Gers fans unite

The Maiden City RSC, the East Bank RSC, Claudy RSC and Londonderry Loyal branches have organised a ‘Rangers Fighting Fund Charity Night’, in Rochesters this Saturday night.

Robert Marshall, Maiden City RSC chairman, is calling on all Gers fans to come along and support their club.

“It has been a disaster time for Rangers and the only thing I can remember being worse for the club, was the ‘Ibrox Disaster’ when 66 people were killed in 1971, that obviously was greater, but the supporters clubs from the North West have decided to come together, to try and help their club,” stated Marshall.

“To be honest it’s not just supporters from the North West but supporters throughout Northern Ireland and world wide.

“All the clubs have already made substantial donations and in our case Maiden City members have just dipped into their own pockets and that cheque is away.

“But we feel if we come together and run an event like this it will mean that we can get even more money to donate to Rangers.

“Maybe this event will be the first of many and while the club is in this terrible position we as supporters will hopefully be able to do all that we can and raise money while the club is in this position.

“If it’s necessary to carry on raising money for Rangers, while they are in this position, then we’ll be doing that. It’s easy to support a team whenever they are winning but now is the time to stand together. “

With four buyers confirmed by the Rangers administrators looking to take control of the club, Marshall is confident his beloved Teddy Bears will survive and even come back stronger.

“Rangers will definitely come back from this, they are too big a club,” he insisted.

“It may take them a few years before they are back to where they were and we have to live with that; we don’t expect to get off scott free, but let the punishment be fair.”

The Chairman of the Maiden City Rangers Supporters Club also feels that now is the time for true supporters to stand by their club.

“Ally McCoist said ‘We don’t do walking away’ and whenever Paul Le Guen was manager of Rangers in 2006 and he only lasted a few months and then Walter Smith and Ally McCoist came back, I can remember the first match they were in charge back at Ibrox there was a banter over the Copland Road Stand, which stated ‘Walter and Ally they came when duty called’ and that is what we are asking every Rangers fan to do now.”

The event this weekend in Rochesters gets underway at 7pm, tickets cost £6 and Maiden City Beat plus four local flute bands will be playing.