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π¬π§ Documenting the Rise & Rise of #RangersFC, one π post at a time. #WATP
Joined December 2020
πHappy 55th Birthday Ronald Wattereus. The 34yr old joined #Rangers from Manchester City in 2005 as cover for Klos. He played 64 games, helping us win a Title and a League Cup. Bizarrely he refused a new contract because the Club spelled his and his agents names wrong on a fax.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£1οΈβ£9οΈβ£ : Borna Barisic scores his 1st #Rangers goal with a stunning free-kick to beat St.Mirren 1-0. Gerrard said βIt's a moment of magic. I always felt it would take a moment of brilliance. Borna stepped up and deserves credit. I've seen him do that many timesβ
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£2οΈβ£ : #Rangers make it 4 SPL games unbeaten as we beat Aberdeen 2-0 at Ibrox (49.2k). Ronald de Boer & Barry Ferguson scored. Both players would finish our joint top League scorers that season as we won our 7th domestic treble in Alex McLeish's 1st full season
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£ : Despite losing 1-0, #Rangers knock UEFA Cup holders Parma out of #UCL Q3 with a memorable 2-1 aggregate win at Stadio Ennio Tardini. Tony Vidmar hit the bar. Some Lionel Charbonnier saves helped us reach Group F alongside Valencia, Bayern Munich & PSV.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£8οΈβ£ : After a 2-0 UEFA Cup Q2 1st Leg win at Ibrox, #Rangers hold our nerve in a hostile 2nd Leg 0-0 draw against PAOK Salonika in 90 degree heat at the Toumba Stadium. We'd knock out Beitar Jerusalem & Bayer Leverkusen before coming up short against Parma.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£3οΈβ£ : Cup holders #Rangers reach the League Cup QF, and go 5 games unbeaten in 2 competitions, with a 2-0 win over Dunfermline at East End Park. Trevor Steven & Ian Ferguson scored. We knocked out Aberdeen, Celtic and beat Hibs at Parkhead to retain our Cup.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£0οΈβ£ : #Rangers begin our League campaign with a 3-0 win over Dunfermline at Ibrox(39.9k). Mark Hateley scored on his SFL debut alongside Mo Johnston & Mark Walters goals. Trevor Steven got his 3rd MotM award in 4 games. Souness hailed him the best in Britain.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£7οΈβ£3οΈβ£ : #Rangers beat Celtic 3-1 in a League Cup Section 1 tie at Parkhead(65k). Alex MacDonald scored the 1st and set up goals for Derek Parlane & Alfie Conn. It was our 1st away win over Celtic since a 1969 Glasgow Cup tie. The win put us top of the section.
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π« The Board made the wrong decision with Russell Martin, it happens. What can't happen is the wound being allowed to fester. Rip the plaster off now and ring up Gerrard to return on a temporary or permanent basis. π« #MartinOut #GerrardIn
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β¬ St.Mirren 1-1 #Rangers π¦.β¬ J. Ayunga 32' β½.π¦ F. Curtis 78' β½ .π¨ Raskin, Aarons, Souttar. βΉοΈ Full-Time. π« #MartinOut
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β¬ St.Mirren 1-0 #Rangers π¦.β¬ J. Ayunga 32' β½.π¨ N. Raskin, M. Aarons. βΈοΈ Half-Time. π« #MartinOut
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πHappy 55th Birthday Tugay KerimoΔlu. The Galatasary Captain joined #Rangers on a 3yr deal for Β£1.2m in 2000. He scored 4 goals in 58 games and won a League and Scottish Cup, before seeking regular 1st team football and reuniting with Graeme Souness at Blackburn in a Β£1.3m deal
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πHappy 34th Birthday John Fleck. He made his #Rangers debut in a friendly aged 15, our youngest debutant since Derek Ferguson, and became the youngest player to appear in a Cup Final that season. He scored 3 goals in 58 games, contributing towards 3 Titles & 1 Scottish Cup win.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£2οΈβ£2οΈβ£ : #Rangers end a 12 year exile from the Champions League with a 1-0 win over PSV at Philips Stadion in Eindhoven. Antonio Colak scored after Malik Tillman dispossessed PSV. We won 3-2 on aggregate and reached #UCL Group A alongside Napoli, Liverpool & Ajax
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£1οΈβ£5οΈβ£ : #Rangers sign Arsenal's highly rated 18yr old Gedion Zelalem on loan. He said βIt's definitely a good opportunity for me, it's a massive club, the fans are incredible and I'm looking forward to playing hereβ. Warburton said βI'm delighted to get himβ.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£0οΈβ£5οΈβ£ : #Rangers reach #UCL Group Stages with a 2-0 win over Anorthosis Famagusta at Ibrox(48.5k). Dado Prso & Thomas Buffel scored to seal a 4-1 aggregate win and reach Group H with Inter, Porto & Bratislava. We became the 1st Scottish side to reach the last 16
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£6οΈβ£ : Paul Gascoigne marks his return to #Rangers starting XI by scoring a late winner against Dundee Utd at Ibrox(48.2k). Ally Maxwell saved a Gordon Durie penalty. We were now unbeaten in our opening 6 games across 3 competitions, scoring 20 & conceding 5.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£9οΈβ£1οΈβ£ : #Rangers beat Dunfermline 4-0 at Ibrox(35.5k). Pieter Huistra, Mo Johnston, John Spencer & Ally McCoist scored. Spencer was our MotM. In our opening 3 home games we had won 3, scored 14 and conceded 0. We'd lose only 6 games in 4 competitions all season.
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ποΈ #OnThisDay 1οΈβ£9οΈβ£8οΈβ£8οΈβ£ : #Rangers beat Clydebank 6-0 in the League Cup 3rd Round at Ibrox (34.3k). Ally McCoist, Richard Gough, Mark Walters, Ray Wilkins, Kevin Drinkell & Ian Durrant scored. We went onto beat Dundee, Hearts and Aberdeen to win the Cup for the 3rd year running.
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