My point is that whether someone is a tight arse, just believes they paid for something they didn't get ands wants it back on principle or genuinely needs the money under the circumstances is none of my business. I don't think for a second everyone who claims it will need it to get by, but I also have a pragmatic view of the relationship between the club and its customers (which is what we are).
I'm not going to get angry at someone for not putting the club's finances as the bigger priority because it's not my place to tell someone what they should do with their own hard-earned cash.
Some supporters are exceptionally passionate about it and can't see past Rangers being all that matters. Others a bit less and some are very casual about it altogether. Each to their own.
Once we start going down the road of attacking folk for this kind of thing, or telling them they can't complain about performances, etc, where does that leave non-ST holders? What about fans who don't go to games at all?
Is our worldwide fanbase working on a means-tested or circumstantial tiered basis where you only get to have an opinion or view on the team and performance if you've met a level of financial input? I'm afraid that's not how it works in any sport or at any club. We have a fanbase that is huge and people are all different but contribute on some level to that collective and the club's reach/presence.
It's what it is and I genuinely don't feel that being a ST holder makes me any better than anyone else who calls him/herself a bear, nor does it mean I'll blame them if the team doesn't win.
PS - I also think it will be a minority who will claim and that most of that minority are likely to do it out necessity, rather than anything else. Which is good for the club.