Rangers’ Catholic ban was nonsense, says former boss Souness

Former Rangers manager Graeme Souness has labelled the Glasgow side’s previous refusal to sign Catholic players as “absolute nonsense”, saying it “belonged in the dark ages”. Souness managed Rangers – who were viewed as Glasgow’s ‘Protestant club’, while local Old Firm rivals, Celtic, were viewed as the ‘Catholic club’ – from 1986 to 1991. Between... Read More

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