Welcome to Vanguardbears.com.
A website for Unionist minded Rangers supporters throughout the world. Our core values and aims are simple, to promote the good name of our club and supporters. As many of you will be aware, the Scottish media and political scene are now morally bankrupt when it comes to discussing our fans and football team. Only on Vanguardbears will you be able to read the truth about our political leaders and their hatred for all things Rangers. This site will also show the watching world, the double standards in the Scottish media, when it comes to reporting on the Old Firm. We are an independent group of supporters with no connection to Rangers FC, other than our love for the club. Rangers fans do not ask for favouritism, however we do ask for parity.
Vanguardbears wish to thank the many Bears who have contributed to making this site the success it's been since we went live. However we are always on the look out for fellow Gers fans who wish to put a point of view across in print. To do this could not be simpler, contact us at the above Email address with any written articles you may have. We will then upload on to the site and publish the finished work. WATP!
Glasgow City Council Must Show Parity
Congratulations to Walter Smith and the boys for reaching the final of the 2007 / 2008 UEFA cup final. At the start of the campaign, with a new manager in place, new players and backroom staff, I’m sure even the most optimistic among us, would never imagine the season becoming an almost legendary one for the club. With the CIS cup already stored in the trophy cabinet, two major finals now to be played for, as well as the SPL title to be won, I’m sure you will all agree this year is like nothing we have ever witnessed for a long time.
Which brings me nicely on to recognition for this set of players and management team from our home city Glasgow. In 2003 when Celtic had a similar run to the Bears and reached the UEFA cup final, the city fathers in George Square took it upon themselves to use taxpayers money to prepare an open top bus and civic reception for the team if they went on to win the trophy. Alas it was not to be and the Hoops were given a football lesson from Porto FC in Seville, much to the disappointment of our Labour councillors.
Anyone who questioned the principles of such a move or the costs to the general public, were greeted by accusations of bigotry and jealousy. Indeed the RC church spokesperson for Scotland, Ronnie Convery, stated,” The city council’s approach is sane and healthy – to avoid celebrating a major achievement would be to pander to the bigots”
Glasgow Lord Provost at the time Alex Mosson (convicted housebreaker) said, "I'm sure there will be something organised and I for one will be pushing for it. It's a great achievement for Celtic to get to the final. If Celtic won, I'm sure that a huge celebration would be something that everyone would want to join in. It's a Glasgow team in the final, that's the important thing."
Former provost Pat Lally, said that Glasgow had to "stop pandering to sectarianism". "You have to do what's right, full stop," he said.
Donald Gorrie, LibDem list candidate for Central Scotland, who has proposed legal measures to end sectarian behaviour, said: "It would be a terrible confession of weakness if the council and the police decided not to go ahead if they won because there was the risk of a punch-up. It would be pathetic not to celebrate if Celtic win."
So there you have it folks, anyone who believes in curtailing such events is a bigot and not fit for purpose in a modern Scotland, according to politicians and a church spokesperson. So with this in mind, we at Vanguardbears are demanding that Glasgow City Council show parity for the other half of the Glasgow footballing divide and prove that their allegiances are to the city of Glasgow and not just a certain percentage of the population. We call for the city fathers to make provisions for similar celebrations for everyone to join in.
Former Provost Alex Mosson, convicted housebreaker and member of the Celtic supporters trust.
Patrick Lally, another ex Lord Provost and Celtic fan.
Vanguard Bears calls for boycott
For years many of us on here and elsewhere have been telling anyone who would listen of the dark and sinister forces at work behind the scenes whose sole purpose was the demonisation of all things Rangers.
We at Vanguard Bears have always believed in dealing with facts and not hearsay so with this in mind we are asking for all Rangers fans to stand together and take decisive action on behalf of the club and indeed our way of life. The events of the last 10 days have shown to even the most laid back Rangers fan the lengths that others will go to in order to blacken our name or denigrate our acheivements. The Daily Record today (May 7th) mentions online chatter from Rangers fans, which I presume was from this website, discussing possible boycotts of away matches for season 2008/2009.
The SPL have refused to help one of their member clubs as they make the UEFA Cup final which is quite simply unforgivable. Considering the fact that at the start of the season a meeting was held at which all the SPL Chairmen were present and they pledged to do what they could should a Scottish club progress in to the latter stages of a European Competition. The problem being they all thought it would be Celtic and not Rangers. Now that we are in the final they are refusing to help us
The SPL are refusing to help us.
Club Chairmen and owners are refusing to help us.
The media are refusing to help us
The First Minister is refusing to help us
WE STAND ALONE...alienated and despised in our own country and now we find ourselves in this situation with the GMP.
NOT WANTED IN OUR OWN COUNTRY despite being as Pro Scottish/British/Royalist and Unionist as you can get.
Enough is Enough and the time has now come for Rangers and the fans to take decisive action and show the SPL and Scottish Football that we will no longer be treated like 2nd class citizens in our own country. To this end we are asking that ALL fans and ALL fans groups call for a boycott of certain away fixtures as of next season. Of course over the coming months, it will become common knowledge, which teams obstructed Rangers European quest for glory and who did not. We are also asking that Sir David Murray/Martin Bain and Kenny Scott take those people to task at their earliest opportunity and take decisive and punitive action against those who seek to hinder and harm us.
Rangers supporters do not seek preferential treatment from any footballing organisation or football club. However we do expect parity and to be given a level playing field.
