Please respect the city- Stewart Robertson makes Seville plea to Ibrox fans

Stewart Robertson has pleaded with fans travelling to Seville next week to respect the city! 

Having witnessed what they did to George Square last March and May it seems like wishful thinking with 40,000 ticketless bears expected to arrive in the Spanish city for next Wednesday’s match. 

With Brexit fuelling their traditional superiority complex a day or two in a city with temperatures in the high 30s alongside 60,000 German fans sounds like a recipe for disaster. 

There has been very little discussion about the threat to the city but this morning UEFA pleaded with ticketless fans not to travel to Seville but over the last week loyal bears have been boasting on social media about their contrived routes to the south of Spain.

Covering today’s media conference Rangers Review reports:   

What is your message to fans going over there who might not have tickets? 

To supporters with or without tickets, go and enjoy yourself and the occasion. I remember myself in 2008 thinking, ‘will I see Rangers in a European final again?’ and here we are. It’s fantastic. Go and enjoy the occasion, go and be a great ambassador for Rangers. We are going to a beautiful city, go and enjoy the city but let’s do it in the right way and manner. But go and have a good time. 

Even more so given the numbers people are predicting? 

I’d say regardless of numbers. Respect the city, respect the locals. There will be people going about their day to day business. I remember Glasgow when Leverkusen and Madrid were in the city and created a great atmosphere. Hopefully, we can create a similar atmosphere in Seville. There is going to be disruption to people’s everyday lives but let’s do it in a way that’s positive. We want the local people to have a positive impression of Rangers and the supporters. 

Robertson has ruled out opening Ibrox up as a fan-zone with the authorities in Seville making no plans to show the match on big screens across the city. 

The phrases ‘Chelsea fans’ ‘disabled pensioners’ ‘retired War veterans’ and ‘innocent Ibrox fans’ are expected to feature heavily in next week’s coverage from Seville.