Some Rangers supporters found themselves embroiled in an unlikely Twitter spat on Tuesday evening – with fans of the girl band Little Mix.
In case you’re not quite up to speed, Gers fans have been campaigning for the last week or so to try and get Glad All Over by The Dave Clark Five to the top of the music charts in time for it to be Christmas No.1.
They’ve adopted the tune and reworked it slightly to pay homage to striker Joe Garner, but the Rangers fan base probably never anticipated irritating teenage girls all over the country.
Glad All Over is in direct competition with Little Mix’s new song Touch, with the British group aiming to scoop their fifth No.1 and their first-ever Christmas No.1.
Amazingly, fans from both sides ended up trading insults – much to the delight of onlookers like ourselves:
I'm sorry but if that joke football song ruins Touch's chance of being #1, I am deleting my account
— private show (@privateillusion) December 20, 2016
.@LittleMix pic.twitter.com/bdyoKBVWeZ
— Gregco (@Gregco5088) December 20, 2016
set to celebrate a fifth number one stay pressed. https://t.co/xRJmB5N9NN
— new year jack?? (@explicitkp4) December 20, 2016
But have you got 54 league titles and a petrofac cup? https://t.co/pzzlrMexXm
— #GladAllOver (@NathC1994) December 20, 2016
@NathC1994 @explicitkp4 comparison between the girlband and the football team? The level of stupidity
— sophie (@gloriousjerrie) December 20, 2016
@gloriousjerrie @NathC1994 @explicitkp4 Rangers have sold out more venues than Little Mix #fact #JoeyGarnerChristmasNumberOne
— Jack Cranmer (@JackCranmer72) December 20, 2016
@JackCranmer72 @gloriousjerrie oh the lies.
— new year jack?? (@explicitkp4) December 20, 2016
Jason Holt tackling Jesy Nelson in the Rangers V Little Mix Charity Shield.
No Apology
No Surrender pic.twitter.com/JpgWID4RV3— Gregco (@Gregco5088) December 20, 2016
Oooh it's Rangers fans attacking Little Mix for no reason. That doesn't surprise me, they're Rangers fans. A good portion of them are scum.
— Kelly (@hughesytweets) December 20, 2016
Little mix V Rangers ?? pic.twitter.com/xWb9DDM0Js
— RED WHITE AND BLUE (@_R_W_B_) December 20, 2016
After a while, a lot of Rangers fans started to see the funny side and joined in with some of the banter. Some of these are absolutely priceless:
Anyone else expecting the next song from little mix to be your not rangers anymore
— Del Boy (@Delbud) December 20, 2016
Little Mix fans arguing online with rangers fans over a song. Another batshit crazy thing that happened on the internet in 2016. #getalife
— Emma (@Emskie247) December 20, 2016
Any truth in the rumour that Rangers casuals and Little Mix casuals are organising a rumble??
— H.E. Pennypacker (@HEPennypacker01) December 20, 2016
Rangers at Little Mix away.#JoeyGarnerChristmasNumberOne pic.twitter.com/r1a0HeOu5A
— Dean Mackinnon (@DeanMackinnon) December 20, 2016
a canny actually believe little mix fans are arguing with rangers fans about the Christmas number 1???
— ayden (@_ayden1872) December 20, 2016
Could Little Mix even win a high ball ?
Nah ! did-nae think so.
— Carson's Army (@ItsRangers4me) December 20, 2016
Even with wires Little Mix didn't stand a chance #JoeyGarnerChristmasNumberOne pic.twitter.com/N6PZ4XakyF
— Rangers FC (@RangersFCFeed) December 20, 2016
This Rangers v Little Mix thing is about as insane as Hamed Namouchi starting European matches
— VB (@brookeborough1) December 20, 2016
Rangers vs Little Mix is a bigger derby than Merseyside
— Big Goian (@BigDorinGoian) December 20, 2016
Absolutely brilliant.
We must say, we never expected a fall-out between Rangers supporters and Little Mix fans when we woke up this morning. What do you make of the spat?
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