Marco Negri scores five

[H72 265]

I'm far too young to remember this and I'm quite interested in hearing how good he actually was. His third goal here is absolutely magnificent. Obviously, his goal-scoring ability speaks for itself but just how good was Marco Negri?

[Clemdog 39,389]

Not good enough at Squash.

But like you mate I'm too young to remember how good he was.

[ricksen_da_best 2,034]

i THINK this was my first ever Rangers game. Was there a sending off in this game?

[jackunion 536]

I was at this game,

great finisher and even better at poaching I don't think he was one for having the ability to get past a player cause he had no fucking speed

[stuartm 7]

I was there

[Benito 12]

I remember the game well, paintin a shed and listenin to it on the radio.

Negri was a natural goalscorer with skill and ability as demonstrated above, but he'd no real pace.

I dont think he settled at Rangers and was just a miserable cunt. We'd signed Porrini and Big Amo that

summer in all so it wasnt like he was on his tod, coulda whipped round to Amos for some slap up spag bol

between games.

[H72 265]

I remember the game well, paintin a shed and listenin to it on the radio.

Negri was a natural goalscorer with skill and ability as demonstrated above, but he'd no real pace.

I dont think he settled at Rangers and was just a miserable cunt. We'd signed Porrini and Big Amo that

summer in all so it wasnt like he was on his tod, coulda whipped round to Amos for some slap up spag bol

between games.

[Don81 2,846]

And a wee Baileys

[Irwin Sparkes 97]

People only judged strikers on goals back in those days. Looking back, he had no pace and was very lazy

Was weird, i was watching a video on Youtube earlier of all his games and there's one against Hibs at Easter Road where not only does he smile after scoring it, he goes absolutely mental

[GaryMc 2,398]

Negri couldn't lace Andrius Velicka's boots!

[Jimbo. 952]

He could've been fkn awesome for us, an incredible finisher.

Unfortunately he was more Maniero than McCoist after his 'squash' injury..

[Jimbo. 952]

Negri and Mols...what might've been.

[King_gazza 1,065]

Did he not refuse to play for us again? And was more than willing to sit out the rest of his contract?

[Jimbo. 952]

Did he not refuse to play for us again? And was more than willing to sit out the rest of his contract?

I seem to remember him making a comeback against shellick, and being pyoor shite.

[King_gazza 1,065]

Rangers manager Walter Smith bought Negri from Perugia for £3.5 million in 1997. He was rewarded with instant success, as Negri scored 23 goals in his first ten league games.[1] His low-key celebrations were noteworthy - often he felt the need only to exchange a handshake with other players and showed little in the way of facial expressions.[2]

Negri easily topped the goal charts in that first campaign, with 32 league strikes. His scoring run was brought to an end on suffering a serious eye injury, attributed to a squash match with Sergio Porrini. After that first season Negri only played three more first team games, and he sat out the whole of one campaign. Rangers then loaned him to Vicenza and the striker returned to Ibrox injured.[3] Eventually he was sold to Bologna, in February 2001.

His record at Bologna reads two substitute appearances in two years, so it would appear that his attitude to the game remained the same. He apparently did start working with a famous sports clinic in Italy with a view to regaining full fitness and at that time, Ivano Bonetti held talks with Negri about a return to Scotland as replacement for Claudio Caniggia at Dundee.

After Bologna Negri dropped into Serie B with Livorno but they released him after a few months. In 2004 the player had a trial at Derby County, although he wasn't offered a contract.

[mmrfc1873 48]

Awww Marco You can't help but think what if.

[King_gazza 1,065]

Years Team Apps† (Gls)†

1994–1995 Cosenza 34 (19)

1995–1997 Perugia 60 (33)

1997–2001 Rangers 30 (32)

1999–2000 → Vicenza (loan) 9 (1)

2001–2002 Bologna 3 (0)

2002 Cagliari 5 (2)

2002–2003 Livorno 10 (8)

2004–2005 Perugia 3 (0)

Total 154 (95)

He only played 21 games in 4 years since leaving,which seems real weird considering his games/goals ratio

[clelandhattrick 8]

There are fake quotes supposedly by Negri blaming anti-Catholic bigotry as the reason for his form dipping so dramatically. Needless to say, these bullshit quotes originated on a Celtic messageboard.

[1873Graeme 6]

There are fake quotes supposedly by Negri blaming anti-Catholic bigotry as the reason for his form dipping so dramatically. Needless to say, these bullshit quotes originated on a Celtic messageboard.

Yeah, I saw those fake quotes posted by sad Celtic fans on Marco Negri youtube videos (Have they nothing better to do with their time?!) and immediately called bullshit. We've had plenty of Catholic players or players of a Catholic background who have gone on to be Rangers heroes. Dado Prso anyone?

[bluepeter 5,627]

He'd have been some player if he could have been arsed to play. And if he stopped shagging his team mates' wives...

[JackCarter 2]

He scored 5 on the Saturday against united. Then we played them the midweek after at Ibrox and lost one nil in the league cup. I was at the one nil. :-(

[Papa Sasac 164]

The goal where he flicked it over the defenders head and then lobbed the keeper beats Pires' goal for me.

[WaltersGotStyle 160]

[JamieD 19,096]

I'm far too young to remember this and I'm quite interested in hearing how good he actually was. His third goal here is absolutely magnificent. Obviously, his goal-scoring ability speaks for itself but just how good was Marco Negri?

Boyd x 10.

Not exactly the most technically gifted player in the world but he had a preternatural ability to be in the right place at the right time. If he had a good attitude and hadn't been injured he's probably have scored more than Larsson.

[DietofWorms 2,067]

Negri looked like the best thing since sliced bread for 6 months.... then nothing.

He scored a peach at the Methadome in the 1-1 game that year. Mad Italian Robber!