I’ve sat in the Broomloan Front most of my life, and I’ve never really been part of the organised support. I’ll travel abroad with Rangers, I’ll do the miles, but I’m not in amongst it. Still, you notice the difference they make because they’re always there, early doors, and they’re hanging around after the final whistle when most folk are already thinking about the bus or the train.

Atmosphere matters, especially at Ibrox

Whatever you think of the ‘section’, their main strength is simple: they create noise and they sustain it. Not just a burst for ten minutes, but a proper push that can drag a crowd into the game. In Europe, that can be the difference between a tense night and a proper Ibrox night. In Old Firm games, where everything is on a knife-edge, that constant backing is a weapon. It doesn’t win matches on its own, but it helps set the tone. Players feel it. Opponents feel it. And to be fair, it can give the rest of the stands permission to get involved rather than sitting waiting on something to happen.

Rangers at our best has always had that edge in the stands. The noise, the belief, the sense that the place is alive. You can see why some fans want more of the stadium to buy into that, especially when the team are struggling and the crowd can turn anxious.

The line the club can’t afford to cross

Here’s the truth, though: anything sectarian reflects badly on Rangers. That’s not up for debate. It doesn’t matter if it’s “rife” elsewhere in the support, or if other clubs have their own problems. It still lands on us. It gives everyone outside Ibrox an easy stick to beat the club with, and it distracts from what should be the point: backing the team.

So aye, give credit where it’s due for the colour, the choreography, the effort. But the standards have to be higher, not lower, because Rangers are judged harder and we should want that in a way. The club and the support should be aiming to be loud without being daft.

Keeping the next generation in blue

The bit that hits home is the younger generation. Folk can pretend it’s not a thing, but it is. If one side is winning most weeks, kids notice. Playground “sway” is real, and it doesn’t take long before families feel it. I’ve seen it myself with mates who are Rangers men, but their sons have drifted the other way because success is a magnet.

That’s why the work around tifos, charity efforts, new chants and just making matchday feel like something you want to be part of actually matters. Not everyone will agree with every protest or every banner, and that’s fair enough. But the core idea, keeping people engaged and giving them a culture to step into, is important.

Inside Ibrox, I’d like to see more of the wider fan base get behind that positive side of it. Outwith? We can all probably do with a bit less noise and a bit more sense.

Written by SamOfOrange2: 7 January 2026

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