Some Rangers fans have taken to Twitter to oppose reported SFA plans to postpone Scottish Premiership fixtures in March to give Scotland the best chance of Euro 2020 qualification.
The national side is set to play two fixtures between the 26th and 31st of March, with qualification for what would be Scotland’s first national tournament since 1998.
According to the Scottish Sun, new SFA President Rod Petrie is set to call on league bosses to “impose a league shutdown” in the run-up to the fixture.
Some Rangers fans have rejected Rod Petrie’s reported proposal that the league should be postponed in March. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
RONALDO NEEDS TO STOP WHINING.
Why are some Rangers fans fuming at the notion that the Scottish footballing powers might do this?
Well, besides from a longer international break than usual – something which we can all be forgiven for dreading – Rangers fans haven’t forgotten the events of 2008.
Last season George Peat set a cat amongst the pigeons when he revealed that the influence of one club prevented the SFA giving Rangers more time to prepare for the UEFA Cup Final [BBC].
Five games in 12 days at the tail end of a monumental season gave Rangers the smallest possible chance of getting their hands on the trophy.
Celtic had also reportedly claimed that a tour of Japan would’ve prevented the league season being extended, in one of the grimiest examples of Scottish football’s tribalism yet.
Some of the Ibrox club’s fans are adamant it can’t be one rule for one, and not for the other, even if the other is the Scottish national team.
Eh no.
But you know how this will work the vote will be 11-1.
Let's face it the only team in the SPFL this will benefit will be Celtic.
I'd be very surprised if they have an end of season tour of Japan.
— Amato86 (@Amato861) November 17, 2019
Shouldn't be allowed
— Robert Van Bronckhorst 🇳🇱 👌 (@RangersRobbie83) November 17, 2019
Tell him we have got a friendly in Japan it’s worked before 🤔🤔🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
— karl muddiman (@KMuddiman) November 17, 2019
Sporting integrity 🙄🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/by5B3hxM9M
— Jonathan rankin (@ranJkin84) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/mendrinkmilk/status/1195992231364190208
I hope Rangers block this !
— Sir Ramsay MacDonald (@MacdonaldRamsay) November 17, 2019
I’m sorry but no, remember sporting integrity & all that 🙄
— Davie (@dave_n84) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/scotia1972/status/1196068424868339712
The chairman of a "prominent club" will block this anyway 🤔🤔
— Ted Clubberlang (@markmenzies77) November 17, 2019
https://twitter.com/GoldKrisgold/status/1196014254467497984
Whilst there’s a clear argument that this would give the Scottish national team the best possible opportunity to qualify for the tournament, some fans feel it’d be a huge slap in the face for the Ibrox club.
If they can do this for Scotland, why couldn’t they do it for Rangers back in 2008?