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Graham Fyfe - an Obituary. Looking over the team lines for 1971-72 season, Graham Fyfe is a fairly regular starter. He signed for Rangers in 1969, stayed seven years making 87 starts and, scoring 31 goals. It could be argued Graham sat on the bench for as many games? In the days of a maximum of one, then two allowed substitutions, Graham became Rangers first super-Sub'. Like David Fairclough at Liverpool, often he would come on late in a game and notch the important goal. He was a most versatile player, having appeared right across both Rangers front line and midfield. Skilful and talented, Graham had a keen eye for a pass. If no movement tempted him, he was most capable in creating more space by dribbling past two or three opposition players. A clever ball player and fairly regular scorer, older Gersnetters would agree, he was a good old fashioned inside forward. The European game suited Fyfe best, starting two of the nine game run to winning the European Cup Winners Cup in 1972. He was a named Substitute for half-a-dozen others, including being unused in the final. He made an appearance in the first ever European Super Cup final against Ajax. Fyfe was named Player of the Tournament in the Barcelona hosted Juan Gamper tourney in August'74. rangers defeated Athletico Bilbao 1-0 before succumbing 1-4 to Barca' in the final. Graham scored a wonder goal that day and local Journalists compared his talents to the opposition's Johan Cruyff. The Rangers support quickly adopted his new moniker in song, 'Johan Fyfe'. Born in Motherwell in August'51, Graham passed earlier this week aged 70 years. I have a personal favourite memory, an away League game against Celtic in September'74. We had up front injuries and Jock Wallace went with Quinton Young and Graham Fyfe as front two pairing. Despite Celtic taking a first half and half-time lead(1-0 Dalglish), we were the better, more fluid team. Young would go beyond, Fyfe drooped deeper to take the ball before reverse passing on to hard running pair DJ and Ian McDougall. In the second half Ted received a reverse pass, stepped into the D and shot off the post and into the net for our equaliser. Just over 15 minutes later, Bomber Jackson bulleted a header from a corner past Dennis Connaghan for the winner. Graham Fyfe was spectacular that day. He left Rangers for Hibs in the summer of 1976, he accompanied Ally Scott in a double swop for Iain Munro. A couple of seasons at Dumbarton ensued before spending his last six footballing years in the States at three clubs.

We've always known about Roofe's injury problems. The key difference here is that Morelos is injured which is rare.

and we are rising.

In my day we would have played with a leg amputated wimps these day's big nancy boy's 😀

Peak Rangers isn't it? Always seems to happen to us and we all thought we were light in striking options since the start of the season but nothing happened about it. Andrew Caskie just posted this on Twitter actually... Rangers Injuries 21/22: Helander (32 Games Missed) Balogun (9 Games Missed) Jack (29 Games Missed) Davis (11 Games Missed) Ofoborh (Full Season Missed) Hagi (25 Games Missed) Kent (10 Games Missed) Morelos (5 Games Missed + Rest of Season) Roofe (4 Games Missed +Current Injury)

We have to win against Motherwell. We only have to avoid losing badly against RBL.

We have a strange mix of players who are always injured and others who are never injured. we need more of the latter.

Thats pretty much how its gone... the premiership clubs will split the cost based on league position. Presumably this will be netted off against existing prize money as there is no new funding for it. League Position Cost 1st £195,000 (16.29%) 2nd £140,000 (11.67%) 3rd £120,000 (10.03%) 4th £106,000 (8.81%) 5th £99,000 (8.21%) 6th £91,000 (7.61%) 7th £84,000 (6.97%) 8th £80,000 (6.69%) 9th £77,000 (6.38%) 10th £73,000 (6.08%) 11th £67,000 (5.63%) 12th £67,000 (5.63%)