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I really want Copenhagen in the next round....

“Fans were also fantastic...” I have to question that Frankie, sorry. on the whole maybe, and fine voice absolutely. But burying the vocal and whole-hearted support behind the whole shouldn’t excuse the “minority” from their actions tonight. we will be incredibly lucky if we don’t see, at the very least, a partial stadium closure, and by that I mean one whole stand, for the next game. so that “fantastic support” might have caused us to lose £35x10,0000 (or fairly close) - so £350,000 in ticket revenue (assuming nothing a full stadium closure). its fucking ridiculous when they all know that everyone has eyes on us. dislike it or not, think it’s unfair or not, but how many times do we need to shoot ourselves in the foot ?? and to say “the fans were fantastic” without the caveat disappoints me as a Gersnet member. We should be better, we should be leading from the front. Delighted as I am tonight, I fear we’re going to get pummelled for the useless add-one. That support could have provided the same level of support tonight without the ads-one. The defiance is costing the club. And that, to me, calls into question what is more important to these folks.

On a good night to be a rangers fan we even got to eventually see the channel four report on historic sex abuse the next days' papers carry reports of our fans making a fool of themselves by singing the naughty songs with reference to the pope when will they ever learn probably the night we play a game with no fans

Tonight, I would like to salute the following : Hans Christian Andersen, Brian Laudrup, Peter Lovenkrands, Hamlet, Lego, Lurpak Butter, Kai Johanson, the Little Mermaid, Danpak Bacon, Great Danes, Erik the Red, Viggo Mortensen, Brigitte Nielsen, Thumbelina, Carlsberg, Tuborg, Queen Margrethe ii, Akavit, Danish Pastries, ....................................................... etc.

Absolutely - they go into full moonhowling mode when you make the very suggestion that they gained an unfair advantage ON the field of play due to the child abuse. Full denial that families would never have allowed their kids to play for CBC had they not covered up the abuses.... and a number of those CBC kids ended up at CFC..... They most definitely obtained unfair sporting advantage by covering it up.

LOL....think they’ll need more than that if the number of cases rumoured is true.

As far as I'm aware, there was only one song sung that mentioned the UVF, and it's about the members of militia formed in 1912 enlisted with the British Army's 36th (Ulster) Division for WW1. I don't see that being a major issue, and was not one of the 2 problematic songs sung yesterday.

Empty vessels. A(nother) charge of "Dicriminatory Chanting" will, no doubt, emerge. This will result in a penalty, doubtless heavier than the last, possibly closure or partial closure of the ground , presumably for the next home European tie. For a potentially major game, there will be a reduced gate, and a greatly reduced atmosphere. I do not think that a price worth paying for the shouting of a few old, outdated, calumnies about the Bishop of Rome.

We could be talking over a million if this were to result in a full stadium closure and i'm sick of it. And sick of those who would defend these clowns.

Listening to BBC Radio Scotland at the moment, both Tom English and Pat Bonner are suicidal.

We're coming down the road was the one I had in mind, it lends itself well to "we're supporters of the RFC" for example. Even something like Build my Gallows, i love it but "I'm a loyal Rangers man" might resonant more. I don't want to dilute everything or lose any edge. And i certainly don't want to give everything the Andy Cameron treatment. There's just certain songs that could benefit. And making things about Rangers is a good habit if we're to wean folk away from add-ons etc.

While I understand the sentiment, I'm not sure that I want to lose Derry's Walls, and there's no chance that there can be a Rangers verse added. I do share your thoughts over the high ground, and I'm not keen on the revised version of "Three Cheers For". There is a fine line and "We're coming down the road" is on the right side of it. The mindset has to be something for the future. The top priority has to be getting rid of the use of the F and P words. I'm astounded and dismayed that the warnings aren't getting through. There's a rumour that we are again not going to accept tickets for the next away leg, which is understandable. I'm not sure what else the club can do, other than remove those who attended last night from the travel club, which also has some issues.

On a similar thread, there's a few songs doing the rounds mentioning the UVF. Why aren't we changing the words to Rangers orientated lyrics? This is a real blind spot for us and there's a stubbornness/ignorance that's being easily used against us, time and again .

I like how you felt the need to specify...

It was good to see city give the Spaniards a going over last night well done city

That’s the issue.... European teams try to attack us.... more open... we will crucify that most times.... SPFL... 10 behind the ball... you know the rest ?

It was absolutely refreshing watching a referee getting all the big calls right and doing his job in an even handed way.

Dear Member, Club 1872 has been in dialogue with Rangers for several weeks regarding Michael Stewart’s offensive and defamatory comments on Sportsound regarding Alfredo Morelos and Jim Traynor. Rangers were in agreement with us that Michael Stewart’s comments were completely unacceptable, and made strong representations to the BBC on that basis. It was correct that the club engaged directly with BBC Scotland to make their position clear and attempt to resolve this issue. Rangers fans deserve to receive value for the licence fee which funds BBC Scotland’s activities. The decision to reinstate Mr Stewart, and the attempted justification for that reinstatement, makes it clear that under its current leadership BBC Scotland has no intention of ever properly discharging its duty to a significant section of licence fee payers in Scotland. In an eight minute rant, Mr Stewart did his best to cast doubt on racist abuse of Alfredo Morelos. He then went on to describe the placement of PR stories, an issue he had completely fabricated, as being “more concerning” than racist abuse and “the main story”. This clear and disgraceful attempt to minimise racism should have been condemned by BBC Scotland but instead they have completely ignored it. His defamatory comments about Jim Traynor were not only false and inflammatory but in our opinion were a factor in the physical assault on him just days later. Quite simply, Michael Stewart should have been sacked on the spot. The contrast between how BBC Scotland dealt with this and how the BBC in England have dealt with similar issues is stark. The assertion by BBC Scotland that they have now adequately resolved this issue by simply explaining Mr Stewart’s responsibilities to him is an insult to the intelligence. Mr Stewart was already well aware of his responsibilities having had several complaints lodged against him for similar behaviour - most notably when he denied that Rangers supporters were placed in a dangerous crushing situation at Rugby Park earlier this season despite clear evidence to the contrary. There is a pattern of behaviour with Michael Stewart on any Rangers related topic and his motivation is abundantly clear to anyone who pays attention. BBC Scotland’s reputation, already damaged by their refusal to deal properly with their ongoing biased coverage of Rangers, now lies in tatters over this matter. It is decisions like this that have led to more and more questions being asked about the future of the licence fee. Rangers supporters are correct to mistrust BBC Scotland and it is clear that the organisation is deeply flawed at an institutional level. There is no accountability, no integrity and no responsibility - from senior management all the way down to Mr Stewart’s level. Rangers are correct to withdraw from all dialogue and we believe that those discussions should not resume until the BBC is able to demonstrate with action, not words, that they have regained some control over BBC Sport Scotland.

The poileas attacked the Danish players after each of their first two goals but not after the third. They must have gone home.

Tom English has just given his conclusion : "Celtic are a better team, had they gone through they would have gone further in the tournament than Copenhagen". Some would say that sounds a bit Irish?

I don't expect that anyone is paying much attention but U.E.F.A. have provided a list of all the scores in the last 32. You can read them all here: https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/fixtures-results/#/rd/2001151/2 Not sure how interested anyone will be. Perhaps just one for enthusiastic admirers, followers or fans of European football.

You mean we should be acting like Tims?

Title stripping? Purification by fire; that is the only way.

Celtic FC ..... forever to be known as The Paedophiles ..... or The Child Molestors? No amount of money will ever wipe away that stain.

Rumour has it that the vast majority of the transfer fee for Tierney has been put to one side.

I think he was convicted in 1998, and the process came to light in 1996. McCann resigned in 1999.

Agree with all of the foregoing posts it's time our moronic ancient chanting/singing fans were brought to task. Although supporting our team from the early sixties I did at one stage refrain from going many years ago when the hate songs were at there worst. The singing section think they are above the Rangers rules on singing,although it has abated at Ibrox,but seems to continue away from there. As the songs are not appropriate and never have been for goodness sake to the youngsters you obviously follow older persons on the words so to both younger and older fans BLOODY STOP IT.

Topped my night off Real getting beat and Ramos getting sent off ?

a good day to be a Rangers fan work will be a pleasure for many this morning enjoy your day lads .

? so glad they proved me wrong

Didn’t realise Sporting were still in this. Might as well have another Portuguese team ?

From today's Scottish Edition of The Times (Paywall): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/celtic-must-take-blame-for-boys-club-abuse-inquiry-concludes-v5xflp2md Celtic must take blame for boys club abuse, inquiry concludes Marc Horne Thursday February 27 2020, 12.01am, The Times Celtic FC said it was “very sorry” that abuse at Celtic Boys Club had happened but maintained that the two entities were separate Celtic have an “inescapable” moral obligation to accept responsibility for the systemic abuse that took place at its feeder club, a report commissioned by the Scottish Football Association has said. Martin Henry, chairman of the Independent Review into Sexual Abuse in Scottish Football, has judged it beyond doubt that the Parkhead club and the Celtic Boys Club shared names, values, personnel and resources and, as such, could not be separated. He told a Channel 4 News investigation in a programme to be broadcast tonight that Celtic and other clubs tainted by abuse should follow the example of Manchester City, which has promised to give survivors compensation and personal apologies. Celtic said last night that it was “very sorry” the abuse had happened, but continued to insist that the boys’ club was a separate organisation with which it had “historic contacts”. Mr Henry stressed that he was satisfied Celtic FC had severed their ties with Celtic Boys Club and that it had no connection between them or its successor. Celtic expressed “sincere sympathy, regret and sorrow” to those who suffered abuse, but made no mention of offering redress. The Premiership leaders broke their silence after it was reported that imminent legal changes had paved the way for a raft of summonses to be served against the club. The cases could reach the Supreme Court. This year the Scottish government is due to introduce “qualified one way cost shifting”, a measure that radically reduces the costs for groups seeking compensation for crimes such as historical sexual abuse. Thompsons Solicitors, which is representing about 20 abuse survivors, believes that it will be a “game changer” that will prompt a host of civil cases. The development will put further pressure on the Scottish champions after senior figures at Celtic Boys Club were convicted for molesting dozens of children over four decades. Mr Henry’s comments contradict Celtic FC’s contention that it was separate and distinct from its feeder club. “There was a relationship between Celtic FC and Celtic Boys Club,” he said. “That’s irrefutable. A matter of public record. “I would say every senior club whose community-based club shared their values, their name, their brand and so on — a joint heritage — have a responsibility to the survivors of abuse from that time. That is a moral obligation which is inescapable in my view and it applies to every club.” He added: “Did Celtic FC, at the time, respond in the way they should have? You wouldn’t need to be a genius to figure out it wasn’t as it should have been. We as a society need to recompense everyone who has been harmed in this way.” Alex Thomson, chief correspondent for Channel 4 News, has been investigating abuse in Scottish football and said Celtic may have to defend its record in the Supreme Court, the UK’s final court of appeal for civil cases. “A series of recent judgments there show Celtic FC could be liable if the activities of the boys’ club were of ‘direct and immediate benefit’ to the football club,” he said. “Since the boys’ club was a conveyor belt of talented players to Celtic FC, the direct and immediate benefit to them seems obvious. “In short, even if Celtic Boys Club was legally separate in 1970 that may not help Celtic FC in 2020, and could cost them millions.” A Celtic FC spokesman said: “Celtic Football Club is appalled by any form of historic abuse and has great sympathy for those who suffered abuse and for their families. The club is very sorry that these events took place. Although Celtic Football Club is a separate organisation, we take these [claims] extremely seriously because of the historic contacts between the two organisations.”

Either way you injected Aberdeen into the chat the way you often do. Your prerogative... but if the sheep are so inferior to us the way you suggest why is it you take plentiful opportunities to point out what their fans say about us or our oppsition ? Shows you visit their forums, again your prerogative, but I couldn’t tell you who our fiercest rivals play this weekend because I couldn’t care less... yet this vastly inferior club has you visiting their forums to see what they say about us or our opponents..... and we say Celtic fans are obsessed with Rangers :rolleyes: You had to travel through 16 pages of a thread to find someone making reference to non-game related chat.... sure, call out that post.... but that means of 150 posts yours is one of a handful that is completely unrelated to the actual match thread (if you suggest Aberdeen fans views of Braga are relevant to match thread we will absolutely need to agree to disagree)

Potential opposition and their current standing. yahoos or Copenhagen (1-1) Gent or Roma (0-1) Malmo or Wolfsburg (1-2) LASK or AZ Alkmaar (1-1) Basel or APOEL (3-0) Porto or Leverkusen (1-2) Istanbul Basaksehir or Sporting CP (1-3) Espanyol or Wolves (0-4) Benfica or Shakhtar Donetsk (1-2) Red Bull Salzburg or Eintracht Frankfurt (1-4) Inter Milan or Ludogorets (2-0) Manchester United or Club Brugge (1-1) Arsenal or Olympiacos (1-0) Ajax or Getafe (0-2) Sevilla or CFR Cluj (1-1)

That is not the B.B.C. hack.

3rd division awaits B Hoys. Strip the titles take the prize money and batter them from pillar to post. Precedence has been set

A man of your years and experience can handle that

So, if anyone is unhappy with the BBC, are you still watching it and paying its licence fee?

Don't think anyone would be surprised to see Man City playing in Europe next season

That was f*cking fantastic. I was mentally preparing myself for 2500 words, but I flew through it! Some excellent points provided with a side order of humour. What more can you ask for? Who needs MSM.

This is 2500 words so I won't C&P the full piece here but suffice to say this is another quality bit of writing to make sure you set aside 5-10mins to have a read today. It complements Rick's piece from yesterday perfectly... https://www.gersnet.co.uk/index.php/news-category/current-affairs/1152-the-dubai-hangover