GAME ON!
I am sitting on my bed, with the TV on, waiting for the football.
Rangers are coming to Dunfermline tonight, and I am so excited. My brother is coming up with some of his friends from the army. This is one of the biggest games of the season, with East End Park being close to a sell-out for the game. There is history, as when Rangers went bust a few years ago, Dunfermline's former chairman voted to send Rangers down to the 3rd Division. Rangers had gone bust, with the club being re-registered as The Rangers, instead of Glasgow Rangers. Which because they were effectively a new club, they started from the bottom.
Some Rangers fans believe that it is Dunfermline's fault that they were sent to the third division, although it was clearly the mis-management of the club that got them in a mess. The predicament that Rangers found themselves in, is similar to what Dunfermline went through, except Rangers owed more money. The club should be moving on, and looking to rebuild, much what Pars United are trying to achieve at Dunfermline. But, one of the biggest clubs in Scottish football seem focused on something that can't be changed.
When Dunfermline went to Ibrox last month, Rangers fans jumped young teenage Pars fans, and stole their drum. A drum which has traveled all over Scotland, and has been the heartbeat for the supporters for the last few years. This has lead to some Dunfermline fans planning retaliation. So, as you can imagine, there is a lot of tension in the air. And it is something I don't understand. Football is a great game, and there is little more that I enjoy more than following my team, but at the end of the day it is just a game. I'll give banter with other fans, and will receive it with a laugh, but I will not stand for violence. There is no need.
Hopefully it goes down without any bother, and Dunfermline can win. I love this team, and the football they play. The club had hard times in 2013, as I did. I had no job, they went through administration and a squad cull. But Dunfermline are now second in the league, after a winning spree and I have a permanent job. It's been a bumpy year, but I feel like both myself and the club I love are going to be okay.
'Mon ye Par.