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And some try and make out that the SNP are not anti-Rangers. Disgraceful behaviour from someone looking to become deputy leader of the SNP, although hardly surprising.

Typically lacking in class from the SNP. If any Bears voted for him, I trust they're hanging their heads in shame.

C’mon folks, a filthy republican shitbag complains about a “march” that no one would have even mentioned had he not stuck his bitter hatred into the equation ... and it’s wall to wall piety and virtue signalling. What happened to No Surrender? You might not like UB, I don’t have much time for them myself, but try to show some solidarity.

The problem with this is it's absolutely pointless with zero chance of anything good for the club coming from it and the club is my main concern. It's obviously not their main concern. It's also pointless putting in peripheral points such as the team wear black away when we and everyone else know that's not the reason black is being requested as a 'uniform' This can achieve absolutely nothing but attracting the attention of police and media which is exactly the same thing we would all expect if their opposite number on the other side had printed such a leaflet and declared such an intention. I'm frankly livid and embarrassed these total fuck nuts are virtually certain to bring more bad press on the club while presenting an intimidating chanting spectacle to the passing public on a Sunday morning. It takes only one complete idiot to turn it into a disaster and I think we can be confident it will be liberally sprinkled with complete idiots.

The plan for Glasgow was very different to what we have today, the city was going to be unrecognisable in many, many ways. Some plans just don’t work out. Emerging from the horror and brutality of the Second World War Glasgow was surprisingly unscathed compared to many other European cities. Yes, it had suffered bombing in the early part of the war and, of course, nearby Clydebank had experienced extensive devastation but the centre of Glasgow, the heart of Scotland’s largest city, the industrial powerhouse of the empire, the beating heart of the heavy industry that powered much of the world, was largely intact. That was the problem. In 1945 Glasgow’s Master Of Works and the city’s Chief Engineer, Robert Bruce, produced plans that would have transformed the city centre. Not only would the majority of warehouses and markets that today make up the Merchant City have been demolished but so would Central Station, the Mackintosh designed School of Art and, arguably the city’s finest building, the City Chambers. These awe-inspiring architectural masterpieces would have been pulled down and a new ‘Modernist’ inspired city centre built in their place. Try and imagine a new city chambers built on the north bank of the Clyde, with new law courts beside them. The city would have two new train stations, one roughly where Queen Street Station stands today and new huge ‘South Station’ built on the south side of the Clyde close to the river. Literally thousands of new buildings would need constructed, business and people would be decanted, streets disappear, familiar landmarks reduced to rubble and replaced with grandiose civic centres and new arterial roads. Its scale and ambition was breath taking and it was actually given initial planning approval by the city corporation. An exhibition at the Kelvin Hall was planned for 1947 where the plans for the new city would be shown to the public. Thankfully a mixture of public concern, political influence and simple economics led to the Bruce Plan being shelved before the exhibition could take place. Whilst you could admire the ambition of Bruce, he lacked the understanding of what makes a city great; namely it’s people, and you underestimate the people at your peril. This weekend might just see another plan for Glasgow begin to unravel. Rangers weren’t meant to challenge again. The club had been dealt if not a fatal blow certainly enough hits to put it down and keep it down for a long time. Or so some people hoped. With unfettered access to the Champion’s League and all the money, profile and prestige that goes with it Celtic, this weekend’s visitors, were ideally placed to capitalise on whatever Machiavellian plans European football’s elite have next. They could hoover up all the sponsorship, corporate hospitality and public identity the city has to offer too, after all who was going to stop them? Rangers, a seeming basket case a matter of months ago, were a club unable to attract the Rangers supporting, Renfrewshire based Aberdeen manager, a club unable to win three games in a row, a club unable to defend a lead at home. Yet, here we are. Where are we exactly? Well, we’re second in the league, unbeaten in the last six matches and have only lost once this year. So we’re not where we want to be but we’re a lot closer to it than we have been for a while. It’s not just the victories that have excited the support, it’s their manner too. We’re fluid, fast and well balanced. Goals are being scored across the team, chances are being created regularly, players are linking up well, there seems to be an understanding now particularly middle to front. More pleasingly we seem to have some fight about us again. We win the 50/50s now, we’re competing all across the pitch, we’re not being bullied and put off our game. It’s remarkable to write this, as this team is really only two months old. The signings of Murphy, Docherty, Martin, Goss and Cummings have galvanised, strengthened and improved a squad that stuttered from week to week prior to their arrival. Added to that we’ve seen Tavernier and Windass emerge as important players, Bates now looks like a Rangers defender and Morelos gets the kind of service and support his superb forward play deserves. This has all been achieved under the guidance of a rookie youth team manager forced into the hardest job in Scottish football whilst the club very publically courted someone else. It’s funny how some plans don’t work out. Before I get too carried away a word of caution. This Celtic side are still capable of scoring goals and winning matches. Their form hasn’t been as good as last season but it’s still better than anyone else in the league and we’d do well to remember that. They have some injuries and some players seem to be out of form, but they’ve still only lost 2 matches all domestic season and have the experience and confidence to harm us if we’re not careful. Whatever our current feelings of renewed confidence we’ve not beaten Celtic since that glorious day at Hampden 2 years ago and a lot has changed at both clubs since. Sunday will be a stern test and one we’re not favourites to win. I’d be surprised if our starting XI is very different from the side that’s largely picked itself in recent weeks. If fit I expect Murphy to return to the side at the expense of Cummings. Foderingham should also return for league duty. Tav, Bates and Martin should start alongside the only real quandary in the side. A fit Wallace should be our first choice left-back but I’m not sure he’s as fit as he needs to be yet. A run out in a friendly against a Championship side is no preparation for a top of the table challenge. If fit John will start, if not I expect Halliday to play at left back. I expect a midfield of Candieas, Goss, Docherty and Murphy with Windass and Morelos up front. That side has four players making their ‘Old Firm’ debut, a match where experience counts and our central midfield is young and has only played a handful of matches together. Amid my expectation and optimism the realist in me is a little nervous. Despite that we shouldn’t lose sight of the fact that it wasn’t meant to be this close. We were meant to be languishing somewhere between Aberdeen and Hibs, turning baliffs away from Edmiston Drive, watching our best players leave for sweetie money and our signings struggle to meet expectations. We’re supposed to be bystanders watching Celtic’s procession to another league title and potential Champion’s League spotlight. That was the plan. Sometimes even the most ambitious plans, whether well intentioned or nefarious, don’t come to fruition. Glasgow doesn’t belong to Celtic, never let them forget that, this is our city too and they don’t get to redesign it without our permission. It’s pleasing we’re not giving it again.

The answer was Terry Butcher, which made it such a bizarre question. Terry Butcher scored 6 own goals which made him the top goal scorer AGAINST Rangers.

Between those taking part in this march tomorrow - Urban Bears, Blue Order, Vanguard Bears and Imperial Bears - I'm sure there are plenty of good, sensible and mature bears who can hopefully counsel the young lads to march peacefully. No one wants to see trouble, and nothing has happened yet. However, what I find disappointing is that a supposed bear who, even if he finds the idea of this parade disturbing, would stoop to the level of referring to fellow bears as "fuck nuts" and "complete idiots". One might almost be moved to tell him to "dry yer eyes on yer pinny".

We are showing solidarity both with the club and the majority around here who appear to agree with my views on it. Showing solidarity in no way equates with supporting every dimwitted idea that can have no positive outcome for the club and could easily have a disastrous outcome.

It's an Ultra thing. Not really my cup of tea but I don't see much problem with it. They'd be better wearing orange. ?

To br fair, we have the Tims and Killie in the next week - two teams who have beaten us this season. Don't count your chickens.

18.5 hrs till kick off I have not been this nervous in years.

We need to be on top of this to make sure he is held accountable. He is a serving member of the Scottish Parliament condoning criminality. He then reinforces this by publicly demeaning the individual for reporting a crime. This does not take into account his sectarian terrorist leanings either. The man should be nowhere near office.

In a normal society you would hope and think so, but Scotland is now not a normal society. It's a political cesspit where elected parliamentary officials can openly support terrorist organisations who mercilessly murdered his own countries citizens. The SNP is now merely a front for Sinn Fein and Republicans who have no real love for Scotland.

....and he was all of 16 years old..... The 1973 Scottish Cup Final, 3 - 2 to us; Tam Forsyth scoring the winner with his shin, from less than a foot; Alfie Conn making McNeill look like a pensioner.

I hope you're right, Gaffer. Hopefully the fans can spur the team on to finally get this particular monkey off our back.

Excellent news!

An image of someone looking like they're being kicked in the face isn't political correctness, it's rank thick-headed stupidity.

The problem this time is the wording and picture used to publicise the event. An open opportunity for the young nutters to get involved, hopefully it’s a damp squib>

Also if the police try to “kettle in” the fans, could lead to trouble. One thing for sure the MSM will be there in force to report any bad images to the world.

Disastrous? Are you expecting them to blow up a block of flats? I'm glad sensitivity isn't contagious.

You're negating nothing I said there nor introuducing anything positive about this ridculous plan. You know one who is "a good bear?" I would suggest he isn't too good a bear nor too bright either if he thinks becoming involved in this stupidity which can bring nothing but bad press for the club and could easily break down into mass disorder with arrests and worse is in any way smart or being "a good bear" The club pulls bad press anyway? And the answer to that is a pointless exercise which could so easily reult in disastrous press which will be a bigger story than our victory if we win? It's akin to saying hey fires always start anyway let's just leave petrol lying around.

If they walked up v any team with posters of that attitude I would still call them morons,as they are flouting the law regarding parades authority.

My report on todays 15's and 19's games https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2018/03/10/19s-edge-out-utrecht/

Do you own alot of blue jackets? Probably be wearing a black jacket myself should I change? Plus it's been explained it's so you don't standout and can blend away. Plus walking about Glasgow in a blue jacket all night after the game isn't always the smartest course of action. Few 8 year olds hit with glass bottles can attest to that.

The sheep have 4 matches before the split. The first two at home to Dundee and St Johnstone, potential bana skins, then the final two away to Motherwell and Hearts. Both eminently losable. And how many times are they going to be beaten after the split? They could be looking at a 4th place finish at best and maybe even 5th. The sheep followers will bleat for the head of McInnes as if that could change anything. They had a lucky run while we were gone in which they experienced a league missing not only us but the Edinburgh duo as well and now it's back to reality. McInnes has given them the best run they're going to have for many years to come but they don't grasp that. It doesn't matter who they have managing the team. They're finding their place in the scheme of things and it's not second best anything.

There'll probably a couple of thousand walking up to the stadium together. Are you saying they're all morons? No wonder Tims love coming to Ibrox when we argue amongst ourselves so much. Don't join in if you don't like it but there's no need to call them 'morons' the weekend we play the scum.

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Course it is, it's just a poor attempt by Brenda to deflect that

Don't report a crime or you'll be called a grass by the SNP. The SNP - a party for the criminals.

And where was James Dornan tweet to the cops when hundreds of his constituents marched on a pub in Glasgow after the last OF game and actually DID wreak havoc and violence?

My attendance has been minimal this season, so I don't have a ticket. I'll be there in spirit.

This shows a few clips of goals around that time, including the one you mentioned. I always associated DJ with scoring against them but when I checked he 'only' scored 11 goals in old firm games. I thought that was surprising. McCoist as you all know remains the top scorer (for either team) with 27. That's some record.

Don't get excited, I don't have a spare either I'm afraid. However, a few years ago I gave my ticket to a Bosnian acquaintance. He lives in Glasgow and is a Red Star fan but hadn't attended any matches locally. He went to the match with my Dad, Rangers won, the place was bouncing, everyone was happy (well everyone near him) and he still talks about it as the social highlight of his stay in Glasgow. I think because we live with this match, and always have, we sort of take the atmosphere and energy of the game for granted. For outsiders it remains an amazing experience and you sometimes need to see it through their eyes to be reminded of how special it can be. Hope you find a ticket for your friend, there are cities I think Rangers have a connection with and Moscow is one of them.

https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/alfredo-morelos-signs-new-contract/ This will run until 2021 apparently.

I can’t be ersed with UB but the banner says ******s. It doesn’t have derogatory adjectives. Might no be PC but cops getting involved is nonsense. They are Irish Republican ******s nothing wrong with them being that so - it’s their right in a free society - if that’s what they want then that’s what we can call them.

What the hell are we doing??? Signing good players who know what Rangers is about and convincing our good young players to sign new contracts? What happened to the banter years?? Fingers crosses it continues. Maybe Allen and Murty know what they are doing after all!

Quite a coup. One step at a time...seems like a giant stride forward...can't help feeling exhilarated tbh.

I think they're working well together. The majority of this team is young enough to play together for the next 7 or 8 years. If we keep developing this could be the start of something special.

The point not being spoken about is the legality of this march,organisations such as the Orange Order and others have to request/inform the authorities of their intent and pay the necessary policing costs etc. This is a completely ad-hoc march with I presume no permission from the necessary authorities so is completely out of order. I have no time for the opposing team or fans but cannot condone the stupidity of the proposed march and think we will see multiple arrests from it. If arrests do come from it I hope the club take action in the way of bans/removal of season tickets.

What a feeling that was ...

I agree, but it's more than that for me. I want the club to engage more with fans like us. I'd like the SLO to read our forums, maybe even contribute and answer questions we have as well as take on board our suggestions. We are a long way from that but I'd like to see some progress towards that. Unfortunately, if we have words like that on our site, there is no way the club can be seen to be openly engaging with us. That can't be good. There's no need for it either. I have no issue with a bunch of supporters all enjoying a walk up to the game together. It actually sounds like fun, but when that involves language that the club does not want to be associated with, and especially when it suggests violence, it just pushes these supporters' groups further and further away from the club. Surely that's something we can all understand is undesirable. So no matter what anyone's views are on acceptable or unacceptable language, nothing will change unless the club works together with its fans. This 'march' has only damaged that prospect, and that's hugely disappointing for me.

That's a good idea. If John was doing the teamtalk, what would he say? I think we would all like to read that one. I'm imagining an "Any given Sunday" style speech, ending with "time to take Glasgow back".

Something like this was always going to happen when the h@n scum banner was sanctioned and the mock executions. There was no statement from the scot squad and NBM re sectarian then?? I know what’s going on and it’s easy to say they are stupid for doing it. However, we can’t say we are surprised? Maybe they just have the “baws” that we lost over the years? Until the word “H@n” is labelled criminal and until the playing field is levelled this kind of stuff will continue I suspect? I am 100% sure the political establishment and the scot squad already know this.

Yes the leaflet is real. It's not the way to get the club on side for their safe standing proposal.

This is one of the most thought-provoking threads I've ever read. It's 'deleted', yet it exists. It's an existential paradox! Can it be both true, and false? Deep.

Report on tonight's 17's game https://rfcyouths.wordpress.com/2018/02/21/rugby-park-win-for-17s/