mainstandbear

agreed... i have signed the online petition and am fully supportive of all efforts to challenge this piece of populist legislation...it is ill thought out and ill concieved and further demonstrates the depths the snp will plumb to cow-tow to those making the most noise about this (we know who they are) and make salmond look good in the eyes of the media....the wee pretendy parliament strikes again

I suppose, as the cliche goes, the proof is in the pudding. In this close season it seems to lack an immediate impact. The sectarian issue has dragged on and on without ever being properly dealt with and this seems like yet more skirting around the issue. If the dhims are gonna challenge being told to stop singing ira songs and threaten to go thru the courts in an effort to establish legitimacy, it seems only likely that people lifted for singing the sash or waving a RHOU would do the same. Leggo said the other day about it being a vehicle for roseanna cunningham to brandish a stick against percieved anti-catholicism, which is fair enough if the stick is used against those who sing about 'sad orange bastards' and 'huns'...and that, as i say, leads right back to my opening cliche....i cant help but feel that this is political posturing by the snp and they have hurried thru legislation so they are seen as addressing this issue and showing what a strong government they are. I think the facebook bigots will probably be more easily dealt with rather than fans at games.

Seems like a golden age now...Dalglish, Gemmell, Souness were probably the most famous...certainly Gemmell for the goal he scored against Holland which will always be remembered. Then you had the English based players who were all first picks for their teams....Bruce Rioch, captain, Don Masson, Asa Hartford, Kenny Burns, Lou Macari, Martin Buchan (who I think was the Man Utd captain at the time) Partick Thistle's Alan Rough in goal (with his dodgy perm)...trying to think without googling who the Rangers players in the squad were. Sandy Jardine, i think was one. Derek Johnstone famously was in the squad, he'd just scored 30+ goals for a treble winning Rangers team but somehow never got picked for the 3 games Scotland played. Also Willie Johnston was part of the team... a former Rangers player who was with WBA at the time...unfortunately, he failed a drug test and was sent home in disgrace which kinda summed up the whole depressing experience for Scotland. Alas was it ever thus...the team we had looked great on paper but just couldn't deliver when it came to the games...1-1 with Iran was a particular horror story.

Sterling work by Leggo shining a light under the rocks that these mhaggots crawl from...long may he continue.

maybe famous last words...but I think he'll do just fine, he's had a brilliant apprenticeship working with Walter and now is his time...yeah there'll be some rocky moments but Ally's a winner and he's used to winning at Rangers.

Really enjoyed that last night...Mark Hateley scoring against aberdeen to win the league, is one the highlights of my time as a Rangers supporter. I will never forget that day. i was in the enclosure (East - i think) and was right in line with Hateley as he out-jumped our future manager, McLeish to stick it away...what a moment!! That win set us up for 9iar and gave Walter the platform to greatness.

shows them all up for the hypocrites they are.... 'challenging intolerance' what a joke!! 'a club open to all' aye, as long as you share their political myopia

even their manager has told them to stop singing ira songs...seems they only listen to him when it suits

Once again, the old ira-not-sectarian lie is trotted out by those who have no interest in addressing bigotry but only want to make out that they are still an oppressed people in this country. Will Alex Salmond take them to task? i doubt it... If the RC church thinks there is nothing wrong with singing ira songs then it reveals the level of collusion that exists between celtc, the RC church and irish republicanism. Their blinkered views are hopefully seen by the wider community in Scotland for what they are... divisive, antagonistic and offensive. They are not interested in debate...only dogma.

Well said, Craig Burley...I just cant get enough of this kind of article.

Well done, Rob McLean, Pat Nevin and dear old Leggo...the tide is turning and the dheclans dont like it.

What a worm of a man!! Always with the insinuations of bias....there are many reasons I'm glad I'm a bluenose and not one of 'them', his paranoid rantings count as one of those reasons.

This is a chief sports correspondent?? deary me! To make such a point to the club yesterday was to be brushed off like an idiot. you said it, mate ha ha

Hear Hear!! If ever there's been a time to be the Rangers' 12th man, it's tomorrow...this bear will roar his team on from start to finish. We have much to be proud of...time to show it! We love the Rangers!

hear hear!!

Couldn't agree more...i'll join you on that platform

I'm kinda reminded of an OF game a few years back when the Rangers supporters displayed a banner with a message about how sectarianism and racism is out of order and a banner at the celtc end which said 'our truth your lies'...the irony was delicious but it kinda sums them up and joining in on an applause orchestrated by the celtc support would meet with the same response, such is their hatred...we all condemn the actions of the bomber but lets not kid ourselves that being part of the applause would be viewed with anything other than derision from the tims.

I agree that we have to box clever, as it were and if you want to join in the applause that is your prerogative. i personally feel that what happened has nothing to do with Rangers and therefore feel no compunction to be a part of it. If the bomber(s) is caught and turns out to be a Rangers fan then some form of statement from the club and a fan lead demo stating our condemnation of the act is appropriate. I believe the vast majority of Rangers fans are decent people who get on fine with their celtc supporting friends, family, neighbours and colleagues. However, the whole applause thing, candle lit vigil etc is the actions of people who dont question lennons role in all of this and seek to portray him as the champion of an anti-bigotry cause and by extension, aim to paint the Rangers fans as the entire problem. If this is about showing the world what the Rangers support is all about then let it be about our passion, loyalty and vocal support for our team and management...and yes, without the contentious songs that our enemy's love to hear and be offended by.

I'm sorry Gisabeer, but I disagree and certainly wont be joining in on any applause for lennon. He states on a BBC interview that this is all happening because he manages celtc...How does he know? At this point, no-one knows who sent the bomb let alone their reasons. Where's the precedence? Did this sort of thing happen with any of celtc's previous managers? I do believe the answer is no...There are youtube clips where he makes it very clear what he thinks of Rangers and, while i condemn fully the actions of the twisted individual(s) who sent the bombs, I feel no compulsion to be part of this charade...and i hope we score on the 18th minute, i really do... There is a dangerous cult of personality gathering around lennon where the great unwashed can give vent to their paranoia, mock outrage and false sense of injustice and focus all of it around their devotion for lennon (I was reminded of the film Bob Roberts when i saw them all gathered outside parkhead hoping for a glimpse of their 'messiah')...Have any of those in attendance last night at celtc park suffered from prejudice because of their faith? I very much doubt it...can the same be said for protestant teachers trying to earn promotion in the Scottish schooling system. This perception of anti-Irish racism is a myth in modern day Scotland but it's been cleverly manipulated by the celtc fans so if you criticise them they can accuse you of bigotry. We have countless Irish themed bars, the Celtic Connections festival and plenty of successful Irish people in Scottish society...to claim bias is to peddle a lie... And so on to Sunday, come on Rangers just do it...because if there's one thing that will be lennons undoing, it will be when he fails to deliver and they turn on themselves...the lennon diehards against the rest. Rangers til i die

email sent to the herald letters regarding the one sided aspect of his argument...hoping it's one of many

Good show...looking forward to seeing you all in your splendour on match days

Scotland = big bad sectarian country that hates catholics...suits their agenda as they claim victimhood and refuse to assimilate into the country that took their forefathers in. maybe they should 'go home'

It never ends with that lot...all the rent-a-quotes falling over themselves to join the bandwagon. the (boys of the) green brigade were happy to sing their 'political' songs' and not a word is mentioned. The sectarian nature of these songs is conveniently overlooked by the unco guid...were the ira not a collection of sectarian murder gangs...much like al qaida...where protestants were murdered just for the percieved sin of not being catholic. 'paddy mccourts fenian army'? is that not another name for the ira or ira wannabes? as usual, its all about the big bad prods

well done the irish boy...thanks for all your help with the co-eficient. and well done to the record and bbc for pointing that out to us all. where would we be without you....

Unbelieveable!! Fortunately, the tweeted ramblings of the deranged individual who started this is being seen for the nonsense it is...