IMPORTING THE INFERIOR CULTURE:

Rangers rage as Boston paper blames fans for Ibrox Disaster (Daily Mail, 29th April 2010)

Rangers will make a formal complaint to the Boston Globe newspaper over an article which suggested supporters were to blame for the 1971 Ibrox Disaster.

The paper has run a piece in which fears were expressed over the proposed staging of an Old Firm derby in the US city this summer.

The article was critical of the behaviour of Rangers fans during a number of European away matches, including the 2008 UEFA Cup final in Manchester.

But it was the claim supporter behaviour played a part in the tragic deaths of 66 people after a derby match 39 years ago that has angered the Govan club.

The article read: 'Most notably, disaster struck at Rangers' Ibrox Stadium in 1971 following a crush-barrier failure.

'It is widely accepted that the tensions between Celtic and Rangers fans played a major part in the 66 deaths.'

It actually wasn't a matter of fan behavior that time, but this was.

Posted by Orrin Judd at April 29, 2010 6:32 AM