There’s no avoiding the point: problems with organised trouble have been going on for years and the response from boards has been patchy at best. This isn’t about painting every supporter with the same brush. It’s about specific groups whose behaviour has spilled into violence and then watching the aftermath play out in press releases that say everything and nothing.

Behaviour, not atmosphere

To be fair, plenty of fans enjoy the noise and the colour on a big day. But the atmosphere argument falls apart when it’s used to excuse violence. Those groups you’re thinking of have lit the touchpaper in Glasgow streets before. Expecting them to travel somewhere else and somehow behave perfectly is naïve. The behaviour is the problem — not the wider support base that just wants to watch the match and go home.

Boards and their careful words

Clubs are businesses and boards will often try to appease the crowd. That’s not surprising — fans pay the bills. But there’s a difference between acknowledging an issue and actually calling it out. After the cup trouble both clubs issued statements that sounded strong on paper and weak in practice, blaming the opposition or using vague language rather than making a clear stance against the violence itself.

Hypocrisy and honest debate

Look, most Rangers supporters aren’t banned from anything. It’s specific sections that get targeted. So when outrage bubbles up among fans, remember the context: many welcomed tough decisions before. Why is this different now? That’s the question worth asking rather than reflexively shouting ‘hypocrisy’ or taking sides. We need clearer policing, better messaging from the boards and less virtue-signalling from all corners.

Not looking for an argument — just an open debate about who actually bears responsibility and what meaningful action should look like going forward.

Written by Mr Mojo Risin: 18 June 2026

Tags: transfers