It's with great disappointment that we read Rangers' official statement indicating that they will not take up their ticket allocation for the Scottish Cup tie in February.
In a time when Scottish football needs to look to the future and how we can rebuild our game, it's sad that some parties choose to refer to past alleged indiscretions against their club as an excuse to not attend the match.
In the instances referred to by Rangers supporters, a court of law decided that Dundee United had acted appropriately in respect of ticketing post the abandoned game in 2009 (Ivan's note - We all know how much Rangers fans respect the law and legal bodies ).
As for the decision by the SPL to take action against Rangers in the summer, this was made by the majority of clubs - not only Dundee United (Ivan's note - that includes Motherwell Chico ).
We believe that the stance taken by Rangers brings them into disrepute in respect of the Scottish Cup. We therefore call on the SFA to act strongly, in particular by stating that the normal competition rules in respect of an equal split of gate money do not apply in this case and that all revenues should be retained by Dundee United.
We also put trust in the SFA using their powers to ensure that fans are free to choose whether to attend games or not and that our competitions, which rely on spectator participation to ensure continued commercial and media profile, are not devalued as a result of the actions of one member club against another.
We call on all Arabs to pack Tannadice and get behind the team in February. The tie is a fantastic opportunity for our club to progress to the quarter final of the Scottish Cup and be just one game away from Hampden.
As supporters bodies, we do not agree with any boycott – fans are the lifeblood of the game. We believe that all clubs and fans need to work together for the good of the Scottish game, rather than continue debating decisions made in the past which many have long moved on from.
It's sad that yet again, we're talking about non-football matters, particularly on a day when our Under 20 team won 5-1 to remain top of their league (Ivan's note - We Welcome The Chase ) and in the run-up to the derby weekend - a fixture eagerly awaited by fans. We hope this game will again show the positive aspects of football that emanate from the City of Dundee.
That's them telt.
ArabTrust/Federation Joint Statement
posted on 5/12/12
Maths isn't your strong point is it?
12,400 x £20 = £248,000
when was the last time there was 12400 at a rangers dundee utd game at tannadice?
If you want to get a decent crowd then the cost will need to be around £12
posted on 5/12/12
Bluebear02 - they polled the membership and gave that information to the club to help them make their decision.
They didn't actually call for a boycott though, did they?
del monte
The last time United played Rangers in the Scottish Cup at Tannadice was 2010. It was a replay in midweek and the attendance was 11,898 so not far off the capacity.
posted on 5/12/12
. It was a replay in midweek and the attendance was 11,898 so not far off the capacity
with about 4-5k rangers fans
posted on 5/12/12
So threatening your own club that almost 100% of the Arab trust members would boycott buying season tickets if the club voted to keep rangers in the SPL, isnt calling for a boycott?
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They didn't threaten anything. They collated views and relayed them to the club.
ArabTrust never, at any stage, advocated or encouraged their members to boycott buying season tickets.
That my good man is a fact.
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So "relating" the views that if Thompson voted to keep Rangers in the SPL, then none of the Arab Trust would buy season tickets, isnt a threat?
Sorry Ivan, but we'll just have to disagree on this one.
posted on 5/12/12
The simple fact is that they did not, at any stage, encourage United supporters to put pressure on the club to not buying season tickets.
However, they didn't hide from the fact that a large proportion of fans felt this way and were willing to collate the information for the benefit of the club.
There were no statements like the ones from the Rangers Assembley, that's for sure.
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