ian1964 10,431 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) By Alasdair Lamont Former Rangers manager Walter Smith believes a sense of bitterness about the way the club was treated remains as they gear up for Premiership football. Smith maintains there was "no reason" for Rangers to have to re-enter the league in the lowest tier. "It'll be a motivation for Rangers. It would certainly be a motivation for me," said Smith. He also believes the Ibrox board "have to find a way" to back manager Mark Warburton to compete in the top flight. With the club mired in debt, Rangers entered administration and then liquidation in 2012 and had to re-enter the Scottish football pyramid in the fourth tier. Smith feels Sunday's Scottish Cup semi-final against Celtic will not be an accurate gauge of how Rangers will fare next season and accepts Celtic are "the favoured team". However, the former Rangers boss believes Warburton's men go into the tie in a "far more optimistic frame of mind than last season". More to follow. http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36025815 "Four years ago, the club was at its lowest level ever," said Smith. "We were nearly starting a season, or were five days away from starting a season with only five players, no Rangers manager has ever been in that circumstance before. "And no Rangers manager has ever been in the circumstance that he [smith's successor Ally McCoist] was in for the next three years. "I think it [ill feeling towards Rangers] will always be there. "There was no necessity for Rangers to be put down into the Third Division and I think that's the thing that will always stay in Scottish football. "I think there'll be a bitterness in the Rangers ranks that that's happened. "There's no doubt it was the wrong move in my eyes. Scottish football has been worse off and a lot of the teams who were happy to see Rangers go down have suffered and found themselves relegated or in the process of being relegated. "So, there will be that bitterness. How can they forget what happened to them there? You can't forget that." Edited April 12, 2016 by ian1964 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Germinal 27 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Of course a sense of bitterness remains. But don't bleat about it in the media, just use it relentlessly, year after year, to grind those you hold responsible in the dust. Holding a grudge never did Alex Ferguson much harm. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pj_1872 0 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Of course a sense of bitterness remains. But don't bleat about it in the media, just use it relentlessly, year after year, to grind those you hold responsible in the dust. Holding a grudge never did Alex Ferguson much harm. Yep, that won't be going anywhere anytime soon. It'll just make it all the sweeter when we climb the table next season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeburner 0 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 This holding a grudge talk is alien to me. You pack of c---s. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Walter spoke for me, i'm bitter as feck. But i get my small but significant payback, i don't give them my money. By them i mean those clubs of the old SPL that voted us out. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,291 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Walter spoke for me, i'm bitter as feck. But i get my small but significant payback, i don't give them my money. By them i mean those clubs of the old SPL that voted us out. If/when Whyte gets convicted of a fraudulent takeover & Rangers win the EBT case at the Supreme Court what happens next? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
craig 5,199 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 (edited) If/when Whyte gets convicted of a fraudulent takeover & Rangers win the EBT case at the Supreme Court what happens next? Nothing. Rangers fans will still be accused of showing no contrition over the whole sorry affair, it will still be our fault. Edited April 12, 2016 by craig 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,829 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Walter spoke for me, i'm bitter as feck. But i get my small but significant payback, i don't give them my money. By them i mean those clubs of the old SPL that voted us out. I made up my mind 4 years ago never to set foot in any of the grounds whose directors/ fans tried to kill us or give any cash to SFA. I don't ever see me changing my mind. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
boabie 230 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 Walter spoke for me, i'm bitter as feck. But i get my small but significant payback, i don't give them my money. By them i mean those clubs of the old SPL that voted us out. They won't be getting my money either. And I love holding grudges. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calscot 0 Posted April 12, 2016 Share Posted April 12, 2016 We should be nursing our wrath to keep it warm... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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