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11 Oct 2016 20:09:59
After another scene on Saturday that enraged Rangers fans, will the Bears ever feel the urge to stand beside the tartan army again?
One of my earliest football memories was sitting, along with a dozen kids, on the floor in front of some rearranged sofas full of our adult male neighbours who were drinking a pile of beer from cans with a cavalier looking man or my favourite that had gorgeous ladies on the back. All crammed in to our living room on account of us having the newest telly in the street.
It was 1978 and as a five year old the memories will never leave me. A community joined in one aim and the emotional roller coaster I witnessed from the adults drew my attention more than wee Archie's wonder goal that day.
I was part of a full house at the old Hamden for a friendly v Argentina. Can you imagine that happening again?
Wembley, Euro96, I travelled down ticketless and paid far too much money for a front row seat in the England end from a tout. For those in any doubt, i was supporting Scotland that day.
I doubt I'll ever repeat any of the aforementioned experiences in my lifetime.
I like many bears feel totally disenfranchised from the Scottish football team. I didn't even know the score from the Lithuania game until well after the final whistle and that was only after I read many social media posts about the tartan armies treatment of Rangers club captain.
Back when Butcher and Woods stared for England and more than a few bears supported them, I was content following Scotland. That's no longer the case.
International weeks hold no interest at all for me now.
The reasons are many and complex to some but Wallace isn't the first Rangers player to get the treatment from the self proclaimed best fans in the world, the governing body does nothing to embrace me and the political scene at the moment all exclude me from being excited about a team I once followed with pride.
Something drastic has to happen that makes a guy go from driving 400 miles and pay 4 times face value for a ticket to where I am now and 20 years later I wouldn't open the curtains if they played in my garden.
The SFA, the tartan army and Scottish politics have merged in to a cocktail that I don't like the taste of and I can't see me changing anytime soon.
20 years ago as I stood at Wembley singing both anthems I could never envisaged where I'd be today.
It's a funny old game.

1.) 11 Oct 2016 22:20:26
Totally agree mate horrible country we live in like so many other Bears . Make him swim home with p45 worst coach ever.

2.) 12 Oct 2016 08:01:31
Whats politics got to do with Scotland getting humped 3-0 last night!?

And Britbear if its such a horrible country then you can always move.

3.) 12 Oct 2016 14:01:44
im gonny start the bring back berti campaign.

4.) 12 Oct 2016 17:17:17
What a fantastic post my Scotland dream started with John Robertson scoring a penalty against England then at Hampden seeing Kenny D score against Spain like you it was 100% rangers and 100% Scotland.

these days its Rangers and only Rangers your Stuart Cosgroves of this world and anti Rangers sentiment combined with the political situation making my type the Unionists as second class Scottish has made me so uninterested in Scotland and the Tartan we hate rangers mob.

5.) 12 Oct 2016 17:29:21
Selective memory ma friend the treatment celtic players received from the tartan army especially the 70s and 80s was ridiculous nevermind trying to get selected.

6.) 12 Oct 2016 23:04:34
Jjisataig , i couldny have put it any better myself,

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