The OFFICIAL Rangers Thread

[Warlord]

Aye, bit of a "surprise" how a pub getting turned into a Gers themed pub gets vandalised.

[Westy]

Aye it is Blantyre though. Its full of arseholes.

[Westy]

Where did Watty's post go to?

"You lay with dogs, you get fleas"

What a terrible excuse.

[Warlord]

http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/p...394720,00.html comment from Martin Bain. Can't seem to C&P it.

[Timmy]

SASA PAPAC has been offered a two-year contract extension that will keep him at Rangers until 2011.

The 28-year-old was Gers' former French boss Paul Le Guen's last signing in August, 2006, when he joined from Austria Vienna for £650,000.

And although he found it hard to establish himself under Le Guen, the Bosnian has gone on to become a key part of Walter Smith's rearguard and is understood to be keen to put pen to paper on the new deal.

[Westy]

God bless the Papac.

[Warlord]

Hope he does! Always good on the left.

[Watty]

Originally Posted by Westy

Where did Watty's post go to?

"You lay with dogs, you get fleas"

What a terrible excuse.

Here I deleted it because I can't be arsed going round in circles like all of these type of threads seem to.

I was alluding to how Goram has gone out of his way to be seen with and integrate with loyalist terrorists, surely you'll agree that will attract a degree of negative attention? I'd say the same for any of our players that behaved that way.

The pub has always been a Rangers shop, looked like the work of a schoolwean anyway.

Originally Posted by Warlord

http://www.rangers.premiumtv.co.uk/p...394720,00.html comment from Martin Bain. Can't seem to C&P it.

Here it is.

IN view of the widespread publicity last night and today regarding Rangers supporters singing the chorus of 'The Famine Song' at matches, the Club believes it right to update supporters and clarify the Club's position.

Prior to our first home match of the season against Hearts, Strathclyde Police informed the Club that, following consultation with the Procurators' Fiscal service, the police were of the view that anyone singing this song risked being arrested and charged with a racial breach of the peace.

The Club passed on this information to supporters' representatives. The Club also approached the police following the recent Old Firm match over a number of issues including violent threats to our staff and fans. The issue of The Famine Song was raised again by the Club and consideration was given to a joint public statement being made to advise supporters that singing 'The Famine Song' would put them at risk of arrest as we had been informed.

The police would not commit to a public statement without further investigation. It is apparent however that the threat of arrest remains.

The club is duty bound to inform supporters they may be subject to arrest as clearly it is in no-one's interests for that to happen. The Club would be utterly irresponsible if it did not advise supporters accordingly.

Clearly some supporters feel aggrieved that a song they believe to be no more than a tit for tat 'wind up' of Celtic supporters should be singled out in this way and merit the attention of police, governments and anti-racism organisations. In recent times, the absence of sanction or attention directed at any other club supports the contention that this is very much a one-way street. This is despite the best efforts of this Club to highlight such issues in constructive discussion with the relevant authorities.

The Club shares supporters' frustration that offensive and wholly unacceptable songs such as those 'celebrating' the Ibrox disasters or inciting death threats to our players are sung by supporters of other clubs on a regular basis with little or no comment or reprimand from any quarter.

The Club also believes that the issue of unacceptable conduct and anti-social behaviour at football matches has at times been used by individuals or groups to pursue their own agendas and there have been instances of this in the recent past.

That said, the Club has a duty to ensure the interests of our supporters are protected. It is not in the interests of any supporter to stand accused of racism or sectarianism or face the prospect of being arrested.

That is why the Club took the view that the interests of our supporters would be best served by refraining from singing The Famine Song.

The Club is wholly committed to acting in the interests of our supporters at all times.

We also remain committed to our long-established policy of not condoning any sectarian, racist or anti-social behaviour.

MARTIN BAIN, Chief Executive

[Warlord]

What would you class as a terrorist?

[Watty]

Originally Posted by Warlord

What would you class as a terrorist?

Seriously?

Ok I'll play along. Someone who uses violence/threatening behaviour to achieve a political aim.

[Westy]

Come off it Watty. And yer right. With that attitude we will go round in circles. I could bring up plenty of negative stuff that Celtic/Celtic players have been involved in and then any abuse because of that aimed towards Celtic/Celtic players can be justified?

These cunts didn't vandalize his pub because he was known to "integrate with loyalist terrorists". Come off it. It was cause he's an ex-Rangers player.

[Zippy]

I love Rangers stance, 'look we know it's racism but we're not condemning it just gonnae no sing it'.

Originally Posted by Westy

Come off it Watty. And yer right. With that attitude we will go round in circles. I could bring up plenty of negative stuff that Celtic/Celtic players have been involved in and then any abuse because of that aimed towards Celtic/Celtic players can be justified?

These cunts didn't vandalize his pub because he was known to "integrate with loyalist terrorists". Come off it. It was cause he's an ex-Rangers player.

Haud the fucking bus, you were justifying Neil Lennon getting attacked! And don't deny it, you were offering a reason as to why he could be attacked (something to do with how he acted) and now you're getting up in arms about a bit of paint.

[Warlord]

Originally Posted by Watty

Seriously?

Ok I'll play along. Someone who uses violence/threatening behaviour to achieve a political aim.

Aye? I thought Loyalists were wanting to keep Ulster apart of Britain but the IRA were wanting it apart of Ireland?

Plus I thought racism was against a different race, as someone a different colour not the same race?


ONTOPIC!

Anyone getting the new away strip/top?

[Westy]

Naw I wasn't. I was saying that maybe because of what he's said in the past, that could cause some "negative attention", same as Watty is saying just now. And now roles are reserved and its awright now to justify an attack on an ex-Rangers players pub because of something he's done in the past?

Can you not see the irony?

[Watty]

Originally Posted by Westy

Come off it Watty. And yer right. With that attitude we will go round in circles. I could bring up plenty of negative stuff that Celtic/Celtic players have been involved in and then any abuse because of that aimed towards Celtic/Celtic players can be justified?

These cunts didn't vandalize his pub because he was known to "integrate with loyalist terrorists". Come off it. It was cause he's an ex-Rangers player.

Goram is an unusual case, there haven't been any other players from either side that have taken an interest in the troubles with such gusto. Makes him an easier target for idiots.

We'll agree to disagree? We'll no get anywhere and I'll need to go and scrub the green paint off my hands