Johnstone Burgh 1,658 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 The signing that still kills them inside 😉  BridgeIsBlue, Helicopter Sundae, HG5 and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
StaunchLondonGer 1,651 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Imagine the level of Timplosion if they'd had the internet back then... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimjim1690 4,534 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 There are some things in your life that happen in history were you remember where you were at that moment when you first heard the news, JFK, Martin Luther King assassinations, first landing on the moon, etc. this was another, the younger fans nowadays could never imagine the impact of the signing of Maurice Johnson. siddiqi_drinker, 1690tamRFC and eejay the dj 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackrfc95 4,255 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Aye but they signed Scott Allan... Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,511 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I was on holiday in  Spain and saw the DR headline on a newspaper stand, the day after it happened. No internet and weekly calls home meant you didn’t get instant info at that time but still a complete WTF moment, paper bought and read back at pool.  As above, you remember where you were at certain times when major stories happen and this was huge, even if the catholic signing thing was a misnomer. 1690tamRFC and SteveEarle 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helicopter Sundae 6,177 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Quote  His debut match for us was that famous game against Tottenham, with Gazza, and there was supposed to be a major boycott , yet there wasn't a spare seat in the whole stadium.  Fucking love Souness!! eejay the dj 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,872 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 35 minutes ago, Helicopter Sundae said: His debut match for us was that famous game against Tottenham, with Gazza, and there was supposed to be a major boycott , yet there wasn't a spare seat in the whole stadium.  Fucking love Souness!! We wore a unique home kit that day that didn’t have the chequerboard design woven into the fabric. Never used again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eskbankloyal 19,446 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 39 minutes ago, Helicopter Sundae said: His debut match for us was that famous game against Tottenham, with Gazza, and there was supposed to be a major boycott , yet there wasn't a spare seat in the whole stadium. Â Fucking love Souness!! He played against Airdrie in a friendly the week before Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Widow's Son 399 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Probably a good thing for club and country. Â The world is changing and we had to change with it or decline. Â Still hold Graham Souness in high regard for his courage in making this signing. Â And Mo was a good player too. Â I think he lives in the US these days. eejay the dj 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger9650 106 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Remember being horrified at the time but what a superb signing. A brave man who always gave 100%. And that goal against them, let the good times roll! eejay the dj and glasgow argyle 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Before Boris there was Maurice and dare I say it he was even more controversial I was out on the piss the night before the signing and still remember my old mum waking me with the news and thinking I was still dreaming Master stroke making our first high profile RC one that would stick in timothy's craw because I'm sure many of them had waited years to gloat but there would be none of that with Mo Zetland, eejay the dj and Helicopter Sundae 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,287 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, The Widow's Son said: Probably a good thing for club and country.  The world is changing and we had to change with it or decline.  Still hold Graham Souness in high regard for his courage in making this signing.  And Mo was a good player too.  I think he lives in the US these days. Interesting that John Aldridge became Real Sociedad's first non Basque 2 months later StewGer 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackley 1,402 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 3 hours ago, eskbankloyal said: He played against Airdrie in a friendly the week before Had Connections at Airdrie back then and managed to blag two tickets for the main stand. Place was heaving. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brackley 1,402 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 4 hours ago, slimjim1690 said: There are some things in your life that happen in history were you remember where you were at that moment when you first heard the news, JFK, Martin Luther King assassinations, first landing on the moon, etc. this was another, the younger fans nowadays could never imagine the impact of the signing of Maurice Johnson. One of the directors at the place where I worked then had a season ticket in the directors box and was well connected. Got called into his office in the afternoon and told to take a seat. There's me thinking shit I must be in bother and he then spills the beans on the signing. Gobsmacked's an understatement.  slimjim1690, Helicopter Sundae and eejay the dj 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejay the dj 31,964 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, Brackley said: Had Connections at Airdrie back then and managed to blag two tickets for the main stand. Place was heaving. The days when Airdrie were proud of being one of our own Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris182 6,366 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Reporting Scotland running with it as a headline. Now reporting as the first "high profile" Catholic to sign for us. They'll squeeze anything out to make a negative headline Bears r us 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Sad day in our history.  It all went down hill from there. ForeverAndEver 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAlex93 11,580 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 31 minutes ago, chris182 said: Reporting Scotland running with it as a headline. Now reporting as the first "high profile" Catholic to sign for us. They'll squeeze anything out to make a negative headline That annoyed me as well. Fucking cunts. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassaaaa 11,406 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 When do they all run the story of the scum boardroom refusing any protestant members ? Bears 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,952 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I take it we pulled them up for their lies from this mornings news? Â Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
heathen fish boy 8,614 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Was in Canada at cousins wedding,came back,brother told me we'd signed a striker,hinted he's Scottish,no clue,he went to france,thinking Eric Black,he's kinda ginger,thinking fuck right off ya wind-up merchant,then he gave me the paper Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BouncyBluenose87 1,566 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 I was talking about this signing in work today. Said that MoJo was a great player and the taigs were foamin’ at the mouth...the most bitter bastards out there and still holding a grudge 30 years on. Can’t remember who the poster was  but someone on here said a few nights ago that him signing for us changed them more than it changed us...agreed. Took their bitterness to unprecedented levels. siddiqi_drinker 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle 53,814 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 It wasn’t us who came out with muttered death threats etc.  The rancid bbc introduced the article by saying both sides of the divide were raging - but only showed interviews  with Rangers fans spouting off.  Bears, Bears r us and Thermopylae 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 That one signing opened a door for so many players whom we might not otherwise have signed - Amo - Amato - Cannigia - McCann to name just a few AND at the same time inflicted a psychological blow to the beasts which still rankles them today. Pure genius. Robb and glasgow argyle 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robb 176 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 1 hour ago, GOAT said: Sad day in our history.  It all went down hill from there. It didn't really. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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