‘Totally unacceptable’ – Rangers fans react to astonishing Collymore Twitter rant

Sat 26 May 2018 9:37, UK

Stan Collymore has launched an astonishing attack on Rangers on Twitter – and Gers fans have destroyed the pundit after his incendiary comments.

Collymore had bizarrely claimed on his personal Twitter account that the Ibrox giants had been founded to “promote an image of superiority” – despite huge amounts of research into the founding of the Light Blues which show that to be massively wide of the mark.

Celtic Football Club. Founded on feeding local population. Protestant, Catholic, black? Play for us. Contribute.
Rangers Football Club. Founded to promote an image of superiority, Empire and exclusion. A club who actively excluded 50% of its demographic.
If I'm wrong, SUE ME.
— Stan Collymore (@StanCollymore) May 25, 2018

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Collymore signed off the message inviting the club to sue him if he’s wrong.

Gers fans were quick to put Collymore right on Twitter – with one fan pointing out an interview in which Collymore professes his love for the Gers.

Another fan said that it was a sunny day and already two Rangers critics – Chris Sutton and Stan Collymore – we’re peddling their usual lies about the club.

Here are some of their comments on Twitter:

Stan Collymore still claiming he 'saw the error of his ways in his teenage years' ?
How does that square with appearing in the Rangers magazine at the age of 29 still proclaiming your bluenose credentials ?https://t.co/rlPaTrROaz
— SDF (@GoodCopBabcock) May 26, 2018

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Collymore, Sutton and Lennon. The three most outspoken ex footballers who comment negatively on Rangers. Yet not one of them grew up in the West of Scotland to see what the reality of being a Rangers or Celtic fan is.
— Da Doo Ron (@ron_resa) May 26, 2018

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Hopefully the club pursues legal action against Stan Collymore for his outrageous remarks this evening. Totally unacceptable @RangersFC
— Hugh James (@RealHugoBoss) May 26, 2018

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Stan collymore hates rangers because Ally mccoist Kensit ????
— WillieNeufRider (@willieneuf) May 25, 2018

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Ah what a glorious morning, sun is shining.
Sutton and Collymore both talking about Rangers. One financially the other morally bankrupt.
Two individuals who need to spew bile and peddle lies about Rangers just to stay relevant.
— The Rangers voice (@voice_rangers) May 26, 2018

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If your no blocked by Stan Collymore are you even a Rangers fan ??
— Gregory Peg Leg (@GregW1983) May 26, 2018

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A club open to all and everyone, unless your name is Nir Bitton. Hyprocites ????
— Daniel Jacobs (@DanielHarry311) May 25, 2018

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Many Gers fans are also hopeful that the club takes Collymore up on his wish to be sued after his defamatory – and hugely inflammatory comments.

And another Rangers fan pointed out the treatment of Nir Bitton at Celtic as proof of Collymore’s hypocrisy.

Despite Collymore’s ridiculous claims otherwise, the Ibrox giants have had Catholics – and Irish ones at that – feature for the club throughout their history.

One was Pat Lafferty who played for the Light Blues in their run to the FA Cup semi-final before Celtic had even been formed.

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