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10 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

.....and, thus, perhaps, they deduced,  would have not wished to play, or would have experienced 'difficulties' in doing so.....

 

The players I mentioned were all Rangers' supporters in their youth, but were somehow missed by scouts, despite all possessing significant ability. 

 

 

 

 

They used to say big Stein always signed the good Protestant leaving us with the second best 

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8 hours ago, compo said:

Supposed to avoided Danny McGrain because they thought he was a catholic 

Used to go to Gers games with him and others from Kingsridge.He was at St Pius when Rangers came----Kingsridge used their swimming pool(Iwas there too).

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  • 2 weeks later...

What a team! Lack of direction stymied abundance of talent.

 

Here’s another good team that fell at the final play-off qualifier against Czechoslovakia in 1961. 2-4 after extra time.

 

Connachan,

Hamilton, Caldow,

Crerand, Ure, Greig,

Brand, White, St John, Law, Robertson.

 

Eddie Connachan (Dunfermline) and Hugh Robertson (Dundee) were brought in for the injured Bill Brown and Davy Wilson. Had those two been fit, I’m sure Scotland would have won.


Baxter was injured too so Greig got his place.

 

Brand was in for Alex Scott also injured but at the peak of his form. Brand was a winger in his early days so his selection didn’t weaken the side too much.

 

The Czechs went on to lose the Final in Chile 1-3 to Brazil.

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