BRECHIN chairman Ken Ferguson realised just how momentous his sideâs showdown with Rangers is when the Wall Street Journal turned up at Glebe Park. Ferguson was gobsmacked when the famous broadsheet, Americaâs biggest-selling newspaper, asked for an interview in the build-up to Sundayâs Ramsdens Cup first-round clash. The match will be newco Rangersâ first competitive action since being ordered to start life in the Third Division in the wake of the Ibrox financial crisis. And Ferguson admits it hit home that interest in the fixture had gone global when his Second Division side attracted the worldâs media. He said: âI never thought Iâd see the day the Wall Street Journal came to Brechin. That shows how much interest this tie has generated. The guy from the Wall Street Journal was happy to come all the way up from London and he brought a different perspective than normal. âThis obviously isnât any normal cup-tie. He was wanting to know more about the impact of the Rangers situation and the effect it might have on the smaller clubs like ourselves. âItâs another indication of just how much this Rangers story has caught everyoneâs attention.â Brechin are bracing themselves for a 4100 capacity crowd at the televised tie and Ferguson rates it as the Angus clubâs biggest occasion for decades. He added: âI would have to say this is our biggest game in recent years. âIn the older days before the stands were built we had bigger crowds at certain fixtures. âBut in the modern era this tops the lot even though itâs still only the first round. To have a capacity crowd and to welcome newco Rangers means history will be made at Glebe Park on Sunday. âItâs a brilliant start to the season and itâs momentous for various reasons. âTo kick off the new season at home to Rangers in the Ramsdens Cup is the stuff of dreams. âWe had been planning for Dundee to come here which would have brought a good crowd until circumstances obviously changed. But weâre relishing the prospect of facing Rangers.â ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- If only there was that much interest in Celtic's first game of the season.
First game of the season we 're presented with the league flag ,why are you deluded Huns thinking that there is going to be more interested in div 3 than the spl ??? After 2/3 games boredom will set in , no interest and you will find out your score in the Sunday post . Medro go and look at the bbc website of scot div 3 league table , your team is at the bottom of it !!!
True Maybe we should have committed suicide and created a bastard offspring team so a journalist from London would come up and talk to our first ever opponent Damn our good fortune
It's true As much as he is a stale, repetitive, bigoted, lonely fool....he's better entertainment than Wud Ye threads
the world slowly shakes its head and laughs at the rangers but, hey, no publicity is bad publicity right? beeling
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We're actually not getting presented with the league flag. No need to keep up the "i'm celtic fan" act. You've been rumbled. You have to admit, our downfall totally eclipsed your trebl...doubl...league win.
Yes really. We stole your thunder. May have been ****e for us, but it meant the Celtic team didn't get the recognition some say they deserved.
