Our Rangers Heroes: Incredible stories of forgotten heroes from across the ages, by long-time FF member Ian Hogg (me!).
At every turn, Rangers Football Club is steeped in history, but often that history centres on the club’s well-known legends whose names and deeds are part of football folklore. What about the players whose stories have been lost in the fog of time? Rangers’ history is about more than just a select group of stars. Rather, it is a rich tapestry of interconnecting tales, with each of the hundreds of players to have played for the club having their own unique story. Following on from my Heart and Hand podcast series ‘Our Rangers Player’, Our Rangers Heroes brings to life some of the lesser-known tales of icons of the past. From a Scotsman managing Egypt in the 1934 World Cup, to the Danish Resistance fighting the Nazis, to a Croatian car mechanic who lived the dream on the Côte d’Azur and played regularly in a top flight for only 6 months before his move to Rangers, there are countless untold stories from Rangers’ proud and interesting past that need to be told. This book uncovers some of the very best of them – hopefully the first volume of many.
Players such as James McCrae and Mohamed Latif, former Rangers player Juventus managers, the first Danish and Icelandic professional footballers (one fought the Nazis whilst the other attempted to become Iceland's head of state), Jim Forrest, Robert Prytz, Alex Stevenson and his tale of two Irish federations and more. It scratches the surface - there's loads more to cover.
If you fancy a copy, pre-sales have started for a 3rd April publication date - the book is £18.99, a hardback, with 16 photo plate pages in the middle.
All orders bought through the Heart and Hand site will be signed with a nice wee message; you can also read extracts from four chapters there too
Or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180150430X
Thank you for reading, and thanks to Mark for agreeing to me posting this.
At every turn, Rangers Football Club is steeped in history, but often that history centres on the club’s well-known legends whose names and deeds are part of football folklore. What about the players whose stories have been lost in the fog of time? Rangers’ history is about more than just a select group of stars. Rather, it is a rich tapestry of interconnecting tales, with each of the hundreds of players to have played for the club having their own unique story. Following on from my Heart and Hand podcast series ‘Our Rangers Player’, Our Rangers Heroes brings to life some of the lesser-known tales of icons of the past. From a Scotsman managing Egypt in the 1934 World Cup, to the Danish Resistance fighting the Nazis, to a Croatian car mechanic who lived the dream on the Côte d’Azur and played regularly in a top flight for only 6 months before his move to Rangers, there are countless untold stories from Rangers’ proud and interesting past that need to be told. This book uncovers some of the very best of them – hopefully the first volume of many.
Players such as James McCrae and Mohamed Latif, former Rangers player Juventus managers, the first Danish and Icelandic professional footballers (one fought the Nazis whilst the other attempted to become Iceland's head of state), Jim Forrest, Robert Prytz, Alex Stevenson and his tale of two Irish federations and more. It scratches the surface - there's loads more to cover.
If you fancy a copy, pre-sales have started for a 3rd April publication date - the book is £18.99, a hardback, with 16 photo plate pages in the middle.
All orders bought through the Heart and Hand site will be signed with a nice wee message; you can also read extracts from four chapters there too
Or from Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/180150430X
Thank you for reading, and thanks to Mark for agreeing to me posting this.
