough footage and evidence yesterday to prove what happened. Yet the mainstream media continue to not only downplay it but effectively ignore that players and staff were attacked. How do you box clever when there is effectively blanket denial by the media, politicians and even the opposing club who witnessed what their fans did ?

 

I don't believe it matters what we do next as it will be the usual "big bad Rangers" or "can't accept defeat" or "over reaction". We are vilified even when we are the victims. This won't change, no matter how we react.

 

So time to circle the wagons and look after ourselves.

 

As someone pointed out here earlier Craig, turn the tables and make it Rangers fans invading the park, assaulting players and the rest - how would the press, MP's, et al cover it ? An agenda has been at work for several years now. In my opinion we slept and it'll never change.

[ian1964 10,723]

As someone pointed out here earlier Craig, turn the tables and make it Rangers fans invading the park, assaulting players and the rest - how would the press, MP's, et al cover it ? An agenda has been at work for several years now. In my opinion we slept and it'll never change.

 

This is where we are now and it will only get worse!

[aweebluesoandso 290]

With all due respect buster there really isn't any "boxing clever". There is enough footage and evidence yesterday to prove what happened. Yet the mainstream media continue to not only downplay it but effectively ignore that players and staff were attacked. How do you box clever when there is effectively blanket denial by the media, politicians and even the opposing club who witnessed what their fans did ?

 

I don't believe it matters what we do next as it will be the usual "big bad Rangers" or "can't accept defeat" or "over reaction". We are vilified even when we are the victims. This won't change, no matter how we react.

 

So time to circle the wagons and look after ourselves.

 

Craig you are in danger of becoming my favourite admin, after Zappa. lol however i'm more a Charge Of The Light Brigade, than a Rorke's Drift man. We need to go on the attack, hard, fast and continuous till the point is rammed home. We were the victims of a unprovoked attack yesterday.

[alexscottislegend 2,320]

Genuine query here. if the authorities take no appropriate action, can the club take out private prosecutions for assault? After all, many of the offenders have been outed already on facebook etc. We cannot wait till a player gets killed.