Rangers chief blasts 'small minority'

10:10am Thursday 15th May 2008

Rangers issued a statement this morning condemning the behaviour of "a small minority" of fans who caused trouble in Manchester last night.

Chief executive Martin Bain said: "The club has had discussions with Greater Manchester Police and Manchester City Council in view of incidents in the city last night.

"The police and council praised the behaviour of the overwhelming majority of Rangers fans and estimates suggest there could have been around 200,000 in the city yesterday.

"There was a tremendous atmosphere all around the city and the vast majority deserved credit for the way they behaved.

"The police and council have identified the failure of a big screen in the city as a key point in the evening.

"We are deeply disappointed that a small minority soured what was great carnival atmosphere and this is a view shared by our fans who travelled in unprecedented numbers to Manchester.

"We would like to thank everyone in Manchester who made such a great effort to welcome our fans to the city yesterday."