Weekend

[FiveTimes]

tonight - taking DD2 to training.
tomorrow - <fingers crossed> watching Liverpool stuff Man U, and getting blind drunk regardless of the outcome.
sunday - doing all the things I should have done on saturday.

 

[minestrone]

Again spouting crap without researching. Read Bill Murrays book and you'll note with interest the following players:

Pat Lafferty (1886)
Tom Dunbar (1891–1892)
J. Tutty (1899–1900)
Archie Kyle (1904–1908)
Willie Kivlichan (1906–1907)
Colin Mainds (1906–1907)
Tom Murray (1907–1908)
William Brown (1912)
Joe Donnachie (circa.1914–1918)
John Jackson (1917)
Laurie Blyth (1951–1952)
Don Kitchenbrand (1955–1956)
Hugh O'Neill (1976)
John Spencer (1985–1992)

All Catholic.

It was not until the 1960’s that the burning issue of sectarianism reared its ugly head at Ibrox. A former player, Ralph Brand, made the sectarian policy at Rangers public knowledge and around this time the behaviour of Rangers fans was a real problem for the club. In 1963, Rangers fans jeered during the minute’s silence for assassinated Catholic U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Then, in 1967, then vice Chairman Matt Taylor was questioned about Rangers no Catholics policy and he stated that he felt that they policy was “part of our tradition....we were formed in 1873 as a Protestant boys club. To change now would lose us considerable support.”
Vice-Chairman Matt Taylor of Rangers.

 

[Incognito]

There you go!

In 106 years they've had 14 of 'em!

Actually it's more like 1886 to 1985 there was 14 of 'em!, then the whole Mo Johnston thing came along and apparently he was the first Catholic we'd signed in 60 years. (that was 1989)

 

[Churchill]

You try get a practicing Catholic into a Mason's hall in Glasgow, no flipin chance it will happen.

A practicing Catholic is under threat of ex-communication by the Roman Catholic Church if he becomes a Mason.

There is nothing in Masonry that prevents a Catholic joining.

 

[cailin maith]

A practicing Catholic is under threat of ex-communication by the Roman Catholic Church if he becomes a Mason.

There is nothing in Masonry that prevents a Catholic joining.

Going to ladies night

 

[Churchill]

Actually it's more like 1886 to 1985 there was 14 of 'em!, then the whole Mo Johnston thing came along and apparently he was the first Catholic we'd signed in 60 years. (that was 1989)

Conceded.

I think my point is that the fact you've had to note the religion of your players is pretty sad. I'm not pointing out just Rangers for this Btw.

 

[minestrone]

Actually it's more like 1886 to 1985 there was 14 of 'em!, then the whole Mo Johnston thing came along and apparently he was the first Catholic we'd signed in 60 years. (that was 1989)

Why were you lot burning your books outside Ibrox when he signed?

 

[Churchill]

Going to ladies night

You're quite correct!

 

[minestrone]

Conceded.

I think my point is that the fact you've had to note the religion of your players is pretty sad. I'm not pointing out just Rangers for this Btw.

I think you will find that the late great Jock Stein stated that Celtic would sign the Protestant players first because rangers would never sign a Catholic player. They knocked back Dalglish 'cos the name was too 'Catholic'

 

[Incognito]

It was not until the 1960’s that the burning issue of sectarianism reared its ugly head at Ibrox. A former player, Ralph Brand, made the sectarian policy at Rangers public knowledge and around this time the behaviour of Rangers fans was a real problem for the club. In 1963, Rangers fans jeered during the minute’s silence for assassinated Catholic U.S. President John F. Kennedy. Then, in 1967, then vice Chairman Matt Taylor was questioned about Rangers no Catholics policy and he stated that he felt that they policy was “part of our tradition....we were formed in 1873 as a Protestant boys club. To change now would lose us considerable support.”
Vice-Chairman Matt Taylor of Rangers.

http://www.kerrydalestreet.com/page/Rangers+-+quotes?t=anon

Hardly an objective website now is it. I mean I could link you to a page on follow follow that states "Big Jock Knew," does that make it true?