Who remembers this player?

[Gauche.]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1785754701562093905

The first new player of the Souness era.
From memory, he got injured very early in his one season.

 

[Blue As]

Yeah remember him.
Very early Souness signing.
He got injured after a few games and only featured very rarely.
Scored two of three goals.

 

[Mr Blue Sky]

Is that Roker Park with the Archibald Leitch design stand?

 

[alba73]

Yeah remember him.
Very early Souness signing.
He got injured after a few games and only featured very rarely.
Scored two of three goals.

Possibly Souness’ first signing

 

[The Hooded Claw]

I thought he was going to be a cracker but never worked out for him

 

[Gunnerger]

My memory of west was the Hamilton 0-1 game in the Scottish Cup. I’m sure he came on and hit the bar with a shot.

 

[stefanovitch]

Yip remember him signing - was Mark Falco signed to replace him?

 

[Milel Bohsni]

1st signing Souness made. Only played a couple of games before getting injured I think

 

[Theknight]

First signing I'm sure, when Souness thought we needed a big striker. Definitely got a massive upgrade when Hately came in.

Fact is West wasn't very good although his injury obviously didn't help him.

 

[stonewall Jackson]

Took my son to his very first game at Ibrox v Dundee United when Colin West had his home league debut.

 

[Talktalk]

1st signing Souness made. Only played a couple of games before getting injured I think

We can only thank David Murray for both bringing him and paying for him

 

[yosser hughes]

1st signing Souness made. Only played a couple of games before getting injured I think

from memory, got injured in our struggle up at Bayview in a league cup game, I'm sure that was the midweek before we beat the enablers 1-0 at Ibrox with an Ian Durrant goal magnificently set up by Coop

 

[Gauche.]

Is that Roker Park with the Archibald Leitch design stand?

Yes.

 

[Milel Bohsni]

We can only thank David Murray for both bringing him and paying for him

David Holmes at that point

 

[bullen an la]

got injured against east fife in a league cup tie
terrible tackle

 

[Tiny_Kilby_Loyal]

We can only thank David Murray for both bringing him and paying for him

I think you’re fishing

 

[aye me]

Never quite worked out but you couldn’t fault him for effort

 

[JayDee]

Another English striker in that period was Neil Woods. That never worked out either.

 

[Gauche.]

Another English striker in that period was Neil Woods. That never worked out either.

Yes, I think the one goal I seen him score was against Bordeaux in a mid week friendly.

 

[yosser hughes]

Yes, I think the one goal I seen him score was against Bordeaux in a mid week friendly.

Friday night game i think , 3-2 win for ourselves, we played a few Friday friendlies around that time, (Chelsea I'm sure)

 

[alba73]

Yes, I think the one goal I seen him score was against Bordeaux in a mid week friendly.

Was that Davie cooper’s testimonial?

 

[Boydy's Pearly Whites]

Yup, remember it like it was yesterday.
For the record " Church of England "
Media cunts

 

[Gauche.]

Was that Davie cooper’s testimonial?

A couple of years before, during the first Souness season, may have been as we had a free weekend after going out the cup early.
I remember the Hamilton keeper pulling off an incredible save from a Colin West header.
(Sorry to mention such a painful memory)

 

[Govan36]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1785754701562093905

The first new player of the Souness era.
From memory, he got injured very early in his one season.

Me, I remember him

 

[bucephalus]

Last Rangers play to touch the ball in May 1987 at Pittodrie just before the final whistle went and we were finally champs again.

Just remember him giving a single clap of his hands and celebrating.

 

[Talktalk]

David Holmes at that point

Yip forgot to thank Sir D for him as well

 

[Talktalk]

Never quite worked out but you couldn’t fault him for effort

Souness ended up saying that West was too petty and needed a few scars from head clashes to become a top striker

 

[Torry Gillick]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1785754701562093905

The first new player of the Souness era.
From memory, he got injured very early in his one season.

The first few signings he made were all straight up the spine of the team, Woods, Butcher and West added to himself in midfield. It obviously never worked out for West but it was a position where the season before we had Williamson, Eric Ferguson and John McDonald alongside McCoist. The biggest beneficiary of Colin West's injury was probably Robert Fleck, he probably played a lot more games that season than anyone ever expected.

 

[Johansen]

David Holmes at that point

I think he was being sarcastic about Murray

 

[calderbear]

Yip forgot to thank Sir D for him as well

Put away your rod.

 

[Strathblue]

Possibly Souness’ first signing

I thought Neil Woods was GS first signing - although the big man made his debut first - in fact Neil Woods waited a long time to debut.

 

[The_StCyrus_Bear]

I remember going to a hairdressers in Port Glasgow “ Fringes” when I was 16, we had just signed Colin West, I took a photo in with me of Big Colin and said to the hairdresser I want that streaks in all…. What a f….n embarrassment hahaha

 

[kilbirnie bear]

I remember going to a hairdressers in Port Glasgow “ Fringes” when I was 16, we had just signed Colin West, I took a photo in with me of Big Colin and said to the hairdresser I want that streaks in all…. What a f….n embarrassment hahaha

Funnily enough I did the same at the same age and came out looking more like Fred than Colin West !

 

[WLF]

Thought it was going to be Ben Davies

 

[bud_light]

The big man tried his Best Thankfully it opened the door for Robert Fleck

 

[Big-blue]

I’m sure Lyndsey Hamilton (goalkeeper) was Souness’s first signing.

 

[jimbear]

from memory, got injured in our struggle up at Bayview in a league cup game, I'm sure that was the midweek before we beat the enablers 1-0 at Ibrox with an Ian Durrant goal magnificently set up by Coop

We got through after penalties that night. It was torture!

 

[Orange County]

200k was the transfer fee maybe.

 

[crafty fellow]

got injured against east fife in a league cup tie
terrible tackle

Think the perpetrator was Stewart Burgess, a big dirty bastard of a centre half who went on to Falkirk.

 

[statto75]

Scores here about 15:30 in.

 

[alba73]

I’m sure Lyndsey Hamilton (goalkeeper) was Souness’s first signing.

He was first Scottish signing

 

[ao2]

Souness signed a lot of players who didn't meet the grade for one reason or another but the only one I think we made a loss on was Mel Sterland. West never really recovered from that early season injury at East Fife and was soon away but like I say, I'm pretty sure we made money on the deal.

 

[ao2]

Scores here about 15:30 in.

I remember that game well. We won it comfortably and then the news came in that the scum had drawn 1-1 with Dundee United at the piggery with Utd equalising in injury time. If we didn't already think we were winning the league that was the day I think even the doubters saw that we were.

 

[The Busby Bear]

He was one of those players when you were a wee guy thought looked cool. 80’s streaks and socks down at the ankles, pity he hardly kicked a ball for us. As mentioned before, his injury probably benefited Robert Fleck, smashing player.