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Good name for a band, that.

Ultras, a culture that has spread right across the game. Chant and response, constant drumming and, a multitude of flags combine with a choreography of Tifo, flares and, coloured smoke discharge. The sum of the parts results in a presentation of fanaticism. In Scotland the culture has been growing these last twenty years and in this last month has culminated in ra Sellik's Green Brigade grabbing headlines for political posturing whilst our own Union Bears have exhibited pyromania. The chant is, 'No Pyro, no party'. Last night's events at Dens Park saw the Union Bears exacerbate a situation of delayed kick off. The start was already forty-five minutes late when after two minutes of play the Referee ordered both sets of players from the field for a further eighteen minutes. The halt to play was caused by the Rangers away support in the Bob Shankly stand igniting dozens of flares. White light quickly led to obscuration on a near windless evening. The game and the party fizzled out at nearly eleven O'Clock. The flames surrounding the Green Brigade these last few weeks proved too hot for many. The silence was deafening from numerous politicians, the national broadcaster, Police Scotland despite the Pig Watch banners and, the Scottish Government. One must admire the patient discipline on display as the wait for the approved line/narrative continued. Playing with Peter's fire leads to collective fingers being burnt. Illumination on the silvery Tay sparks a pile on. Last night and today we have had statements from the Dundee CEO, the Dundee manager, Police Scotland, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, the Scottish Government and, a multitude of commentary from the national broadcaster at PQ. Moths are attracted to the Rangers inspired flame knowing there is no threat to a single wing being cinched. We await the Rangers statement. I suspect last night's flare up has united those that relish kicking our club and support?

Just a word on the flares. Absolutely terrible, those responsible should be ashamed of themselves. Should have been blue flares, that's our colour!! 🥺

Go back twenty-five years and the Glasgow Herald was considered a decent blatt. It had been providing a news service to west, central Scotland for in excess of two hundred years. As the millennium approached, it's Editor was Aberdeen supporting Harry Reid and it's daily circulation was 120,000. The mixture of local news, national and international news combined with varied witty and incisive Columnists gave it's readership what it wanted. The necessary robust Editorials and vibrant correspondence pages took the readership to places of discomfort. The Glasgow Herald was a successful broad sheet newspaper. Now, my fellow Gersnetters will correctly note the millennium was the tipping point for newspaper sales, it has been a downward trend ever since. However, Harry Reid was replaced by old Etonian, Mark Douglas Home in the year 2000 and, the Herald spiralled into an accelerated slump. Douglas Home appointed two Deputy Editors, former Celtic View Editor, Kevin McKenna and soon to be SNP MSP, Joan McAlpine. The Columnists hired highlighted nepotism, the Editor's wife, west Belfast born and bred, Colette Douglas Home, preferred prejudice in Ewing Grahame and, the useful idiot, Graham Spiers. Five short years later the circulation had diminished by two thirds to under 40,000. Today, the circulation hovers around 12,000. The chief Columnist is Kevin Mckenna and being a product of his conditioning he pens articles reference his obsessions. The man who founded his own amateur football team at Glasgow University, 'the Vatican Strollers', the man who was allowed to resign the Editorship of the Celtic View after saying, "the IRA bombing of the Enniskillen Remembrance service was a legitimate act of war" and, the man who Nicola Sturgeon proclaimed, "the poster boy for Scottish Independence" has spent a quarter of a century moulding what is left into his own image. This year the Herald rescued the career of Gabriel McKay - he wrote when seeing the late Queen opening the Commonwealth Games at Celtic Park, "where are the IRA when you need them"? Kevin's charity has extended to Angela Haggerty, accepting an invitation to be her son's Godfather. The Godfather has overseen today's sub-editor headline, "Celtic had to lock out the Green Brigade before Glasgow City Council closed down Parkhead". The headline travels across an entire spectrum and concludes with the fantasy of Glasgow City Council contemplating closure of ra Stade de Gadd - the morons' oxymoron.

Maybe not political but the UB's actions last night were moronic,hopefully some are caught and punished.

There is a saying. "Don't start no shit and there won't be none" You bring a shine onto yourself you deserve what comes with that. Lookin at the other guy and complaining how others react to him is, well, to put it as kindly as I can, not productive. Don't start no shit and there won't be none.

May I? If we also hadn’t screwed up by letting Killie, Celtic and Hearts each score a goal against us, we’d have conceded 0 in 11 games and be top of the league!

Chissake, can't you keep politics out of it for once?🤣

Easily our best domestic performance of the season so far. Good to see Lammers & Dessers on the scoresheet. In the case of Lammers we can only hope this is the boost he needs to kickstart his Rangers career. There is a player in there no doubt about that. Maybe just lacks confidence after a few bad choices of clubs in recent years. Only downside for me was the unnecessary pyro display. Do these people want to get Rangers into trouble?

Lundstram edges it, but I thought it was an all round great display from the team. Jack looked assured and energised, Balogun like he'd never been out, Danilo a man on a mission, Wright was dangerous, and I'm so chuffed for Lammers and Dessers for their quality goals. Hopefully this is a sign of good things from quite a few players. Clement looks like the manager we have needed for many years, although I know its early days.

Manager singled him out for praise in the post match comments

Lundstram played well again but I'm going for Balogun. the big man came into the team as if he was an ever-present and made some great runs forward.

Thought Jack in goal had his best passing game for us btw, short and long. Proper keeper.

The UBs 'drummer' is about as musically talented as half of the punk 'musicians' we're subjected to. But let's be nice, we humped the lost email c*nts 5-0.

I was sat above The UBs on Sunday and they had two drums and two guys on mega-phones. Said on Sunday, hats of to them as their support on Sunday was 1st class.

I thought it looked good. The delay, assisted by the fire alarms at Dens Park, was unfortunate. Comparing standard Ultra imagery with what the GBs are up to is strange. All Ultras love a flare up, a tifo and a few flags. Not all Ultras celebrate acts of terrorism, display hanging effigies of certain religious groups, pretend to be foreign and wave religious symbols. Not unsurprising that the Scottish press would choose to focus on one as much as the other though, is it.

Jinxed it 😀😀😀

"Masonic cryo-chambers" 🤣

Lol, that's quite magnificent!

As far as I'm aware, play continues. There are no specific rules stating play should be stopped when that happens.

Well I doubt if serious injury will come of morons waving flags or banners but what if a person in that terrace is asthmatic it’s not nice seeing people fighting for breath

Without derailing the thread, it is "my shit" and some of that shit has gotten me through a lot. Most of it has lived alongside my Rangers, as well as personal memories. It would be very boring if we all listened to and liked the same music. Apologies, again for derailing thread 😀

Lammers actually gave the ball away whilst running/passing backwards at least three times last night. He's like some sort of comedy footballer.

It’s way too soon to be eulogising about Lammers. On the evidence of Dundee, he still can’t bring the ball under control, pass to a team mate, head the ball or tackle an opponent. If there’s “a player in there” then he’s keeping it well hidden so far.

Waving a flare at a football match is not the same as celebrating murder, rape, kidnapping and terrorism.

Btw their left back Owen Beck is getting rave reviews at Dundee, he was called up by Wales in the intl break so must be doing something right. Good age, possibly one to keep an eye on with Borna slowing down and Ridvan failing to impress? Ian Rush is his Great Uncle I think.