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"Ally McCoist says those who previously said 'We don't need Rangers in top flight' have changed their tune."

A headline in today's Daily Record (where else?) with Sooperally gloating over the low attendance figures at football matches. He goes on:

“Gone are the days of ‘We don’t need Rangers in the top flight.’ Sadly, because it’s too late, there is now a little bit of common sense being shown."

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Asked if those responsible for vetoing a reborn Rangers being parachuted back into the top flight now regret their stance McCoist said: “Knowing the pigheadedness of some of the people involved, no they won’t. But let’s be honest, was it for the greater good of Scottish football? Of course it wasn’t."

Give it a rest, Ally, for God's sake! Your old club was liquidated. I know none of you like to hear this and avoid using the 'L' word at all costs, but it's the truth. You were lucky that your new club was allowed into the league at all and you should be down on your knees thanking our corrupt football authorities for this travesty, rather than bleating about not being allowed to cheat your way into the top flight. Note that, Sooper: 'into' not 'back into' - your new club was never there in the first place!

As for the 'greater good of Scottish football' I take it everything is all down to money. It doesn't matter about rules, or the spirit of the game or anything like that - that's just for the wee diddy clubs, eh? It really is despicable the way they're allowed to get away with this shite. Greater good of Scottish football my arse! All Sooper, The Peeppul and their friends in the media and the Scottish football authorities are bothered about is whatever team is playing out of Ibrox. If Sooper was really worried about the greater good of Scottish football he'd bugger off and take the whole rancid crowd with him.

It seems it's a Sooperally Special in today's Record; there's another article with his ground-breaking views in the paper. He decides to have a go at John Guidetti for daring to suggest that Celtic would beat Bisto FC if they were to meet in the League Cup. He says, “With the greatest of respect to John, I remember getting excited about my first hat-trick but that was against 11 men." Now that has to be the biggest case of pots and kettles ever! If it hadn't been for opposition players getting sent off Bisto would still be languishing in the bottom division. I suppose for somebody as thick as Sooper irony is something they make railings out of!

Undaunted, he decides to round on Ronny Deila as well. His crime is stating the obvious: that Bisto is the weakest team left in the League Cup. According to Sooper:

“In normal circumstances he would be right but in the past few years nothing has been what it seems in Scottish football. You have three of the five biggest clubs in the country playing in the Championship. That would tell it’s not normal circumstances."

Er...maybe it's escaped Ally's notice but nobody forced those clubs down into the Championship. Relegation, it's called; or, in the case of his club, promotion. Hibs went down because they got slaughtered by other teams week-in, week-out last season; that would suggest that the other teams were better than them. Hearts, on the other hand, ended up going down because they had to cut back, instead of cheating everybody like a certain other club. They're gradually building back up again and should be able to compete with the big boys when they get promotion at the end of this season. And they didn't spend a shit-load of money to do it!

Meanwhile another passenger has jumped aboard the gravy train. His name is George Taylor and, according to Gary Ralston in the DR, he has 'hoovered up' 3.2% of Bisto shares. 'Hoovered' makes it sound as if the shares are rubbish, which, considering the price is probably correct. The dearest lavvy paper money can buy! Anyway, apparently this character was one of the, as Ralston puts it, "syndicate involving Letham, Paul Murray and Dave King whose proposed investment of £16m was rejected in favour of Mike Ashley’s £2m emergency finance package." I don't know why they keep saying 'investment' when it was blackmail, pure and simple!

No word on whether this Taylor character is a billionaire, or has wealth off the radar but he is seemingly a managing director with Morgan Stanley. It's worth having a look at this company on Wikipedia; it's been involved in all manner of financial chicanery - and that's just in America! Chris Graham has accepted him as one of their own (his name won't be going on Ze List just yet!) and says,  “The more shares in the hands of genuine fans, the better.” Oh dear! Every time they come out with something like that you just know they're going to have to eat their words somewhere down the line.

Taylor hails from Hong Kong and the secretary of the Hong Kong Rangers Supporters Club (I know!) said: “He is a member of our club, a true bluenose. I’ve known him for 10 years and trust him. I’ve spoken to him and he only has the best intentions for Rangers.” Well, that's that; everything will be alright then, eh? Somehow, though, it seems we've heard all this before.

A final word from the Daily Record: "Rangers will be...missing keeper Steve Simonsen for today’s Scottish Cup clash at Dumbarton. Simonsen crashed his head against a post during the win over St Johnstone." We know how he feels. We've been banging our heads against a brick wall trying to get The Peeppul to accept the truth for over two years now!

The black and red shirt, from Rangers Supporters Trust.

 

"During the administration crisis the club endured, red and black scarves became a symbol of defiance and pride in the club as fans showed their commitment. Red and Black now symbolises the spirit of determination which saved the club."

 

Do you think they missed something out in that blurb?

Also, the sizes only go up to XXL - how is any Bisto FC supporter going to fit into that?

 

 

 

 

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