They all knew it was coming but, still, the news hit them hard. Rangers was dead. Life wasn't worth living anymore. But wait - what was that? Rangers isn't dead at all? Only the holding company died?
And so the Big Lie was born, agreed to by our football authorities and disseminated by our compliant media. Rangers was still around; but that wasn't enough for some people, or, rather, People. It couldn't be the same club while strangers were in charge. Did these new men have the 'right' outlook on life? Did they kick with the right foot? Were they 'Real Rangers Men'?
And so, the Big Lie spawned a battle for control at Ibrox as The People fought to get the 'right' kind of folk installed at the top of the marble staircase.
This book tells the story of that battle: the highs, the lows, the pish-stained bedsheets. It's the incredible story of how a new club has been nearly destroyed, and might well disappear, because it pretended to be another, older club.
Cheer the heroes, boo the villains and get the ice-cream out. Hold your nose and dive into the story of The Big Lie and its consequences.
And so the Big Lie was born, agreed to by our football authorities and disseminated by our compliant media. Rangers was still around; but that wasn't enough for some people, or, rather, People. It couldn't be the same club while strangers were in charge. Did these new men have the 'right' outlook on life? Did they kick with the right foot? Were they 'Real Rangers Men'?
And so, the Big Lie spawned a battle for control at Ibrox as The People fought to get the 'right' kind of folk installed at the top of the marble staircase.
This book tells the story of that battle: the highs, the lows, the pish-stained bedsheets. It's the incredible story of how a new club has been nearly destroyed, and might well disappear, because it pretended to be another, older club.
Cheer the heroes, boo the villains and get the ice-cream out. Hold your nose and dive into the story of The Big Lie and its consequences.
