GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - MARCH 08: Rangers' James Tavernier (C) and teammates watch on during the penalty shoot-out during a Scottish Gas Scottish Cup Quarter-Final match between Rangers and Celtic at Ibrox Stadium, on March 08, 2026, in Glasgow, Scotland. (Photo by Craig Foy/SNS Group via Getty Images)
Ibrox fans are basking in the happy glow of securing yet another success by lifting the Close Season Cup.
Nothing will takeaway the feeling of satisfaction of seeing Lawrence Shankland squeezed into the club shirt.
Topping it off Shankland and young Finlay Curtis scored for Scotland in their 4-1 win over Curacao at Hampden.
With Neil McCann grovelling to Dick Advocaat in a post match interview it was almost like the good old EBT days again. Almost but not quite.
It seems like many bears have erased the events of May from their memory.
The month that started with great hopes on the back of a team bonding trip to Marbella. There was speculation over which match James Tavernier will lift the SPFL title.
Predictably and with no dignity Tavpen made a hasty exit from Ibrox clutching a tray recording his repeated failures.
As is always the case, football got in the way with nothing but misery around Ibrox. SNP romping to another landslide win at Holyrood hardly helped the cause.
“True tho we invested 40m into our squad”
Finished 3rd 10 points behind. Lost 4/5 games post-split.“We have added shankland”
Finished 2nd 2 points behind.“We have got a better version of Curtis back”
Finished 10th 42 points behind.“And we go and further invest”
See above..— DrexciyanWave (@WavejumperOne) June 1, 2026
IBROX FANS- GULLIBLE AND DELUDED
It isn’t the toughest of arguments to take apart.
A support that refused to accept the reality of liquidation is always open to delusion.
Four successive defeats in the SPFL triggered demands for Danny’s head to Roll.
Andrew Cavenagh explained why that won’t be happening and their fans nodded in agreement.
With Tavernier gone there are no players left from the freakish title win of 20/21.
John Souttar is the longest serving first team player, rewarded with a 12 month extension as he dropped out of the first team.
The standard end of season collapse was bad enough for Ibrox fans to accept. But a poor Celtic side led by Martin O’Neill rubbed salt into gaping wounds.
Hearing last August that Celtic would lose eight matches in the SPFL would have set up party plans centered on trashing George Square.
Finishing third, 10 points behind Celtic was the painful conclusion.
Now the bears can celebrate for two months without having to watch their side playing.
Early trips next season to Celtic Park and Tynecastle are best avoided as they prepare to watch Shankland and Curtis win the World Cup against Nicky Raskin’s Belgium.
The daily Record right on cue has an ex theRangers player ‘insisting ‘ that Shankland is the missing link to fire the tribute act to glory next season . Old Gordon Durie obviously got paid for his prophecising ! That will be the same Shankland who failed to fire Hearts to this season’s championship over the worst Celtic team in a generation ? I’m trying to figure out the going rate for a tabloid interview these days …is it a monkey or a pony ? Either way it’s all horse shit …..
Rohl’s bacon was only saved when the media went on a full scale Celtic pile on for the last couple of games when they realised we had a good chance of winning the league
They were practically begging any club from Germany to take him after the Tynecastle defeat
But that’s all forgotten now they’ve signed Tefal Head
Valentines @ 9.44am…
Don’t believe The Scummy Record…
They are PATHOLOGICAL LIARS…
Hopefully ya found it in a train and didn’t buy the bloody vomit saturator as that’s all it’s use for !