In Vorbereitung auf das UEFA - Pokalfinale am 14. Mai im City of Manchester Stadium einige Zeilen zu den Rangers
“ I have been lucky – lucky in those who were around me from the boardroom to the dressing-room. In time of stress, their unstinted support, unbroken devotion to our club and calmness in adversity eased the task of making Rangers FC the premier club in this country.
To be a Ranger is to sense the sacred trust of upholding all that such a name means in this shrine of football. They must be true in their conception of what the Ibrox tradition seeks from them. No true Ranger has ever failed in the tradition set him.
Our very success, gained you will agree by skill, will draw more people than ever to see it. And that will benefit many more clubs than Rangers. Let others come after us. We welcome the chase. It is healthy for all of us. We will never hide from it. Never fear, inevitably we will have our years of failure, and when they arrive, we must reveal tolerance and sanity. No matter the days of anxiety that come our way, we shall emerge stronger because of the trials to be overcome. That has been the philosophy of the Rangers since the days of the gallant pioneers
That is the story of the Rangers. They have had good times and bad times, critical times and times of exultation. No club with the same modest origin can claim so distinguished a record of achievement.
They were not born in the lap of luxury. They have been the architects of their own fortune, and, simply because of that, they have become equipped with the moral resistive force to grapple with adversity, which is better than being coddled in the cradle and whining when the wind blows cold.
May all who look upon the old club with a friendly eye stand prepared, by precept or example, to protect its interests and its good name”
William Struth Rangers Manager, 1920 to 1954
Honours of the RangersEuropean Cup Winners Cup - Winners 1972, Finalist 1961, 1967.
Scottish League Champions - 51
Scottish Cup Winners - 31
Scottish League Cup Winners - 25
Rangers in Europe 2007/2008 Tuesday, July 31st
European Champions League Qualifier - Second round / First legRangers FC v Zeta Podgorica 2:0 (0:0) Weir (55),
Hutton (60), McCulloch (73) -
Aggregate score: 2:0
Tuesday, August 7th
European Champions League Qualifier - Second round / Second legZeta Podgorica v Rangers FC 0:1 (0:0) - Beasley (81)
Aggregate score: 0:3
Tuesday, August 14th
European Champions League Qualifier - Third round / first legRangers FC v Crvena Zvezda Belgrade* 1:0 (0:0) Novo (90) -
Aggregate score: 1:0
*"Red Star Belgrade"
Tuesday, August 28th
European Champions League Qualifier - Third round / Second legCrvena Zvezda Belgrade v Rangers FC 0:0 (0:0) -
Aggregate score: 0:1
Tuesday, September 19th
European Champions League Qualifier - Group First MatchdayRangers FC v VfB Stuttgart 2:1 (0:0) Adam (6), Darcheville (75 pen) - Gomez (62)
Tuesday, October 2nd
European Champions League Qualifier - Group Second MatchdayOlympique Lyon v Rangers FC 0:3 (0:1) - McCulloch (22), Cousin (48 ), Beasley (53)
Tuesday, October 23rd
European Champions League Qualifier - Group Third MatchdayRangers FC v CF Barcelona 0:0 (0:0) -
Wednesday, November 7th
European Champions League Qualifier - Group Fourth MatchdayCF Barcelona v Rangers FC 2:0 (2:0) Henry (7), Messi (43) –
Tuesday, November 27th
European Champions League Qualifier - Group Fifth MatchdayVfB Stuttgart v Rangers FC 3:2 (1:1) Cacau (47), Pardo (62), Marica (85) - Adam (27), Ferguson (70)
Wednesday, December 12th
European Champions League Qualifier - Group Sixth MatchdayRangers FC v Olympique Lyon 0:3 (0:1) Darcheville (90) - Govou (16), Benzema (85, 88 )
Played 6, Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 3, Goals 7:9, Points 7
Into the UEFA Cup then … Manchester-boundWednesday, February 13th
UEFA Cup Last 32, First legRangers FC v Panathinaikos Athens 0:0 (0:0) –
Aggregate score: 0:0
Thursday, February 21st
UEFA Cup Last 32, Second legPanathinaikos A. v Rangers FC 1:1 (1:0) Goumas (12) – Novo (81)
Aggregate score: 1:1, Rangers progress on away goals rule
Thursday, March 6th
UEFA Cup Last 16, First leg Rangers FC v Werder Bremen 2:0 (1:0) Cousin (45), Davis (47) –
Aggregate score: 2:0
Thursday, March 13th
UEFA Cup Last 16, Second legWerder Bremen v Rangers FC 1:0 (0:0) Diego (58 ) –
Aggregate score: 1:2
Thursday, April 3rd
UEFA Cup Last 8 – Quarter Finals, First leg Rangers FC v Sporting Lisbon 0:0 (0:0) –
Aggregate score: 0:0
Thursday, April 10th
UEFA Cup Last 8 – Quarter Finals, Second legSporting Lisbon v Rangers FC 0:2 (0:0) – Darcheville (60), Whittaker (92)
Aggregate score: 0:2
Thursday, April 24th
UEFA Cup Last 4 – Semi Finals, First legRangers FC v Fiorentina 0:0 (0:0) –
Aggregate score: 0:0
Thursday, May 1st
UEFA Cup Last 4 – Semi Finals, Second legFiorentina v Rangers FC 0:0,0:0 (0:0) –
Cousin (109 yr) Aggregate score: 0:0, after Extra Time, Rangers win 2:4 on penalties
Played: 8, Won 2, Drawn 5, Lost 1; Goals: 5:2
…
and Manchester may not be big enough!