durranty 24 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 can anyone help it is a friends 60th birthday soon , in the 70s his dad was pictured on the front of a gers news with Willie Mathieson recieving a player of the year award from the golden feathers from burnbank supporters club , i am looking for this issue to give him as a wee present as his father passed away a few years ago and this would be a wee surprise , a long shot i know but any help would be great , willing to pay for it if anyone can help cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKai 439 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Nice gesture. Good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
klutes 1 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Small bit of trivia, I work with his brother Alistair, some great stories out of him, loyal blues to this day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JSP 33 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 can anyone help it is a friends 60th birthday soon , in the 70s his dad was pictured on the front of a gers news with Willie Mathieson recieving a player of the year award from the golden feathers from burnbank supporters club , i am looking for this issue to give him as a wee present as his father passed away a few years ago and this would be a wee surprise , a long shot i know but any help would be great , willing to pay for it if anyone can help cheersBest bet would be to speak to the chap that sells old programmes across from the main stand I reckon you would need to give him a date of that issue , or a rough estimate of it I binned a few hundred of them recently keeping only the first one printed, and most certainly that issue was one of them Good luck. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 thanks for the comments Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norgerpd 280 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 can anyone help it is a friends 60th birthday soon , in the 70s his dad was pictured on the front of a gers news with Willie Mathieson recieving a player of the year award from the golden feathers from burnbank supporters club , i am looking for this issue to give him as a wee present as his father passed away a few years ago and this would be a wee surprise , a long shot i know but any help would be great , willing to pay for it if anyone can help cheers Leave it with me,bud.I have a box containing (almost) every issue.I will try to get a chance over the weekend to dig them out and,if it's there, it's yours. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpete 3,186 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Leave it with me,bud.I have a box containing (almost) every issue.I will try to get a chance over the weekend to dig them out and,if it's there, it's yours.Superb gesture mate, Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandyinroyalblue 16,478 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Leave it with me,bud.I have a box containing (almost) every issue.I will try to get a chance over the weekend to dig them out and,if it's there, it's yours.What a gentleman Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norgerpd 280 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Superb gesture mate,What a gentleman He's a Bluenose......................... and he's fae the 'Shire! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 2, 2015 Author Share Posted April 2, 2015 Leave it with me,bud.I have a box containing (almost) every issue.I will try to get a chance over the weekend to dig them out and,if it's there, it's yours.thats great have found out its number 45 ,14th june 1972 will pay u for it cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norgerpd 280 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 thats great have found out its number 45 ,14th june 1972 will pay u for it cheersNo payment required,bud.I'll let you know as soon as I've checked thru them.(I'm not missing many so you'd have to be damned unlucky for that issue to be one of the RN's that I failed to get my hands on!)When do you need it for? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadianBacon 2,088 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 can anyone help it is a friends 60th birthday soon , in the 70s his dad was pictured on the front of a gers news with Willie Mathieson recieving a player of the year award from the golden feathers from burnbank supporters club , i am looking for this issue to give him as a wee present as his father passed away a few years ago and this would be a wee surprise , a long shot i know but any help would be great , willing to pay for it if anyone can help cheers A very underestimated player in his day.......his nickname 'Wullie Wan Fit' ('William One Foot' for those non-Glaswegians out there ) was very apt.Good luck with your search. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefootwillie 1,518 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 Remember him well Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingKai 439 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I always remember at one game at Ibrox, one of the guys with us said' Ill be able to tell my grandkids "I saw Willie Wan Fit"Thought it was funny at the time. Dont know where he is today, but he could well have grandkids! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpete 3,186 Posted April 2, 2015 Share Posted April 2, 2015 I always remember at one game at Ibrox, one of the guys with us said' Ill be able to tell my grandkids "I saw Willie Wan Fit"Thought it was funny at the time. Dont know where he is today, but he could well have grandkids!Dont know about your mate bur" Wan Fit "works with Edminston Electric Supplies in Edinburgh unless he has retired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 3, 2015 Author Share Posted April 3, 2015 No payment required,bud.I'll let you know as soon as I've checked thru them.(I'm not missing many so you'd have to be damned unlucky for that issue to be one of the RN's that I failed to get my hands on!)When do you need it for?thats great need it for the end of the month so no hurry thanks , met willie a couple of times nice guy lives in inverness now Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 10, 2015 Author Share Posted April 10, 2015 No payment required,bud.I'll let you know as soon as I've checked thru them.(I'm not missing many so you'd have to be damned unlucky for that issue to be one of the RN's that I failed to get my hands on!)When do you need it for?was just wondering if u managed to find it mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
norgerpd 280 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 was just wondering if u managed to find it mateHad an initial look in 2 out of the 3 possible locations last weekend with no joy.I will check the other one over the weekend(they've got to be there as the weight of the bassas means I couldn't have moved them too far!)I will PM you as soon as I've checked,bud.I won't forget. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcbear 10,913 Posted April 10, 2015 Share Posted April 10, 2015 thats great have found out its number 45 ,14th june 1972 will pay u for it cheersgoogle flickr, then in the search box type Rangers news magazines 1972, all the front pages come up, June 14th front page has one photo, its Wallace and Waddell with the headlineThis was the right time, 5p bought this mag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 11, 2015 Author Share Posted April 11, 2015 Had an initial look in 2 out of the 3 possible locations last weekend with no joy.I will check the other one over the weekend(they've got to be there as the weight of the bassas means I couldn't have moved them too far!)I will PM you as soon as I've checked,bud.I won't forget.thanks for taking the time to do this mate top man Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durranty 24 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 still looking for this if anyone can help thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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