Murray Hits Back at "Racist" claims

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DAVID MURRAY, the Rangers chairman, last night responded vigorously to criticism of the club’s supporters made by Martin O’Neill, the Celtic manager. In a statement on the Rangers website, Murray said: “Much has been reported in the media on last Saturday’s match. It is correct the SFA will analyse in detail events both on and off the pitch.
“We should, without doubt, guard against broad generalisations by individuals that endeavour to blacken the name of Rangers FC and stereotype our fans as racist bigots. This is not acceptable.”



Earlier in the day Alex McLeish, the Rangers manager, declined to comment on the issue after being advised by Murray and the Ibrox board. Murray continued his defence of the fans by saying: “The vast majority of those that support and follow our club are decent, respectable people and it would be wrong for me just to sit back and allow them to be condemned in this way.

“Collectively, we should remind ourselves that there remains a minimum of two Old Firm games still to be played and both clubs should appreciate their responsibility in ensuring safety and fair play, irrespective of the result.”


The SFA yesterday invited Celtic to make an official complaint over their claim that there had been “racial and sectarian” abuse targeted at Neil Lennon, the Catholic midfield player. And the SFA also made it clear that O’Neill would not be facing charges of bringing the game into disrepute for making the controversial accusation in the first place.
The police have also said they have no plans to speak to any of the players.

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DAVID MURRAY, the Rangers chairman, last night responded vigorously to criticism of the club’s supporters made by Martin O’Neill, the Celtic manager. In a statement on the Rangers website, Murray said: “Much has been reported in the media on last Saturday’s match. It is correct the SFA will analyse in detail events both on and off the pitch.
“We should, without doubt, guard against broad generalisations by individuals that endeavour to blacken the name of Rangers FC and stereotype our fans as racist bigots. This is not acceptable.”



Earlier in the day Alex McLeish, the Rangers manager, declined to comment on the issue after being advised by Murray and the Ibrox board. Murray continued his defence of the fans by saying: “The vast majority of those that support and follow our club are decent, respectable people and it would be wrong for me just to sit back and allow them to be condemned in this way.

“Collectively, we should remind ourselves that there remains a minimum of two Old Firm games still to be played and both clubs should appreciate their responsibility in ensuring safety and fair play, irrespective of the result.”


The SFA yesterday invited Celtic to make an official complaint over their claim that there had been “racial and sectarian” abuse targeted at Neil Lennon, the Catholic midfield player. And the SFA also made it clear that O’Neill would not be facing charges of bringing the game into disrepute for making the controversial accusation in the first place.
The police have also said they have no plans to speak to any of the players.




IF MON said it happened it happened. That shouldn't have the SFA (rangers boys club) for saying the accusation is controversial. Lennon has come under all sorts of abuse since his move to Scotland the worst coming from the Rangers supporters.

[Ed NYC Firm]

IF MON said it happened it happened. That shouldn't have the SFA (rangers boys club) for saying the accusation is controversial. Lennon has come under all sorts of abuse since his move to Scotland the worst coming from the Rangers supporters.

What a load of **********e , Lennon is booed in Scotland cause he is a dirty prick .

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What a load of **********e , Lennon is booed in Scotland cause he is a dirty prick .

yup, thats about the size of it.

And there is certainly nothing racist about chanting Neil Lennon, yer a whanker, yer a whanker!

[Gordon EF]

I agree about the Lennon stuff, he's a dirty, cheating, moaning ********, so he's going to get bood wherever he goes for it. I can't beleive that he's never been called a fenian bastard (or something similar) at Ibrox, and probably a couple of other grounds.

Moaning that Rangers fans were racially abusing Neil Lennon is laughable.

David Murray has to come out and say that though dosen't he. Rangers fans aren't bigots but chants of "Cheer up Martin O'Neil, oh what can it mean to a sad fenian bastard...." ring out, clearly audible at the next few games???

Rangers fans are mostly decent people, but don't say anything about them or there'll be mayhem at the next game.:rolleyes:

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IF MON said it happened it happened. That shouldn't have the SFA (rangers boys club) for saying the accusation is controversial. Lennon has come under all sorts of abuse since his move to Scotland the worst coming from the Rangers supporters.

Jeusus, get a grip. I love O'Neill and all but I'm not willing to give ANYONE that much benefit of the doubt. And as much as I like Neil Lennon, I'll also be the first to admin that he has given opposing fans plenty of reason to boo him other than his ethnicity.

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Jeusus, get a grip. I love O'Neill and all but I'm not willing to give ANYONE that much benefit of the doubt. And as much as I like Neil Lennon, I'll also be the first to admin that he has given opposing fans plenty of reason to boo him other than his ethnicity.

Lennon is a great player and the fact he gets under the skin of other teams
and their support means he is doing his job. I hope Celtic can get him signed for another 3-5 years, we need him, although it would be nice if he bagged
a few more goals.

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What a load of **********e , Lennon is booed in Scotland cause he is a dirty prick .

Lennon does his job well he is not dirty. And we all know why he's booed so lets not kid ourselves. Lovenkrands is more of a dirty player then Lennon,
but doesn't get as abused does he?

[Burkies Ginger Mop]

Lennon does his job well he is not dirty. And we all know why he's booed so lets not kid ourselves. Lovenkrands is more of a dirty player then Lennon,
but doesn't get as abused does he?

Dear god tell me you are on the wind up. I dare you to give a balanced opinion. Go on try it!

[Scottish_Morton]

Lennon is a dirty player, he wouldn't be anywhere near as good if he wasn't!

[CdnBhoy67 redded]

Dear god tell me you are on the wind up. I dare you to give a balanced opinion. Go on try it!


I did......Rangers and Scotland are your teams, now who you kidding?

[Ed NYC Firm]

Lennon does his job well he is not dirty. And we all know why he's booed so lets not kid ourselves. Lovenkrands is more of a dirty player then Lennon,
but doesn't get as abused does he?


Do you have your head in the sand ... Dirty pricks in Rangers tops get booed just as much as the ones in hoops tops .. The difference is Eck doesn't whine that it's some sort of rascist pish ..

You must be one of those Celtic supporters who claimed Dundee were sectarian when they played the Great Escape at the match on sunday . Turns out that it was in fact the movie soundtrack and the morons thought the whistling was flutes .. bunch of knobs ..... Should also note that Dundee are owned and managed by Catholics ...

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Do you have your head in the sand ... Dirty pricks in Rangers tops get booed just as much as the ones in hoops tops .. The difference is Eck doesn't whine that it's some sort of rascist pish ..

You must be one of those Celtic supporters who claimed Dundee were sectarian when they played the Great Escape at the match on sunday . Turns out that it was in fact the movie soundtrack and the morons thought the whistling was flutes .. bunch of knobs ..... Should also note that Dundee are owned and managed by Catholics ...

I have no problem with the theme from the great escape, it's fits dundee they were luck to escape with a point. I don't care if Dundee is owned by Catholic's or not, i'm a protestant Celtic supporter.

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I did......Rangers and Scotland are your teams, now who you kidding?

Do you not think the reason that Lennon gets abuse is due to the fact that he is a pretty good players and is also a bit of a c u n t on the pitch. Has that never crossed your mind?

Incidentally this thing about Rangers fans supporting England is a lot of sh1te. It is certainly very much a minority. I personally only know of one fan that does.

[Gordon EF]

Incidentally this thing about Rangers fans supporting England is a lot of sh1te. It is certainly very much a minority. I personally only know of one fan that does.

It's not a majority but it certainly is a significant enough minority.

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Do you not think the reason that Lennon gets abuse is due to the fact that he is a pretty good players and is also a bit of a c u n t on the pitch. Has that never crossed your mind?

Incidentally this thing about Rangers fans supporting England is a lot of sh1te. It is certainly very much a minority. I personally only know of one fan that does.

Whenever the tv hit Ibrox all you see is union jacks, where are the Scottish ones? Lennon is a great player i won't argue that point but he doesn't play
any different the Rangers players, and if Lennon is a C**T then you have
11 of them on your pitch everyweek.

[OttawaBear]

Lovenkrands is more of a dirty player then Lennon,
but doesn't get as abused does he?


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[Holyjoe]

Whenever the tv hit Ibrox all you see is union jacks, where are the Scottish ones?

Ahem... Saltires abound at Parkhead then?

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Ahem... Saltires abound at Parkhead then?

There were a few Scotland "LION" flags when Celtic went to Barcelona in the CL this season. Should there be more of course,Celtic are a Scottish team.