I think you could double that and multiply it by a hundred.All we ever read is how refs forever have favoured Rangers.
This video is exhibit A for the defence. And the most recent incident is over 20 years ago.
I wonder how many statements the Rangers board decided to put out about officials
You never took into account the vomiting bug.Just think........
If Gary Glitter FC didn`t have any refereeing decisions go against them, they`d be unbeaten in the league for 130 years, won 120 Scottish cups, 50 League cups and 65 Euro cups.
Now that`s amazing.
valentine and young. sounds like a pair of murderers.two twisted cheating bastards they were.
It wouldn`t have mattered cos they`d have been so successful, they`d have half the EPL, Messi, Ronaldo, Neymar and Mbappe all playing for free for them.You never took into account the vomiting bug.
Dr Dearh as Waddell was known.George Smith was as bad.
The big surprise is the video doesn't include the scandalous red cards we got from the worst referee of my lifetime, Andrew Waddell.
It was so bad STV showed the score as 1-0 for about 10 minutes after the goal was chopped off.The Trevor Steven and David Robertson ones are unbelievable. 2 and 3 scum players playing the Ranger well onside.
The Trevor Steven and David Robertson ones are unbelievable. 2 and 3 scum players playing the Ranger well onside.
Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
If footballers were motor cars, Ian Durrant would have been the love child of a Rolls Royce and a Ferrari.Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
Couldn't agree more. My memory is dreadful but I am sure I can remember attending a reserve game at Ibrox which would have been Durranty's first game back after injury. Possibly vs Hearts with a huge attendance, say 15000-20000?Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
Even in those short clips you can see he was something special.Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
I hate that bastard and I really do mean that. I won't even dignify him by mentioning his name.If footballers were motor cars, Ian Durrant would have been the love child of a Rolls Royce and a Ferrari.
He was on the cusp of a type of greatness few British players have achieved, then he was criminally undone by a thug.
Spot on. There is reference to referees on this thread. At the end of the game when Simpson shattered the career of an outstanding young man, the referee Louis Thow could return to Ayr, to get on with his life, but not so,Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
I think another thing these clips show is what an arrogant arsehole of a commentator Archie McPherson is !All we ever read is how refs forever have favoured Rangers.
This video is exhibit A for the defence. And the most recent incident is over 20 years ago.
I wonder how many statements the Rangers board decided to put out about officials
Smith is a Hubs fan and was in Pat Stantons class at school.George Smith was as bad.
The big surprise is the video doesn't include the scandalous red cards we got from the worst referee of my lifetime, Andrew Waddell.
1965 League Cup Final - they got 2 pens. One a stick-on, the other well dodgy. We got one turned down in the second half that was a carbon copy of their dodgy one. They won 2-1.
1966 League Cup Final. Bobby Watson equalises and everyone in the ground but referee Wharton thinks it's a goal. He chops it off for some unknown infringement. They won 1-0.
1969 League Cup tie at the piggery. Hughes, already book, brings down a Rangers player and the ref goes to book him, realises he's already booked and changes his mind and gives him a talking to instead. They go onto win 1-0 and pip us for the section.
1977 Scottish Cup Final. Valentine awards a penalty for a so-called hand-ball on the line by DJ that he can't possibly have been sure of. TV replays to this day still can't prove it was a handball and DJ insists he didn't handle even now. They win 1-0.
1989 - Valentine again. Not only does he allow them to take a throw-in that was ours (a move that ended with them scoring) he then disallows a late Terry Butcher equaliser for a supposed block on Bonner, when the only player anywhere near him was in green and white. They win 1-0.
And those are only the Cup Finals and section deciders. There have been countless other similar incidents in "ordinary" league or cup games. Difference is we have class and accept it. They have never lost a match against us without it being down to some refereeing or masonic conspiracy.
The Butcher one is in the video.
A decision that cost us a treble.
Couldn't agree more. My memory is dreadful but I am sure I can remember attending a reserve game at Ibrox which would have been Durranty's first game back after injury. Possibly vs Hearts with a huge attendance, say 15000-20000?
That '89 final was his last game as he was thankfully retiring from refereeing. Can clearly remember nearly every Bear we spoke to heading over to Hampden saying the same thing, "wonder how he'll rob us the day"..now it was a terrible game and we were poor but, that doesn't excuse his blatant cheating denying us that day.Bob Valentine really was a cheating bastard
An absolute Rolls Royce of a player,brilliant to watch,so much natural ability..still rue the fact that we didn’t get to see the very best of him in a Rangers jersey.Every time I watch this era of videos, I can’t help but think how good a footballer ian Durrant was. That boy would have been world class but for that injury.
Yep..was in the Govan stand and the crowd was huge. I thought at the time it must have been 30-35,000.His comeback reserve game was against Hibs and I’m sure there was closer to 30K in attendance
I can here Timmy now...All we ever read is how refs forever have favoured Rangers.
This video is exhibit A for the defence. And the most recent incident is over 20 years ago.
I wonder how many statements the Rangers board decided to put out about officials
The latter.Sickening.The refs in this country have been god awful for years. Or just bias corrupt cnuts.
A whole series of errors by the same refs who were supposed to be getting their orders from their local Masonic lodges. - some of those at Celtic are middle aged men who seriously believe that is the case. People have been locked up for less. I had forgot about the Butcher disallowed goal and that one where he saves it on the goal line.
Just need to look at the last OF game they got away with all sorts.All we ever read is how refs forever have favoured Rangers.
This video is exhibit A for the defence. And the most recent incident is over 20 years ago.
I wonder how many statements the Rangers board decided to put out about officials
The League Cup SF at Ibrox, Bonnar brought down Hateley after Hateley knocked the ball past Bonnar and had a tap in. The ref allowed the ball to trundle towards the goal while Peter Grant caughr up with it and made a big deal of letting it get to the line before stopping it .
Later on Huistra got sent off for kicking fresh air.
George Smith was a serial offender. Was he not the one with the 25yd penalty area at Pittodrie?
Told you my memory was pish!!!! Still, I was pretty close - wrong half of Edinburgh, and about 10k out on the attendance...☺Yep..was in the Govan stand and the crowd was huge. I thought at the time it must have been 30-35,000.
I'm sure I'll get pelters but it's a shame that several posters on this thread have lowered themselves to mentally challenged-like accusations of "cheating bastard" referees who are biased against us.
The rational conclusion to be drawn from the OP's excellent post is that there is NO conspiracy either way and it's ludicrous to suggest otherwise. Just a history of very poor refereeing.
I'm proud not to support a club which has allowed lunatics within its support to produce a video from within its stadium peddling this nonsense. None of us should descend to their level.