From: mcsbc2gw@dct.ac.uk
Newsgroups: rec.sport.soccer
Subject: Re: Rangers v Celtic
Date: 6 Nov 92 12:04:18 GMT
Organization: Dundee Institute of Technology

In article <1992Nov5.010812.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>, cbas38@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
> In article <1992Nov4.114639.1@vaxa.strath.ac.uk>, cbar40@vaxa.strath.ac.uk writes:
>> In article <1992Nov3.151654.22054@spider.co.uk>, scottj@spider.co.uk (Scott Jackson) writes:
>>> 
>> Scott, 19650 supporters is not bad for a side who haven't won anything in
>> four seasons.  Need we go back to the old argument about the crowds during
>> The Wilderness Years @ Ibrox?  Rangers played @ home to Motherwell on Sat.,
>> the crowd was recorded as 38000 give or take 1000.  Now of these let us imagine
>> that 1500 M/Wellians had made the trip and 31000 bears have season tickets.
>> By my calculations that means an extra 4500 decided it was worth the effort.
>> Now out of what is unquestionably the largest reserve of support in the country
>> why was the stadium still short of 6000 paying spectators and this after 14
>> straight wins and holding all of Scottish Football's treasures in the trophy
>> room?  I'm not disputing the fact that 31000 have bought the tickets in
>> advance, I'm only asking why the Stadium was not full to capacity.  After all
>> it was for the Leeds match and indeed the visit of Celtic.  Do Rangers fill
>> Ibrox every time Airdrie visit, or St. Johnstone.  HONESTLY answer this.  Do
>> you think Rangers would have got 38000 on  Saturday if the majority of
>> punters hadn't bought tickets in advance - a fair proportion to make certain
>> of tickets for the Big Games?
> 
> Daniel
> 
> Have you ever witnessed a Rangers/Motherwell encounter at the Palace ? No.
> Thought so.   It's the most boring experience in the world, especially in
> the Souness years when they played  with 5 centre halves and got
> beat 1-0 with 3 minutes to go.  
>
  Why did Motherwell fans get 1500 tickets, whilst United fans only got 537
tickets for the 1-1 draw at Ibrox last season? Yes, there were 31,000 season
ticket holders at Ibrox and as such, not all of their support could see the
game was your managements reply. Bull! for a stadium that holds approx 40,000
people, United should have been given the same amount. If you wonder why our
travelling support is so low, then check your ticket prices out, I mean thats'
extortion! And before you say, why not merge with Dundee and get a decent sized
support, let me ask you this...., Why do you refuse to merge with Celtic? 
Different Attitudes but same response. In fact the Dundee support are as
biggotted, if not more so, than your lot!! 

Next time your lot play football at tannadice with a fair ref in charge, I
guarentee that your lot will be whipped by atleast 6 goals!!!

Arab mania

 
> 31 000 is no' bad for season ticket holders and every club has it's
> peak number of supporters.  Just so happens ours has levelled off at 40 000 :)
> 
> 
> 
> PS Anyone know the Rangers/Leeds score ???
> 
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