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[TheRangers]

To the people who posted a few months ago and said that football was invented in England...wrong! Football was born in a little town called Calander in perthshire (Scotland).

Anyway...

All those stadiums are impressive but how many of those stadiums can boast at the fact that their main entrance/main stand is still the same on the outside than it was 100 years ago? Only one stadium can and that's Ibrox (Glasgow Rangers). The only difference being they added the new part to the top of the main stand which is known as the club deck.






The traditional Ibrox red brick makes it one of the most historical and amazing stadia in world football. Sure we have all these impressive, brand spanking new, expensive stadia but keeping to a clubs history and heritage is much more important if you ask me. Look at the old Wembley, the traditional towers are now gone and that was a sad day for English football. It would be a sad day for Rangers fans if we lost the main stand.

Also how many football stadiums can boast about their interior? Well Rangers and Ibrox can have a look at this.









This is the world famous 'blue room' which is probably most Rangers fan's favourite room in the whole of Ibrox. As you can see it has painting's of every single manager in Rangers history on the wall. There have only been 11 managers in the 133 years of Rangers history. During which we have won 106 major trophies, so that's not even including trophies such as the glasgow cup, the coronation cup and other trophies which don't exist any more.



All this makes Ibrox one of the most traditional football stadiums on this planet. Ibrox is a proper football stadium, a proper arena.

But Ibrox also shows it's modern side with it's wonderful interior.




What stadium can boast such a packed trophy room as this? Rangers are the worlds most sucessful football team and also hold the world record for the most league championships won when they won their 50th league title in 2003. Not bad eh?






Ibrox is a stadium which keeps it's history but also adds a bit of moderness (if thats a word?) that, to me, is what makes Ibrox a special stadium, more special than any other stadium in the world. But hey I'm biased, aren't I?

[eddyk]

What stadium can boast such a packed trophy room as this? Rangers are the worlds most sucessful football team and also hold the world record for the most league championships won when they won their 50th league title in 2003. Not bad eh?

Still....scotland

As far as I can remember its always been Celric and Rangers!

My have alot of trophys......but youve won nothing outside of Scotland...European cup winners cup doesnt cound

[carlspannoosh]

Originally Posted by TheRangers

To the people who posted a few months ago and said that football was invented in England...wrong! Football was born in a little town called Calander in perthshire (Scotland).

Its terrible isn't it. Its almost as if they think British and English is the same thing.

Originally Posted by TheRangers

What stadium can boast such a packed trophy room as this? Rangers are the worlds most sucessful football team and also hold the world record for the most league championships won when they won their 50th league title in 2003. Not bad eh?

Comparing a Scottish League or FA Cup Trophy with say an English or Spanish league or cup trophy is like comparing a peseta with a pound or a Euro. Rangers are far from the worlds most succesful team.

Originally Posted by TheRangers

Ibrox is a stadium which keeps it's history but also adds a bit of moderness (if thats a word?) that, to me, is what makes Ibrox a special stadium, more special than any other stadium in the world. But hey I'm biased, aren't I?

The word is modernity,yes you are biased but I do agree that Ibrox is an excellent stadium.

[TheRangers]

Originally Posted by eddyk

What stadium can boast such a packed trophy room as this? Rangers are the worlds most sucessful football team and also hold the world record for the most league championships won when they won their 50th league title in 2003. Not bad eh?

Still....scotland

As far as I can remember its always been Celric and Rangers!

My have alot of trophys......but youve won nothing outside of Scotland...European cup winners cup doesnt cound

Always been Celtic and Rangers? No it's always been Celtic or Rangers in recent times. Just the same as it has always been Man Utd or Arsenal in recent times in England.

It might be Scottish football but don't you DARE write off our achievements. We used to beat your clubs left, right and centre when we met in Europe up until the last 10 years.

Maybe some people can't face the fact that Rangers and Celtic two of the biggest clubs in the world, with biggers supports than Liverpool!

[eddyk]

Rangers have more supporters than Liverpool? :-S

[TheRangers]

Yes we do....Rangers have the most supporters clubs in this country outside Manyooo did you know that?

[eddyk]

In Britain....understandable seeing as there are many class clubs in England to choose from but in scotland


But overall...

[TheRangers]

You're having a laugh and you know you are. Most of your glory hunters ran off when Man Yoo started winning things!

[eddyk]

Still those glory supporters bring this club millions of £s every year!

And I love them!

[TheRangers]

Originally Posted by eddyk

Still those glory supporters bring this club millions of £s every year!

And I love them!

Millions every year and what's to show for it? One FA cup, one Champions League final (oh and btw thanks for knocking those cockney gloryhunters out!).

Not good enough mate. Give us your tv money and we'll show you how to win things.

[eddyk]

"Not good enough mate."

What you on about...Liverpool are the most succesful club in England!

I sure most footballers out there would rather win the FA cup than the Scottish League!

[TheRangers]

You weren't making Millions every year when you were winning things...Good to know you are Englands most sucessful team because we all know who is BRITAINS most sucessful team don't we?

Or does it hurt so much to know that a Scottish club has a higher trophy count than Liverpool?

[eddyk]

Not really....If you was to suddenly win 5 European cups I would be miffed!



Maybe have to make this Cabinet a bit bigger in a few weeks time

[TheRangers]

Originally Posted by eddyk

Not really....If you was to suddenly win 5 European cups I would be miffed!



Maybe have to make this Cabinet a bit bigger in a few weeks time

Hey congratulations, well done...you can borrow Celtic's trophy cabinet for the next one as they aren't going to be using theirs for a while yet.

Like I said...give us your TV money and we will show you how to win things.

[bubomb]

Without doubt the most successful UK club in Europe has been Liverpool. But do remember, the Scottish league used to be very strong with superb teams in the 60's (Rangers, Celtic, Hibs, even Dunfermline) and more recently great Dundee United and Aberdeen teams who beat the best In Europe (Aberdeen 2 - Real Madrid 1 - cup winners cup final). Only recently has the Scottish league become quite a poor league. Scotland used to produce some of the best players in the world, sadly not anymore. Rangers are by far the most successful club in Scotland with a huge Scottish fanbase, but Liverpool in the 70's & 80's were an outstanding European team. If Rangers and celtic got the TV money that English teams get (not going to happen though), then they would be up there with the best in Europe.

[Zizu]

Bayern Munich also doens't by far get the TV money english clubs get. Nevertheless they are among the Top 5 in Europe...

[bubomb]

This is true, but Bayern still get far far more TV money than Rangers. Bayern can also rely on good German players, whereas Rangers have to buy lots of foreigners as Scotland no longer produces good players. As Rangers play in a poor league, there is a limit to the quality of player Rangers can attract. Put Rangers in the English or German league, then they would be able to attract the type of players that Liverpool and Bayern sign.

[Jonesy55]

Originally Posted by TheRangers

we all know who is BRITAINS most sucessful team don't we?

There's probably some village team that's won their league 52 times but as they play against shite then it doesn't really count, same for Rangers I'm afraid

I'd like to see the Scottish and English leagues merge into a British league, with Rangers and Celtic (and maybe occassionally someone else) we'd have a really strong league. Rangers and Celtic would also get their TV money then.

[bubomb]

You seem to forget that Scotland used to have a very strong league with very good teams, who would get to european finals, semis, quaters etc. Only in the last 15 years has the Scottish league become poor. Your best German and English clubs would have struggled against the Scottish teams of the 60's. I also remember Aberdeen and Dundee United pumping the best Europe could offer in the early 80's (Dundee United 5-0 Borussia Munchengladbach)

[Jonesy55]

It used to be on a par with Portugal or the Netherlands maybe but it's never been as strong as England, Spain, Germany or Italy.

How many times has a Scottish team won the European cup/champions league or even the UEFA cup/cup winners cup, now compare this to the records of the other leagues, in the 60s and 70s you were in the second division of euroleagues but you're in the third or fourth.