ian1964 10,457 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 With Angels I'll be singing, in heaven up above, I'll be singing FollowFollow, to the Rangers that I love 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted January 2, 2016 Author Share Posted January 2, 2016 RANGERS will remember those who died in the 1971 Ibrox Disaster tomorrow with a short wreath-laying ceremony outside the stadium. Club representatives will take part in the ceremony at the Ibrox Disaster memorial plinth on Edmiston Drive prior to travelling to Dumbarton for the match. The wreath will be placed at the foot of the statue on behalf of the club by honorary president John Greig before a minute’s silence is observed. Rev Stuart McQuarrie will carry out a short service prior to the minute’s silence and the Directors and Manager will also be in attendance at the statue of John Greig. Tomorrow it will be 45 years since 66 Gers supporters tragically died when there was a crush on Stairway 13 at Ibrox Stadium after a derby match against Celtic. The incident happened in the moments after the game had finished 1-1, following two goals in the final two minutes from the visitors’ Jimmy Johnstone then home player Colin Stein. As a crowd of 80,000 fans filtered out on to the surrounding streets, many fell coming down stairs on a passageway at the Copland Road end of the ground. Steel barriers crumpled under the weight of so many people and the consequences were horrifying. It was the biggest single loss of life at a Scottish football match and it remains the darkest incident in the Light Blues 143-year history. The Ibrox Disaster affected many families in Glasgow and beyond at the time and continues to impact on them to this day. Gers supporters have worked tirelessly to ensure those who passed on are never forgotten through various tributes and memorials. With Rangers’ next home match not until January 10 against Cowdenbeath, there will also be a minute’s silence ahead of the fixture at Dumbarton. The club asked Dumbarton if it would be possible to do that given how long it will be until Gers play at Ibrox again and they very kindly agreed to the request. http://rangers.co.uk/news/club/remembering-the-66-3/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete 2,499 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 God Bless them. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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boabie 230 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 From the official site - http://rangers.co.uk/news/rangers-tv/video-stairway-13-documentary/? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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