Best Story of meeting a Rangers player?

SouthCarolinaBear

SouthCarolinaBear

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What’s everyone’s best/funniest encounter with a Rangers player or member of staff?

Ever seen someone connected to the club in a really random place?
 
Was in Newcastle for the celeb v legends match that sky used to do. In the city centre and saw a crown, turns out it was the legends leaving their hotel.

brother managed to get to the front as super ally was coming out. Someone shouted his name and as he turned round his bag just about knocked brother out. Don’t think he found it as funny as the rest of the family did
 
Sat beside Steve Davis on a flight back to Belfast years ago.

Very modest but very boring lol.
 
Was in the toilets ar Busby Hotel years ago when Ally McCoist wanders in. Ex wife worshipped him so as he's peeing away I'm fumbling about (pished) in my pocket to get a pound note for him to sign. He looks over as if wtf??. Probably thought I was either going to poof him or stab him. Anyway, took a pen out my work jacket and thrust it and the pound note at him. " Alright if I wash my hands first mate" he says, then signs it. Took it in good spirit. Yes, my ex was happy, for once.
 
The Laudrup Hearts final, we stayed over rather than day trip. Stayed in the hotel over the river next to the SECC, can’t remember its name.

So, next morning after the game, and I’m sitting at breakfast with my mate and a couple of others. He’s a total windup merchant so he’s not averse to a good fib for a laugh.

He says “Gazza has just come in and sat right behind you at that next table” and waves at someone behind me. The other guys are ‘playing along’ with it.

So I’m like “Aye, and I’m Brian Laudrup. Do you think I’m that stupid?” and laughed.

“Nah man, it’s really me! What about ye’s lads, where ye’s at the game yesterday?”

I turn round and Gazza, Glen Roeder and Jimmy Five Belly’s are all having a good chuckle at my expense.

There wasn’t much sleep had the night before I would guess lol
 
My 18th Party - Oct 1998 Palais Lounge - Ian ferguson popped in, he was in the Bristol Bar next door and new a couple people at my party - drinking Orange Juice might I add. :)
 
Ordoab chao66 said:
Was in the toilets ar Busby Hotel years ago when Ally McCoist wanders in. Ex wife worshipped him so as he's peeing away I'm fumbling about (pished) in my pocket to get a pound note for him to sign. He looks over as if wtf??. Probably thought I was either going to poof him or stab him. Anyway, took a pen out my work jacket and thrust it and the pound note at him. " Alright if I wash my hands first mate" he says, then signs it. Took it in good spirit. Yes, my ex was happy, for once.
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Yeah I’m sure he used to drink in the orchard park as well
 
Played bowls against Colin Stein at an invitation rinks competition at Linlithgow bowling club.

Bumped into Ally MCoist at a Skid Row gig at the Edinburgh Playhouse.
 
Carlton The Bear said:
The Laudrup Hearts final, we stayed over rather than day trip. Stayed in the hotel over the river next to the SECC, can’t remember its name.

So, next morning after the game, and I’m sitting at breakfast with my mate and a couple of others. He’s a total windup merchant so he’s not averse to a good fib for a laugh.

He says “Gazza has just come in and sat right behind you at that next table” and waves at someone behind me. The other guys are ‘playing along’ with it.

So I’m like “Aye, and I’m Brian Laudrup. Do you think I’m that stupid?” and laughed.

“Nah man, it’s really me! What about ye’s lads, where ye’s at the game yesterday?”

I turn round and Gazza, Glen Roeder and Jimmy Five Belly’s are all having a good chuckle at my expense.

There wasn’t much sleep had the night before I would guess lol
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That’s a class story mate :))
 
Hateley, Copenhagen away in the CL qualifier. He (and his ‘entourage’) was in our group moving from bar to bar in and around the Tivoli Gardens the night before the game, never once put his hand in his pocket to buy a drink, and Scandinavian rounds aren’t cheap.
 
Nearly stole Amoruso's ticket to Italy at Glasgow Airport early 2000's, didn't realise my Numan 5 NTL top was in hand luggage or would've got him to sign that rather than a scabby bit of paper
 
Arran Honey Pear said:
I played a round of golf with Ronald de Boer at Eastwood golf club. I was a member up for a wee hit on a Sunday afternoon and he was in the pro shop looking to play. He lived up the Mearns at the time.
Did make me a bit nervous but he was worse than I was!
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Pretty much all the Dutch players of that era lived in the Mearns. Seen a few of them in the Avenue centre
 
There used to be a cafe on West Nile street in Glasgow called Epicures (think I’ve got the name correct). You had to walk up stairs to it from street level and when I was leaving one afternoon , the late great Davie Cooper was walking up the stairs with His girlfriend. I said ‘Hello Davie ‘and the great man smiled and said hello back to me.
 
Walter Smith done our presentation at u12's in the Greenock Rangers when he was assistant to Souness, before the presentation formally starts he's having a laugh with a few of the boys in the team who have turned up early, turns to me wearing a black tie and white shirt and says "ffs wee man you going to a funeral" :))

My wee boys story....

The profile pic I have is of my wee boy who had both his Colombian tops signed by none other than Alfredo after the last Killie game at home, he's got 2 of the same strip, plan was to wear one and try and get Alfredo to try and sign 1, we waited after the game Alfredo comes over signs the top I'm holding for the wee man, he makes his way to his car along with security I handed his top and pen over to his mum at this point and said to the wee man "we'll head to his car and try and get a photo with him for you" So we head over to his Lamborghini and the guy that was with Alfredo spots the wee man decked out in his Colombia strip points at him and says "Colombia" and proceeds to pick the wee man up and flings him in the passengers seat of Alfredo's Lamborghini with Alfredo sitting in the drivers seat, has a quick chat with the wee man and signed his second top he was wearing with Morelos #9 along the front. The wee man was speechless the whole journey back home from Ibrox that night. :))
 
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Long story but I was going to watch England v Scotland 1969 at Wembley. I was with John Greigs brother. We went to the team hotel, met John then the team were boarding the bus with a police motorcycle escort so we got a taxi and followed the bus right up Wembley Way.
 
Met Andy Goram in the Gallowgate of all places last year. He is pally with a guy I went to school with

It was my sisters pals birthday and she had a wee gathering of friends (and me) in the Heilan Jessie as its her dads local

Anyway I walk in and people say to me "You'll recognise that guy over there". I turn round and I see the guy I went to school with and go "Oh aye". Then I realise they were talking about The Goalie :)):)):))
 
On my way to London City Airport to start a 6 month secondment in our Canary Wharf office and got sat next to Mark Hateley in the front row of the flight.
 
Met a few players for photos etc by waiting behind after games.

only random one was Richard Gough at the Scottish Open at Dundonald Links a couple of years ago
 
Sitting on a sunbed in Turkey next to a guy there with his wife and teenage kids. Guy looked really familiar but was English so I just didnt click where I knew him from.

Next day chatting to a Scottish guy (Bear) and his wife in the pool , usual holiday smalltalk, convo turns to football.... Guy goes....have you said hello to Nigel Spackman yet.... Ah.

Nigel was a nice guys and his family were sound, sons are his double.



Interview for a job held in a big city centre hotel, meeting rooms on top floor. Heading back down after, lift stops part way down, Giovanni van Bronkhorst gets in with his Mrs. I was just a young lad and was starstruck but gave him a nod.

In the 1980s we were headed over to my Gran's in Cardonald. Going past Bellahouston Park, drive past guys on bikes. Next thing my Dad's pulled over, did you see who that was son, nope, pulls his newspaper and a pen out the door pocket and says come on, guys on bikes catch up with us, Super Ally and Skipper Gough, couldnt believe it, they were happy to chat and sign the paper for us!
 
Irvine town centre mobbed because Ally McCoist and Ian Durrant where opening the new Intersports in the town
 
Told this before but, when kids were younger used to hang about the main door for autographs. First time, I'd asked a steward or policeman what time the players came out. He said something and just then, he said there's brahim hemdani now. So, without thinking, but a little nervous, took the young lass up to him and said, any chance of an autograph brahim? He obliged but did give me a funny look, which I couldn't quite figure out but, assumed it was a language barrier thing. Tried to put it to the back of my mind but must have been niggling away at me. Driving home, I realized the reason for the funny look, it wasn't hemdani, it was actually Julien Rodriguez. No wonder he gave me a funny look, me calling him brahim.
 
Met Gazza coming off the big wheel at M&D’s theme park.

Also ran into Richard Gough (literally) in Chicago O’Hare airport when I was about 14, legging it to get my connecting flight to Florida.
 
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Or Gregor Stevens rolling up to the warehouse backdoor at the place I was working in the early 2000's looking to drop of tools to be shipped all over the world
 
Met Andy Goram in School Dinners night club/ restaurant in London 20 years or so back; he was on his mate John Leslie's stag night. Suffice to say, The Goalie was more than happy to join in the on the table singing with my mates and I; JL was not amused.
 
Met McCoist on the last train back from EK to the Central not long after we put Leeds out. He was half jaked but was fine company for the few minutes from Clarkston to Thornliebank. He started the conversation as he saw I was carrying a Dead Kennedy's video. Liked his punk did Ally. Moved onto a couple of lassies in the carriage after putting up with me, surprisingly.
 
Somehow ended up escorting a disabled German radio bloke into Ibrox for an interview with Der Hammer. Absolutely crushed my hand with his handshake. Also saw Gazza that day. Was amazing going through the front doors. Was completely in awe.
 
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