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    gordo7 reacted to sandyinroyalblue in Back to business   
    Spellcheck isn't back unfortunately.
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    gordo7 reacted to FSM in Shitebags as per usual   
    Game's not finished ffs. People desperate to get the slagging threads in early.
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    gordo7 reacted to GOAT in Sir Alex   
    With heart and hand, have a read at this and then take a fucking look at yourself. 
     
    Tell us how you became a Rangers fan?
    AF: “I went to school only about 200 yards from the stadium, and until I started playing football on a Saturday afternoon, I was always going to the games.
    “My dad was a celtic fan and he used to take us to games there. But when I went to Broomloan Road Primary School, my brother and I started supporting Rangers and never missed a game.
    “When I first started going there were some great players like Willie Woodburn and Willie Thornton. They were my heroes growing up and the defence then had the title of the ‘Iron Curtain’ – and they had a real aura of invincibility about them.
    “My first game would have been around 1947 or 48, and it was a midweek game against Queen of the South.”
    How did it feel when you finally signed for your boyhood idols?
    AF: “It was a long, drawn-out process. The previous season, it had been rumbling along in the papers, and I was hoping it was going to happen.
    “So I went on tour with Scotland all over the world and, when I came back, all the press were waiting at the airport as the papers had heard that Rangers had made a bid for me.
    “There was nothing I could tell them unfortunately, but in the corner was a man called Jim Rodger, who was a journalist and a fantastic man. So he beckoned my wife Cathy over, and he said ‘tell Alex I’ll be up to see him tonight’. He knew everything.
    “The following week I was in my house in Simshill and a car drove up. A young man came out and he turned out to be Scot Symon’s son.
    “He told me that his dad would like to see me and if I could go to Mr Symon’s house that night. So I went up, agreed the deal and it was fantastic.
    “My dad was a quiet man and when I signed for Rangers I asked my mother what he was thinking. She told me he was very proud. He never went to see celtic again and started following me at Rangers.”
    How would you describe yourself as a player when you signed for Rangers?
    AF: “Most people would say I was aggressive. I was always a committed player, I would say I had a decent football brain and I was a goalscorer.
    “Unfortunately, I couldn’t have gone to Rangers at a worse time. celtic were the dominant team back then – and they were a fantastic team with a fantastic manager.
    “I think he was the deciding factor between the two teams. Ability wise, I don’t think there was much between us, but Jock Stein had something about him.
    “It’s not a criticism of Davie White – he was a decent man – but he was just too young to take on the job then. Rangers were arguably the biggest club in Britain then and it was a mammoth job to take on without great experience.”
    When you joined Rangers, who were the biggest characters in the dressing room?
    AF: “Wee Willie Henderson was definitely one. He had a great personality and he was a big player for us at that time.
    “John Greig was a strong character too and there is no doubt that he was Rangers. I lost count of the number of times he played with injuries and he carried the team at times.
    “I was friendly with John, Dave Smith, Orjan Persson and Davie Provan. We all seemed to go out together and Davie Provan ended up becoming my assistant at St Mirren.
    “We used to talk football a lot. I think I was taking my coaching badges at that time and there were a number of younger players who were really interested in the game too.
    “Sandy Jardine was a real student of the game, as was Willie Johnston.”
    You finished your first season as top goalscorer, but it still ended in disappointment.
    AF: “It was a tragic season, as we went through the whole season unbeaten until the last game against Aberdeen when we lost.
    “I put us 2-1 up after about 65 minutes, but they scored two goals near the end.”
    There were a lot of mind games played by celtic’s Jock Stein at that time. Is that where you picked them up from?
    AF: “Definitely. You’ve got to use it at the right time though – it wears thin if you use it all the time. He knew how to use it and it had an impact on our dressing room as we started getting nervous towards the end of the season.”
    Were you made a scapegoat for the Scottish Cup Final defeat to celtic in 1969?
    AF: “I’m not sure what was happening in the background at Rangers at the time, but I think he was up against it at the time to play me in the final, and it didn’t work as we lost 4-0.
    “I’ve watched that game about three times and I’ve taken down every detail about it. We were terrible and it was a complete disaster.
    “I never realised just how bad we were, although I wasn’t the worst player out there.
    “I knew we were up against it tactically though. It was a big chance for me to get back in the good books and it was a bigger game for me than it was for a few other players.”
    Overall, do you feel you were given a fair crack of the whip of Rangers?
    AF: “When Rangers bought Colin Stein, they asked me to go out on a swap deal for him, but I didn’t want to leave the club.
    “It became a dispute between me and David [White]. When Colin came, he and Willie Johnston hit off a partnership straight away, and Colin scored something like three hat-tricks in his first four games when he first joined.
    “I’d been a substitute in those games, but when a guy comes along and has that sort of record, you can have no answer to that and you just have to hold your hands up.
    “But there were some games I came in alongside Colin Stein and did really well, but towards the end of the second season. Colin got sent off against Clyde and was banned for the Scottish Cup Final.
    “Colin played really well when he came in, but I still think I could have played a part.”
    How did your move away from Rangers come about?
    AF: “On the day I left, I said to myself ‘I don’t want to go’. I had an offer from Nottingham Forrest and I spoke with Jim Baxter about it, as he had re-joined Rangers from Forest.
    “He told me it was a good club and gave me some ideas about the kind of money and the like they were able to offer.
    “My wife really didn’t want to go to England at that stage, but I was needing to get a game and she reluctantly agreed to come with me.
    “But I met with Davie White, and he told me that Falkirk’s manager Willie Cunningham had been on and was looking to sign me. Falkirk were in the Second Division at that time, so I told Davie I didn’t want to go, and I would just stay at Rangers.
    “But I phoned Willie out of courtesy and he made an unbelievable offer to me. I came out of the office at Ibrox and came down the stairs, where I bumped into Willie Thornton.
    “He told me I didn’t really need to go. What he was trying to tell me is that there was going to be a change at Rangers. I didn’t read it and the next week Willie Waddell was the new manager of Rangers. Had I stayed, I think I would have been alright.
    “But that’s life, and I had to make the decision of whether or not to walk out the front door at Ibrox. Eventually, I got my boots and signed for Falkirk.”
    Do you regret that now?
    AF: “I do. I should definitely have stayed.”
    How much did the way it ended for you at Rangers go on to shape you in later life?
    AF: “It gave me a driving force. I went to Falkirk and did really well and became the player-coach there.
    “They sacked the manager Willie Cunningham and brought in John Prentice. He didn’t want me as he wanted to bring in his own man, so I left and went to Ayr United for a year.
    “When I went there, it was on the premise that I was going to be a player-coach with Ally MacLeod to replace their then-assistant coach Jim McFadyen as he had been offered a new position in teaching and would have to move.
    “But his move fell through and I ended up just staying as a player. That was fine as Ally MacLeod was a fantastic character and it was a great experience to play under him.
    “After my year there I went into management at East Stirling. It was part-time and I only had eight players when I took over.
    “But I had a desire to do well and that I was not going to fail.”
    Did you enjoy beating Rangers as a manager?
    AF: “I always did. It’s a funny thing as when I went to Aberdeen I stated that you always had to beat Rangers and celtic.
    “They were Scottish Football, and they were the history of Scottish Football. To win anything in Scotland, you had to beat them, although to be fair, Dundee United had a terrific side at that time under Jim McLean.
    You were given the chance to manage Rangers in the 1980s. Looking back, is that something you regret not taking?
    AF: “I may have been more attracted to the job had Willie Waddell approached me for it. But it wasn’t Willie Waddell, it was John Paton [then Rangers chairman] who spoke to me.
    “So I spoke to Scot Symon and he asked if it was Waddell who had made the approach. On finding out it wasn’t, he said he would worry about that as Willie was still running the show.
    “That was one of the reasons I felt uneasy about it, so I turned it down.
    “I think I did the right thing going to England from Aberdeen.”
    You’ve worked with Walter Smith at Scotland and at Manchester United. How highly do you rate him?
    AF: “He’s an absolutely fantastic man. He’s intelligent, patient, but when he needs a temper, he has it.
    “I tried to get him to come to Aberdeen as my assistant when he was at Dundee United, but wee Jim McLean had him on one of his famous 40-year contracts with 10-year options, or something like that.
    “I was on holiday when I phoned Jim to ask to approach Walter, and he went mental down the phone! So that was the end of that.
    “But I took him to Mexico for the World Cup in 1986, and then brought him to Manchester United.
    “I was so pleased that he ended up going back to Rangers as that was the right thing for him. Rangers is his club, and there is no doubt about that.”
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    gordo7 reacted to SeparateEntityMyArse in Sir Alex   
    Only one betrayal going on here.
    And that's by you for a support respecting an ex player and great footballing man who is in a serious condition.
    That's as poor an opinion and post as I've seen on here in ages. Scummy tbh.
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    gordo7 reacted to King Jela in Sir Alex   
    For a Rangers man? Absolutely ya fucking tosser 
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    gordo7 reacted to SeparateEntityMyArse in LET'S GO!!   
    That's Stevie Gerrard's message to us.
    You have my backing son.  Lets get this club back to the top again.
    Let's fucking go!!! ??????
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    gordo7 reacted to Bad Robot in Behind the scenes with Stevie G   
    Not sure if posted elsewhere 
     
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    gordo7 reacted to K.A.I in Found this interesting   
    It might have been posted elsewhere but I’ve not seen it 
    How fucking true is this (and shows you exactly how Scottish football is full of beast fenian middens) 
    should be framed and put on dressing room wall for motivation at start of Gerrards reign 
     

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    gordo7 reacted to Courtyard Bear in Paul Murray and Barry Scott Resigned   
    Words cannot express how absolutely fucking OVERJOYED I am that this cunt has left the building. 
    Dont let the door hit you on the way out, actually naw put your head in the door and let someone slam it a few times then fuck off. 
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    gordo7 reacted to Jimfanciesthedude in Pena sacked   
    He'll be off the drink back here soon when this fucking minimum pricing kicks in
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    gordo7 reacted to Captain Hilts in Sean Dyche on Scott Arfield   
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    gordo7 reacted to KeyserSoze in SACK THE BOARD   
    There’s no one in the wings, there’s no sugar daddies, there’s no one interested in investing in Scotland- the EPL or ECL are where you go if you’re sensible - there’s no one of wealth behind a coup. 
    If our board chuck it right now at this time - I believe we will be fucked big time 
    be careful what you chant for 
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    gordo7 reacted to RFC55 in Follow Rangers Shareholders Limited   
    Ffs man we've more groups than Simon cowell
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    gordo7 reacted to Essandoh in Guard of honour   
    Any player or member of staff that wishes to give them a guard of honour should be chased out of the club for good.
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    gordo7 reacted to julescotia in Rangers Vs Dundee - Video   
    Enjoy
     
     
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    gordo7 reacted to tannerall in Two Rangers Heroes.   
    He spent much of his time, voluntarily, encouraging Rangers fans of all ages to applaud themselves and the team.
    Quite a fitting tribute in my opinion.
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    gordo7 reacted to Bydo in Board On Their Knees Begging Walter To Return   
    So... basically he has no proof of this happening whatsoever?
    Pish.
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    gordo7 reacted to D'Artagnan in Superb from RSEA   
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    gordo7 reacted to BridgeIsBlue in Steve Clarke Proved he is a Contender For the Rangers Job - TRO   
    And that's where I stopped reading. 
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    gordo7 reacted to SeparateEntityMyArse in Windass   
    Was also only player to square up to an Ayr player who took Goss out late. Exactly what we've lacked this season.
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    gordo7 reacted to siddiqi_drinker in Windass   
    This, not the firstGers player to do something similar and won't be the last,  too many folk determined to be offended by everything.  Not a fan of Windass but the overreaction is ridiculous.  
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    gordo7 reacted to Deanzmeanzheinz in Windass   
    Ok, let me read that again - 
    Windass         makes            Nicky              Law           look           like            Messi 
     
     

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    gordo7 reacted to dummiesoot in Windass   
    Who cares? He gets dogs abuse. Some people need to grow up. Josh included 
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    gordo7 reacted to pcbear in *** The Official Hamilton Accies vs Rangers Match Thread ***   
    Ground control to Major Tom.
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