A club endorsed supporters bus takes the fight to United
Following the announcement that Dundee United are not offering free entry to the replayed fixture between themselves and Rangers, things have been getting quite heated between both clubs.
Martin Bain of Rangers has become embroiled in accusations of lying and turning a blind eye to his own fans misdemeanours over time but has enough focus been placed on the fans?
Don’t forget, these punters have to pay twice for the same game and now have the inconvenience of a midweek match in mid December to shell out for.
Throw into the mix the price of travel, beer, food, possible babysitting or other costs and it is an expenditure that Rangers fans don’t need at this moment in time.
There will be many fans around Scotland having a chuckle because it is Rangers fans suffering but if it happened to their own club, they would be raging. Therefore, an element of sympathy has to be displayed to the Rangers fans on this occasion.
However, things have taken a more serious twist with the news that a Rangers supporters club is considering taking legal action against the Tangerine outfit.
The Nithsdale Loyal, which calls the New Regent Bar in Pollokshaws Road its home, took a total of 66 tickets for the match that was abandoned at halftime. The club, which only travels to away games as it deems Ibrox to be too close to warrant running a bus to home games, has supposedly written to Dundee United asking for a refund. If they are unsuccessful, they are likely to resort to legal steps to obtain a refund.
It is a move that will be welcomed by Rangers fans everywhere but is it a move that will also be welcomed by the club?
RangersTV has recently started showing a programme where they follow (follow) a supporter’s bus on an away game, hoping to give an insight in to the banter that is an indispensable part of following a club for many fans.
The first club selected was the Nithsdale Loyal for the recent defeat at Aberdeen.
Although no one wishes the extra expenditure on any football fan, especially at this time of year, it will be interesting to see if the Nithsdale Loyal received any joy or encouragement from legal bodies.
If so, it could be another factor for referees to consider when judging the playability of a pitch.
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i think its a bit hard on the Rangers fans as well but your wrong when you say they have extra expense with regard to buying alcohol nobody forces you to buy alcohol & if a fan cannot attend a game without buying alcohol before hand then he/she has a problem.
Dannybhoy, a very fair point and probably more fans will enter the stadium without having had a drink than those that will.
However, it is an expense, we stated that some people may have to consider babysitting costs to allow them to go to the game. Not every fan will have that cost…some will.
It is a sad fact that some fans will be unable to go to a match without having a drink…and of course, it is a social gathering with their friends, you can see why some folk associate football with drink.
So yes, you’re right, if the expense of alcohol is going to leave you cutting it fine, it should be discounted from your thoughts, no problem with that and most fans would agree with you.
WeKnowSFA fully complies with the laws regarding alcohol within football stadiums and neither endorses or promotes drinking alcohol before a match.
Although some performances this season have certainly seen WeKnowSFA running to the bar post-game!
fair comment
I have no sympathy Im afraid,for any other teams fans perhaps but not that lot,its just a wee bit of karma after the paltry fine their club got because of them in Romania,no sympathy at all and Dundee Utd cant control the weather.
You’re absolutely entitled to your opinion 9 titles.
It is fair to say though that if it was Celtic at Tannadice and it happened to you, you wouldn’t be best pleased.
Then again, its the rivalry that makes football so no one is saying you have to have sympathy for any other team in that position!
The situation seems a bit unfair for a start the Dundee Utd Season ticket holders will get in for Free maybe the SPL or SFA have to make new rules with regard to a similar situation in the future.