ian1964 10,415 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Derek Parlane is a legend of the famous 1972 cup winners cup squad and a two time treble winner. Inducted into the hall of fame he has immersed himself in our great history with massive contributions in the light blue of our club. But Parlane was before my time, so I have only ever seen footage. He was of course a hero to my Father, his brothers and indeed his own Father, everyone speaking highly of the man crowned ‘the king of Ibrox Park’ https://fourladshadadream.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/one-to-one-with-derek-parlane/ 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,137 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Born is the king of Ibrox park , parlane , parlane . 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MacK1950 2,231 Posted March 21, 2018 Share Posted March 21, 2018 Sang it many times in the good old singing days 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) 21 hours ago, ian1964 said: Derek Parlane is a legend of the famous 1972 cup winners cup squad and a two time treble winner. Inducted into the hall of fame he has immersed himself in our great history with massive contributions in the light blue of our club. But Parlane was before my time, so I have only ever seen footage. He was of course a hero to my Father, his brothers and indeed his own Father, everyone speaking highly of the man crowned ‘the king of Ibrox Park’ https://fourladshadadream.wordpress.com/2018/03/21/one-to-one-with-derek-parlane/ When fellow posters are saying "he was before my time" - you know you are getting old !! Absolute hero of mine, His mother used to be a regular at my father's shop in Helensburgh as the family were from Rhu - Derek would often give her signed photos etc to pass onto me. My first ever Rangers game - the Centenary Celebration game against Arsenal he scored an absolute peach. Edited March 22, 2018 by D'Artagnan typo 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 5,833 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 (edited) I have a distinct memory of the, 'Parlane is the King of Ibrox Park' song. It was Christmas week(I think the day before Christmas Eve) during the 72/73 season, and we were due at Bayview. East Fife were stuffy, played the offside trap continually, marshaled by former Ancell Babe starlet, Pat Quinn. We were beginning to put a title run together, and the momentum of defeating the Fifers before facing Ayr United(home), Thistle(away) and then the Yahoos at Ibrox was most necessary. A crowd of over 10,000 crammed into the ground as the snow began to fall, the flakes blocked our view of a slate grey sea. We battered them in the first half, running up a 0-4 lead. Parlane scored the fourth just before half time, and the seasonal melody erupted, 'Parlane, Parlane, born is the King of Ibrox Park'. We finished the festive period with another new song to add to the canon, we defeated the Yahoos at Ibrox with an injury time winner, a back stick header from a ghosting Alfie Conn. Even after Alfie left the club to go to Spurs, 'who put the ball in the Sellik net' was celebrated. Edited March 22, 2018 by 26th of foot 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D'Artagnan 173 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 2 hours ago, 26th of foot said: I have a distinct memory of the, 'Parlane is the King of Ibrox Park' song. It was Christmas week(I think the day before Christmas Eve) during the 72/73 season, and we were due at Bayfield. East Fife were stuffy, played the offside trap continually, marshaled by former Ancell Babe starlet, Pat Quinn. We were beginning to put a title run together, and the momentum of defeating the Fifers before facing Ayr United(home), Thistle(away) and then the Yahoos at Ibrox was most necessary. A crowd of over 10,000 crammed into the ground as the snow began to fall, the flakes blocked our view of a slate grey sea. We battered them in the first half, running up a 0-4 lead. Parlane scored the fourth just before half time, and the seasonal melody erupted, 'Parlane, Parlane, born is the King of Ibrox Park'. We finished the festive period with another new song to add to the canon, we defeated the Yahoos at Ibrox with an injury time winner, a back stick header from a ghosting Alfie Conn. Even after Alfie left the club to go to Spurs, 'who put the ball in the Sellik net' was celebrated. Was it the Pars he scored 5 against ? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo79 13,616 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I remember my dad singing the Parlane song when I was a kid in the mid 80s. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 5,168 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 Ah, Methil. The only place where I’ve seen a black beach. And Father Quinn. Did he play for EF? My last memory of him was at Hibs. Very good player in a terrific forward line at Motherwell. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 6,137 Posted March 22, 2018 Share Posted March 22, 2018 I remember the brother going to the registrar office to register the new born son it was to be David after our grandad, but came back with a Derek his wife was not to happy . 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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