Chris Sutton was swamped with support as he returned to Twitter after news of his Ibrox ban was announced.
The former Celtic striker has a sharp sense of occasion, specialising in making a comment without a direct reference to the subject everyone is looking for a reaction on.
All that he needed to type last night was ‘everyone, anyone’ and the issue was known.
In-between two partial UEFA stadium closures the Ibrox club launched a so-called inclusivity programme titled Everyone, Anyone. It was a classic media and PR box ticking operation, being seen to be doing something rather than getting hands on and tackling an issue.
Alongside that excuse of a campaign fans chant ‘No-one likes us, we don’t care’ while constantly highlighting the slightest slight from Sutton, Michael Stewart or anyone else included in the lengthy ‘Haters of Rangers’ list. Included on that classic is a Glasgow café that served ice-cream and jelly out of season in February 2012.
Tonight the issue gets serious when BT Sport cover a Europa League tie at Ibrox from an empty stadium three miles across the city.
So far BT Sport have been making a joke and giggle over the issue with Ally McCoist, fans will be watching closely tonight to see if they take the banning of a pundit seriously.
Everyone anyone…
— Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) November 24, 2021
Yip pic.twitter.com/XvmDsEUPJY
— mickigoe (@mickigoe) November 24, 2021
The board need to go ? pic.twitter.com/ciLh91fwrb
— quadtreble1 (@quadtreble1) November 24, 2021
100% they do? and they really have to rethink the award ceremony for attending 10 meetings? pic.twitter.com/ej3ujOptrY
— JPBurton (@JPBurton5) November 24, 2021
Tomorrow nights game v Sparta Prague should be interesting at the Bigotdrome . Everyone anyone? Are you watching UEFA?
— Just an average Celtic fan. (@Celtic67Champs) November 24, 2021
@btsportfootball @btsport should pull the plug on rangers games very very unprofessional then again that’s what they LACK of they don’t things by the book..
— Kelly (@kellybaby3) November 24, 2021
The man in poster – Richard MacDonald – was forced to issue a statement apologising for criticising them during a #BLM rally. He called for Rangers to change, but later retracted & said it was down to “society as a whole” #EveryoneAnyone is tokenism of the worst possible kind!
— ?CarlJungleBhoy? (@CarlJungleBhoy) November 24, 2021
The most greeting faced club in world football? no one likes them they don’t care?Aye right??
— Hoopster88? (@hoopster_88) November 24, 2021
BT sport must protect their employees. They should withhold TV revenues. Entitlement FC need pulled down several pegs.
— GeeExDee ??????? (@GarryXDee) November 24, 2021
You’re another one Chris who lives rent free ?
— Fairhill Bhoy (@james_hainie) November 24, 2021
SCUM NEW CLUB SCUM FANS.