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		<title>Sell Out Saturday: The Result</title>
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			<title>New Puritan says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1199</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ But, given their support in media and political circles, not to mention Regan being in Lawell's pocket, Celtic are the Establishment club. And they'll continue to try to cripple not just Rangers but Scottish football to aid their attempts to get into an English or Dutch or whatever league.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>New Puritan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:32:26 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>sam says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1198</link>
			<description><![CDATA[i would just like to say we are the people,our brothers at the sfa,spl and other clubs will all welcome us back to the spl next year.masons rule this country like it or not and we have even be let to keep our 54 and counting titles so put up and shut up ,when next year our warchest is overflowing wee will remember the clubs who wee should have paid ha ha and give them some stick not money you scroungers]]></description>
			<dc:creator>sam</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>New Puritan says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1195</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Apologies. Whether it's in the Ramsdens or the SCL Cup, the punters are rolling up to watch Rangers. Maybe I should apologise for that, too. And for Ian Black having the temerity to turn out for his country last night. Rangers forever - forever in the wrong, eh?]]></description>
			<dc:creator>New Puritan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Thu, 16 Aug 2012 02:58:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jonny Smith says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1191</link>
			<description><![CDATA[[quote name="New PuritanWhatever , Rangers attracted as many punters to a Harry Ramsden's Cup tie midweek as the SPL did to a much-promoted Saturday. That, unlike 'The Best Wee Country in the World', isn't a statement made out of arrogance; it's just factual. Erm, it certainly isn't factual. Try remembering what competition you're playing in next time.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jonny Smith</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>New Puritan says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1188</link>
			<description><![CDATA[ Rangers' raison d'être is to hate? Nah, really, it isn't. I do concede, though, that there's a touch of frustration at the inaccurate portrayal of the club. I guess some just cant afford to let Rangers move on, less it invalidate their own prejudices. However, as others have rightly said, if SOS is not in reaction to the loss of Rangers and the money they brought to the SPL, then let's not be talking about talking them here. Good to hear, by the way, that Neil Simpson will get a good crowd for his testimonial. When working in Aberdeen a few pages back in the diary, I was in his company a couple of times and found him to be a humble individual, happy to talk favourably about opponents - including those that we ought not to be talking about.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>New Puritan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:47:07 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>pat says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1187</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Whether you like Neil Lennon or not he had it spot on with his comment - and I'm paraphrasing as I can't find the quote - that there are people who are making a living off the game in Scotland but only ever bring negativity to the table. There's too many to mention but there are lot of sour faced bores in the Scottish press who never say anything positive about Scottish football and run it down at almost every opportunity. It's interesting that you pick out Burley in the article as he is pretty much the perfect example of what is described above. On the topics of the article itself, the "Get involved, we can't do it ourselves" line particularly stands out. If we've learnt anything in recent months its that we the fans do still have a say in the direction Scottish football is going. The renewed enthusiasm to improve the game is very encouraging and the more we stick to this line the more of an irrelevance the parasites will become. Good stuff Andrew Southwick.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>pat</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:15:19 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Aberdeen83 says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1186</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Funny you accuse other supporters of "hatred" when Rangers' raison d'etre" is to hate. Hope the supporters of your new club are less spiteful, although somehow I doubt it. You, after, all the People, or so you keep telling us.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Aberdeen83</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:57:45 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Jarvis says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1185</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Good article Andrew. For once, I'd agree with a Rangers fan (the other Andrew above) and state that this would best be publicised and commented on without reference to them. It simply attracts unwanted negativity. I'd also not look for support from the TV broadcasters. Though they want a good product, I'm not convinced that a full stadium is in their interest. They want supporters watching from home/pub to maintain their revenues. A look at some of the attendances of lower-table EPL games shows that full stadia is not a key requirement for them, even for their prestige event. Compare this with the NFL, where local TV blackouts are commonplace, to ensure supporters will attend as opposed to watch from home. I would point out though that whereas this article is focusing on the SPL, there were concurrent campaigns to get people out to SFL games. A number of us went to Starks Park, where there were Celtic and Dundee United supporters clearly visible amongst the other fans as a result of Turnbull Hutton inviting visiting supporters to show their allegiance, but sadly a relatively low attendance compared to the average, largely due to an almost complete lack of away supporters. A number of Celtic fans were also at Firhill whilst the team was in America, where there was an attendance of 3,487 compared to a 10/11 average of 2,024. Perhaps it would be better to include the SFL teams, to ensure that when this is the best local option for someone who wants to attend but cannot travel to an SPL ground, their valid and positive contribution to the cause to be grouped into the results post-event and not missed. Finally, from the experience of Saturday, it is clear from the success of the Aberdeen example that the onus on publicising falls on the fans of the teams (home and away) on a game-by-game basis. The impact of social media sites will be very limited. It's the local press across the country who would be the most effective mechanism to get this to the right audience. If the supporters of each team proactively lead the campaign then the local media will report on it positively.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Jarvis</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 12:50:41 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>New Puritan says:</title>
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			<description><![CDATA[Fair play to the lad at Clyde, and to the writer of the article, if their intentions are honourable. Those of lot of others' - those who, like Mr 'Rave On' Richard Dunne, refer to Rangers in derogatory terms - clearly are not, and it is equally insulting, or perhaps just plain ignorant, to think that the hatred shown Rangers fans by the self-proclaimed champions of sporting integrity - interesting to note the anguish of SPL chairmen when Rangers insisted that it must be upheld and the club demoted to Division 3, but that's another story (that probably won't be told by the incompetent or agenda-driven meeja in the Best Wee Country in the World) - won't be returned. Whatever, Rangers attracted as many punters to a Harry Ramsden's Cup tie midweek as the SPL did to a much-promoted Saturday. That, unlike 'The Best Wee Country in the World', isn't a statement made out of arrogance; it's just factual.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>New Puritan</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Mon, 13 Aug 2012 04:54:49 +0000</pubDate>
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			<title>Editor says:</title>
			<link>http://www.theawayend.net/articles/opinion/1239-sell-out-saturday-the-result#comment-1183</link>
			<description><![CDATA[Fair point Andrew. It wasn't meant to sound like that, but from the comments we received on twitter, and the numerous threads on Follow Follow and Rangers Media, it was obvious a very large amount of Rangers fans were begging for this to fail. Of course though I can accept that is only a section of the whole support.]]></description>
			<dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator>
			<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 17:28:58 +0000</pubDate>
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