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Free Uefa tickets for Gers fans

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by Urban Legend (U10857686) 23 March 2008
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Rangers have bought their entire ticket allocation for the away leg of the Uefa Cup tie with Sporting Lisbon and will give them out free to travelling fans.
2,500 supporters will gain free entry based on their previous travel history.

"This gesture is a big thank you to our supporters who have shown extraordinary commitment this season," said chief executive Martin Bain.

Meanwhile, chairman Sir David Murray has vowed to "invest heavily" in players this summer.

Murray, who also announced a freeze in season ticket costs and a reduction for juvenile season tickets, said: "It is obvious we are going to strengthen.

"There was money available to manager Walter Smith in January - several millions of pounds to spend - and he chose not to.

"We will make resources available to Walter in the summer. We're on the way up as a club.

"The turnaround from this time last year when we were losing to St Johnstone and Dunfermline is simply remarkable."

Rangers host Sporting in the Uefa Cup quarter-final on 3 April, with the second leg a week later in Portugal.

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posted Mar 23, 2008

Was Murray's gesture a thank you to those fans who gave raised arm salutes in Isreal, wrecked Barcelona city centre and were fined by UEFA for singing sectarian songs? Now you know your chairman REALLY appreciates you.

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posted Mar 23, 2008

Anyone have a spare ticket for the away leg ?

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posted Mar 23, 2008

markinlondon

Sunderland have done some nice things for their fans like the free taxi's.

It's not cost Rangers much but it is a nice gesture and it is good to see a club looking after the fans which support them the most.

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comment by cali88 (U11305569)

posted Mar 23, 2008

While i appreciate where Rangers are coming from. Why only reward the 2500 who are fortunate enough to be able to travel to Lisbon, What about the 50,000 fans who have to pay £35 a ticket for the home game. would it not have been better to reduce the ticket price by a £1 or 2 and reward all supporters???

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posted Mar 23, 2008

If you used the same money for the home game it would only reduce the tickets from £35 to £34 so it would be un-noticable to most folks.

At least this way it will reward the people more that are paying for travel, hotels and taking time off work.

Should just be grateful for what has been given.

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posted Mar 23, 2008

Rangers offer free tickets, but people still complain?

Jeez you really can't please some people.

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comment by WATP73 (U11306097)

posted Mar 24, 2008

"Was Murray's gesture a thank you to those fans who gave raised arm salutes in Isreal, wrecked Barcelona city centre and were fined by UEFA for singing sectarian songs? Now you know your chairman REALLY appreciates you."

Wheresyourgoldstar has it gone unnoticed to your totally deluded support that Sellick fans had to have a plane land in Cardiff because of their inability to act respectably? Can't ever recall Gers fans running round shooting each other in Amsterdam either? Or beating the record for the number of arrests of supporters at an away game in a different country(Blackburn)? More arrests than any other team in the Premier League in an away game that season. Your lot also sang pro IRA songs all the way through the minutes silence at Fir Park for 9/11 and have booed their way through several mintue silences over the years. Think you should look closer at your own behaviour before you criticise others.

Wrecked Barcelona city centre? Were you there? No didn't think so. Rubbish lying in the streets wrecking a city? Let's be serious!

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posted Mar 25, 2008

Will all tics b.u.gger off and go comment on ure own site! At least our club is doing something for our fans! What have the sellic done? Nothing! Apart from making fans sit in an infected tank!

Man i love a good bit of banter!!


Mon the Gers!! Tough game but with the spirit we have shown in our last few games, we could cause an upset.

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comment by U10858531

posted Mar 25, 2008

What a marvellous gesture! Shame you'll get pumped by a few goals!

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comment by willy86 (U1292790)

posted Mar 26, 2008

As a Dunfermline fan, I acknowledge the point that Bain was trying to make, but Dunfermline were damm close to winning the cup last year and St. Johnstone have been showing that they are no mugs either. You could also point out that within a week, Rangers could have lost in the two cups to Dundee United and Partick Thistle, albeit at later stages, which might not have exactly signified progress.

However, in age where stadiums aren't selling out, it's nice to see that clubs are trying to work out ways around it.

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