Was Sunday's match really the final curtain?
I’ve no ideas how these guys would have even begun to organise such a display but what a way to start the match off- so well done to the guys there. Even a non football fan would have to be impressed by the art work and time and effort that went into making such a display.
If they needed it, and they shouldn’t have, I am sure that would have been enough to give some players an extra lift. I think it could also give an indication of how important the club is to some fans.
I see myself as a decent fan because I follow other hoops fans online, read a lot and go to the games but these guys take it to another level.
So on to the game, it was a bit like the Killie game I guess, all players on good form, passing the ball well, moving well and very committed to winning the match.
Happy for Kris Commons to eventually get on the score sheet too. His second score in a short time as his Mrs tweeted that she was pregnant so congrats to the two of them.
The atmosphere at the game was good but I think it was perhaps a bit more subdued than previous derby games (I’ve barely missed a home one for about 15 years).
Why was that the case? Was it a bit more subdued because, as far as the league was concerned at least, the match was meaningless?
This brings me on to my next point, we are often told that Rangers must be allowed into the SPL next year regardless of how that is achieved.
If a severely depleted Rangers are to compete in the SPL next year does that mean that all the derby games are irrelevant as far as the league outcome is concerned?
If so, then the atmosphere wouldn’t be as good either meaning that having a Rangers for the sake of derby games would be pointless.
It is my understanding that most so called ‘neutrals’ enjoy the derby fixture because of the unique atmosphere that the game can bring. Would that atmosphere still be as intense if the match no longer had a bearing on the outcome of the league?
I doubt it.
I also would like to say a well done to some of the Rangers fans who seemed to be in pretty decent spirits, joining in the huddle to begin with.
However, I do sit in the Jock Stein stand and I am not able to hear a lot of the songs and chants that come from the away end. Do any readers sit closer to the away end of the stadium have evidence to suggest that my interpretation of their fans is wrong?
I hope not but if they are, then it’s another reason as to why we actually don’t need them. Although, without going into it in too much detail, I doubt very much that Rangers dying would be the end of bigotry in Scotland.
The bigots will still hold the same views and they will just find another way of channelling their hatred. As the ways to tackle bigotry is a political matter, I will keep it away from this football blog.
The reason I make the point is because I have to remind people that having bigots in Scotland is no reason to want to get rid of Rangers – this is a view that I’ve heard from more than one person on more than one occasion.
The final thing is the amount of players that we have out of contract within the next 12 – 18 months. I’m planning to write a piece on that next so if you can leave as many or as little players as you’d like to see leave in the comments box, I will use those comments for the next piece that I write.
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