Graeme Souness

FantasyIreland said:
Souness is a top bloke.
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A truly fantastic player and individual. Many years ago I was involved in organising a charity event for sick children. The keynote speaker cancelled at the last minute and we contacted Graeme in desperation because he was on the patch. He went out of his way to attend and speak off the cuff at the lunchtime event even though the team he was managing at the time (Backburn) had a game that evening. He had less than 24 hours notice and didnt want any publicity just to give his time. And that is not the only good deed he has done in my neck of the woods over the years. To make things better his wife and family are avid City fans from South Manchester.
 
bobbyowenquiff said:
A truly fantastic player and individual. Many years ago I was involved in organising a charity event for sick children. The keynote speaker cancelled at the last minute and we contacted Graeme in desperation because he was on the patch. He went out of his way to attend and speak off the cuff at the lunchtime event even though the team he was managing at the time (Backburn) had a game that evening. He had less than 24 hours notice and didnt want any publicity just to give his time. And that is not the only good deed he has done in my neck of the woods over the years. To make things better his wife and family are avid City fans from South Manchester.
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Good to hear. Fair play to him.
 
He could be a nasty piece of work on the pitch; there's one infamous tackle he did on an Aberdeen player (I think) while he was at Rangers. It was horrendous. But he does seem to be a sound bloke away from the hostile environment of the football pitch. And he always seemed to be one of the better pundits, not peddling some bullshit agenda against us.
 
jimharri said:
He could be a nasty piece of work on the pitch; there's one infamous tackle he did on an Aberdeen player (I think) while he was at Rangers. It was horrendous. But he does seem to be a sound bloke away from the hostile environment of the football pitch. And he always seemed to be one of the better pundits, not peddling some bullshit agenda against us.
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There's an over the top tackle in a European game for Rangers that is unbelievable. Probably the worst I've seen. Absolutely no attempt to do anything other than hurt the other bloke.

I'm not old enough to remember him playing though, and i might have a different view if I could (i remeber him bejng a bit of a dick as a manager sometimes), but I've a lot of time for the Souness and the sort of person he appears to be in recent years.
 
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