Ten Days That Shook Rangers - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0954743164 ISBN 13: 9780954743161

Publisher: Fort Publishing Ltd, 2005

Synopsis

From humble beginnings Rangers have become one of the biggest and most successful clubs in the game. The Ibrox trophy room is crammed with reminders of a glorious past, a past that includes fifty-one league championship wins (a world record) and many fine European campaigns, crowned by the capture of the European Cup Winners' Cup in 1972.
But life at Rangers has not just been a litany of success. The Ibrox club has experienced its fair share of controversy, disappointment and even tragedy. This unique book looks at ten of the most shocking days in the history of a great Scottish institution. The ten authors, a mixture of fans, academics and journalists, examine these events without fear or favour. and often arrive at surprising conclusions.
The subjects covered. The boardroom coup of 1947 that changed the character of Rangers forever. The astonishing lifetime ban on Willie Woodburn. The year Rangers should have won the European Cup. The brutal sacking of manager Scot Symon, a Rangers legend. What really caused the Ibrox disaster of 1971. The infamous 1980 Scottish Cup final when Old Firm fans fought a massed battle on the Hampden pitch. The seismic excitement caused by the arrival of Graeme Souness. The historic signing of Mo Johnston. How Rangers capitulated to an anti-Rangers (and anti-Protestant) media in the Donald Findlay affair. The fallout from Dick Advocaat's costly regime and the impact made by his successor, Alex McLeish.

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Synopsis

Ten momentous, and often highly controversial, events in the history of this great football club are covered. The ten authors include journalists from the "Sunday Mail" and "Daily Record", university academics and Rangers historians. They have one thing in common: they are all Rangers men and highly knowledgeable about the club they love. The topics and authors included are: Robert McElroy on the boardroom coup of the late 1940s; Gavin Berry on the lifetime suspension handed out to Willie Woodburn in the 1950s; Scott McDermott on Jim Baxter breaking his leg in a European Cup tie; Chris Williamson on the sacking of manager Scot Symon; Graham Walker on the Ibrox disaster of 1970; Ronnie Esplin on the battle of Hampden, 1980; Alex Anderson on the impact of Graeme Souness; Colin Armstrong on the signing of Mo Johnston; Colin Glass on Donald Findlay's resignation; and Lisa Gray on sacking Dick Advocaat.

Edition details

• Publisher: Fort Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0954743164
• ISBN 13: 9780954743161
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Esplin Ronnie