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7 hours ago, weejoeharper said:

Just came across this in the DR. Not surprised tbh but there you go. What a charming man!

 

 

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Ex-Rangers star Ian Durrant is at the centre of a bigotry storm after footage of him emerged saying “F*** the Pope”.

The 51-year-old made the outburst into a microphone during a packed football legends dinner, which was also attended by former Ibrox players Barry Ferguson and Lee McCulloch.

The trio were entertaining fans at an event in Bothwell Bridge Hotel, Lanarkshire, earlier this month.

Nine-in-a-row hero Durrant also mentioned former Celtic chairman John Reid just before the slur.

Anti-sectarian campaigners yesterday condemned the former midfielder who is considered a legend by Light Blues fans.

Nil by Mouth director David Scott said: “This is crass behaviour and reflects extremely poorly on the person involved and in 2018 there is no excuse for it.

“That this is someone who is currently in a management position at an SPFL football club also reminds us that sectarianism still blights the game here.”

The dinner was held on October 12 and was organised by Glasgow firm FSG Promotions and Blackpool-based Goldstar Promotions.

Former captain Ferguson, McCulloch and Durrant sat at the top table and talked about their glittering Ibrox careers.

Durrant’s sectarian remark came while Lee McCulloch was talking about Rangers’ run to the 2008 UEFA Cup final in Manchester.

Seconds later Ferguson said “F*** the SFA” sparking a huge cheer from supporters in the room.

The SFA refused to move fixtures to help Rangers prepare for the final against Zenit St Petersburg which resulted in the team playing five games in 11 days.

Rangers lost the final 2-0.

Last month former SFA president George Peat revealed he was contacted by the chairman of a rival club and urged not to assist Rangers in thier fixtrure backlog.

Durrant was assistant manager of Scottish League One side Dumbarton before taking over the team last week following the sacking of manager Steve Aitken.

He lost his first match in charge 3-1 away to Abroath on Saturday.

Durrant left the club yesterday after the appointment of Jim Duffy as boss.

In a 13-year career at Ibrox, Durrant won six league titles, four league cups and three Scottish cups.

In October 1988 Durrant, then 21 was seriously injured in a challenge by Aberdeen player Neil Simpson which tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee.

Durrant did not play competitive football for almost three years.

Despite injury problems he played a total of 346 competitive games for the club, scoring 45 goals,

He spent four years at Kimarnock before retiring and also won 20 caps for Scotland.

In 2005, he returned to Rangers as a coach and worked under Rangers first team under Walter Smith and Ally McCoist before leaving in June 2016.

No one from the Bothwell Bridge Hotel was available for comment

FSG or Goldstar could not be contacted for comment.

 

 

Ach, these things tend to even themselves out over the course of a season.

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Just watched the BBC report and Nil By Mouth are absolute cretins.

Durrant makes a public bigoted remark an they go for a publicity grab by asking him to tour schools. Durrant hasn't expressed any remorse, regret etc so why the f**k do they want to parade him in front of kids. A  bunch of attention whores who do nothing.

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Durrant is just a thick knuckledragger who was clearly just playing to an audience of thick knuckledraggers. And it’s probably being lapped up by loads of other thick knuckledraggers on the club’s message boards. 

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8 hours ago, weejoeharper said:

Just came across this in the DR. Not surprised tbh but there you go. What a charming man!

 

 

  • The text below is for those who won't grace the DR with their presence or their money:

Ex-Rangers star Ian Durrant is at the centre of a bigotry storm after footage of him emerged saying “F*** the Pope”.

The 51-year-old made the outburst into a microphone during a packed football legends dinner, which was also attended by former Ibrox players Barry Ferguson and Lee McCulloch.

The trio were entertaining fans at an event in Bothwell Bridge Hotel, Lanarkshire, earlier this month.

Nine-in-a-row hero Durrant also mentioned former Celtic chairman John Reid just before the slur.

Anti-sectarian campaigners yesterday condemned the former midfielder who is considered a legend by Light Blues fans.

Nil by Mouth director David Scott said: “This is crass behaviour and reflects extremely poorly on the person involved and in 2018 there is no excuse for it.

“That this is someone who is currently in a management position at an SPFL football club also reminds us that sectarianism still blights the game here.”

The dinner was held on October 12 and was organised by Glasgow firm FSG Promotions and Blackpool-based Goldstar Promotions.

Former captain Ferguson, McCulloch and Durrant sat at the top table and talked about their glittering Ibrox careers.

Durrant’s sectarian remark came while Lee McCulloch was talking about Rangers’ run to the 2008 UEFA Cup final in Manchester.

Seconds later Ferguson said “F*** the SFA” sparking a huge cheer from supporters in the room.

The SFA refused to move fixtures to help Rangers prepare for the final against Zenit St Petersburg which resulted in the team playing five games in 11 days.

Rangers lost the final 2-0.

Last month former SFA president George Peat revealed he was contacted by the chairman of a rival club and urged not to assist Rangers in thier fixtrure backlog.

Durrant was assistant manager of Scottish League One side Dumbarton before taking over the team last week following the sacking of manager Steve Aitken.

He lost his first match in charge 3-1 away to Abroath on Saturday.

Durrant left the club yesterday after the appointment of Jim Duffy as boss.

In a 13-year career at Ibrox, Durrant won six league titles, four league cups and three Scottish cups.

In October 1988 Durrant, then 21 was seriously injured in a challenge by Aberdeen player Neil Simpson which tore the cruciate ligaments in his right knee.

Durrant did not play competitive football for almost three years.

Despite injury problems he played a total of 346 competitive games for the club, scoring 45 goals,

He spent four years at Kimarnock before retiring and also won 20 caps for Scotland.

In 2005, he returned to Rangers as a coach and worked under Rangers first team under Walter Smith and Ally McCoist before leaving in June 2016.

No one from the Bothwell Bridge Hotel was available for comment

FSG or Goldstar could not be contacted for comment.

 

 

Hiya Virtue,  Hiya Signal.

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This isn't really offensive.
It does however highlight how laughably moronic a gathering of Rangers minded people is though.


Do you seriously think this isn’t offensive ?

But “who’s that lying at Pittodrie” quite clearly is obviously.
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Mind you.....

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Any pics of countless challenges on Aberdeen players. The stamp on John McMasters neck requiring mouth to mouth afterwards will do fine.

 

Failing that Naismiths challenge that rules Rob Milsom out for a season is acceptable.

 

If you’re struggling there’s always Ricksen, Gascogne, McCoist and Brown if you fancy it. I can’t be arsed.

 

Cheers

 

 

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15 minutes ago, Slavoj Žižek said:

Hiya Virtue,  Hiya Signal.

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"Shows promise in coursework but tries too hard too fit in with the year above"

Sit in the corner with the international symbol of access individuals

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Disabled as an insult. This and Durranty's knee is bringing the 80s back to life. 

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1 hour ago, Mr Heliums said:

(She has obviously a significant non-religious role too, unlike the Pope).  

The Pope's an actual head of state, isn't he? Not just a figurehead like Auld Betty. He's probably more hands-on with day-to-day running of Vat City while she sits around drinking unicorn blood and waiting for her heirs to die.

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9 hours ago, weejoeharper said:

Anti-sectarian campaigners yesterday condemned the former midfielder who is considered a legend by Light Blues fans.

Nil by Mouth director David Scott said: “This is crass behaviour and reflects extremely poorly on the person involved and in 2018 there is no excuse for it.

“That this is someone who is currently in a management position at an SPFL football club also reminds us that sectarianism still blights the game here.”

This just shows how much of a joke these Nil By Mouth twats are. An anti-sectarian charity that does sod all to stop sectarianism.  Who the f**k needs a reminder. Sectarianism is there every single day and if they've somehow managed to miss that then it's there loud and clear every single bigot brothers game.  This shower and the Kick it Out box tickers should be totally embarrassed with their lack of action towards sectarianism. 

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Ian Durrant - The face of a perma raged currant bun if ever there was one. 

Anyway, imagine being a rangers fan and uploading that video resulting in a hero of yours being on the front page of the paper the next day or week. 

A real meeting of minds indeed. 

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