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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