If you’ve not been following today’s emerging social media story you’ve missed a special moment in the history of Castore’s relationship with the Ibrox fans.
They have released – and this is not a joke although it’s going to sound like one – the AC/DC range of “club themed” tat. Everything from a new strip with the band logo on it to scarves.
Honestly, I actually burst out laughing reading their merchandise press release.
This is to commemorate the band’s “first Scottish gig” and the stuff is threaded through with references to Glasgow.
Which would be fine except for one small matter.
Their first gig in Scotland wasn’t in Glasgow, it was in Edinburgh.
A tiny event for 150 people at the Napier College Student Union in April 1976.
Granted, they played at Glasgow University in May and then at City Halls in June but the fact remains that the advertising blurb on Castore’s new Ibrox related tat is just plain wrong.
When you can’t even get the small stuff right then I’d suggest you stop what you’re doing altogether, but of course this is Scotland where “alternative facts” were born in 2012 long before the phrase was in popular use in American politics.
No wonder the Forest Green chairman is in the papers today telling them that Ibrox’s claims to have gotten £300,000 for Charlie McCann (who he?) are false and that their club paid “nowhere near that.”
It’s just part of the eternal pattern over there.
Still, the AC/DC collection based on some spurious logic about their 1976 UK tour.
It has to be the worst excuse for knocking out a new line of kit that I’ve ever heard in my life. And you know something? There is no other support in this country which Castore will be able to pull something like this on.
Just when you think that company has fleeced these Peepul as much as it can it produces something magnificent like this and … well, I was going to say you feel bad for them, but it really is impossible to feel bad for their fans anymore, they’ve tolerated this so long.
Fools and their money. They deserve all they get.
Ah the gullibillies! Guaranteed to make you pish yourself laughing on a daily basis.
Surely the dumbest fans in football. They should all go around with Kick me HARD stickers on their backs.
As for the people who exploit them, all I can say is ……..
Never give a sucker an even break. The Baldricks deserve everything they get.
Cunning stunts ralottierum.
Bon Scott will be turning in his grave at that gash! , as a kirrie lad i,m sure he did not support the huns!
Just wondering what the surviving members of AC/DC are thinking about that.
Was permission sought to use their logo?
Knowing that lot I would say no.
A swift email to DC’s management will sort that out…
Unfortunately I think the likelihood is that Angus will know about this and will be supportive of it.
I love AC/DC. Their “Rangers” links are something I am prepared to overlook.
Me too. Somebody who knows how should’ve had a clip of Rogic sealing the treble to Thunderstruck.
I’m sure I read somewhere that Forest Green have never paid for a transfer.
What next, Wet Wet Wet scarves? Orange ones of course.
Soaked for 1690 days in 100% genuine unfiltered lavvy water.
12 years of Accounts and still not back in black.
Watch out for the Elvis Presley visits Prestwick airport commemorative strip and lunchbox combo coming soon to a Castore near you.
Angus and Malcolm were Rangers oldco supporters ,As an ACDC fan of many years I can overlook that tiny flaw HH
I wouldn’t say it was such a tiny flaw mate. But, like you, I am prepared to overlook it.
When I first started read the story, I thought it was for supporters that swung both ways.
Wow, The Gullibillys absolutely Thunderstruck, we all know Money Talks and Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap over there, it really will be some time to they are Back In The Black.2012 they Found out it really is A Long Way To The Top. Last year there Europa League dream was Shot Down In Flames, I’m going to Take A Shot In The Dark Here and Say The Stormiest May Day for them was in 1967 watching Celtic becoming the first British team to win the European Cup.
So let’s move on to Big Ange, Big Ange is a Touch to Much for the Mooch and will literally Walk All Over You Mr Beale, So Celtic Fans If You Want Blood, Are You Ready? Ange Has Big Balls and will Work As Hard As A Rock to make Sure The Riff Raff will be Shot Down In Flames.
AC-DC….A Castore Dirty Con
Am I really the first to make this comment? You’re all slipping, boys!!
Altogether now,
“They’re on the Highway to Hell!
Highway to Hell!”
repeat ad nauseam
At least they are a British Company. The Royal Blue is correct. Like the Reckitts blue bags of old.
Andy Murray is a share-holder of Castore. You might have noticed his strip at the Australian Open. His white shirt had a dark green broad sash, with a mustard colour stripe on top. His shorts were dark green. Looked smart. I wondered if it was inspired, by a pre-first World War Hibernian FC strip. The sash was popular then.
The Rangers loving Media still persist in calling them the Light Blues. They have never worn the Man City light blue, in a Premiership match in our lifetime; or have they?…Who Cares?.
I agree, the use of AC/DC is comical. Young people around the world do buy Liverpool kit.
They have been HUNDERSTRUCK ?
It is a bit corny and the 2 brothers are fans of the ibrox club, so what ? Tho ac/dc never did anythin to carelessly alienate any if their fans and its no the case here either. 3 of them have been x-pats since they were youngsters. Only Angus left now. Great band, always will be. Still love tae get them on the earphones now and again and crank it up. Brilliant.
Desperate and cringeworthy. I wonder if they did any market research from their fans on this idea or maybe they can just scrape the AC/DC bit off and reuse the jerseys.
McCann as I suggested in an earlier post cost rangers 750k just a year ago, he is no young hopeful who came thru their youth system and they would have got a basic 50k for the boy with add-ons when he travels to the moon etc.
Can’t wait to see what they come up with next, bottled lavv water, syphoned from the dressing room after match days.