Remembering Willie Waddell 100 years on
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Sticky Fingers
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What a weekend to celebrate this true club legends 100th birthday! His eternal tribute is the impressive suite he has at the top of the marble staircase and the even more impressive stadium we all sit in to watch the famous Glasgow Rangers.
Can’t really get a much better tribute than that to the man.
Can’t really get a much better tribute than that to the man.
RoyalBlue1
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As the title says, the Great man would have been 100 years old today, born 7/03/1921.
There is no more fitting honour than 55 titles.
There is no more fitting honour than 55 titles.
No Hiding Place
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A fitting tribute to a Rangers legend.
RoyalBlue1
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Absolutely. Some stories just can't be written.
129bear
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On This Day 100 Years ago…
On the 7th of March 1921 in the small village of Forth, South Lanarkshire, the eldest son of Grace and Walter Waddell was born in Granny Orr’s building in the Main Street. The building is now R.S. McColl’s shop.
Willie Waddell would grow up to to become a Rangers Legend both on and off the park. He had a successful playing career with Rangers and Scotland before becoming manager of Kilmarnock FC and leading them to their only league title.
After a spell in journalism Willie returned to Rangers as manager and led them to winning the European Cup Winners Cup in Barcelona. He later became General Manager and held several other positions in the club.
Willie Waddell was a major force in the reconstruction of Ibrox stadium after the Ibrox disaster in 1971.
He was quoted as saying -
“ The act of pulling that blue jersey over your head did something to you.
All the talk about traditional.
About the privilege and responsibility that went with being a Rangers player definitely had it’s affect”
Happy 100th Birthday Mr Waddell
On the 7th of March 1921 in the small village of Forth, South Lanarkshire, the eldest son of Grace and Walter Waddell was born in Granny Orr’s building in the Main Street. The building is now R.S. McColl’s shop.
Willie Waddell would grow up to to become a Rangers Legend both on and off the park. He had a successful playing career with Rangers and Scotland before becoming manager of Kilmarnock FC and leading them to their only league title.
After a spell in journalism Willie returned to Rangers as manager and led them to winning the European Cup Winners Cup in Barcelona. He later became General Manager and held several other positions in the club.
Willie Waddell was a major force in the reconstruction of Ibrox stadium after the Ibrox disaster in 1971.
He was quoted as saying -
“ The act of pulling that blue jersey over your head did something to you.
All the talk about traditional.
About the privilege and responsibility that went with being a Rangers player definitely had it’s affect”
Happy 100th Birthday Mr Waddell
RoyalBlue1
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Love it. I was unable to post a write up. Thank you.
RoyalBlue1
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sometimes the stars align perfectly.
BomberBrownFan
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Gerrard in many ways has similarities to Waddell
That sheer force of will. The ability to steer a club through a dark ebb. The vision to see it into a better place.
Significant men. Rangers men. The best kind.
That sheer force of will. The ability to steer a club through a dark ebb. The vision to see it into a better place.
Significant men. Rangers men. The best kind.
RoyalBlue1
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A proper Rangers man, his primary concern after the Ibrox disaster was to protect future generations of Rangers supporters, and he did.
Those future generations are now celebrating a title he'd be extremely proud of.
Iconic barely does him justice.
Forth Bear
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Loyalist Forth will be raising a toast to the great man tonight.
Now there was a man !!
Forth Bear
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ShootYouDown
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Been through the village hundreds of times when I was on the new build biomass plant at Levenseat,just up the road. Forth Is Blue !Loyalist Forth will be raising a toast to the great man tonight.
RoyalBlue1
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Wow. That's amazing, lovely wee bit of family insight. My Wife knows his family, truly lovely people too.
Garrioch Bear
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One of the most thrilling football sights at Ibrox was Deedle
thundering down the right wing
hurdling defenders legs and as he neared the bye-line slung over a cross on the run onto the forehead
of a soaring Willie Thornton to bullet the ball into the net. Celebratory
handshakes and pats on the back
were the order of the day. None of your kissing and cuddling then.
Then on the way back to the centre
circle Deedle would casually flick
his hair back into place with his hand. Thanks for the memories Willie.
thundering down the right wing
hurdling defenders legs and as he neared the bye-line slung over a cross on the run onto the forehead
of a soaring Willie Thornton to bullet the ball into the net. Celebratory
handshakes and pats on the back
were the order of the day. None of your kissing and cuddling then.
Then on the way back to the centre
circle Deedle would casually flick
his hair back into place with his hand. Thanks for the memories Willie.
