tannerall 25,935 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I'll start with Carl Skomager Hansen, probably our first Danish player, who scored a hat trick on his debut v Queen's Park in 1921 and later published two books about his life. http://www.scottishsporthistory.com/sports-history-news-and-blog/a-danish-drama-waiting-to-be-translated Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BertContraband 282 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Lee Robertson from early 90s Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dickie 12,905 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Ian black fanny from a few years back!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordersbear 1,105 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Nicky law pretty sure he played for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis1986 996 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 egil ostenstad Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
5Beckenbauer 156 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 José-Karl Pierre-Fanfan Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle 53,590 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Jonas Thern bluedylan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
onefootwillie 1,518 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Findlay McGillivray signed from Third Lanark and never played a game for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC10 1,449 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Thomas Kind Bendikson Spliffy, Negri's lovechild, Vwbear and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackandra 732 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Was it Pentilla or something like that Advocaat signed after we played his team? Terry Hurlock Loyal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Hume 13,086 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Prodan springs to mind instantly ... and the one with the name that was similar to the scum's that McCoist signed. bluedylan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 Oops just noticed this post not so long ago from @Don54 whilst googling something else. Maybe not such an obscure player......... On 24/09/2018 at 13:42, Don54 said: Not so much a tale of heroism from Denmark's first ever player to play professional football outside the country and Rangers first ever Scandinavian player, but more a tale of bravado that had dire consequences. Signed in 1921 from Danish team B 1903 for £20, Hansen spent 4 years at Rangers and became a cult figure. Known as 'The Great Little Dane', he was the first foreigner to score in an Old Firm match. He helped Rangers to the 1923, 1924 and 1925 league titles before a broken leg sustained in a reserve match ended his career. He returned to his native Copenhagen, which is where this World War Two tale of woe begins. As part of the Danish Resistance, Hansen was arrested in 1943 in Copenhagen. The story goes that, after a night out with his brother, he 'harassed' a German soldier, was arrested and taken to Kastellet, the old fortress in Copenhagen, having already been beaten up. Putting his bleeding hand into his trouser pocket he felt a small badge which he knew he had to get rid of, and surreptitiously threw it into the fireplace: (It was a Scottish Football Association badge, and if the Germans had found it on me, there would certainly have been more blood in this story). https://iainduff.wordpress.com/2017/11/21/wonderful-wonderful-carl-hansen/ Spliffy, Don54 and Bobby Hume 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluedylan 11,555 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Chris Vinnicombe seemed to be with us for a long time but played very few games barrymorrison1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoopsLaud 4,186 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Steven wright. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,532 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 38 minutes ago, BertContraband said: Lee Robertson from early 90s Sure you don't mean Sandy Robertson? EDIT: Found him. Obscure indeed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpete 3,186 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 William Jardine Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smell the hotdog 4,015 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Jazz Juttla Terry Hurlock Loyal 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HairyBeary 1,040 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Paul Ritchie Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
piperpete 3,186 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Just now, Inigo said: Only one I know was when we were in the lower leagues. Sure you don't mean Sandy Robertson? Lee ended up in either Norway or Iceland and had a long career Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigblueyonder 11,156 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 The Italian boy that was signed same time as Gattuso, Luca(?) something got 5 mins against Motherwell(?) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,532 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 3 minutes ago, bluedylan said: Chris Vinnicombe seemed to be with us for a long time but played very few games Him and Tom Cowan competing for the title of up and coming left back around 1991. bluedylan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,532 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, piperpete said: Lee ended up in either Norway or Iceland and had a long career So there was a 1990s Lee Robertson? EDIT: Never mind, found him. piperpete 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
geronimoo 1,474 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 6 minutes ago, bluedylan said: Chris Vinnicombe seemed to be with us for a long time but played very few games Was gonna say him, seem to remember a few big clubs were wanting him and he was billed as the next David Platt. bluedylan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tannerall 25,935 Posted October 3, 2018 Author Share Posted October 3, 2018 7 minutes ago, bluedylan said: Chris Vinnicombe seemed to be with us for a long time but played very few games 5 years 27 games. He was the England under 21 captain when we signed him. We already had the England goalie and centre half. bluedylan 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inigo 32,532 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 Just now, geronimoo said: Was gonna say him, seem to remember a few big clubs were wanting him and he was billed as the next David Platt. They fucked up with that billing. Nothing like Platt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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