Talk about the game's gone crazy. It sure as hell has north of Hadrian's Wall! With the new Rangers rising, Kieron Dyer like, out of the ashes, there seemed to be an assumption down Ibrox way that rival clubs would wave them happily back into the SPL. Go ahead Gers, play your fife pipes and march around our grounds in your orange sashes until our walls come tumbling down why don't ye? Go ahead Gers, hang an effigy of the Pope outside our stadium and tear up our town, pissing all down our High Street on a Saturday afternoon why don't ye?
But amazingly, the other clubs have said, "Hang on, allow the second biggest club in Scotland back into the SPL when we don't have to? Give up automatic European qualification so Rangers can take a place? Extend a helping hand to the arrogant bully boy tossers who wouldn't field a Catholic until it dawned on them that most of the footballing world were Romans? Why the Falkirk FC would we do a stupid thing like that?"
But, of course, the alternative is every bit as catastrophic as Scotland voting for independence! This is a whisky manufacturing "nation" that can't organise a piss up in a distillery, a football loving "country" that can't sustain two profit making football teams, never mind a competitive league.
Without Rangers, what is the SPL? A walk over! Why would anybody want to watch Scottish football now? How on earth can the TV companies market a foregone conclusion? Next season will be like a Jane Austen novel, "A Tale of the Totally Predictable". Will bookmakers even open a book on who will win the title or will every book involve "betting without the favourite"? The Bhoys will be delighting in the misery of the Gers but they could be hanging themselves by their own hoops as they kill the goose that lays the golden egg!
And what should Rangers do now? If they have any sense, apply to join the Football Conference. In ten years time they could be in the English Premiership, cocking a snoop at Celtic lording it in their SPL Lillyput. In fact, if they have any sense, they will buy a piece of land just over the border ready to build a new stadium in case the whole nation follows the SPL example and elects to mount it's own gibbet before yelling "Och aye the nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!"
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So who's the biggest club (in Scotland) then?
wow could you be any more pedantic in what you say ? yes Scotland doesnt have the money footballing wise but thats because of the way sky distribute its funding. How is a league supposed to get any better if they on give 80 million to 12 teams over a five year period ?
Oh aye the citizens of manchester and england will stand idly by and lets fans of the now defunct rangers sack their towns, get real man these knuckle dragging deadheads did more damage to manchester than the IRA and the Luftwaffe combined. They are the piriahs of football worldwide they should change their name to BNP FC
Afraid you don't know the situation - if you tried reading the Scottish Newspapers it wouldn't actually help either.
Rangers are now in the liquidation process due to financial mismanagement over many years, resulting in "Sir" David Murray handing over the keys for £1, so long as Lloyds bank got their £18Million - simple? You go to Ticketus, give them an amazing slice of 4 seasons ticket money, get into the Champions league and everything is rosy... it didn't happen... Tax wasn't paid (to the tune of £15Million in one season) several other Tax bills appear... anyway the list goes on... Rangers brought this on themselves.
Just because someone bought the assets doesn't make it Rangers (If I buy your house, does that make me you!?) a rebranding is occurring by the owners of the assets - why not, but voting a brand new team into the Top league? You think this is sporting integrity? In Scotland last season, Kilmarnock won the League cup and Hearts beat Hibs in the Scottish cup final... Celtic did win the league in a bit of a canter... but how many times has Man United won the EPL? Only in the last 2 years has the top 4 in the EPL had an unfamiliar ring to it... I hope West Ham have much success as they've also suffered through financial mismanagement, the difference is, someone at least came in to save you before you were liquidated, you never had to apply for a FA licence etc. This Newco requires 3 years of submitted accounts before it can enter European competition as does ALL new teams. These are the facts, most of the facts re: illegal contracts were known for 2-3 years... the Mainstream media in Scotland ignored it all, the fans ignored it and it's now too late.
It's a sad state of affair for the many decent fans (you listed out some of their recent history, including an anti-catholic signing policy) unfortunately for them it failed, Scottish football will survive, attendances were up last season (although were nose diving at Ibrox for a while) Thankfully the real fans are coming out in droves and who knows some younsters will get a chance, you might even see a new McAvennie emerge some day.
Good luck, but please (as hard as it is in this case) present the facts...
Too many hatred issues going on in your head is your point scottish football what next?, the whiskey industry, the border regions and the romans refurbishment of Hadrian's wall, scottish right to vote for independence?. Just stick to the football - its embarrassing hammy
"if they have any sense, they will buy a piece of land
If they have sense - naw, they don't.
buy a piece of land - they cannae afford to buy a pie (fat Ally would scoff it anyway)
Article biased toward Celtic, its a lot of nonsense.
"if they have any sense, they will buy a piece of land
If they have sense - naw, they don't.
buy a piece of land - they cannae afford to buy a pie (fat Ally would scoff it anyway)
Jesus, your lack of knowledge of football in general is woeful. I'd give up the blog posts.
What a ranter!! Still living in the past mister opening poster? Every one has moved on, so should you mate. Join the rest of us who change with the times. Don't let your bigotted feelings fester away as you will lead an unhappy life and die young with angst. :-
I agree with the gist of your article that the SPL Turkey's did indeed vote for Xmas, however I am dismayed to see that you have bought into the much peddled myth of Rangers fans as some sort of Uber-Protestant stereotype.
Whilst unionism and indeed protestantism is a part of Rangers cultural identity, it's nonsense to suggest that the club in any way shape or form supports a sectarian agenda.
I find it galling to have to take lectures on supporter behaviour from West Ham fans, who have been long in the vanguard of English football hooliganism. Even so I'm not crass enough to suggest that this characterises ALL West Ham fans.
If you had ever been to a Rangers match you would see that the image you have portrayed is far from the truth, and the reality is that, rather than pish, Rangers and our supporters pour vast amounts of money into the High streets of other Scottish towns and indeed Scottish football in general.
Glasgow Rangers largest support and biggest team.Still the same Rangers I Followed as a boy.
You could do yourself a big favour and learn about the history of Rangers fans instead of spouting off shite about effigys of the Pope.
The club formerly known as Rangers are bad. They stole the tax payers' money, cheated by playing ineligible players for 10 years and now won't say sorry. Goodbye Rangers. I hope Div 3 won't even have you. Your grandchildren will be Celtic fans
Quite obvious who the biggest is !
what a bigoted piece of shit you are
Rangers reserves must be the biggest.
You use rather crude sectarian stereotypes, perhaps intended in a humourous sense, but failing miserably.
However, Rangers fans were not thinking that this is a done deal. Do some research and see what they themselves said. We are all too aware of the dislike and hatred aimed at our club from both rival fans and the media.
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger and we will return, however long that takes, to continue this club's 140 year ongoing history. (I assume you'll counter this remark, but do your research first, since I most certainly have done mine).
Seriously, do you think the Conference would accept them? And if so, why not The Foitball League? It would be great for their TV revenue, and if its all about money now who caresabout logic, tradition, or even fairness. Throw them into League 1 for the hell of it.
I guess you are another arrogant rangers loving english biggot who would immediady welcome Man U or City back with open arms if it was them, and to criticise a country you rely on is total, trash the whisky you mention gains your treasuary £160 every second of the day in taxes and of course us lot that contrary to your statement organise the biggest and best piss ups wherever we go, ask smarmy Cameron why he is so eager to keep the union.
Of course there is also oil...
I guess you are another arrogant rangers loving english biggot who would immediady welcome Man U or City back with open arms if it was them, and to criticise a country you rely on is total, trash the whisky you mention gains your treasuary £160 every second of the day in taxes and of course us lot that contrary to your statement organise the biggest and best piss ups wherever we go, ask smarmy Cameron why he is so eager to keep the union.
Of course there is also oil...
Well it sure aint Tic ;)
This is not only factual tripe but bordering on racist tripe . The SPL will be rebranded and the SFA /SFL will change the league setup after one season to find a way to include Rangers and the other clubs who will go into administration . Meanwhile the rest of the Scottish clubs will get rid of their top earners and by definition their best players so they can stay in business and the already poor standard of the game north of the border will decline even further . Celtic meanwhile will struggle to attract players that would improve their club and while they will dominate domestically they will steadily get worse in European terms . The co-efficient of Scottish teams will get steadily worse and fewer and fewer Scottish clubs will qualify for European competition which in turn will reduce their revenues and profile leading to reduction of TV money .
Rangers should never have applied to rejoin the SPL , if they had any honour they would have applied to join division 3 of the Scottish league . As for moving to England I feel they are better dealing with their problems now and getting past them . It will stand them in good stead when SKY eventually pull the plug and the house of cards that is English football comes tumbling down .
You seem to think that Scotland has always been a two club race. Before Rangers started their financial dopping clubs like Dundee Uth and Aberdeen did well domestically and in Europe. As foir the premeirship it will be a one horse Manchester City against the rest. You don't know what your are talking about. the Scottish 1st division is the most competitive league in Britain. We don't need ir want Rangers in our league either.
Stevie a Livingston fan
What a load of racist dribble.
Typical English morons. Think you know everything about Scotland. Why don't you try to field a team worthly of yer beloved EPL before spouting off at the mouth. You got more fight in yer fans than you do in yer players. Sad wee club you are
The biggest club in scotland has and always will be rangers , celtic had crowds of less than 12000 until martin o neil came,
While you're right about Rangers you don't have enough knowledge of the background to this whole situation. It goes back roughly 25 years and there are many threads to the whole story that would take a very long time to explain.
The SPL will suffer short-term problems but it's not like it can get much worse anyway. In the long run, Scottish football should benefit from Rangers' demise.
And the Scottish club is obviously Celtic. Maybe not in Scotland itself, but certainly around the world. Rangers had to spend other peoples' money and dodge tax just to compete with Celtic, who were playing by the rules. Unlike Rangers, Celtic have a worldwide fanbase. Rangers claim they do because they have a superiority complex and can't accept Celtic being bigger or better (hence the overspending, cheating etc.). But, the worldwide fanbase of Rangers is a myth and was even admitted by Hugh Adam, the former Rangers director.
"the second biggest club in scotland"
I know, I know, I shouldn't bite, the author is clealry a buffoon out to do a spot of fising, but here goes anyway - Rangers FC, a team who took a quarter of a million to an away game in Manchester, are by far and away the largest (and most succesful) club in Scotland.
Only a fool or an embittered Celtic fan would suggest otherwise.
And with his talk of orange sashes and public urination, I'd assume it's a good bet that the author is either one or both.
WE ARE THE PEOPLE - AND ALWAYS WILL BE
Biggest club in Scotland would be Celtic FC, The NewCo that is "The Rangers" don't have a licence to play football anywhere. Even the fictitious "Club12" have more chance of playing in the SPL than Charlie Green's Pub Team
Biggest club in Scotland would be Celtic FC, The NewCo that is "The Rangers" don't have a licence to play football anywhere. Even the fictitious "Club12" have more chance of playing in the SPL than Charlie Green's Pub Team
Utter tosh!
You nothing of what you are talking about.
This is truly an abysmal written piece. Thanks for wasting my time.
Who's a racist bigot then?
p.s. It's You!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
FIFA rules expressly forbid a team from one country playing in another country's league. Teams like Swansea and Cardiff were "grandfathered" in because they were already members of the league, but there's no provision for clubs from one nation to join or play in another nation's league -- so that idea is just pie in the sky, I'm afraid.
Your article is so arrogant in its niavity.
I dont know if you are stupid or just ignorant????
You must be one of these people that thinks all Scottish people run around in kilts skelping haggis over the head.
You really do sound like a humanoid of extremely low intelligence.
I think I just stumbled across the stupidest, most ill informed man on the internet.
Way to go blogger.
West Who United!!!
This limited championship rated club don't even have a say in English football, so why oh why do they think they can comment on Scotish football. Most countries major leagues in europe have had to cut their cloth to suit due to the lack of monies available with the exception of the EPL. They could only dream of having a support like both Glasgow GIANTS.
I'm afraid its time to burst that BUBBLE (pardon the pun)
Clueless
See this was written by an arrogant English wanker!!
And who are you? anyway...
How can anyone from WHU criticise anything going on it Scottish football. The last time your lot won ANYTHING was when Bobby Moore was still playing. Come back and say something clever when you earn the right to....
This artical is offencive and also racist. Poor form mate!!
This is just offencive and border line racist. Whats the point in it. You clearly need to re-assess the situation up here. Finaly Scotland has pushed out the bad apple and now said apple has a chance to start from scrach with a clean slate. There was a problem and now we're sorting it.
Really am disappointed by this Artical.
yeah we are arrogant, not only are we the BIGGEST team in Scotland,we are one of the biggest in Great Britain. Who are West Ham?
Not too many clubs in England would vote to let Rangers into their league. Who would want that trouble at their door every season, just ask the people of Manchester.
It isn't SPL stupidity, it's called principles. Something you clearly fail to comprehend.
I just wish the clubs in the Premier League weren't such a bunch of mercenary c*nts.
Chase the money, sell your soul for Murdoch's moneyed cock and watch your morals disappear down the pan quicker than a streamlined turd.
C*nt!
mm bad case of pot calling kettle black here here just to jog your memory .. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1209050/West-Ham-fans-face-life-bans-hundreds-bloody-rampage-night-shame-Millwall-Upton-Park.html ,now the sash thing which obviously you know shit all about were not all in the orange lodge muppet but ive known catholics who go to the orange function and enjoy themselves but maybe their not as bigoted as you and please check when rangers signed their first catholic thank you before making stupid comments give you a hint it wasnt maurice johnstone and we dont hang anything of the pope up because frankly hes only important to those who are brainwashed from birth in the catholic faith which funny enough started out by torturing or murdering those who had their own faith catholic inquisition case you havnt heard of it and im sure the orange lodges in liverpool will welcome you in but you being such a bigot you wouldnt understand
Yet another English twat who knows nothing about rangers ,Scottish people or Scottish football, if this was a Muslim or you were saying the same things about black people you would be arrested for racist comment it is little wonder that the scots have little or no time for the English when we have to listen to tossers like you with their uneducated and totally biased comments you really are what we call in Scotland a pompous English prick ,despite all the good English people I know it only takes one like you with your crap comments to make us think you are all the same and ruin the good work the decent and honest English people do so keep your comments to your own crap team and the same ignorant people you obviously associate with
I like west ham but this shows the usual English arrogance and ignorance when it comes to Scotland are you basically saying that the number of rule infringements and stealing money from hospitals and schools for years and basic cheating should go unpunished these guys broke the rules and need to be shown to be punished unlike England when for instance spurs and Swindon were both found guilty of financial irregularities Swindon was relegated 2 divisions and spurs well nothing
I cannot believe this blog you say you will not comment on anything racist sectarian well this article about Glasgow rangers and the Scottish people is as close as it comes to racist or sectarian comment to suggest all rangers fans want to oiss in your streets and post effigyys of the pope is just ridiculous as is the comment that we are all whiskey drinking addicts who can't manage a thing let me remind you if it were not for sky tv monry almost half of your mighty league clubs would would now be defunct including your mighty Liverpool and man u who are millions in debt get your own house in order before criticising clubs who only have a fraction of the monies you and your like are accumulating also let me remind you that in the 140 year history of Glasgow rangers they have never been relegated unlike your own mob they are now in danger of that not because of the team but the mismanagement of their custodians there will always be a rangers but if sky withdraw their unequal sharing of tv money there mey never be a west ham you ruin all the good things decent English people try to say ebout Scotland someone may agree with you but it certainly won't be me although you may be right in one context Scottish football will be all the poorer without the mighty Glasgow rangers
R smith (sic), would it be racist to suggest that Scots cannot spell nor use basic punctuation? The level of illiteracy evidenced by your reply, and others, borders on frightening. How much is being blown on education by the SNP? Money down the drain clearly!
This is why your mouse boyfriend broke up with you today
I may not have your literacy or your education but I know a damned sight more about Scottish football and it's two great teams than you are ever likely to know And unlike others my name is on the comment , and, yes these seem like racist comments to me , and obviously many others if you read your replies .
So please explain what is racist here. Anti Protestant sectarianism certainly but anti Scottish? The truth is, you have an uncompetitive league and the biggest / second biggest club in that league has been declared bankrupt. Now that may be uncomfortable for you Scots but it is not racist to point it out!
That wanker Irish hammer must be loving this......
@12:16 "yer" and "wee" - how very twee sweaty.
You gotta laugh when the saddos resort to becoming typo and punctuation police!!!!!!
Because you got nothing else to go on!
Hammersfan admits to Anti Protestant sectarianism.
Just as well you are not in Scotland, you bigot.
Because you would be getting a 5am alarm call from PC Plod.
Sad sad individual.
The fact that you are being Anti Protestant probably means you are a follower of the religion that has been harbouring many cases of a serious crime for many years!!!!
Your arrogance towards the Scottish nations is EXACTLY why we will leave: we don't want to be around racists like you anymore. Your country is shit too y'know, that's why all smart English moved to
America years ago. And West Ham blows
Do you honestly believe that or do you just really hate Celtic?
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