the goal machine 7,765 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 He was signed by Rangers, the club he revered as a boy, and became the most expensive footballer in Scotland. But his two years at Rangers, from 1967-69, were soured by sectarianism and Jason stresses that this bruising experience hurt and motivated his father. “I knew how proud he was playing for Rangers, and the sadness he felt with how it ended after a cup final loss where he was made a scapegoat. It became his driving force.” Ferguson was asked early on by a Rangers director if his marriage to Cathy had been in a Catholic church. When he heard that it had been held at a register office the bigoted director was placated – but Ferguson still sounds irate. “I let my wife down when he asked me that question. I should have told him to bugger off. Cathy was a devout Catholic, I was Protestant. Getting married in a register office was simple and sensible. But I should have stuck up for her. “The players were great because they had no interest in that kind of thing. So it was a blow when Rangers decided to let me go. For four months I never played. I was training on my own and then I got transferred to Falkirk. But the one thing about playing for a club like Rangers was there’s an expectation and responsibility in terms of the standards they set for a hundred years. I used that a lot in management. I understood what it meant to live up to expectations.” Half a century later how did Ferguson feel when Rangers won their first league title in 10 years this season? “The only time I really support Rangers is when they play Celtic. The big one. Jason is a Celtic fan. I love phoning him up when Rangers have beaten them. The funny thing is that the one team I always look for on Saturday night is Queen’s Park, my first club. I had a great learning experience as a 16-year-old lad playing for them. People think it’s an amateur team but you had to be tough to play for Queen’s Park. That was a great foundation for me.” What does Ferguson think of Steven Gerrard’s work as manager of Rangers? “Oh, he’s done magnificent. He really has, both on and off the field. A press interview can lose you your job in management. But Steven’s press conferences are fantastic. He’s cool, he’s composed, he gives the right answers. He’s really top because it’s an art.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2021/may/10/alex-ferguson-jason-ferguson-interview-manchester-united-aberdeen-donald-mcrae Getstiffed, gmcf and Sunglasses Ron 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post Tiger Shaw 30,039 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 Must be a title party on Saturday, rolling out the old sectarian Rangers stories plumbGER, Blueshoff, Blumhoilann and 7 others 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Smile 26,592 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 His sons a celtic supporter all the great things he achieved means nothing if your son starts supporting the filth. I'd get a DNA test done to check if he was really mine. peter huistra, Blumhoilann, magic8ball and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluenoz 30,270 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 My father knew him well and says nothing but nice things about him yet posters who weren't even born when he played for Rangers think they have a right to degrade him. DiamondDan, magic8ball, MisterC and 27 others 30 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thermopylae 15,286 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 SAF could never be second so it was never going to end well for him at Ibrox because he just wasn't good enough They Gnu and William McBeath 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post .Williamson. 81,333 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 Just now, bluenoz said: My father knew him well and says nothing but nice things about him yet posters who weren't even born when he played for Rangers think they have a right to degrade him. Aye very good, so because your da thought he was dead on it doesn’t matter that he just labels us a sectarian club. Class its_an_extender, Mr Soprano, William McBeath and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,270 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, .Williamson. said: Aye very good, so because your da thought he was dead on it doesn’t matter that he just labels us a sectarian club. Class Let's face it, we have come along way since '67. And those comments were made 50 yrs ago yet Spiers decides to post it on Twitter and everybody bites. Sad. magic8ball, VentyFour and WeeJacksonRFC 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post plumbGER 24,505 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 19 minutes ago, bluenoz said: My father knew him well and says nothing but nice things about him yet posters who weren't even born when he played for Rangers think they have a right to degrade him. Do people born before 1969 have the right to degrade him or is it still not on because your dad says nice things about him? bornabear, Straight-Edge-Loyal, Bears and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 To be honest, nothing he says is wrong. He has never claimed to be a superfan, he is not two faced in that regard. His club is Man Utd, and he will rightfully go down as one of if not the greatest manager of all time. He is right, its no-ones fucking business who someone chooses to marry and that question was out of line. We as a club have rightfully moved on. He obviously rates the job Gerrard is doing and that is massive praise. Mojo84, HairyBeary, barrymorrison1 and 40 others 43 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bluenoz 30,270 Posted May 11, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, plumbGER said: Do people born before 1969 have the right to degrade him or is it still not on because your dad says nice things about him? Personally, I'm not a fan of Ferguson probably because I've never liked Man U but I find it strange people say derogatory remarks because he defended his wife. Sounds narrow-minded to me. I do know for a fact he grew up a Rangers supporter. CS68, DiamondDan, saintbob1969 and 3 others 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,225 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: To be honest, nothing he says is wrong. He has never claimed to be a superfan, he is not two faced in that regard. His club is Man Utd, and he will rightfully go down as one of if not the greatest manager of all time. He is right, its no-ones fucking business who someone chooses to marry and that question was out of line. We as a club have rightfully moved on. He obviously rates the job Gerrard is doing and that is massive praise. He really rated Gerrard as a player. In his Soccerbox interview with Gerrard Gary Neville talks about how SAF always had a plan for him because he was worried what he could do to them. bluenoz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForeverAndEver 70,859 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 3 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Personally, I'm not a fan of Ferguson probably because I've never liked Man U but I find it strange people say derogatory remarks because he defended his wife. Sounds narrow-minded to me. I do know for a fact he grew up a Rangers supporter. And now only cares if we play Celtic, therefore he’s a knob BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 63,784 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 31 minutes ago, bluenoz said: My father knew him well and says nothing but nice things about him yet posters who weren't even born when he played for Rangers think they have a right to degrade him. What does age have to do with anything? BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Specky Forum Organiser 63,784 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 His opinions on us have always confused me. Half the time he seems like he still supports us the other half he acts as if he couldn't give a fuck. BridgeIsBlue and MacBoyd 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,275 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Didn’t think of his wife when he was fucking about at St. Mirren, which led to him getting his books. Not a well known fact but my Mum worked at the solicitors that drew up the papers. Only interested in us when we play “them”, yet endless stories about how he was in the dressing room after the lesson we gave Leeds? He is no fan of ours, end of. That doesn’t diminish his achievements at Man U but he has minimal connection with us and is mainly to blame for the hatred with Aberdeen as he fostered that once he went there. trueblue 64 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitre_mouldmaster 21,509 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 minute ago, Peter Pan Fan said: His opinions on us have always confused me. Half the time he seems like he still supports us the other half he acts as if he couldn't give a fuck. Probably not far from the truth. He is probably conflicted in that he was a childhood fan who then went on to have a pretty miserable time with us, where he was judged due to the wife he picked. The two memories probably combine to exactly the scenario that you describe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
10pshortof17pound 2,422 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 Thought McLeish had been knighted. Disappointed. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
plumbGER 24,505 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 12 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Personally, I'm not a fan of Ferguson probably because I've never liked Man U but I find it strange people say derogatory remarks because he defended his wife. Sounds narrow-minded to me. I do know for a fact he grew up a Rangers supporter. Not all the derogatory remarks are solely for that reason though, to think so is you being narrow minded. His wife's a cow fwiw. BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
They Gnu 11,553 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, mitre_mouldmaster said: Probably not far from the truth. He is probably conflicted in that he was a childhood fan who then went on to have a pretty miserable time with us, where he was judged due to the wife he picked. The two memories probably combine to exactly the scenario that you describe. He was judged for not picking up McNeil for a corner and not being in the same universe as Colin Stein as a goal scorer. Rmc54, gmcf and bluenoz 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,270 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 5 minutes ago, Peter Pan Fan said: His opinions on us have always confused me. Half the time he seems like he still supports us the other half he acts as if he couldn't give a fuck. Born in Govan, grew up a Rangers player, signed for a record fee to his childhood team then blamed for losing a cup final in '69 and the stuff with his catholic wife. He reluctantly left. Not sure why this has all resurfaced now ( I think there was an interview before Spiers stupid twitter post). I would rather focus on the present and that is his good comments on Gerrard. baxters11, RFC Eagle and BlackpoolBear1952 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rmc54 469 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 He left cos we had a far superior striker in Colin Stein , no comparison . Brubear, BroxiSonBoris and They Gnu 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 1 hour ago, bluenoz said: My father knew him well and says nothing but nice things about him yet posters who weren't even born when he played for Rangers think they have a right to degrade him. My dad knew him as well, said he was a cunt BridgeIsBlue 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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