RANGERS fan group the Union Bears have blasted the Ibrox board for their decision to take part in a friendly match with Celtic in Australia.
We'd ask all fans inside Ibrox on Saturday to take part in the tifo - no matter your feelings towards the disgusting decision that the board has made. "This has taken hundreds of man hours and cost thousands of pounds, which was raised by the Rangers support. No derby friendlies."
A-League chief executive Danny Townsend has predicted an 83,500 sell-out when Celtic and Rangers go head-to-head in Sydney's Accor Stadium in November.
Insisting both clubs are a huge draw in the Australian capital, Townsend admitted: 'There is the Ange factor, for sure. Each of them in their own right is exciting.' Celtic and Rangers are set to meet in a friendly in November at the large Accor Stadium But Townsend, who is currently making the transition from running Sydney FC - one of the participants in the tournament - to taking over Australia's professional leagues, insists the game is box-office gold and that expatriate supporters are desperate to see their teams on the other side of the world. The Old Firm showdown in Sydney later this year has predicted to be an 83,500 sell-out The Old Firm this week confirmed plans to play their first-ever friendly on foreign soil - as one of four teams taking part in the inaugural Sydney Super Cup - but the decision has prompted an angry backlash from supporters on both sides of the Glasgow divide.
The Record Sport columnist has issued a firm defence of his former Ibrox teammate amid heightened criticism.
And I know the patience of the fans is wearing thin with him too. And let’s be honest here, I thought they were brilliant in the first half against Motherwell on Sunday but they came off the pitch with only one point to show for it. I’ve been in that boat myself over the years. In fact it was probably one of the worst games I’ve seen all season. That’s not to say the other guys can’t contribute. Well just look at the result. The whole season is coming down to the wire and folk are getting jumpy. They look at a guy who turned 40 years old a couple of weeks ago and they’re worrying that he’s become a weak link. And that will be driving him absolutely mad inside. Was he wrong not to make changes in the second half? But the reason they’ve been highlighted and discussed so much is because this is a man who hardly ever gets it wrong. Yes errors are creeping in that weren’t there before.
DAVE KING has thrown his weight behind furious Rangers supporters and called on chairman Douglas Park to 'reverse the cult of personality' has…
King told Herald and Times Sport: “I am 100 per cent with all supporters on this. “I have not spoken to Douglas since I stepped down as Chairman but, as an ordinary supporter, I call on Douglas to reverse the cult of personality that has developed at the club and to remember that the present board are temporary custodians of the club on behalf of present and future generations of supporters. DAVE KING has thrown his weight behind furious Rangers supporters and called on chairman Douglas Park to 'reverse the cult of personality' that has developed at Ibrox.
RANGERS will return to Australia this November with the club delighted to have accepted an invitation to the inaugural Sydney Super Cup, which will include ...
The club has an estimated three million supporters globally and registered supporters clubs alone have grown beyond 650. Rangers enjoy a phenomenal following across the globe with vast support in regions such as North America, Australia, the Far East and the Middle East, amongst many others. Rangers Official Supporter Travel Supplier, CTM Sport, will be offering hotel and ticket options for supporters wishing to travel to Australia for the mid-season tour.
The Record Sport columnist reckons that the initial anger from the Ibrox support comes from not being in the loop.
That’s the message Rangers should have put out from the start. This isn’t an Angeball world tour. Rangers fans might not like the idea of teaming up with their old rivals to play a friendly on the other side of the planet.
Giovanni van Bronckhorst says it was "just about surviving" the second half as Rangers battled to a narrow win over St Johnstone to keep pace with leaders ...
- Away10 - Home9 - Fouls - Away1 - Home2 - Corners - Shots - Possession - 12Parish That attitude tonight will take us a long way and we need that for 90 minutes every week." From there, the players did really well and gave it a real go. The hosts had their moments.
It's the first time the Glasgow rivals will ever meet outside of Scotland and the event is also set to feature Sydney FC and West Sydney Wanderers. Promoted ...
We'd ask all fans inside Ibrox on Saturday to take part in the tifo - no matter your feelings towards the disgusting decision that the board has made. "This has taken hundreds of man hours and cost thousands of pounds, which was raised by the Rangers support. “This tifo is for the four lads that had a dream, it's for our players and managers who have contributed to the club's success but most importantly - Saturday’s tifo is for the fans past & present who have stood by the club through thick and thin.
The fan group made their feelings known to the club's board with a message at McDiarmid Park for their game with St Johnstone last night which read "Money over ...
Now the group have backed up their message with a further statement in which they have revealed that they are going ahead with a 150th-anniversary display, despite the decision by the club. No derby friendlies." The Union Bears have blasted the Ibrox board for their decision to take part in a friendly match with Celtic in Australia.
It was confirmed on Wednesday that the Glasgow giants would be heading down under to compete in the Sydney Super Cup, a four-team tournament which includes A- ...
If it was a poster for a music festival they’d be in small letters with Celtic in big, bold letters leading the bill. In addition, how the tournament has been presented, as ‘Ange's Homecoming’ and the ‘Angeball world tour’ surely annoys Rangers and their fans. Rangers fans at McDiarmid Park and Celtic fans at Parkhead unfurled banners criticising the decision by their respective clubs. With the teams doing well in Europe and playing after Christmas it is a lot of games. There is a five-week break for the Premiership while the World Cup is taking place. This may be an opportunity to do it using the two most well-known clubs from the country, featuring a match which attracts plenty of interest and intrigue.