Tomblands Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Even other fans refer to us as "The Aberdeen"... I can't readI can't writeBut that doesn't matterCos I support the Aberdeenand I can drive a tractor I'm really scared that the SFA will just go ahead and appoint Tommy Burns now, David Taylor said that someone would be appointed in the next 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaffer Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 The only team in Britain that have THE in front of their name is The Arsenal Football Club. Rangers seemed to have adopted it of late however it is not historical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuckleJoannie Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 The only team in Britain that have THE in front of their name is The Arsenal Football Club. Rangers seemed to have adopted it of late however it is not historical. It has been in colloquial use for many years. I recall a drunk Glaswegian appearing in the Marischal Bar about 30 years ago. Attempting to make polite conversation he looked at one of the assorted photos of student groups that used to adorn the wall of that establishment and enquired "Is that a photie of the Rangers?" He was too drunk to read the caption that said it was the Aberdeen University Celtic Society (Keltic rather than the Sellick) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marooned in Maywick Posted January 11, 2007 Report Share Posted January 11, 2007 Why was there not the same raising of voices when Willie Ormond jumped ship to manage Hearts? Willie Ormond didn't leave the Scotland job in the middle of a qualifying campaign. And there simply wasn't the 24-hour media outlets then-a-days. Hmmm. Was Willie Ormond that old ?? No telly or newspapers or radio ? Well, okay. I suppose you could argue that a newspaper is a 24-hour media outlet depending upon the time of day you read it - I used to look forward to going to my Grandad's for tea on a Wednesday so that I'd be able to read Oor Wullie and The Broons in the Sunday Post he'd picked up from The Central that same day.Clearly what I meant was no News24, Sky Sports News, Radio5live, internet, SMS and any of the other news-spreading methods I've omitted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dB Posted January 12, 2007 Report Share Posted January 12, 2007 I think the answers to most are based on the SFA's general attitude towards The Rangers. You have to be f'kn joking with that one?Andy Davis? Agreed MiM, but Davis is nowhere near the scandal that was Farrygate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorit Posted January 13, 2007 Report Share Posted January 13, 2007 5-0 WATP !!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 WATP What does that mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
penfold Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 We Are The People, but god alone kens the significance o it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dB Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 WATP What does that mean? Don't ask. They can't answer. IMHO it's a term of supposed superiority (which is a laugh), a throwback to the last 150 years. If they bothered to think about it they would see it for the sectarian bile that it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblands Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 Steve Lovell is John Hewitt reborn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomblands Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 And Davie Weir to Rangers...there is a championship winning signing if ever there was... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 IMHO it's a term of supposed superiority (which is a laugh), a throwback to the last 150 years. If they bothered to think about it they would see it for the sectarian bile that it is. I've been thinking and I can't come up with any link between WATP and either superiority or sectarianism. Care to enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheesht Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 IMHO it's a term of supposed superiority (which is a laugh), a throwback to the last 150 years. If they bothered to think about it they would see it for the sectarian bile that it is. I've been thinking and I can't come up with any link between WATP and either superiority or sectarianism. Care to enlighten me? Mine was a serious question. What does it mean, I just curious? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
junior Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 So was mine, I have no idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted January 15, 2007 Report Share Posted January 15, 2007 If you don't know what "We Are The People" means then it doesn't matter. If you think it has something to do with Sectarianism then you are a sad, sad person and, for some reason, looking to be offended. One of the daftest theories I've ever heard. I've no need to explain it other than it is purely football related and has a lot to do with being a fan of The Rangers. It's no more sectarian or supremist than saying "We are the Champions" or " I am the Greatest". If you're not a Rangers fan you can either ignore it or laugh at it - we don't care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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