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bombaybadboy08

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I know a few lads who've met him on his pub tours and said he's a cracking guy.

Can't help but be suspicious though as he was nowhere to be seen the past few years yet now he has a Facebook and posting Rangers stuff all the time, all good and well if he wasn't looking for money.

Enjoyed his wee goal spree though, will never forget his face after he chipped Sieb Dijkstra at Ibrox during his 5 goal salvo against Dundee Utd, it was a face that screamed

'Aye, calm down, it's only a goal'

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sassaaaa

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This leeching prick has not been near Ibrox since he left , couldn't get away quick enough , didn't give a flying fuck about the fans .

Now he has a book to sell and as no cunt has anything to do with him in Italy, he's back here looking for your cash through this forums favourite rag.

You couldn't make this shit up ...........

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sammy cox

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Why do any Rangers supporters give this rag the time of day is beyond me.This rag along with most of the rest had us owing the tax man in the EBT scheme anything from 20 million to 160 million which yended up being yes fuck all.This rag set out to destroy our club with lies and half truths from day one and continues to publish shit at every turn. If theres justification of any boycott it should be this rag and all others like it who set out to destroy Rangers with their biased shit reporting.

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LaudrupsPatrickBoots

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I've not read it .He is one of the biggest reasons if not the sole reason we never got 10 .I was gutted when we watched them stop us .Negri and his attitude then were a disgrace .I guess he's in need of a few bucks off our name

One player is the sole reason we never got 10?

Jesus :lol:

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eejay the dj

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The saddest thing for me is how men who sweated blood for the club (Gough, Butcher and especially Bomber Brown) get a regular keyboard-lashing on here with people questioning their commitment and motives yet guys like David Healy and Vladimir Weiss have been held up as heroes.

It's exactly the opposite of what is actually true.

You also get the fruitcakes in the dreaded Sub-forum of Doom having a go at Walter Smith from time to time. Absolutely baffling.

Your right but it's about opinions .We all can't have the same as yours .
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ShaneRalfRoss

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Marco Negri EXCLUSIVE: I quit Rangers because I feared I had AIDS

07:11, 4 April 2015 By David McCarthy

THE enigmatic former Rangers star finally reveals the extraordinary reason why he quit Ibrox and how he feared he was HIV positive.

Press Association ImagesMarco Negri: "I hadn’t even considered the possibility of being HIV positive but the harsh reality was there in front of me in the medical report."

NOVEMBER 13, 2000, was the last time I pulled on the blue jersey of Rangers. A reserve league match against Aberdeen. I scored in the first-half and then, midway through the second, suffered a crunching challenge on my shinbone.

One goal and a serious injury – perhaps the perfect way to sum up my time at the club.

It was a shocking challenge and my shinguard completely shattered under the torn sock. The pain was unbearable and blood began to gush out while the bone rose to the surface. I thought it was fractured but it turned out to be ‘only’ a rather deep wound.

My teammates ran over to see if I was okay, but just as quickly turned away with their head in their hands.

I was rushed to Ross Hall Hospital where I was subjected to a series of x-rays and also a hearty dose of antibiotics. After a night in hospital, I left with the aid of crutches and was then put through a series of sessions in the hyperbaric chamber, which continued for 20 days.

Every morning I was forced to spend around 90 minutes in a pressurised structure allowing me to breathe pure oxygen at 100%. The sessions were used to saturate the body cells of oxygen and the result was an increase in control against infection, stimulation of the immune system and also a more rapid healing of the wound.

I was informed of the need to treat the wound with extreme caution, because it was so wide and deep that, had it not been cleaned several times a day, serious complications could have arisen. I also had to visit hospital once a week for a check-up. After a month of treatment, swabs taken from the skin failed to highlight any infection and I was free to go.

With the arrival of the New Year, I presented myself at Ibrox to once again train with the reserves.

The first team had already left for Florida and I was taking part in regular workouts, with the ball at my feet, when I felt this incredible pain in my right knee and leg – the same leg that had been injured in the reserve match.

The pain became intolerable. With the medical staff in Florida, I had to rely on the reserve team physio, who advised me just to rest and use crutches. To get a more thorough examination I would have to wait a few more days till the first team returned from the States.

The pain was constant, intense and didn’t let up one bit. When I eventually saw the club doctor Gert Jan Goudswaard, he showed compassion and concern for my condition.

Moody Blue Marco Negri: My final days at Rangers and why I didn't want to set foot inside Ibrox

He immediately booked an MRI and two bone scans with a cocktail of radiopharmaceuticals injected into my veins – a mix of radioactive substances called ‘tracers’. I was told to avoid contact with children in the hours after each exam, such was the high levels of toxicity in my body.

A few days later the Rangers doctor told me that the scans had shown up an inflammation of the shinbone.

According to him, it was most likely connected to the wound and the clinical diagnosis revealed a bone infection at the top of the shinbone. The hematologic response to this infection was minimal with a white blood cell count not higher than 6,9 and other values which were more or less normal.

An investigation carried out on my blood by Dr Hay in the labs of Ross Hall reported a substantial reduction in the number of lymphocytes and also the unbelievable confirmation of a CD 4 Lymphophenia that required urgent attention, and the intervention of an immunologist

The properties of the blood, which had been attacked by a lymphogranuloma or lymphosarcoma, were similar to those of an AIDS patient, if not someone suffering from Hodgkin’s disease.

I had witnessed some genuinely cold weather while in Scotland, but nothing like the chill I started to feel inside.

It wasn’t the fear of having to deal with yet another injury, nor the discomfort of being out of contract and, therefore, the pressure to find a new club, nor even the disappointment of having to end my career in that manner.

Rather, it was the terrifying prospect of learning that I could be seriously ill.

I was immediately hospitalised. I hadn’t even considered the possibility of being HIV positive but the harsh reality was there in front of me in the medical report, and it was hard to ignore and digest.

I didn’t feel able to deal with such a thing alone. I needed my family around me and wanted to undergo further tests in Italy to understand exactly what was going on, the risks and chances of recovery.

I had to return to Italy, and not on a temporary basis. I asked my lawyer to speak to Rangers about an early dissolution of my contract.

SNS GroupMarco Negri training with Gordon Durie and Brian Laudrup in April 1998

I only wanted to focus on one thing, and it wasn’t football. I needn’t have worried about Rangers’ response because it seemed they too shared my sentiments, and insisted my health was priority.

They had no objections to the premature ending of our relationship, which was something I really appreciated, although it also showed me how serious my condition was.

The morning after being discharged from hospital, I flew from Glasgow to Bologna, where an MRI bone scan had been fixed for February 13th – and where I also feared the most important withdrawal of blood of my entire life.

Luckily, I didn’t have to wait long to learn I was simply suffering a stress fracture of the tibial axis of the knee. This diagnosis was given by doctors in Bologna. In Scotland they hadn’t got it right this time, even if the results of three blood tests confirmed some anomalies that couldn’t be overlooked.

Daily RecordThe moody Blue: An unhappy Marco Negri at training in November 1997

Further tests found my blood to be absolutely fine and there was no need for medication or invasive treatment. My drama had been resolved in the best way possible, and I put behind me the endless days of terror when the worst case scenario was swimming around in my head.

My time at Rangers was really intense and never boring. Three and a half years on a roller coaster – crazy for both the speed with which everything seemed to happen, and the constant ups and downs.

I shed tears of joy, satisfaction, pain and anger. I had received many awards for best player in a game, and other ‘virtual’ ones for the worst possible behaviour.

In Glasgow I matured and became a man. I was sincerely fond of Scotland and the Scots, I lived and loved the habits and customs of that fascinating land, rich in tradition and history. I loved living in that cosmopolitan, lively and fun city.

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