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Tortured: The Sam English Story is the fascinating yet tragic tale
of a footballer destined to become one of the greatest goalscorers
in Scottish football history, but who by his own admission became
'an embarrassing, grizzly peep show'. English was a veritable goal
machine at Yoker Athletic in the late 1920s, netting nearly 300 in
three seasons, and was soon being chased by a posse of big-name
clubs. Legendary Arsenal manager Herbert Chapman offered him a
blank cheque, but 22-year-old English chose Rangers. He hit 44
league goals in his debut season - still a record today - but
tragedy struck early in the campaign. In the first Old Firm match
of the season, Celtic keeper John Thomson lost his life after
bravely diving at the feet of the entirely blameless English. In an
instant, English became one half of a tragic accident and his life
changed forever. He moved to Liverpool, but was haunted by the
fatality and its accompanying demons. He was cast as a villain and
made a pariah. His life would be defined by that one tragic
incident.
Rangers v Celtic is Glasgow's contribution to the world's great
football derby matches. Otherwise known as the Old Firm, these
clashes always attract fervent crowds and huge TV audiences
worldwide. Author Jeff Holmes has watched dozens of these battles
from the terraces and stands of Ibrox Stadium, Celtic Park and
Hampden, and knows exactly what victory means to the hundreds of
thousands of Rangers supporters scattered across the globe. Here,
he brings to life 50 of Rangers' greatest triumphs against the old
rivals, from their first victory in 1893 to a Christmas cracker in
2018. There are iconic matches aplenty and heroes galore, including
the great Davie Meiklejohn, who started the rout in the 1928
Scottish Cup Final. Read about the time Rangers thrashed their
opponents 8-1 in 1943 - and about Sir Alex Ferguson's favourite
ever goal, by South African wing king Johnny Hubbard, back in 1955.
Relive the feats of Bob McPhail, Davie Wilson, Ralph Brand, Ally
McCoist and Davie Cooper - Rangers greats who knew how to win an
Old Firm match!
Just Champion: The Stories Behind Rangers' 2020/21 Title Triumph
tells the tale of a league title win against all odds. Rangers were
ridiculed in 2018 when they appointed rookie manager Steven
Gerrard. But slowly, and methodically, he transformed the side into
a machine, and one that would completely dismantle Celtic's hopes
of landing an unprecedented tenth successive title. Now, 25 members
of the Rangers family - from ex-players to loyal supporters - tell
the story of how the title came home to Ibrox. Mark Walters, Marco
Negri, Ally Dawson and Lisa Swanson are among the players featured,
as is former director John Gilligan. The impressive cast list also
includes comedian and broadcaster Andy Cameron MBE, former MP Sir
Brian Donohoe and even one of Her Majesty's Ambassadors. TV stars,
restaurateurs, coaches and entertainers all share their stories,
and what connects them is an unequivocal love of Glasgow Rangers.
You will laugh, cry and marvel at each of the unique tales in this
book.
Wingin' It is the ultimate story of hope over hate, the insightful
autobiography of a footballer who beat the bigots. Due to the
colour of his skin, Mark Walters always felt he needed to be twice
as good as other players in order to succeed. But Mark drew
inspiration from the way the late Cyrille Regis handled his racist
detractors, and went on to fulfil his potential by flaunting his
dazzling ball skills for England. While a starry-eyed kid in
Birmingham, he somehow escaped the clutches of evil paedophile Ted
Langford, although his mate wasn't so fortunate. He became an idol
of the Villa Park terraces, though his move to Scotland was almost
halted by a bloodthirsty mob who pelted him with bananas and pigs'
feet. But Walters stood firm to become one of England's most
popular exports. After a third successive league title, a GBP1.25
million move to Liverpool reunited him with Graeme Souness. Mark
rewrote the record books at Anfield, but would ultimately call his
decision to head south 'the biggest mistake of my career'.
Glasgow Rangers began the year in the doldrums - and they stayed
there for a good few months, struggling to make fifth spot in a
ten-team league. That was until the dramatic events of Tuesday, 8
April 1986. From that day forward, Glasgow Rangers changed forever;
Graeme Souness saw to that. Fresh from Serie A - which at that time
was almost certainly the toughest league in the world - Souness
came home to Scotland to become Rangers' player/manager; he took
the club by the scruff of the neck and didn't stop shaking until
he'd made them the best team in Scotland - and by some distance. He
reversed the trend of the best Scottish players heading south to
ply their trade in England, and encouraged the English trio of
Terry Butcher, Chris Woods and Graham Roberts to head to Ibrox. It
was the year Souness gave Rangers supporters back their swagger.
With new insightful interviews with the key players, chief
protagonists and those who were at the heart of the turnaround,
1986: The Rangers Revolution tells the full story of what happened
at Ibrox in 1986, quite a year to be a Ranger!
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