Zappa 0 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 No.12 jersey is retired for Rangers fans Published on 3 May 2012 RANGERS have decided to retire the No.12 jersey in honour of their supporters for the backing they have shown the club during administration. American Bill Miller is nearing a takeover of Rangers after being granted preferred bidder status by administrators Duff and Phelps today. Supporters have set up a fighting fund to help raise cash to keep the club afloat during some of the darkest days in their history. Manager Ally McCoist has been blown away by the backing the fans have shown towards their club during times of adversity and is delighted the club are retiring the No.12 jersey in recognition. He said: "Supporters are often referred to as the 12th man and now more than ever we are seeing the incredible backing of our global fanbase doing all they can to help Rangers in difficult circumstances. "To that end, we will pay tribute to our fans by retiring the No.12 jersey in their honour and dedicating it forever more to the supporters. "I have been truly humbled by the way our fans have supported the club since we went into administration. "To a man our support has been everything that we thought it would be and more, and they have shown an allegiance to the club, to the staff and the players which has been unequalled. "It is clear our supporters will march with us to the ends of the earth and I would like to personally thank each and every one of them for their on-going loyalty and commitment to the club we all love." 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Happy to go along with the majority, but I really think this a bit pathetic, and a wee bit below our dignity . We are - after all - the only SPL club (or ex-SPL club) to come out of this with dignity . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zappa 0 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 It's not something we can question because there's no choice in the matter by the sounds of it. In the SFL you don't have player names on the back of the shirts and the numbers need to be used. On top of that, with the No.12 jersey being given to such a promising young player like McKay, I think it's maybe a bit odd to question it. If it was a daft thing to have retired the No.12 jersey in the first place, so be it, but that's in the past now. Time to look forwards to the future! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I have to admit, I love seeing 1-11 and 12/14 coming off the bench. We can even resurrect the line ups in the programme the way they were in the 80s and 90s, with 1-11 across the top and whoever filled the shirt beneath. Retro! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplythebest 0 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Why was it daft exactly? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,431 Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 I suppose it was a well meant gesture bt the club,however it doesn't mean anything to me and I'm not sure it really matters. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I thought it was a nice gesture to give No.12 to the fans but each to their own. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueMazza 0 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Yep thought it was nice, didn't give it much thought though when the No.12 was used. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC 0 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I dont really go in for these type of gesture's so it's not a big deal for me. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I know my boys and their mates (the Rangers ones anyway) call themselves 12's so maybe it's a generation thing, I know my boys watch a lot of American sport where retiring numbers is a big thing so maybe they have a different take on it. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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