Union Bears Withdraw Backing: 125th Anniversary Celebration Controversy

The Union Bears have stepped up their campaigning against the Ibrox Board of Directors by withdrawing backing for celebrations to mark the 125^th anniversary of their stadium.

The relationship between clubs and Ultra groups is often fraught but it seems that the Union Bears have taken it to heart that their plans for the Poppyfestival against Hearts were left in ruins.

According to a statement put out by the Union Bears they are the victims of ‘an ego driven campaign by select board members’.

Between the lines it seems that the major players in the Ibrox boardroom are sick and tired of banners calling out their incompetence and failure to keep in touch with Aberdeen in the battle for second place.

With no CEO or permanent Chairman the club is effectively leaderless which has allowed Phil Clement to survive in the manager’s seat despite having a worse record than Micky Beale who was hounded out after 10 months in the job.

During the summer the Union Bears were relocated to behind the goal at the Copland Road Stand, unfortunately building issues meant that Ibrox was closed for more than a month going into the new season.

It seems that a perfect storm is brewing over the club, after the next domestic set-back the scenes are likely to become highly confrontational.

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— Union Bears (@UnionBears_07) November 14, 2024

The Union Bears have always took immense pride in producing our Remembrance Day display.

Unfortunately this year, due to sanctions imposed on us by the board, our preparation and ability to carry out the hundreds of man hours required to produce such a tifo were severely hampered. These sanctions were imposed by board members who appear to believe that punishing a vocal element of the support will cover up their continuous shortcomings in the boardroom.

The club also restricted access to our pre-match stall, which significantly impacted our merchandise sales during a month we are raising funds to order the material required to carry out our preparations for a 125th Ibrox anniversary tifo.

Unfortunately due to financial constraints caused by lost revenue and a lack of opportunity to seek alternative venues at short notice to facilitate such a display that we would consider appropriate for commemorating such an occasion we will not be commencing with our plans for an Ibrox anniversary tifo.

In recent years we believe we held a sustainable relationship with the club however, in recent months, through yet another power shift, we have yet again become the focus of an ego driven campaign by select board members who solely want to harm the group and limit our match day capability.

The Union Bears have been responsible for some of the worst Tifos seen in Scottish football with some baffling designs that have quickly been trending on social media.

While they protest about the failings of the board any new regime would almost certainly have to instantly repay loans of £28m before spending a penny on shares or providing a transfer war-chest.

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