23 Mar 2017 15:49:22
Remembering today the greatness of Davie Cooper. A huge talent and wish we had someone in our side today with even one 5th of his ability.

Davie Cooper, Legend!

🔴⚪🔵.


1.) 23 Mar 2017
23 Mar 2017 19:26:02
Loved watching Cooper, as a Celtic fan he was the one Rangers player i would try and copy, out on the old red ash on a baltic Saturday morning. Wonderful, wonderful player.


2.) 23 Mar 2017
23 Mar 2017 22:26:10
I remember visiting my grandad up at Craigend and we had a kick about on one of those pitches, not best for sliding around on from what I remember!


3.) 23 Mar 2017
23 Mar 2017 21:15:37
Used to meet Davie Cooper in the Avonbridge hotel in Hamilton with my big mate. Singed our cup final tickets when he was in with Jimmy Nic. He also came to my old Primary School in Hamilton and gave us some football skills session and gave us all a Rangers lapel badge.

True gentleman and my hero.
You only see this type of genius rarely. That free kick against Aberdeen quality. Bandy legs did not get near it even on the way out.
I am sure god will be playing DC wide left in the heavens 11.


4.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 08:40:00
Red ash pitch, mitre moldmaster fitbaw, freezing Saturday morning leaving a frosty glaze on the pitch, both managers combing the pitch to remove the odd bits of broken gingey bottles. Glesga. What a time to be alive.


5.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 10:22:19
Getting skelped in the legs with the mitre then your mum scrubbing out the bits of grit ahhh memories lol


6.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 11:53:00
Vote4Pedro that time you are referring to on the ask parks and the broken bottles produced some of the best Scottish talent in the last 50 years. No one plays football anymore other than arrange games with boys clubs etc.

We used to meet up every Sunday at 1.00, 20 lads jumper down and off we went. During the week we were out every night with a ball practicing our skills. The hunger has gone. The mental boys no longer have the football genius.

Now they just appear disruptive and badly behaved and lack the skills. I run a team of kids under 10s we have outstanding kids in a team of 20.

Surprise Surprise the 4 in question are from a council estate and have ability desire skill and hunger to succeed. They do take a ball out on the streets most nights. The some of the kids from more affluent backgrounds don't practice, moan constantly and mess about at training and are being constantly asked to listen.

I would have thought this would be fairly typical of modern society and a mixture of kids. Back when I was at the boys club the coaches would have gave you a shouting or a clip round the lug and told to pay attention.


7.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 15:56:52
11TheBest I was genuinely reminiscing about the good ol days. Some great memories. Broken gingeys added a bit of glamour to the affair. No jumpers down for us I'm afraid, partly because our red ash parks had goals (no nets) and we were scared that somebody would bump our jumper. I'm not sure I agree with you regarding loss of talent. I'm pretty sure red ash parks had nothing to do with it. If you're looking for something to blame for that then look no further than media and technology.


8.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 17:22:50
Being one myself, i find that its the boys from council estates that have the greater need to do well, a point to prove against society. And most will have had a good working class attitude engraved into their DNA. Its the boys from the same estates from broken homes that our game by passes, be it single parentage, unemployment or all manner of issues, they are simply being priced out of the game, they can't afford the fees or kit, its utterly shameful. This Country has lost more talent that way than it'll ever produce. Its a scandal that young lads can't get to kick a ball about because of fees.


9.) 24 Mar 2017
24 Mar 2017 22:59:52
Gents this has been an interesting conversation maybe it reflects society in Scotland today. Me and a few of my mates took a trial for the Accies way back in 1983 unfortunately non of us made it but we played till mid 30s. now coaching my boys team and it feels great to give something back to a game I love. We have a couple of kids that I would love the Rangers to look at but who know what the scouting system is like at Ibrox
I feel like drinking two of our kids down and asking rangers to take a look.