D'Artagnan 173 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 It' a long time since I enjoyed a good chuckle. The kind which have you aching in pain with laughter. It's also a considerable time since I last saw an episode of Dad's Army, or even thought about it. ( For the younger Bears among us Dad's Army was popular British sitcom based around the goings on at a Home Guard platoon) However events this week, courtesy of some of our most prolific and outspoken Rangers haters have ended both periods of abstinence. And there is certainly an element of â??old reliableâ? about chuckle No.1 as it features BBC Scotland and Stuart Cosgrove. Fresh from his mealy mouthed apology for labelling Rangers cheats over the use of EBT's he was back to his old self again, on Sportsound Extra, suggesting that Charles Green was using inflammatory language for financial gain ie to sell season tickets. Oh how I laughed. The man who is no stranger to the sectarian term â??hunâ? and who proudly relates a story on a train where he describes Rangers supporters as â??Orange Wankersâ? lecturing anyone on â??inflammatory languageâ? is an absolute hoot. Seems Charles Green having the temerity to defend Rangers has raised the ire of Mr Cosgrove. Well have I got news for you Mr Cosgrove...get used to it. Not only does this club not do walking away, we no longer do dignified silence either. To quote Corporal Jones....â?They don't like it up them do they ?â? Chuckle...or rather sides splitting No. 2 came courtesy of Leggo and his revelation that Phil many surnames had complained to the PCC over the Sun suggesting â??he was tarred by the sectarian brushâ?, with the PCC finding in favour of the newspaper. Perhaps there is some truth in the latest murmurings from republican supporters that Phil has something of an ego problem. Has no-one ever been kind enough to give Phil the cautionary advice that when you are in a hole donâ??t keep digging ? As Captain Mainwaring would say....â?Stupid boyâ? Those of us old enough to remember Dad's Army will remember the title credits at the end were always preceded by the caption â??You have been watchingâ?..... And this provides the biggest laugh of all courtesy of Broadcasters Audience Research Board (BARB) who publish British Television Viewing Figures. SPL Celtic v Aberdeen 91,000 Dundee Utd v Hibs 16,000 Hibs v Hearts 25,000 Ross County v Celtic 70,000 Dundee Utd v Dundee 75,000 ICT v Celtic 67,000 St Johnstone v Celtic 85,000 Aberdeen v Motherwell 41,000 Aberdeen v Hibs 44,000 Celtic v Hearts 183,000 Inverness v Ross County 38,000 St Mirren v Celtic 103,000 Hearts v Motherwell 61,000 Motherwell v Hibs 63,000 Dundee Utd v Celtic 87,000 Inverness v Hearts 48,000 Hibs v Dundee Utd 51,000 Inverness v Motherwell 51,000 Aberdeen v Celtic 105,000 Motherwell v Hearts 36,000 Hibs v Hearts 124,000 Hearts v Celtic 129,000 Dundee v Dundee Utd 89,000 Kilmarnock v Celtic 106,000 arbroath v Celtic 255,000 kilmarnock v Hibs 59,000 Hearts v Dundee Utd 61,000 Dundee Utd v Celtic 96,000 Total viewers 2,259,000 Average 80,679 per game. Rangers Peterhead v Rangers 166,000 Berwick v Rangers 96,000 Rangers v Elgin 85,000 Clyde v Rangers 127,000 Rangers v Elgin 291,000 Montrose v Rangers 79,000 Queens Park v Rangers 174,000 Total viewers 1,018,000 Average per game 145,428 Who else but Private Fraser could finish off this piece...? Was he speaking about the SPL when he gave us his catchphrase ? â??We're doomedâ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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the gunslinger 3,366 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 if you want a fairer comparison you should only compare celtc games and ours. then you have a big team every game. a better comparison is also this year to last. but regardless its clear their are problems. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 if you want a fairer comparison you should only compare celtc games and ours. then you have a big team every game. a better comparison is also this year to last. but regardless its clear their are problems. If you take their top 7 attendances GS and compare it with ours they still come up short. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,356 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Rangers Total viewers 1,018,000 Average per game 145,428 Celtic Total viewers 1,377,000 Average per game 114,750 Other SPL Total viewers 873,000 Average per game 54,563 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 Dar't can i ask have you decided to write the book on our recent travails? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 If you take their top 7 attendances GS and compare it with ours they still come up short. i know mate but you get a more accurate reflection by doing so. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 RangersTotal viewers 1,018,000 Average per game 145,428 Celtic Total viewers 1,377,000 Average per game 114,750 Other SPL Total viewers 873,000 Average per game 54,563 thanks bluedell. revealing stuff. its also a point of considerable note that most of our games are on espn not sky. which actually reduces our exposure. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gribz 743 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 thanks bluedell. revealing stuff. its also a point of considerable note that most of our games are on espn not sky. which actually reduces our exposure. Plus another way to look at it with the figures: Total Celtic games 12 Total Rangers games 7 Other games 16 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DUDE 0 Posted January 9, 2013 Share Posted January 9, 2013 A good artricle D'artagnan, thanks. What becomes obvious through these viewing figures is what most of us already had a feeling for. Rangers are the only show in town and the SPL is pretty much dead in the water without us. Yet they still try to kill us of somehow, may just be reflection of their intellect. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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