Rangers First

There are some who will have missed the thread on the Follow Follow website regarding David Leggat's latest blog – The Enemy Within. Let me assure those who did – you are the lucky ones. The sight of the Rangers support tearing strips off each other was as unedifying as it was heart breaking.

Personal attacks, personal recrimination, personal accusations, personal animosity. You will note the repeated use of the word “personal”. When the person is put first you can rest assured that Rangers come a very poor second. Isn't it about time we made sure that in our every action, word and deed that our sole motivation is simple – Rangers First ?

Or does satisfying old scores, personal feuds and age old divisions take precedence over putting Rangers First ? Perhaps, more alarming, have we reached a stage, when we truly believe that settling such scores are actually putting Rangers First ? Almighty God, help us in our blindness and pride filled ignorance.

What an indictment it is on us as a support that in an age of computers, internet, social media and e-mail we are more fractured as a support than were before these tools were available to us. These tools should be utilised to fulfil the potential this support has, working as a cohesive unit, not vilifying one another. If the Rangers support organised and orchestrated a one day unofficial general strike – this country would grind to a halt. That is the potential, but time after time after time we fail to fulfil it.

It is unrealistic to strive for complete unity. In any family unit there will always be differences of opinion, method and approach. It's normal. Our challenge, and our ultimate effectiveness as a support will be determined by our ability to both recognise our differences, live with them, and find the common ground which allows us to perform effectively in our strive towards the common goal – Rangers First.

(This is not just an ideal..it is a challenge to the leaders of the various Rangers factions, and I sincerely hope the Rangers support as a whole hold you accountable)

I have spent years writing and blogging, defending our club, defending our support, defending our traditions from attacks by all and sundry. I am not the only one. But all those hours, pouring over research to ensure what we produce is accurate, visiting the very heart of the soul to tap into that which is mystical and beyond rational to explain our love for the Rangers, will count for nothing if personal vendettas, personal agendas and an inability to work, together, towards a common goal, fail to put Rangers First.

To quote a historic Rangers mantra....”Rangers deserve better”

To quote a historic Nike advertising slogan … “Just do it”

And with that this musketeer bids you all a fond “ Adieu”

RANGERS FOREVER

Kind Regards

D'Artagnan