[16], Souness played in two further World Cups. For the 1950s footballer and cricketer, see, Tynecastle Boys Club & North Merchiston BC, Scotland national football team roll of honour, List of Scotland national football team captains, "Focus on Graeme Souness from Shoot! Two Souness transfers, Jean-Alain Boumsong and Amdy Faye, were among a list of 17 transfers not cleared by Quest. (Photo by Mark Leech/Getty Images). Actor: Boys from the Blackstuff. The bid was rejected by the Wolves board, which felt it undervalued the club. The Dutchman was a fine footballer but played very aggressively and saw red against Celtic, PSG, Dundee United and Aberdeen before captaining the Gers on Helicopter Sunday. Graeme Souness famously planted a flag with Galatasaray's colours in the centre circle of Fenerbahce's pitch Souness Tackle Then there was one of the most shocking tackles in football history. He is saying that somehow, in order to be a man (a "real man"), you must be violent. Graeme Souness leaves the field on his Rangers debut after receiving a red card for a challenge on Hibs' George McCluskey, who is helped off the pitch ON April 7, 1986, Scottish football. Aside the six seasons when Liverpool were banned from European competitions, this was the first time since 1963 that Liverpool had failed to qualify for Europe. He was whipped in for a triple by-pass! Morelos first red card came against Aberdeen in 2018 a club against whom he has been sent off against three times in his career perfectly symbolises his reputation. He was replaced by his assistant Walter Smith four matches prior to the end of what was to become another championship-winning season. Souness' career began as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur under Bill Nicholson. Graeme Souness felt Jurgen Klopp was 'inciting the crowd' at Anfield in Liverpool's 1-0 win over Manchester City on Sunday. They set me up. [52], In July 2007, Newcastle United was raided by the City of London Police, who were investigating transfer deals involving Newcastle, Rangers and Portsmouth. Your chest goes out and you just want to get in there as well. Red cards would become a staple of Johnstones career and he was sent off a year later against Hibernian before being sent off against Partick Thistle in 1972. The players red card against Kilmarnock was also downgraded to a yellow on appeal. Yes, despite only being at Ibrox for four seasons and still only being the young age of 24-years-old, Alfredo Morelos is Rangers most red-carded player of all time. Souness was criticised for an apparent lack of long-term planning at Newcastle, centred on a small squad, and a consequent vulnerability to injury among his players. [53] The Boumsong deal in particular was so odd that it was widely commented upon at the time. . After leaving Ibrox for pastures new down south and in Canada, Johnston would return to the club in 1980, where, true to form, he earned a red card in his first year back against Aberdeen in the League Cup. From British Soccer Week 14.01.1993. Yet the greatest part of his game is the stuff that went unnoticed. By the beginning of February 2006, Newcastle United were placed 15th in the Premier League table and sliding dangerously towards a relegation battle, despite having spent over 50million on players in the last 18 months. He made his debut in the league after being transferred to Middlesbrough for 30,000 in 1972. This burst of success prompted Paisley to award Souness the club captaincy for season 198182, to the chagrin of the incumbent Phil Thompson who had made some errors that season and with whom Paisley had a vicious row during one match at Aston Villa. [34] Souness himself had restricted Liverpool players from talking to The Sun. 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Rangers profited from this by embarking upon a signing policy which drew on their relative wealth to compete, for the first time, directly with England's most powerful clubs. [34] Liverpool fans reacted with fury after seeing the interview was conducted with The Sun, a newspaper which had been reviled and widely shunned on Merseyside following its false reporting on the disaster. When Boumsong was given a torrid time by DJ Campbell during his Newcastle debut against Yeading in the FA Cup, doubts over the wisdom of the transfer mushroomed. The showdown between the title rivals saw a hostile atmosphere inside. Three players are tied on four Rangers red cards with Willie Woodburn remarkably earning this somewhat unwanted accolade with four straight Gers reds back to back. This earned Souness the nickname "Ulubatl Souness". Also speaking on Sky, Souness said: "Branthwaite just has to. Graeme Souness - Managers - Manager Stats Premier League Championship League 1 League 2 Records Blog Home Managers Graeme Souness Graeme Souness Manager Statistics Manager history and statistics for Graeme Souness Nationality Scottish Date of Birth 1953-05-06 Graeme Souness terms to date 5 Total games 760 Wins 368 Draws 190 Losses 202 Souness's three-year reign as Liverpool manager was not remembered with fondness by the club's fans, although his reign did bring some success to the club. Report from British Soccer Week on 3rd February 1994. Two of his arteries were 75% blocked; another was 90% blocked. Souness' Liverpool career ended in 1984 after 358 appearances and 56 goals. Graeme James Souness (born 6 May 1953) is a Scottish former professional footballer, football manager and a current football pundit on Sky Sports. While a Middlesbrough player, Souness received his first international cap for Scotland on 30 October 1974 in a 30 friendly victory over East Germany at Hampden Park. A poll of 110,000 Liverpool supporters 100 Players Who Shook The Kop,[91] saw Souness placed the ninth most popular player in the club's history. Its fair to say that referees are certainly more willing to clamp down on aggressive tackles in the modern era and after signing for Rangers, Jack certainly struggled to remain on the pitch. According to Fitba Stats, Johnston who played for the Gers for a combined total of 10 years across two spells was sent packing six times for the Ibrox club. The Scottish manager brought several British players from the Premier League, including defenders Steve Harkness and Gary Charles, midfielders Michael Thomas and Mark Pembridge and forwards Dean Saunders and Brian Deane, as well as refusing to sign emerging talent Deco. You can imagine how I felt when I succeeded him in the no. From Graham Hunter's interview with Souness. In May 1990, Souness was fined 5,000 by the SFA for breaching a touchline ban after television pictures showed him in the tunnel area yelling at his players on the pitch. [57] Robson had travelled to France to watch him, but he declined the opportunity to sign Boumsong. [citation needed], Souness previously featured on RT's live coverage of the UEFA Champions League and on their highlights show Premier Soccer Saturday, covering the Premier League. Chairman Freddy Shepherd declared it was the team's formation and loss against Manchester City that prompted his decision to sack Souness.[48]. Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, and current pundit on Sky Sports. Souness believed these incidents may have contributed to Thompson's hostility and disrespect of him. . Within days, it was reported Everton, Liverpool's local rivals, were interested in appointing Souness as manager to succeed Joe Royle, but Howard Kendall was appointed for a third time instead.[42]. Aly Dia [1] [2] (born 20 August 1965), commonly known as Ali Dia, is a Senegalese former professional footballer who played as a striker. Souness then guided Blackburn to a sixth-place finish in 2003 and took them into the UEFA Cup for a second successive season, before finishing a disappointing 15th in 200304. Souness's first League title medals were won in seasons 197879 and 197980. Rangers star Alfredo Morelos was red carded three times in on season v Aberdeen. He also gave a regular place in the team to 19-year-old midfielder Steve McManaman, whose debut had come under Dalglish in December 1990, and a debut to one of Dalglish's last signings, teenage midfielder Jamie Redknapp. Graeme Souness Wife Graeme Souness is a married man. However and Rangers fans may as well be shouting into an empty void here Morelos isnt helped by an inflamed reputation by the media and strict refereeing in the country. [9][10] Liverpool won the league title for the third consecutive season and reached the 1984 European Cup final after beating Romanian champions Dinamo Bucureti in the semi-final 31 on aggregate. [60][61], During analysis of the World Cup match between Ghana and Serbia on 13 June 2010, Souness made a controversial comment involving Nemanja Vidi and Fernando Torres live on air, commenting, "Vidic got raped sorry, taken apart by Torres at Liverpool", which forced RT to censure Souness and publicly apologise after a commercial break. Souness's Liverpool career ended in 1984 after 358 appearances and 56 goals. Souness seemed to be tightening up Newcastle in defence, with six clean sheets in Newcastle's first 12 games of the season, as many as the whole of the preceding campaign. He went on to become manager of Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. The first, in 1982 in Spain, saw Souness play all three group stage matches. Players who have taken 5+ penalties for Liverpool FC, Michael Robinson - joining his boyhood club, Graeme Souness: The story of a fallen hero, The Blues rush in where Souness used to tread. Had more to do with 'knocking Liverpool off their perch' than Alex Ferguson. His decision to reunite the former England striker duo Alan Shearer and Michael Owen initially appeared shrewd. An article from British Soccer Week on 1st October 1992 on Liverpool's worst start to a season in 28 years. However, United only interviewed Harry Redknapp and Kevin Keegan for the position, with Keegan soon after being appointed with the job; Souness's interest has never been publicly acknowledged by the club. Taken from Craig Johnston's autobiography 'THE CRAIG JOHNSTON STORY WALK ALONE'. Souness did not check any of Dia's credentials as a good player, which proved to be a hoax instigated by Dia's friend (who had made the initial call).
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