I’ve been lucky enough to see Rangers through so many different chapters, and some nights still make my heart race. From a 17-year-old at the Nou Camp in 1972 to sitting quietly confident now in 2026, you get the whole rollercoaster: the silverware, the heartbreak, the rebuilds and the nights you never forget.

Early nights and big names

There’s nothing like being at big games as a youngster. Easter Road in 1975 when Colin Stein stopped the run — you remember it forever. I watched the John Greig years, then the Souness revolution, and later Walter Smith’s side grabbing nine in a row. Players like Gazza, McCoist and Laudrup — brilliant to watch. Then came that Dutch influence under Wee Dick: De Boers, Numan, Van Bronkhorst and others who brought a different flavour. Big Eck’s era gave us those last-day hits too. All of it stitched together a lifetime of memories.

Days you’re still buzzing from

For me, nothing tops being at Easter Road on 22 May 2005. I was fifty and when wee Novo scored I went proper AWOL — celebrated for days. Ended up in a taxi and then out with Dado Prso and Soti Kyriakos. Mad times. Manchester 2008 under Walter Smith felt like punching above our weight; heartbreaking but proud. Those nights remind you what supporting this club is about: the highs and the camaraderie.

The 2012 fall and the comeback that meant everything

Then 2012 and the drop to League Two. I followed every step. Fifty thousand at the bottom tier — imagine that. There’s no other club quite like us. We rebuilt, we grafted, and we found our way back. Fast forward to 2021: Stevie G, the Let’s Go chant and that unbeaten season when Celtic were chasing ten. Stopping that run, especially after what we’d been through, meant more than words can say. You can see why I still get proper goosebumps thinking about it.

Now I’m 71 and Rangers are still the only team for me. Six games to go and I’m quietly confident. I’ve seen the lows and the highs, and if history tells you anything, it’s to keep believing. Fifty-six is incoming, troop. Keep the faith.

Written by Florida Bear: 5 June 2026

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