Rangers’ Maurice Edu suffers shambolic Champions League defeat, then racially abused by his own fans

Rob Parker | October 21, 2009

A bad night for US star

Rangers midfielder Maurice Edu has revealed he was left hurt after being racially abused by supporters of his club. The USA international made the allegations via his Twitter account. He claimed he was subject to racist abuse while leaving Ibrox following the humiliating 1-4 defeat to Romanian champions Unirea Urziceni. [...]

Rangers’ Kirk Broadfoot left with egg on his face after poaching mishap

Rob Parker | May 15, 2009

Scotland internation burnt by exploding egg

Rangers full-back Kirk Broadfoot has received hospital treatment for scalds to his cheek after a microwaved egg exploded in his face last Sunday. The 25-year-old was inspecting his culinary masterpiece when one of two eggs he had poached blew up and squirted boiling water into his face.

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Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor show how not to make controversy go away

Rob Parker | April 3, 2009

Scotland duo gesture at photographers

The furore which saw Rangers’ Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor dropped from the Scotland team to face Iceland for a late-night drinking session at the team hotel shows no signs of stopping. And it is unlikely to so long as the players are giving photographers the Vs.
Reports suggest that Scotland manager [...]

Rangers fan’s house gets ‘Hoopy Birthday’ Celtic makeover

Rob Parker | October 8, 2008

Birthday presents, Glasgow style!

A Rangers fan returned from a birthday weekend away to find his house, garden and even wheelie bin had been painted in green-and-white hoops by his prankster mates. The vans he uses for his bouncy castle business were also given the Celtic treatment and a banner proclaiming “Hoopy 25th Birthday” was put [...]

Unhappy Rangers fans force Coronation Street script change

Rob Parker | October 6, 2008

Rovers Return, Rangers complain

Writers on soap opera Coronation Street have been forced to make changes to their script after dozens of complaints about anti-Rangers line by one its characters. In a recent episode Scottish character Tony Gordon said: “I could no more be interested in Rosie Webster than I could support Glasgow Rangers.”

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Football video: Artur Boruc as a Catchphrase clue

Rob Parker | September 4, 2008

The Holy Goalie comes in for some stick

Artur Boruc had made himself a figure of contempt among Rangers fans, so when he makes a cock-up like the one he made in the Old Firm match last weekend he can expect at least a bit of internet ribbing. Here he is starring on Catchphrase with Roy [...]