Some Rangers fans have flocked to a tweet discussing their travelling support for the 2008 UEFA Cup Final which was held in Manchester.
This tweet was posted by @SeafarerMichael and it shares some footage of Gers fans taking to the streets and celebrating their participation in that season’s UEFA Cup Final.
A report on this fixture which was recently published by the BBC states that “an estimated 100,000 Rangers fans” travelled to Manchester for this event and while Gers ultimately failed to win that season’s UEFA Cup Final, suffering a 2-0 defeat to Zenit St. Petersburg on the night, some of the club’s fans appear to be proud of their team’s support, regardless of the result.
Read the responses of some Gers fans to this post in the tweets below.
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Largest away support in the history of ANY SPORT! ???????#RFC #Manchester
— The Railway Bears ??? (@TheRailwayBears) May 14, 2020
The drive down will be something i will never forget what a day ???
— John McA (@Johnnymagic11) May 14, 2020
What a trip. I didn’t get a ticket but the memories will last a lifetime
— PerthTrueBlue (@PerthTrueBlue) May 14, 2020
I remember it like yesterday it was madness, you couldn’t get a beer anywhere we drunk the place dry. The Chinese cash n carry was the only place if you where luck to get a case of tiger beer.
— Bomber Brown The Barber (@BarberBomber) May 14, 2020
Were the Rangers fans the highlight of this UEFA Cup Final?YES, BY FAR
NO, WOULDN'T SAY THAT
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Unbelievable few days result apart. The day before & the day of the game is something I’ll never experience again the atmosphere was electric all around Manchester amazing ???
— Jimmy pettigrew (@Jimmypettigrew1) May 14, 2020
I was there an awesome display of loyalty
— RAB SNEDDON (@redtiptales) May 14, 2020
Seems like yesterday. Motorways into Manchester mobbed. Picked my boy up at Lancaster Services. ????????all the way to Manchester. What a day.
— Raymond Patterson (@PogoPatterson1) May 14, 2020
Gid times,what a laugh.
— Jim Reid (@reidjim20) May 14, 2020
What do we think?
It may be fair to say that Rangers brought a lot of travelling fans to this UEFA Cup Final and with that in mind, it might be understandable why these Gers supporters look back fondly on what could be seen as a sign of the passion and loyalty from the club’s fans.