Fantastic piece. I'd be very interested to know if Rangers fans opposed Thatcherism as vehemently as Celtic supporters. We often think of them as the ultimate 'Anglophile', right-wing club in the UK, so I wonder if they felt the brutality of Thatcherism, spiritually and philosophically, as much as others.
So Rangers fans for the most part supported Thatcher and her policies due to their Unionist beliefs. Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray was a huge supporter of Thatcher, he was personally involved in getting Thatcher to visit Ibrox in the 80s and to meet the staff and players - including Graeme Souness - as you can see from the final image in the article.
There’s something profoundly tragic about how the very communities that built the game were first criminalised, then priced out, and finally told to subscribe if they wanted back in.
Excellent article Andy really enjoyed it & absolutely hits the nail on the head…..Thatcher was just a c*nt…..sorry for the bad language….but she makes my blood boil….
Really powerful piece. Reading about how Thatcherism gutted those Scottish industrial towns feels close to home. The same kind of slow erosion happened in so many Irish communities when work disappeared and football lost its footing. The League of Ireland lived through that same shift, clubs trying to stay local while the world around them turned commercial.
I'm not sure the unemployment figures for Scotland were quite as high as you say at the beginning of the article. Those are almost certainly for the whole of the UK.
Fantastic piece. I'd be very interested to know if Rangers fans opposed Thatcherism as vehemently as Celtic supporters. We often think of them as the ultimate 'Anglophile', right-wing club in the UK, so I wonder if they felt the brutality of Thatcherism, spiritually and philosophically, as much as others.
So Rangers fans for the most part supported Thatcher and her policies due to their Unionist beliefs. Former Rangers owner Sir David Murray was a huge supporter of Thatcher, he was personally involved in getting Thatcher to visit Ibrox in the 80s and to meet the staff and players - including Graeme Souness - as you can see from the final image in the article.
There’s something profoundly tragic about how the very communities that built the game were first criminalised, then priced out, and finally told to subscribe if they wanted back in.
Excellent article Andy really enjoyed it & absolutely hits the nail on the head…..Thatcher was just a c*nt…..sorry for the bad language….but she makes my blood boil….
Really powerful piece. Reading about how Thatcherism gutted those Scottish industrial towns feels close to home. The same kind of slow erosion happened in so many Irish communities when work disappeared and football lost its footing. The League of Ireland lived through that same shift, clubs trying to stay local while the world around them turned commercial.
Very interesting. And very informative.
I'm not sure the unemployment figures for Scotland were quite as high as you say at the beginning of the article. Those are almost certainly for the whole of the UK.
Correct. I said Scotland by accident meant the UK as a whole.