MORE RANGERS TAKEOVER FAKE FEELGOOD NONSENSE FROM THE S*N
- BY LIAM CARRIGAN
- Apr 30
- 2 min read
I see there’s a new Fantastic 4 film due to hit cinemas this summer.
I wonder, considering the level of reaching in today’s article titled “Grounds for Optimism”, if The S*n Sports Desk have actually gone ahead and hired their stretchy-limbed leader Mr. Fantastic himself.
As usual, its nonsense. But then again, this is derby week, and The S*n seem to be getting their bingo card entries in early.
Another Rangers Takeover Fake Story With No Facts or Evidence Whatsoever
The story talks about a video released by Leeds United’s commercial department in the wake of the club securing promotion back to the EPL. It unveils plans to upgrade their Stadium at Elland Road, to increase the capacity up to 57.000.
It also goes on to speculate that Rangers could look forward to something similar when the much-vaunted takeover, which absolutely isn’t a fake show of interest to boost flagging season ticket sales, goes through.
I really shouldn’t need to point out the numerous, obvious flaws in this massive leap in logic, but here we are.
First of all, the story claims that 99% of season tickets for Rangers are renewed every year. That’s a straight up lie, in my opinion.
At best it is a statement for which there is no documentary evidence.
So, the article argues, with “more than 10,000” fans on the waiting list for season tickets (again, no actual data is given to back this number up but we’ll set that aside for now), a stadium upgrade for Ibrox isn’t just a good idea it’s a necessity.
Whilst I have no love for Leeds United, let’s just get something clear here.
They have access to resources and financial support that dwarfs anything even Celtic will likely ever have available to us, regardless of how well we do in Europe.
So, comparing them to Rangers is a bit like comparing Bill Gates to a homeless jakey.
Though in fairness, the jakey probably has far less accumulated debt than either Leeds United or Rangers.
Anyway, the article goes on to list the various ways in which Ibrox could be upgraded, none of which would bring them above Celtic Park’s 60,000 capacity.
Also, the cheapest of the options explored in the article was costed at around 20 million pounds.
It’s actually bordering on cruelty at this point, to put this kind of hope-fueled, nonsensical garbage in a newspaper and call it a story.
Rangers fans will, of course, lap it up, after all completely detaching from reality has become a recurring coping mechanism for them, as year after year they tell us “they’re coming”, and yet never seem to arrive.
All we can do is sit back and laugh, I suppose.
Our priority in the meantime, is to make sure most of Ibrox is empty long before full-time on Sunday, after Celtic have once again reminded our would-be rivals of their true place in football’s food chain.
Oh, and, before I forget: Don't Buy The S*n.
