BEARGER 1,829 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Club 1872 Support For Pedro Caixinha 24 May, 2017 At the end of what has been a disappointing season, Club 1872 would like to extend its support to Rangers manager, Pedro Caixinha in the face of a disgraceful campaign against him by sections of the Scottish media. A succession of pundits – none of whom have ever succeeded in management – have lined up to attack Pedro almost from day one of his arrival in Scotland. They have been ably assisted by sections of the Scottish press who appear to be totally unable to put their own allegiances or petty disagreements with our club to one side. From the xenophobic ramblings of ex-Celtic player, Charlie Nicholas to the lowest common denominator nonsense of Chris Sutton, these so called experts have been quick to criticise Pedro despite him inheriting a squad which had unperformed over the past season and which he has not yet had any opportunity to revamp. Sutton, who still appears be haunted by the memory of Helicopter Sunday, has been one of the worst offenders. A man who was an abject failure as a manager and is an even worse pundit, has been given free rein on both BT Sport and on the pages of the Daily Record to wage a witless campaign to undermine our new manager. If this is the best the media can do for commentary on our game then it is in a worse state than anyone feared. The Daily Record’s Keith Jackson, unwelcome at Ibrox for several weeks, has now concocted an excuse to criticise Pedro for taking the time to pose for photos with fans after winning the last game of the season. Pedro was not celebrating a mediocre season – he was rightly taking time to acknowledge the efforts of our supporters. Rangers supporters have, as always, shown tremendous loyalty ahead of next season by purchasing upwards of 35,000 season tickets prior to the start of the public sale. Despite a relative lack of success, our fans also boasted the largest travelling support in the UK over the course of the past season – once again proving our unwavering and unconditional support for our club. Pedro Caixinha will have the opportunity over the coming weeks to form his own squad and enable our supporters to assess him on the basis of his own efforts and ideas. When making that assessment, we will not take our lead from washed up journalists, ‘controversial’ pundits or disgruntled ex-employees. Club 1872 looks forward with optimism to the new season and hopes that the steadfast backing shown by our supporters will be rewarded with a Rangers team we can once again be proud of. Issued by Supporters Voice Limited, a Club 1872 company. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Good statement and names three of the biggest gobshites in the mhedia. So is club c1872 back to doing the PR work for the club? Edited May 24, 2017 by aweebluesoandso 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,290 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 (edited) Football (and sports) reporters and "pundits" usually form a cabal of their own, rarely changing in personnel over long periods of time and usullay become ever more arrogant and suffer from a undeniable overestimation of their own capabilities. The more air-time they get, the more they are convinced in their self importance and, of course, the idea of being right in what they say. And once they have managed that position, they usually can't be disposed that easily. Add to that the fact that in essence, Scotland is a small country with a limited amount of media and press outlets. Over the years (if not decades), it has become infested by people who are hardly impartial and responsible journalists or reporters any longer. And the same holds true for a serious number of editors. As I stated before: if a media outlet or paper clearly shows an unwarranted anti-Rangers bias or produces lies or smear articles about us, ban them from Ibrox and Auchenhowie, as well as tell all the staff to keep away from them. It may not starve them, it may drive them to another level of unprofessionalism. At the end of the day, they live of a diet of facts and genuine information though ... and will eventually be replaced. Not tomorrow, not in a few months or even years. But eventually it will and this is, in essence, the only active thing we can do at this moment in time without spending cash on lawyers etc.. Edited May 24, 2017 by der Berliner 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian1964 10,457 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Decent statement, however the gutter press will just laugh it of with the normal contempt!, the club should be releasing a statement to back this one up! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
limeburner 0 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Decent statement, however the gutter press will just laugh it of with the normal contempt!, the club should be releasing a statement to back this one up! Dont hold your breath. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aweebluesoandso 290 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Decent statement, however the gutter press will just laugh it of with the normal contempt!, the club should be releasing a statement to back this one up! I agree Ian, but why would the club release a statement or do any PR, when they can get c1872 to do it for free? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darthter 542 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Good statement....and exactly why C1872 should be 100% independent of the Club. They can name names, with less repercussions. The media are unable to directly attack the club over any comments made by c1872 as there is no directly connection. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,251 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Sutton is doubtless haunted by many memories of torment but Dunfermline/Kilmarnock will be more grisly for him than Helicopter Sunday. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 Cant say i like this. It just inflates the importance of these idiots and looks a bit paranoid. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RANGERRAB 3,306 Posted May 24, 2017 Share Posted May 24, 2017 We should just call Mutton 'the failed Lincoln City manager'............ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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