minstral 5,375 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Treble-chasing David Weir is only seven days away from an indelible entry in the Rangers record books as the club’s oldest player in their 137-year history.The Ibrox captain, who lifted the Co-operative Insurance Cup at Hampden on Sunday,will eclipse Jock ‘Tiger’ Shaw by one day should he face St Johnstone at Perth a weektonight.Shaw was 39 years, 10 months and 19 days old when he played his final league game for Rangers against East Fife in October 1952. Weir will beat that by a single day if he turns out at McDiarmid Park.Nobody more senior has featured for Rangers in recognised Scottish league football, with Dougie Gray having played at 40 years and seven months in the Southern League in 1945. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 He's been a fabulous servant to the club. Wish we had got him 5 years earlier Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibroxwonder 0 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I didn't realise he was so close to that.Terrific servant, and a terrific role model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dado 334 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 He has still got a good ten years left in him as well Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'd love some clarification on his future, as if this season were to be his last, we really should plan a terrific send-off for the guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu1993 101 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I'd love some clarification on his future, as if this season were to be his last, we really should plan a terrific send-off for the guy.Totally agree Papa, i think the club should be given him an award to for his services to us over the three and a half years he has been here too. Without doubt the best player smith has signed in his second spell. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 What an achievement. He's been a great signing, and I wouldn't be suprised to see him sign on for another year - although I'd rather he didn't, as it would probably be a season too far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carsons Dog 9,878 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Weir is a great role model for young players.Lets hope Danny Wilson takes a leaf from his book. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeeBlue 39 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Davy Weir has done a great job for Rangers since joining.. I remember the Tims at work laughing... they aint laughing now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delparlane 5,753 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 What an achievement. He's been a great signing, and I wouldn't be suprised to see him sign on for another year - although I'd rather he didn't, as it would probably be a season too far.Thoroughly agree. Such a class act - a real throwback to an earlier era in that sense; not many around in this day and age with the dignity and character that Davie has. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WaltersGotStyle 160 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 What an achievement. He's been a great signing, and I wouldn't be suprised to see him sign on for another year - although I'd rather he didn't, as it would probably be a season too far.We said that last year though Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenose andy 1 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Amazing that he's played every minute of every game this season in the league. :praise: :praise: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarkyBlue 0 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 It's probably going to be one of the hardest decisions Walter has to make (if he's still the gaffer, when it comes to re-negotiations).Personally, I'd keep him on in a coaching type role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonOwilliam 0 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 I hate to say it but he is getting to old and too slow in the cup final he made a couple of mistakes that he wouldn't have made before, but love him to pieces and we need to get a big banner made. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeirFleckNRothen 1,789 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 That's an outstanding achievement. Well done to the big man.I'd hand him an extension on his current deal, no doubt about it. If he was thirty, we would hand him a five-year deal and, if he was sixteen, we'd have him in our starting line-up - If they're good enough, they're old enough (Or in big Davie's case, young enough). He should be judged 110% on his form which has shown no sign of dropping, not his age.I thought that he played well on Sunday. No-one was a stand-out, but he broke-up a number of St. Mirren attacks, won a few battles in the air and held it together very, very well when we went down to nine men. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietspam 733 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper1989 0 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Davie should play next year -- BUT in a reduced role. Personally, I'd leave it up to him. But 40 in the SPL/Europe is a wee bit too far imho of course.Great leader on and off the pitch. And the value of that cannot be stated high enough. Ask Cuellar, Madjid and Danny.Coaching must be the way forward for this fine Gentleman. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WilliamFyfe 1,438 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Brilliant player and role model for the Club, would like to see him stay on next season do a bit of coaching with the youngsters and so on Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railcard 2 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 WEIR MUST STAY Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott-RFC 308 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 That's an outstanding achievement. Well done to the big man.I'd hand him an extension on his current deal, no doubt about it. If he was thirty, we would hand him a five-year deal and, if he was sixteen, we'd have him in our starting line-up - If they're good enough, they're old enough (Or in big Davie's case, young enough). He should be judged 110% on his form which has shown no sign of dropping, not his age.I thought that he played well on Sunday. No-one was a stand-out, but he broke-up a number of St. Mirren attacks, won a few battles in the air and held it together very, very well when we went down to nine men.I disagree, I think hes starting to show his age. He will always have his ability to read the game, and could probably win headers against the rest of the SPL for 10 years yet, but as soon as he is required to do anything outside of that hes struggling. Hes not brilliant in the tackle now, obviously slow and lacking any sort of agility and is extremely uncomfortable in possession. Hes been a tremendous signing but I think its time he went at the end of the season. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poetry_In_Blue 1,043 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 An absolute class act that will be hard to follow by whoever replaces him, can see whoever it is always being compared to Weir etc etc which I hope doesn't happen, would love it if he was signed in a coaching role for the defenders as he brings so much to the game but in all honesty I doubt he will as he might want to move back South permanently.Does deserve a great send off though if he does leave us at the end of the season, quite a few actually, last SPL game at Ibrox, and for when he lifts the Scottish Cup at Hampden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amac9 2,060 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 Terrific signing.What a great achievement for our captain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFC55 110,104 Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 great servant to the club, had my doubts at 1st but as usual anything Sir Walter does proves to be the right thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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