RIP Sir Walter

[Snake Plissken 151]

[Bears r us 30,796]

5 minutes ago, RFC55 said:

I love him.

He done Alot for my amateur football team. He sponsored us through his pub and would put on speakers nights etc free of charge which he would attend.

His son Steven would come and train with us (wasn't much of a player he won't mind me saying) but he loved coming down to keep fit. You'd never know he was the son of the greatest Ranger. Just a nice guy like his father. They are genuinely an absolutely brilliant family and they've lost a husband, father and grandfather.

Just can't put into words how gutted I am at this.

 

I think you have put it very well mate, you have a connection to Walter very few of us had. You will be grieving because of that strong connection, along with all the other lads who were in your team. 

We are all sad at Walter's death but most of us never had the opportunity to meet him unfortunately. 

 

[MaddistonKnight 1,567]

A true Rangers man.

[ForeverAndEver 71,484]

1 minute ago, ElBufalo20 said:

 

That’ll be one of the toughest things to watch ever btw

[Colin Traive 22,767]

I’m a 64 year old grandfather in tears at the death of a man I never met.

Never worked with him, never had a beer with him, no family connection.

Yet the tears are running down my cheeks as if he was my dad or my uncle.

Thats what this club means to me and what it meant to him.

God Bless You, Wattie - you gave us so much, we should be grateful forever that you were born a bluenose.

[heathen fish boy 8,579]

3 minutes ago, RG1993 said:

DUFC fan in peace here, because of the issues between our clubs in last decade, it’s easy to forget there was once a great mutual respect between our clubs.

In Walter we’ve both lost a massive figure of our respective clubs, his time at Rangers is rightly what he’ll be remembered by, but Walter also spent a significant portion of his life at Tannadice, he played almost his entire career here, and was Jim McLean’s assistant throughout the greatest period in United’s history, playing a massive part in taking us to our only league title, and the great European runs in the 80’s. It saddens me that both him and Jim, two of the greatest this country ever has, and ever will produce, have left us within less than a year of each other.

I know Walter was saddened and disappointed by the feud between our clubs, the two clubs that played the most important part in his life, and it’s a shame he never got to see some sort of resolution before he went.

My condolences to RFC, we’ve both lost a huge legend of our clubs’ history, and we share your grief at losing the great man.

RIP Walter Smith 🧡🖤

Respect mate,respect

[Don54 25,517]

Sad news, R.I.P. Sir Walter, Legend

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

1 minute ago, ElBufalo20 said:

 

Fuck.

Fantastic tribute, but absolutely devastating to watch. 

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

The 9 man part of that Rangers video there totally sums it the spirit of what he brought to the team. A cup final. 9 men. Still won.

 

[TEFTONG 60,108]

6 minutes ago, RFC55 said:

That's the fucking greatest description anyone could've used 

 

That had me in more tears. But it's totally spot on.

[ElBufalo20 7,892]

1 minute ago, ForeverAndEver said:

That’ll be one of the toughest things to watch ever btw

Never cried for any death outside friends or family but struggled to hold the tears back this morning.

My first memories of Rangers is 92/93 season and Walter Smith and Ally McCoist have been my heroes to this day.

Devasted. Just loved the man.

My son won a mygers competition for a Halloween party and tour at Ibrox for Thursday we’d bought the cardigan and grey hair spray!

Gutted

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

[RFC55 108,909]

5 minutes ago, Bears r us said:

I think you have put it very well mate, you have a connection to Walter very few of us had. You will be grieving because of that strong connection, along with all the other lads who were in your team. 

We are all sad at Walter's death but most of us never had the opportunity to meet him unfortunately. 

 

I only know of him through guys who ran my club mate. Our ex gaffer was Walters personal friend and it's through they 2 that our team had the days it did.

 

[Prso's headband 35,450]

5 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

That’ll be one of the toughest things to watch ever btw

It is. What a tribute though 

[esquire8 42,725]

8 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said:

 

No doubt a great video but too tough to watch that right now.

[RFC55 108,909]

6 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

That’ll be one of the toughest things to watch ever btw

I had to stop, will watch when I'm not in work 

[Prso's headband 35,450]

Tomorrow is going to be one of if not the most emotional day Ibrox has ever seen. 

[RFC55 108,909]

1 minute ago, ElBufalo20 said:

Never cried for any death outside friends or family but struggled to hold the tears back this morning.

My first memories of Rangers is 92/93 season and Walter Smith and Ally McCoist have been my heroes to this day.

Devasted. Just loved the man.

My son won a mygers competition for a Halloween party and tour at Ibrox for Thursday we’d bought the cardigan and grey hair spray!

Gutted

You must be ages with me mate as I remember from 90/91 onwards 

[lewislaudrup 851]

18 minutes ago, graeme_4 said:

That’s hard. What did he say? 

Just about the man and there times together. I'm sure talksport will have it up later on social media

[TheFamousPigeon 9,352]

1 minute ago, RFC55 said:

I had to stop, will watch when I'm not in work 

Had to stop at McCoist hugging Walter after the title win in 88. 

[BigBearButt 3,627]

Proper tears. Such a sad sad loss for our family. I had got myself together and then watched the tribute video Rangers just released. Absolutely flattened me again. 

Such amazing memories created by just an outstanding man. He embodied everything in which the club and supporters strive to be. 

[JamieD 18,941]

12 minutes ago, ElBufalo20 said:

 

This has absolutely broken me. Niagara Falls.

[andyhrfc 2,242]

RIP great man.

[WATP84JRL 1,082]

R.I.P Mr Rangers, thought's with the family and friends at this very sad time. 

[BlueAvenger 10,240]

12 minutes ago, ForeverAndEver said:

That’ll be one of the toughest things to watch ever btw

I’m in tears watching that video mate.