HEROES AND ZEROES (GERS … 0 Zenit … 2)
I, and all the REAL Rangers fans in that stadium, stood there to a man and woman and applauded Zenit as they lifted the trophy. We applauded them as they got their medals - we applauded them onto the pitch. Not one boo from us. And we stood there, our hearts breaking, as we watched our players walk past that trophy, taking their runners-up medals …Those baubles were indeed runners-up as opposed to losers’ medals.
Florence 1961, Nuremberg 1967, Barcelona 1972 …
This week, the number of Union Jacks in England will be doubled. The levels of Red, White and Blue bunting will treble. It’s silverware we want quadroupled. There’s been a few Scottish-led invasions of our southern neighbours in the past but none can have been so friendly - none can have seen the Saltire and Lion rampant so comfortable in the company of the UJ and the C of St G. This isn’t William