D'Artagnan 173 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) To tear treasure out of the bowels of the land was their desire, with no more moral purpose at the back of it than there is in burglars breaking into a safe. (Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad 1902) It was one of those strange moments life throws up every so often. Three feet away from me was a total stranger whom I had never met. And yet I was more aware of the darkness and anger within his soul than his wife, who was with him. Furthermore, he was equally aware of a similar darkness deep within me. For the badge on his padded jacket linked us in a way even our most loved ones sometimes fail to fully comprehend. RFC. It is darkness borne out of anger, frustration, powerlessness and a desire for vengeance. Yes vengeance, and I make no apologies for it. A catalogue of unfairness, injustice, mistreatment bitterness and hatred towards our club is what fuels it. Journalists who do not know any better, are telling us to forgive, forget and move on, in fact even some within our ranks are suggesting the same. I'm not ready, not even nearly ready, to move on. When I do it will be at a time of my choosing not at the direction of those who have no understanding or comprehension of that darkness and anger. Those same journalists could wipe the floor with me as they lay out in chronological order, the facts surrounding the demise of our club and the characters involved. But it's what they cant tell you which gives rise to understanding the darkness within. Night after night without sleep. Agonising over the latest information only to find it contradicted minutes later from another news source. The feeling of powerlessness to save something which you cherish, which has been with you throughout your entire lifetime. That which could lay claim to the many highs (and lows) of life's reflection. Nor can they tell you what it feels like to have been made a pariah of Scottish society. To be labelled cheats, financial dopers and to be considered in the same breath as those guilty of bribery and corruption. All of course without trial. Much of what has transpired, by all involved, has been done on a presumption of guilt. They even took away our most fundamental of rights – a presumption of innocence until proved guilty. Nor will I forget the efforts by some to influence that decision making process unfairly. Nor will I forget how they were honoured for their efforts. Before anyone moves to criticise me for harbouring such darkness and anger let me ask you a question. Has anything really changed ? Have they abandoned the kangaroo court process which seeks to strip us of titles ? Or the transfer embargo which was unlawfully imposed ? Has there been a heartfelt apology from those who declared us guilty without trial ? Have we had any assurance that those same people who tried so hard to destroy our club will be prevented from doing so in the future ? Have we had any acknowledgement from the SPL that our absence is having a detrimental affect on Scottish football as a whole ? Or by lies and mis-information are they seeking to tell us that all is well without us ? So until I see some measure of remorse from those responsible for our condemnation, or those who sought to punish us on a presumption of guilt, or until there is acknowledgement that our club and it's support are a vital component part which is essential to the ongoing survival of Scottish football, then I'm afraid you will not find me forgiving, forgetting or moving on. That's what happens you see when you steal the treasure out of the bowels of the land. Edited December 27, 2012 by D'Artagnan 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,270 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 2013 must be our year of revenge. We must hunt down our enemies to the ends of this earth. The dignified silence simply doesn't work. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
forlanssister 3,050 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Scottish football operates in an immoral vacuum of it's own making. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 To be honest I also think we have to work on our own image. We are rangers." nobody likes us we don't care" is a horrible statement in my eyes. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,114 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 To be honest I also think we have to work on our own image. We are rangers." nobody likes us we don't care" is a horrible statement in my eyes. In what way, Pete? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 In what way, Pete? I just feel that not caring how other people see or think about you is wrong. That statement makes us look a arrogant imo. I know the tim population will never like us and that includes DU, Hibs and Aberdeen but we really should do our best to be seen as the Greatest club in the world and not as a club with an attitude problem. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GovanAllan 0 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 Wouldn't piss on the lot of them if they were on fire and screaming for help, in fact I would find some petrol just in case the fire looked like going out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon 1,114 Posted December 27, 2012 Share Posted December 27, 2012 (edited) I just feel that not caring how other people see or think about you is wrong. That statement makes us look a arrogant imo. I know the tim population will never like us and that includes DU, Hibs and Aberdeen but we really should do our best to be seen as the Greatest club in the world and not as a club with an attitude problem. I am sorry, Pete, but I don't know where you are seeing the arrogance in the context of D'Artagnan's original post. I am sick and tired of being apologetic for being a Rangers supporter. Yes there may be some elements of the support I have nothing in common with but that is true in every sphere of my life. I hate the song but it is hardly life threatening. We have been treated abominably and I am hurting big time. I have absolutely nothing to apologise for and await the apology of others before I can move on. I have never been bitter in my life but recent events have made me so. Edited December 28, 2012 by Blue Moon 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I can only look to Germany where Bayern Munich loaned money to Borrussia Dortmund to avoid them going Bankrupt. Surely we cannot set the standards of the past year as the hope for the future. We all have to work on a change and that includes Rangers. Yes we have been hard done to. Yes the cunts kicked us in the balls. We have to show we are better than them and stand up and show we are above all the shit they can fling at us. That is the way to fuck our enemies. Us behaving badly does not help our cause. We must not live in silence as before but we need to take the shit on the chin and show we are above all that bullshit. Hopefully that is why james Traynor is on board so as he can cancel out all the bullshit that is written in the press. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted December 28, 2012 Share Posted December 28, 2012 I am sorry, Pete, but I don't know where you are seeing the arrogance. Nobody likes me and I don't care. If that is not arrogant to you then you have other morals as me. That does not mean you are wrong maybe I am over sensitive. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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