As Celtic fans took to the car park prior to their much-needed 2-0 win over Kilmarnock at the weekend in the latest of a series of protests, Rangers fans would’ve been watching on with a quiet chuckle.
The Ibrox club’s form this season has turned the screw on Neil Lennon amid a run of four wins in 14 games with many of our rivals voicing their discontent at the current regime.
For them, whilst they might not admit it, seeing Rangers fight their way back from the brink of oblivion to – for all intents and purposes – become a better football team than them has been hard to watch.
Apparently even harder than enjoying a period of unprecedented success.
The Gers have won nothing yet but this season everything finally appears to be clicking as the club recorded their ninth straight Scottish Premiership win in the 2-1 victory over Dundee United at the weekend with the team’s eyes firmly on the prize.
Celtic, in contrast, have been a shadow of the team which has dominated Scottish football over the last few years, a side struggling to get over that mental hurdle of the fact we’re here to challenge.
That defeat to Rangers kicked off their terrible run of form which could yet define their season, our 2-0 victory at Celtic Park a hammer blow from which they are only now starting to recover.
But as our spoiled rivals take to the car park and wake up to a title challenge from Ibrox, their protests are a timely reminder of the opportunity fans currently have with Club 1872.
Rangers’ largest shareholder Dave King has agreed to sell his shareholding – which is around 20% – to Club 1872 in a move which is designed to give fans a voice at the Ibrox top table.
This move would make the fans’ group the club’s largest shareholder and is being described as a once in a lifetime opportunity to stake some fan control in what happens at Rangers.
Club 1872 are looking for 20,000 fans to become legacy members, which means those who sign up are essentially pledging £500 to the group to buy the shares.
In total it’s reported it will take the group £13m to buy the shares of Dave King [Glasgow Times], who has personally endorsed the campaign with the slogan “Never Again”, a nod to the events of 2012.
Whilst things are going well at Rangers right now, the events of 2012 are still very much fresh in the club’s mind as we look to finally announce our arrival back at the top of the Scottish game.
Looking across the city, to see a support in turmoil over a lack of involvement in the decision-making at their top table, perhaps it highlights just what an opportunity we have with Club 1872.
Here’s how Rangers fans originally reacted to the news that former Gers chairman Dave King is looking to sell his shareholding to Club 1872.
