24 Aug 2019 21:00:23
Like a good few on here i am of the older generation. My wife is Catholic and she is totally naive to the chants she hears when watching the game on tv. my father left us when i was 2 and as such i was a late "developer" in my love for rangers but since 14 have been going to as many matches as possible and when i could afford a season ticket (18) i have been to as many matches as possible only stopping when i moved away for work.

During the 80/ 90s i stopped going to old firm games. there was times when i actually feared for my safety from fellow supporters. the bile and hatred was horrendous, it was like a warzone and remember the hundreds of arrests that generally followed and had great concern when leaving and making my way home from the match. really just wasnt worth the hassle.

However my bigger concern is that those songs used to be sung mainly during old firm games but now some seem to think its the rangers trademark. Guys you are wrong, it is not. Rangers may have been predominately protestant but look around you in the stadium these days, its full of various cultures and races and i am really proud our club attracts these welcome NEW supporters. however will they stay - who knows i hope so. our team our manager is of different faiths. let's embrace what we have become, an evolved club with a great football history and with luck and a lot of behavioural charge we can look forward to continue being the BEST CLUB IN THE WORLD.

1.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 01:07:33
Agreed mate, I’ve been going to Ibrox since I was 5 and I’m married to a Catholic also, it’s absolutely embarrassing when I hear the filth that some folk sing.

2.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 08:34:07
Same here guys I'm engaged to a Catholic and her family are Celtic fans and my side of the family are all rangers fans. now my son who is nine is a rangers fan and comes to ibrox along with me to cheer on the team he knows most of the songs but only the decent ones. can u imagine if he he knew the ones that get our club in trouble it would be so disrespectful to his mum and her family.

3.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 09:42:04
As much as these songs should stop if all team are treat with this strict liability there be no fans at scottish games you now here billy boys at various grounds aswell as the stuff more serious than verbals all the coin throwing tav at hibs many other incidents the pundits seem to have forgotten about its not just rangers.

4.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 09:47:53
Its not as bad as it was, but its still out of order. I remember young thugs running about ibrox with swords .

The areas where the singing originates, the fans that go there need to just be banned and their seats given to decent fans. there's a huge waiting list anyway.

5.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 18:32:39
Gees, a great story, and like everyone else we have a history. I grew up with going to Ibrox from our bus in Stewarton. Unfortunately I must admit I sang those sectarian songs on the bus and on the terraces, I was young and went with the flow. I do apologise for that.

As I grew up and understood the meaning I and a few others decided to travel by car. This didn't go down well with others but we realized we made the correct decision. I have a young son and never want him involved with those out of date chants. Ibrox should and will be a happy family day out.

6.) 25 Aug 2019
25 Aug 2019 18:24:13
Great posts guys, agree it’s 21st century. and we need to act and behave accordingly. A nod to history and tradition is acceptable but chanting hatred is not.