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Cannot agree more with the sentiment involved in this. Ticket prices for games are getting ridiculous, just because the Old Firm come to town doesnt mean that prices should be raised to a silly price. Rangers FC should just set the visiting away support's allocation at Ibrox upto a set price of £25 or cut their allocation in retaliation to this.

I would completely support the handback of tickets to clubs to show defiance, these wee diddy teams cannot survive without large attendances and rely far too heavily on the big 3-4 in Scotland.

GERS FURY AT SPL TRIO

By David Mccarthy

RANGERS fans are ready to go to war with three clubs they feel are setting ticket prices too high for their visits in the new season.

They've already instructed Rangers to return briefs to SPL rivals Dunfermline and Kilmarnock for their first trips to East End Park and Rugby Park and are threatening to send back thousands for their second visits later in the season.

Dundee United may also be targeted if planned talks between chairman Eddie Thompson and Rangers Assembly chief Jim Templeton cannot end in compromise.

The Rangers Assembly - the umbrella organisation which covers the Rangers Supporters' Association and Rangers Supporters' Trust as well as looking after the club's overseas support - is furious with the pricing policy and is also advocating a boycott of programmes and food outlets.

Opening shots will be fired when Rangers travel to Dunfermline on August 13. Despite a request for a price freeze the Fife club have increased their ticket prices by £1 to £23.

Templeton said: "This might not seem like a big increase but the fact is that in 2001-02 they were charging £18.

"Their prices have risen by 28 per cent in five seasons and we believe there is evidence they're charging their own fans less in some cases.

"They are also charging £4 less when other clubs visit. That is blatantly unfair on our fans. They will say there are extra policing charges but those only relate to officers on duty inside the ground, so there isn't a huge increase in their costs.

"For that reason we've asked Rangers to retain and send back a token number of the 5060 tickets we get for Dunfermline. At the moment we want them to return 130 tickets - not many but enough to make our point."

That decision will cost the Pars almost £3000 in lost ticket sales but the fans' chief warned there would be a far bigger loss when Rangers return next year.

He said: "If Dunfermline do not play ball and continue with their unfair pricing policy we will be sending them back a far greater number of tickets for the game in January.

"They have taken for granted Rangers fans and the money we generate for them for far too long.

"We're also advising fans not to buy any merchandise in the form of programmes or anything from their fast-food outlets.

"Boycotting these products is one way of showing our dissatisfaction."

Kilmarnock are also in the firing line, following the Rugby Park club's decision to increase prices by £1 to £23 when the clubs meet on August 27.

Templeton said: "We get 9000 tickets for Rugby Park and we generate an awful lot of money for that club. The price of going to Kilmarnock has increased by 44 per cent since 2001-02 and we have to take a stand.

"We have discovered that Kilmarnock season ticketholders are getting £40 vouchers to spend in the Killie Shop when they renew - we are subsidising that offer by being forced to pay more and more.

"Most of the Killie-Rangers games are live on TV and a lot of their fans don't turn up for it, so they clearly think they can make up for that by increasing prices for the Rangers support.

"We're saying enough is enough and we'll be sending tickets back. We haven't come to a figure yet but it will be far more than we're sending back to Dunfermline because we get more tickets from Killie.

"The fans of boycott of programmes, etc will also be in force."

Dundee United, who Rangers visit on November 5, are planning a £2 increase which would mean the visiting support paying £25 - according to Templeton an increase of 56 per cent from 2001-2002.

He added: "When United come to Ibrox it costs £22 or £23 to watch from a five-star venue. We are being asked to pay £25 to sit in a stand that should be condemned.

"It is just not on but at least Eddie Thompson has indicated his willingness to discuss the situation with him."

Motherwell have also been involved in the situation but no action will be taken by the Rangers group.

Templeton added: "They haven't put up their prices this season but did so by 20 per cent last season.

"We are not happy with that and asked them to freeze them this season and they have done so.

"The bottom line is that we are just fed up being taken for a ride by other clubs.

"The only way to make them think about the situation is to show them that we are not prepared to just turn up, no matter what they charge us."

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newcastle fought back, good stuff although they are still lacking up front. better speed things up roeder. i dont hold much hope for wolves sadly, lost 3 nil to villa who are sh*t. isn't the players fault, the whole board is pants.

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