New book about Dave Smith written by his son

[mdingwall]

 

[Aragorn]

My first ever Old Firm game was at the Mhidden…Willie Waddells first one as manager, 0-0, Dave Smith named MOTM.

 

[bilkobear]

My favourite player back then.
A wonderful footballer.
It is no coincidence that we won our only European trophy with Dave in the team.
Dave really should have been born in Italy.

 

[Blaew]

Thought Paul came across very well in the 1972 Documentary.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Will need to get this.

 

[NYC Davie]

What a player Dave Smith was. Not always appreciated by the wider football world as much as he should have been. As Bilko says above, Dave should have been born in Italy!

 

[Govan36]

"Just another book" someone just said

 

[mdingwall]

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[Andrew webb]

Xmas present

 

[big_hec]

Arranging for him to do a book signing in Aberdeen on 3rd December

I’ll update later on times etc

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

My favourite player back then.
A wonderful footballer.
It is no coincidence that we won our only European trophy with Dave in the team.
Dave really should have been born in Italy.

Ridiculous that he was Capped for Scotland only once as a Rangers Player.

 

[Alfred Blair]

Ridiculous that he was Capped for Scotland only once as a Rangers Player.

What a player cool and calm and What a passer of the ball

 

[bustergonad]

Had the pleasure of sitting with him before and after the game v the Paedos when Helander scored.
Absolute gent.
He sat and chatted to my 25 year old son about the game.

 

[Alex Boyce]

Ridiculous that he was Capped for Scotland only once as a Rangers Player.

Was he not Scotlands player of the year
And yet Tommy Docherty wouldn't pick him

 

[crafty fellow]

Was at his debut, think it was against Hibs at Ibrox. Also making his debut that day was his namesake Alex Smith.

 

[crafty fellow]

Thought Paul came across very well in the 1972 Documentary.

Read Paul's book "For richer, for poorer" recently. Bit of a hard read at times but full of content, some of it very disturbing.

 

[bornabluenose]

Real player, Rolls Royce , blah,blah,blah ,

 

[Nedged]

Very few, if any, can equal his record of going through his professional career without a sending off or a booking. Shows the quality of the man and his attitude to the game.

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

Was he not Scotlands player of the year
And yet Tommy Docherty wouldn't pick him

He was arguably the best player in Britain in the 71-72 season, and the most consistent.
Tommy Docherty was in charge of Scotland from Oct 71 until Nov 72, with Scotland playing 12 games in that period, and Docherty used 35 different players for those 12 games, and I don't think Smith was ever considered even for the squad.
Despite Rangers being ECWC Champions, Partick Thistle players won more Caps under Docherty than Rangers.

 

[cadge_1959]

Definitely on my Xmas present request list

 

[jomacbe]

Some player.

 

[Bluerob]

My favourite player back then.
A wonderful footballer.
It is no coincidence that we won our only European trophy with Dave in the team.
Dave really should have been born in Italy.

Same here, he really was a class apart

 

[Brian Laudrup]

Was he not Scotlands player of the year
And yet Tommy Docherty wouldn't pick him

Docherty was a bitter, bitter Rangers hating bastard

 

[Otis Blue]

He looked total class with superb skill and vision. Wish there was more footage of his career. The clips from the ECWC run showed that he was as elegant a player as you could ever see.

 

[Luthgibear]

Didnt he have a bar in Montrose at one time?

 

[Smokey bear65]

Didnt he have a bar in Montrose at one time?

Yes he did the salutation in bridge street that was a few years ago!

 

[RSEA]

An absolute gentleman

 

[Gilmouri]

Was at his debut, think it was against Hibs at Ibrox. Also making his debut that day was his namesake Alex Smith.

Was about to post exact same. In those days, if you were early, you saw players walking into stadium from car park across the road. Remember my Dad pointing out The ‘new signings’ as they headed to main entrance.

 

[govan_derriere]

Was at his debut, think it was against Hibs at Ibrox. Also making his debut that day was his namesake Alex Smith.

 

[govan_derriere]

Relaxing in Barcelona before the final.

 

[Anoldranger]

Was at his debut, think it was against Hibs at Ibrox. Also making his debut that day was his namesake Alex Smith.

You are correct.

 

[Robert Prytz]

They were doing signed copies on Amazon few weeks back.

 

[laganvillage]

Got mine delivered from Amazon yesterday, unfortunately not signed. Looking forward to reading it.

 

[Johansen]

I have the book at home,good read, interesting about his time at Berwick Rangers as manager with Willie Mathieson his assistant

 

[Mitchell McCoist]

Anyone know of any planned Glasgow signings? Would love to get 1 for my dads Christmas from his favourite ever player!

 

[govan_derriere]

Anyone know of any planned Glasgow signings? Would love to get 1 for my dads Christmas from his favourite ever player!

Dave is usually found in the Rolls Royce Club prior to home matches. He has signed a few books in there recently. We play Hibs on the 15th Dec. I do not know for sure that he will be at that game but it is a possibility.

 

[Gibraltar Loyal]

Thought Paul came across very well in the 1972 Documentary.

To my shame I never really knew much about him until the documentary. However, seeing footage and hearing fellow players speak highly of him means I'll be getting a copy of this.

 

[Methilbear]

I wonder why ? No I don’t really.

 

[Stanley]

Dave Smith was oustanding for us during those hard times. Took over from Slim Jim. A playmaker and could make a killer pass. Always took responsibility seriously and made the team purr. He was a Ger and proud of it.

 

[Lanark Bear in the NE]

Was he not Scotlands player of the year
And yet Tommy Docherty wouldn't pick him

Docherty was far too busy “Pumping” Mrs Brown to concentrate on football !

 

[Lanark Bear in the NE]

The book is a fantastic read.
It’s well worth the money