Your best memories of Dutch Rangers players?

[Anchorman 0]

Ronald de Boer was worth the admission money alone; I often said that at the time, so not just making it up now. As I said elsewhere, without a doubt, he had the best football brain of any payer I've seen in a Rangers jersey in more than 50 years of watching the team. Trouble was, Mols apart, no one else he was playing with, was on the same wavelength.

 

I recall a game, couldn't say against whom, at Ibrox when he didn't just telegraph a pass to Lovenkrands, he literally pointed to where he was going to put the ball for Lk to run on to; and stood there in utter astonishment as Lk didn't move and the ball went out for a bye kick.

 

A sublime moment was against Kilmarnock I think or might have been Hibs at Ibrox, when he strolled into the left hand side of the box beating 1, 2 and 3 players and then ever so calmly stroked the ball lovingly almost in a gentle curve inside the far post. A thing of beauty.

 

I agree about De Boer. I loved him as a player (he ripped his tights too much though and would call off frequently).

 

Lovenkrands and RDB did get it sorted in the end, and in style too. Sellik played a back 3 under O'Neill if you remember with big Miallby on the right. LK wanted to hog the wide touchline and Miallby would just go out there and stand on his toes and rough LK up to let Agathe go forward. RDB realised that with a back 3 they had big gaps if one of them was going out wide to the touchline when Agathe couldn't get back. He would play the ball inside of Miallby i.e. into the gap and let LK leave him for dead with speed. LKs goals against them came through that channel. Thanks to RDB!

[the gunslinger 3,366]

for me de boer only had one good season under eck.

 

he was a very very talented player but he let himself down at rangers over the piece.

[Gribz 743]

Mols destroying Motherwell scoring all 4 goals at Ibrox not long after he signed. I wondered why Advocaat was letting Amato go as I thought he was silky enough but Mols was an absolute gem unearthed.

[pete 2,499]

Living in Holland (now Germany just over the border) I obviously know these players apart from their Rangers careers, Numan and de Boer both played for Twente which is my local club. Arthur Numan was originally a winger and I remember his first game at left back. PSV were playing a German team and got humped 6-0(Borrussia Mun. I think). Numan was like a fish out of water and the winger was running past him every time. He obviously learned how to play in that position and became an excellent LB. It is obviously difficult to compare a back to a forward but I think de Boer has one of the best football brains ever. Even in his TV work now he sees things others don't.

My claim to fame is I sat next to Artur Numan and his wife on a flight from Glasgow to Amsterdam with Bert Konterman in the seats in front of us. I asked him Why are you flying with Easy Jet and not the KLM first class. His answer was "Why should I pay so much money for a 1 hour flight" I didn't even say I was a Rangers supporter until his wife spotted my RFC necklace.

[Anchorman 0]

What about the Van Vossen open goal miss at the San Giro - aaaagggghhhh? Don't watch alone

 

[craig 5,195]

Mols destroying Motherwell scoring all 4 goals at Ibrox not long after he signed. I wondered why Advocaat was letting Amato go as I thought he was silky enough but Mols was an absolute gem unearthed.

 

That was mine too. Moles was unplayable that day. Another who would have been world class but for a horrendous injury

[Anchorman 0]

That was mine too. Moles was unplayable that day. Another who would have been world class but for a horrendous injury

 

And to prove the point he was running Bayern Munich ragged the night he got the injury.

[Ser Barristan Selmy 222]

Theo Snelders is in the Aberdeen Hall of Fame but was third choice at us. It somewhat highlights the gulf in quality in Scotland at the time.

[Beetle Bailey 0]

Theo Snelders is in the Aberdeen Hall of Fame but was third choice at us. It somewhat highlights the gulf in quality in Scotland at the time.

 

Aberdeen was Snelders' stretch.

 

When he had to step up to playing with the big boys, he shit himself.

[Zappa 0]

Remember when Gio came on the big screens in Ibrox and said "We ardi people" in a way that only the Dutch could, and the crowd lapped it up? Round about the same time Arthur Numan was being touted for a move to Liverpool.

Well anyway, I was at the bottom of the marble staircase with my son, for reasons I wont bore you with, getting a couple of Dutch replica shirts signed by Gio and Arthur just before the Orange Cup Final of 2000. It also happened to be Durie's leaving do so lots of players were mingling. Gio and Arthur had agreed to get photos with my son signing the Dutch tops. Gio is in the middle of signing one of the tops, while Numan is gabbing to all the players leaving for Durie's do..

So I start shouting "Arthur, Arthur" in my Glasgow accent. Gio starts pissing himself and ripping my Glasgow version of "Arthur". I turn round to Gio and say jokingly "who are you trying to take the piss out of after your 'Wee are di people"?. Numan hears this, pisses himself laughing, and says to me and my son "yeh what was that like - wee a di peepil". Gio then turns to Arthur and and says "at least I believe it when I say it, I don't want to run off and sign for Liverpool first chance I get (obvious wind up)". The two of them then start into a big argument (good natured) about who loves Rangers the most, while all other players pass by to go to Durie's leaving do, winding them both up. It was brilliant.

On a side note, they spent time with my boy for photos sitting on the marble staircase. Check out the Rangers News No 44. (page 3) for the photo. They were absolute gents and they adored Rangers Football Club. My son still idolises them. On a side note - Arthur Numan - proven track record of success with Dutch under 21s - would walk on glass to come back to Scotland (been told by friends of his how it broke his heart to be offered nothing by the Club).

 

Brilliant story Anchorman!