RANGERS Football Club issued the following statement after First Minister Alex Salmond and Strathclyde Police announced that a summit will be held next week to discuss events surrounding recent Old Firm matches. Chief Executive Martin Bain said: "At Rangers we have spent the day looking closely at the events of last night and the widespread comments expressed. "When the First Minister and I spoke today I said we would willingly take part in the summit and welcomed the opportunity to discuss matters surrounding these fixtures 'frankly and openly'. Martin Bain at the AGM"At the summit we think it is important there is clarity on the issues we need to address. "In relation to the match itself, we will be making the following points: "There was indeed increased tension at last night's match between the clubs, mainly as a result of incidents at previous matches where two of our players were the subject of extreme verbal abuse in the tunnel and around the dug-out area at Ibrox. "Our management team are highly regarded across the football world for their approach to the game. Our Assistant Manager, who is acutely aware of representing Rangers in the best possible way, became embroiled in a situation last night where he acted in the defence of our players. He met Neil Lennon again after the match and is now satisfied the Celtic Manager is fully aware of his views. "The dismissal of three Rangers players and the extraordinary number of bookings we believe is a matter for the Scottish Football Association's disciplinary process. "We should point out that in recent matches between the two teams the number of bookings and sendings off has been unremarkable. "There has been extensive criticism of referees and the SFA this season and we are now questioning the impact of that criticism. Refereeing Old Firm matches is an extremely difficult task but the number of bookings last night compared with other recent Old Firm fixtures indicates the match was not controlled in the same way. "We regret that on one hand the SFA Chief Executive today said they had launched an investigation into the whole matter and then in the same statement immediately leapt to conclusions on two of our players. "On the wider issues raised by the Police, we as a Club take our social responsibilities very seriously, and the work we do to tackle issues such as anti-social behaviour, sectarianism and racism has been recognised by government, police authorities and football authorities. "As regards drunken, violent or sectarian behaviour - either at Old Firm matches or in the wider community - we are at one with the Police and Government. Indeed, we work closely with Celtic through the Old Firm Alliance and other initiatives to tackle sectarianism. "The issue of drunken behaviour in the wider community is something that all agencies need to work together to address. As a football club we are more than willing to play our part." http://www.rangers.co.uk/articles/20110303/old-firm-statement_2254024_2307161 In essence: A: Celtic players were picking on our players last week B: The referees are scared of Celtic C: Rangers ARE Paranoid
"The dismissal of three Rangers players and the extraordinary number of bookings we believe is a matter for the Scottish Football Association's disciplinary process. ------ who's have thunk it? a stopped clock is right twice a day
Baldy ignored this though: http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/footba...n-wednesday-says-kyle-bartley-86908-22953262/ KYLE BARTLEY insists Rangers will be gunning for Celtic skipper Scott Brown in Wednesday's Scottish Cup replay at Parkhead. The Hoops No.8 angered the Ibrox dressing-room with his controversial goal celebration in the 2-2 draw that set up the fifth-round rematch. The midfielder taunted El Hadji Diouf by standing right in front of the Gers striker and staring into his eyes. That sparked a war of words after the match as both players ripped into each other. Brown's conduct won him plenty of enemies across the city and Bartley claims Gers will be out for revenge in midweek. The on-loan Arsenal kid was booked for clattering Brown inside five minutes when Celtic won 3-0 on league duty at Parkhead last weekend. And he has warned the Hoops star - who was sent off last season for a clash with Kyle Lafferty - to expect more of the same. Bartley said: "Not many people at Rangers get on with Scott Brown and I'm not his biggest fan so we will see what happens in the next game."
Keep spinning your lies GL, i've seen the "evidence" and it's a joke, a bit like your club, it's management and it's players. Maybe you should contact the Senegalsese Embassy? Good luck with that
Bain is an embarrassment to Rangers. First it was Manchester and blaming Chelsea fans for the trouble. Then there's all the times he claims players wont be leaving and a few weeks later they're off. Now this paranoid rant. He's nearly as big an embarrassment as some of the fans who follow the club, such as Girvan Loyal. Nearly.
that's a tad harsh, Bain's a toadying tosser with a loose grasp on reality but I certainly don't think he a lying bigotted arsewipe with a Neil Lennon fixation.
What a thick **** I hear they do Adult Education classes at Girvan High School. Maybe you could give English a bash?
