Your attitude is more of a sourface. When he signed mo that should have been the end of NEGATIVE but you think your intelligence making remarks and no body to tell you pull yourself together. I it doesnt matter what he do some cock head like you will find something to be complaining about.
He was NOT the first to play there....... you really have to dig deep, but before him there were plenty of Catholics playing for Rangers, even an Egyptian played there who I'm sure wasn't either Catholic or Protestant. But it doesn't really matter what point of view you have, Rangers was founded as a Protestant boys club, Celtic was founded for the benefit of "poor Irish Catholic immigrants" - - - both 100% factual
that's why they rejected Big Jock Knew because he was a Protestant, and after he won a cup ,the Catholic club approached Dunfermline or something and gravelled big joke to sign
@@dmctv7620 how come all the English players who went to Scotland all them years ago still have a broad English accent and all the Scots players who went South talk more with and English accent than the people who were born there
Not true at all scots never lose the accent English are all running about speaking like Americans Scotland is still Scotland and always will be as for England especially the south they haven't got a fkn clue who they are and who can blame them
@@noelpucarua2843 Actually the first thing the video said was that Mojo was that Rangers' first Catholic player. That is incorrect. ua-cam.com/video/A5qrQJlO_uo/v-deo.html
@@Britonbear Actually the first thin I said was, "True". But it looks like you didn't get my little poke at the video by referring to "'The Modern Era'. Whatever that means".
Lies.. Rangers had signed catholics for decades. But you dont mention how celtic were formed and I quote "To keep the catholics away from Protestant soup kitchens".
None of them follow the gentle Lord Jesus! All flags, bells and whistles! Hatred has no place in the Gospel. So this isn't Christianity this stuff! Lord have mercy.
Seen other comments about John Spencer and a few others. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
@@JC-rd5qo At the end of the season! There we go, what would have led him to sing those, at the end of the season? would it be the bananas he had to dodge from bigots all season?
Whether you love the guy, or you hate him, you have to hand it to him, He tells it how it really is, He was the same as a player, took no hostages, dirty at times, but back then , there were quite a few like-minded players, But He was our manager at Blackburn , and took the Worthington cup out of Tottenham's grasp,and he will always be one of my football heroes, maybe a bit strong for some people, but like Grahame himself would say, who cares.
I’m surprised the stadium and or club didn’t just explode when they signed him. I’m not catholic, I support celtic because my dad walked out on us when I was younger. He was a rangers fan and the best way to hurt him was by supporting Celtic
Graeme had bollocks of steel. When he stuck that Galatarasay flag in the centre circle at Fenerbahce it was fucking golden. I met him once in Southampton when I was a kid. He was stuck in traffic in his silver Merc. I shouted over, “Mr Sounness, we will we beat Man United today?!” He said : “No problem son.” We won 6-3
@@seanl942 Strips with sash's, orange strips, players attending events openly advertised as, Sash Bash, Armed Forces Day were certain events are celebrated, certain tunes played behind official therangers videos...etc...etc.. Don't kid yourself!
I remember this and was gutted, at the time, that my hero signed for the dark side, it had a galling effect on Celtic. However, the biggest take away from the whole story is the absolute furore at Ibrox it caused when a catholic signed for rangers. It was less than 40 years ago, a large number of those fans from back then are still alive and still season ticket holders.......
@@michaelhenaghan8673you have those who are happy to be friends with the other religion, but then those who just can't see past religion, and it works for both sides. It's OK to have friendly banter, but it's when people start taking it to a level above, them that's the problem. I just wish could see past the hatred
Judas took the bag of borrowed silver. Folklore says that the last £1 out the bag was in actual fact the same £1 Craig Whyte paid Minty for Rangers. Karma
Check the European competitions from the late 60s to mid 80s - and you’ll find Scottish teams in the latter stages of all the European trophies. But obviously “dominate” is a strong word, and probably only the likes of Real Madrid two times, Ajax in the 70s, and a small number of others have only dominated Europe.
@@kylehill6384 Pre-Champions League, I think you could make a case for Real Madrid, Benfica, Inter, Ajax, Bayern, and Liverpool being clubs who dominated Europe. Different game, once you could get to the Big Cup without needing to win your domestic league, so comparisons aren't really equivalent.
Johnston was a great striker tbf and ultimately showed that as long as he scored the goals the fans would eventually come round, at least the majority of them.
This guy "DMC" is lying to you. The following rangers players were Catholic, Pat Lafferty (1886), Tom Dunbar (1891-1892), J Tutty (1899-1900), Archie Kyle (1904-1908), Willie Kivlichan (1906-1907), Colin Mainds (1906-1907), Tom Murray (1907-1908), William Brown (1912), Joe Donnachie (circa.1914-1918) and John Jackson (1917). Thereafter, Catholic players prior to Mo Johnston's signing include: Laurie Blyth (1951-1952), Don Kitchenbrand (1955-1956), Hugh O'Neill (1976), John Spencer (1985-1992) If DMC really wanted to tell you the truth he would actually do a tiny bit of research. Try Bill Murray's book, The Old Firm - Sectarianism, Sport and Society in Scotland (John Donald Publishers, 1984) pp 64-5. and ask yourself the question, why does DMC want you to believe these hateful lies?
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
ME & MY PAL WENT DOWN AND GOT MO'S A PROD 1690 ON OUR RANGES TOP'S !!!!! AS 14 Y/O BOY'S , MY FAMILY WHERE ALL CATHOLICS & SO WAS I , INFACT MY BIG BROTHER TOOK ME TO A FEW CELTIC GAMES BUT WE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT OVER A PENALTY GIVEN TO RANGES IN THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL WITH 5 MINS LEFT WITH THE GAME AT RANGES 1-1 CELTIC ! ROY ATKEN PULLED DOWN TERRY BUTCHER & I SAID IT WAS A PENALTY & MY BROTHER SAID F/O LOL ! IT LEAD TO ME BECOMING A RANGES FAN ! SO I BEAT MO AS THE FIRST CATHOLIC LOL
The game were Johnston crossed himself was at Hampden. Danny McGrain Celtic Captain & protestant recalled what a hypocrite Johnston was, as the only Catholic in the team that didn't go to mass the morning of the game . He got offered a million and grabbed it like the Judas he is.
It is indeed. Remember watchin it on TV. Late 90's I think it was. this video is decent tho mate...the whole rivalry fascinates me. Im from London ...two sides who play each other at least 4 times a year ...have an intense rivalry/hatred, yet have an utterly symbiotic relationship as Businesses... Always been on my bucket list to watch one... and 10th July also my birthday... Finally Sir Alex can say what he likes but you can tell he still a Raners fan ...no question, to quote the man himself
Wow as an Englushman of 60 yrs i remember the signing but didnt realise he had done that to Celtic , not a honourable thing to do but bloody hell he must have balls of steel and a thick skin to match.
@@charliecroker6445coincidentally I've got a similar vid coming out today about an Israeli team when they first signed a couple of Muslim players you may want to check out.
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
I'm a Luton Fan how can you compare Celtic with Rangers. Even down here in Luton the bigotry is nearly all from Rangers. They have a major problem with the Irish.
They don't have that much of a problem with Ireland as they are occupying six counties of it against the wishes of 90% of the people on the island of Ireland.
It’s easy to say that one is worse than the other but the truth is that one is a product of the other. Celtic have never sung about killing Protestants and if they have please cite me the songs where we have done so. Celtic football club have signed Protestants from its infancy. Rangers ex players referred to Mo as the “worst” catholic in this video.
Pretty sure Lee Rigby was a Protestant. So your saying it’s fine to sing songs about a young boy being murdered because he was a soldier? People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Vile rubbish on both sides. Nobody can claim a high ground.
Funny how Athletic Bilbao is praised for its signing policy - which was by definition based on race - but those lefties call Rangers a bigoted club, as an insult and slur. Rangers would have signed non-British or non-Irish Catholics at any point in their history I am sure, but the difference there is that they are not Irish Catholics or those whom purport to be so. The Irish Catholics emigrated into Scotland and refused to integrate and they are at fault in the first instance that caused the tension between native Scots and the immigrants. Celtic FC is a good example of that - it was formed as an exclusionary in-group for the Irish migrants, which caused further separation.
Just the Scottish and English protestants who went to the plantations in Ireland. They didn't integrate with locals they brutalised them as over lords. Celtic were started to feed the poor regardless of their background with backing from the Jewish community. So stop misrepresenting the truth for your own agenda or study history ffs
Celtic was formed as ab answer to prejudice in Glasgow you clown, formed from the ideals of Hibernian in Edinburgh. The Irish weren't wanted so integration wasn't exactly a free and healthy option. Sweet Jesus 😂😂😂
I don’t agree with Bilbaos policy, but technically speaking it’s not based on race. An ethnically Japanese man who grows up in the Basque area could play for the club. Whereas a white Mediterranean looking person from Madrid couldn’t sign for the club. It’s a bit like Liverpool FC only signing players from Merseyside. Merseyside has black and Asian people. So under a Scousers only policy, they would still have Trent.
As a Liverpool fan (and former regular - but now, as a father, etc…) I disagree entirely. In England he was hot stuff for Watford, hot stuff in France and Scotland, and then became part a proud tradition of highly-rated centre-forwards who drop off a cliff as soon as they sign for Everton. Alas, that tradition has long since ceased, as Everton no longer have enough money to even sign moderately-raged centre-forwards.
@@ronb5714 At Rangers Mo Johnston did well, but by signing for them and doing well he tarnished his reputation with Celtic supporters and the wider British and Irish football community.
@@dmctv7620 Religion was the start of the issue in first place, if it wasn't an issue before hand it would have been a non-issue to begin with, therefore need need for a video outlining Rangers singing a catholic. Not denying it was a fantastic video of course, and good on Souness taking on those that said 'no catholic should play for Rangers'. Religion creates divide and violence, holds back societies.
Great video, I was 12 when it happened and growing up in Belfast, it was pretty big news. I was in the east of the city, and so I was surrounded by Rangers fans, but I could never bring myself to support them as even then I knew how poisonous the sectarian element was, and how that situation generally was affecting many lives in my city. Nowadays, I'm a neutral still, but I always get a bit of schadenfreude when Celtic beat them (so maybe I'm not quite a neutral).
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
Catholics are the original Christians! Scotland was created by Catholics and was Catholic for a thousand years. Imagine thinking that Christianity disappeared for over a thousand years only to be reinvented in Northern Europe! 😂
your "tradition" is immoral...... and stands in opposition to the teachings and love of Jesus Christ, Duh !!! Christ teaches there is only ONE family, and we are all children of the same God, each deserving the same love and respect...... Dogs bark when someone knocks the door.... Humans say "Hello There ?"
"we felt it was necessary, to be seen in a wider marketplace"...David Murray.........so you went against a long established, clearly bigoted club policy, so you could maybe make a few more quid? how dignified, and "LOYAL" to your principles you are.....
Proud to be a Celtic fan we as a club have always signed players for their quality we never cared what a player's religion or colour was,as for sevco old rangers have a shameful history
The signing of Mo Johnson happened before I was born. Now I don't speak for every Rangers fan, But i think Signing Mo was a great bit if business. Despite out dated backlash for both sides of the old firm at the time. It also opened the day for more Catholics and players or other faiths and races to join Rangers. There will obviously be backs thinking Rangers and Celtic fans out there. But I'm glad sectarianism is Scotland is nowhere near as bad as it was now. When i hear of Rangers getting ready to sign new players, The last thing i'm interested in is "Are they Catholic or protestant, or what" I couldn't care less. I want religion and politics out if football. Especially in Glasgow.
I'm not sure that the Celtic backlash was outdated. He was a self-confessed Celtic fan, made lots of noise about how they were the only club he wanted to play for, how he'd crawl over broken glass to rejoin, etc. Ill-advised, to say the least. Any club's fans would always be unhappy if a player said all of that only to sign for their biggest rivals instead. But I've not come across Johnston getting religious abuse for it. By contrast, Rangers fans continued to give him religious stick for some time. I can't speak for how Rangers fans treat or view him today.
Every rangers fan at the time could not believe it but rangers Alfie conn played for them kenny miller played for them naismith whittaker and Alan mcgregor are a lot worse he has a testimonial for the team he deserted every penny earned from that game should be sent to charity and I mean every penny
What a terrible shameful club Rangers were. Imagine not signing someone because they were catholic? Thankfully they died in 2012 and the new club have plenty of catholics.
In a day and age when democracy means freedom to live a free life without the threat of prejudice, a prejudice based on religion seems like something pre-Enlightenment and arcane/archaic from the Middle Ages
forgive me father for I have signed
Haha cracking
I got a Tshirt with that on it from the Barras back in the day😂
😂😂😂😂
@@RighAlban Me as well come from Renfrew but drank in Lynch’s Bar 🇮🇪🇮🇪☘️☘️
😆 🤣 😂 brilliant
Never liked Graeme souness as a pundit . But as a human he is bad ass.
I love him on Sky sports
Loved him on Gillette soccer Sundays and champions league
He’s a human alright….
@@dmctv7620You would
Mo wasn’t much of a Catholic but fair play to Sourface he made the support realise that they were in the 1980s not the 1690s..
Fascinating story
Mibbie UEFA and FIFA not being in the 1690s and sitting up and taking note, might have had more to do with it.
Your attitude is more of a sourface. When he signed mo that should have been the end of NEGATIVE but you think your intelligence making remarks and no body to tell you pull yourself together. I it doesnt matter what he do some cock head like you will find something to be complaining about.
Club of hatred.
He was NOT the first to play there....... you really have to dig deep, but before him there were plenty of Catholics playing for Rangers, even an Egyptian played there who I'm sure wasn't either Catholic or Protestant.
But it doesn't really matter what point of view you have, Rangers was founded as a Protestant boys club, Celtic was founded for the benefit of "poor Irish Catholic immigrants" - - - both 100% factual
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Celtic were formed by Catholic monks as a charity for all.
Rangers were not formed with any religious connotations. Purely for sporting reasons.
@@williamhorner6080 that's not correct
@@shugmchugh5107 100% correct.
Supported Celtic my whole life, never been in a chapel.
Celtic has always been a club open to all.
that's why they rejected Big Jock Knew because he was a Protestant, and after he won a cup ,the Catholic club approached Dunfermline or something and gravelled big joke to sign
@@Votebritish I've read that 5 times, but I still haven't a clue what you are trying to say. Hail Hail 😊
@@talkinghead3169 he needs to lay off the Buckie I think 😂
irish and celtic peoples will always be the core of the club. if that changes and they become like and english club it would ruin it
@@Votebritish medication time
Also, A lot of the English went north of the border to play European football.
Some did very well out of it.
@@dmctv7620 how come all the English players who went to Scotland all them years ago still have a broad English accent and all the Scots players who went South talk more with and English accent than the people who were born there
ask yer maw@@alastairlaw6600
Not true at all scots never lose the accent English are all running about speaking like Americans Scotland is still Scotland and always will be as for England especially the south they haven't got a fkn clue who they are and who can blame them
Imagine not signing Messi because you don’t sign Catholics.
Being Argentinian wouldn't have helped either
didnt sign an irishman until about 2015 as a NEW CLUB
He didn't do much from memory
@@dmctv7620He was their top scorer that season.
@@lunarskyye2680 I think they were in the lower division back then from memory?
and what? why should they?
@@wavell14 Because he may be a good player? 😂
John Spencer was at Rangers when MoJo signed.
I know mate but why let the truth get in the way of a good story?
True, but, as was said in the video, Mo Jo was the first Catholic signing in the "Modern Era". Whatever that means.
@@noelpucarua2843 Actually the first thing the video said was that Mojo was that Rangers' first Catholic player. That is incorrect. ua-cam.com/video/A5qrQJlO_uo/v-deo.html
@@Britonbear Actually the first thin I said was, "True".
But it looks like you didn't get my little poke at the video by referring to "'The Modern Era'. Whatever that means".
@@noelpucarua2843 Ah right. Another one they often use is that Mojo was the first 'high profile' Catholic.
The best thing I seen in my days of liking and wanting RANGERS to do this. FOOTBALL is a out INVOLVING EVERYONE.
Thanks for the comment. Hope you enjoyed the vid.
Kudos to Souness for smashing the neanderthal ethos of that 'club'.
I never saw any neanderthal at that great football institution turn his back on the poppy
I think Billy McNeil's comments in this video were very accurate.
@@alastairlaw6600 that depends on your location and where you're brought up and what you've lived through.
@@dmctv7620 what did he say
@@AnnesleyPlaceDub70 no it depends on human decency
Lies.. Rangers had signed catholics for decades. But you dont mention how celtic were formed and I quote "To keep the catholics away from Protestant soup kitchens".
Where is this quote from?
Where is that quote from? Do you have a link?
Bigot fc
Celtic are bigots FC.
How do you work that out?
celtic are much more than that , the child abuse alone puts them on another level of hate
@@dmctv7620 how do you work that out....such a ridiculous question!! 😂
@@dermymoto Coming from your anti Semite support is rich 😴
"Iveryhingsawaynoo" "religioninawe" Bet you that attempt at the English language doesn't go to church or read a bible.
None of them follow the gentle Lord Jesus! All flags, bells and whistles! Hatred has no place in the Gospel. So this isn't Christianity this stuff! Lord have mercy.
I never knew that ther was this big devide because of religious beliefs. Very interesting watching as a non Scottish person
Thanks for the comment. Yeah it was a big thing there years ago
its just a glasgow thing. not a scottish thing.
outside glasgow no one cares about this religious rubbish, either way.
He wasn’t the first.
Seen other comments about John Spencer and a few others. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
As a lifelong Celtic supporter i can't help liking Graham souness maybe because his kids are catholic,as am i but he is clearly a good manager and man
@@josephkane134 there's something very likeable about him
John Spencer was a Catholic and he was there before Mo Johnston
Very true wee john was a gorbals lad
He was there to appease Euefa. never got a game.
The video implies that mo Johnston was the first Catholic to sign for rangers, I was just pointing out that is wrong
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
@dmctv7620 nay worries mate 👍
Old firm dead since 2012 as for judas 🖕
Time not a healer then? Haha
Just like the Dutch 'klassieker'.
Never really had a problem for this guy to sign, it was singing the Billy Boys after a old firm match, could luck to him. A lier and traitor
Did he sing Billy Boys?!
Not just a Catholic, he was also a Lesbian Jew Woke journalist Tory
Eh?
Folk were more concerned that a Catholic signed than they were about folk throwing bananas at Mark Walters.
@@JC-rd5qo Aye, ok, he deserved getting bananas thrown at him, it was just some friendly racism.
who cares about either those things
@@JC-rd5qo oh no naughty words, how awful, how did anyone survive?
@@JC-rd5qo At the end of the season! There we go, what would have led him to sing those, at the end of the season? would it be the bananas he had to dodge from bigots all season?
Aye ,Mark was also up to his knees in Catholic blood in song and story.
Sectarian divide.
Divide and rule. Who profited from that?
Thatcher
Whether you love the guy, or you hate him, you have to hand it to him, He tells it how it really is, He was the same as a player, took no hostages, dirty at times, but back then , there were quite a few like-minded players, But He was our manager at Blackburn , and took the Worthington cup out of Tottenham's grasp,and he will always be one of my football heroes, maybe a bit strong for some people, but like Grahame himself would say, who cares.
Football would be worse off without him that's for sure.
@@dmctv7620 If its just some honesty, which the modern game lacks,
I’m surprised the stadium and or club didn’t just explode when they signed him. I’m not catholic, I support celtic because my dad walked out on us when I was younger. He was a rangers fan and the best way to hurt him was by supporting Celtic
No offence but if he walked out on you he prob don’t care who you support
Your only hurting yourself supporting them nothing decent about anything to do with the piggery or the bad publicity they have forever attracted
Sound red lining
Alex Ferguson could have been Ranger's manager had it not for his wife who is a Catholic.
Is that confirmed?
It's in a documentary of Ferguson.
Graham Roberts was stirring it up on the pitch so don't think he should complain. Live by the sword ...
Mr Roberts was and still is a rangers hero
He was a mind reader too , being able to tell what the women at his lass's school were thinking. Total clown.
@@davedoogan6650 what uri Gellar
@@LtD973 what's your point souness is a rangers hero roberts was a rangers hero gazza was the 2nd greatest player ever to play in scottish football
Graeme had bollocks of steel. When he stuck that Galatarasay flag in the centre circle at Fenerbahce it was fucking golden. I met him once in Southampton when I was a kid. He was stuck in traffic in his silver Merc. I shouted over, “Mr Sounness, we will we beat Man United today?!” He said : “No problem son.” We won 6-3
What year was this
@@johnadams20132013 1989
It's only a game, boys.
Very true
How pathetic, all these fans wont even go to church
Things were different back then.
Great upload.
Brought back lots of memories.
Thanks for posting.
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Ray Wilkins proper gentleman
He was a class act
The original rangers never employed anyone who was a Roman Catholic, whether it was a player, secretary, cleaner or tea lady.
Different times
@@dmctv7620 they haven't changed so much.
@@seanl942 Strips with sash's, orange strips, players attending events openly advertised as, Sash Bash, Armed Forces Day were certain events are celebrated, certain tunes played behind official therangers videos...etc...etc..
Don't kid yourself!
why u lying?to deflect from the child abuse?
TARAAAAAAAAAA!!!🎉🤡👻
I remember this and was gutted, at the time, that my hero signed for the dark side, it had a galling effect on Celtic. However, the biggest take away from the whole story is the absolute furore at Ibrox it caused when a catholic signed for rangers. It was less than 40 years ago, a large number of those fans from back then are still alive and still season ticket holders.......
Times have changed and so have the views of many people in society.
@@dmctv7620 not everyone I'd imagine
@@michaelhenaghan8673 doh
@@michaelhenaghan8673you have those who are happy to be friends with the other religion, but then those who just can't see past religion, and it works for both sides. It's OK to have friendly banter, but it's when people start taking it to a level above, them that's the problem. I just wish could see past the hatred
There is a guy in Saltcoats with the season ticket from when Mo signed. He hasn't been back to Ibrox since. And I bet he's not the only dobber.
I'm a Catholic and a Celtic supporter but I have a great admiration for Graham souness, his hole family are Catholic and he is proud of it
He's a likeable guy
Is that why you admire him and his family, because they are Catholic. The irony.
Kenny dalglish was a prodestan and Celtic are a club for every one, no matter what religion, creek,or colour, rangers are years behind, many years
Fantastic treble this year
@@dmctv7620 Shame you never attended school.
@@jasongb5666 eh
Thanks Mate it was a great Treble. Can see it being alot harder next year. Enjoyed your video. Cheers again. Stay safe mate.
A club for everyone yet still puts up Palestinian flags when playing Israeli clubs, despite signing two Israeli players
Judas took the bag of borrowed silver.
Folklore says that the last £1 out the bag was in actual fact the same £1 Craig Whyte paid Minty for Rangers.
Karma
Poor wee Timmy 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Celtic aren't "mostly supported by Irish catholics" they're supported by Scottish catholics (many of whom have Irish descent).
Everyone watching knew what that meant.
01:56 I'm sorry, but when did Celtic (1966 apart) or Rangers ever "dominate" europe?
Check the European competitions from the late 60s to mid 80s - and you’ll find Scottish teams in the latter stages of all the European trophies. But obviously “dominate” is a strong word, and probably only the likes of Real Madrid two times, Ajax in the 70s, and a small number of others have only dominated Europe.
@@kylehill6384 Pre-Champions League, I think you could make a case for Real Madrid, Benfica, Inter, Ajax, Bayern, and Liverpool being clubs who dominated Europe.
Different game, once you could get to the Big Cup without needing to win your domestic league, so comparisons aren't really equivalent.
Dominate is an exaggeration but Scottish teams were pretty good back then - Celtic won the European Cup in 1967 and came second in 1970.
@@dmctv7620 Hardly dominant.
@@kdlofty as I say its an exaggeration. Hope you enjoyed the vid in any case.
Pat Lafferty signed in 1886 a year before the 1st Celtic and 2 years before the 2nd Celtic Football Club.
Johnston was a great striker tbf and ultimately showed that as long as he scored the goals the fans would eventually come round, at least the majority of them.
This guy "DMC" is lying to you. The following rangers players were Catholic, Pat Lafferty (1886), Tom Dunbar (1891-1892), J Tutty (1899-1900), Archie Kyle (1904-1908), Willie Kivlichan (1906-1907), Colin Mainds (1906-1907), Tom Murray (1907-1908), William Brown (1912), Joe Donnachie (circa.1914-1918) and John Jackson (1917). Thereafter, Catholic players prior to Mo Johnston's signing include: Laurie Blyth (1951-1952), Don Kitchenbrand (1955-1956), Hugh O'Neill (1976), John Spencer (1985-1992) If DMC really wanted to tell you the truth he would actually do a tiny bit of research. Try Bill Murray's book, The Old Firm - Sectarianism, Sport and Society in Scotland (John Donald Publishers, 1984) pp 64-5. and ask yourself the question, why does DMC want you to believe these hateful lies?
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
Rangers signed catholics before Celtic existed
Judas Johnson.
Looool
a dark day
Still hurts?
The English players were a disgrace in Scotland, they never knew the trouble they caused
Who were the worst offenders?
I thought it depended on your football ability, not your religious beliefs. :)
Different world back then.
I remember the joke at the time: Q: What’s the difference between Mo Johnson and Elvis? A: Elvis is definitely dead…
Brilliant
Yeah !
I heard about this before, Mr S.L. explained it to me .
He also suggested taking pictures was a good idea and later offered me some DVDs for free !
@@MrRobertFarryou okay?
I wonder what would have happened is either club signed a player who was an atheist around that time.
Lool
Did they ever sign a Muslim?
This is a joke surely
Yes, bilel Mohsni although i dont see how that's relevant
Yes loads, did Celtic ever hire child abusers? Let me answer for you..yes loads.
A few more Muslims than that the famous had
now rangers dont even buy Scottish players
Things certainly have changed.
ME & MY PAL WENT DOWN AND GOT MO'S A PROD 1690 ON OUR RANGES TOP'S !!!!! AS 14 Y/O BOY'S , MY FAMILY WHERE ALL CATHOLICS & SO WAS I , INFACT MY BIG BROTHER TOOK ME TO A FEW CELTIC GAMES BUT WE GOT INTO AN ARGUMENT OVER A PENALTY GIVEN TO RANGES IN THE LEAGUE CUP FINAL WITH 5 MINS LEFT WITH THE GAME AT RANGES 1-1 CELTIC ! ROY ATKEN PULLED DOWN TERRY BUTCHER & I SAID IT WAS A PENALTY & MY BROTHER SAID F/O LOL ! IT LEAD TO ME BECOMING A RANGES FAN ! SO I BEAT MO AS THE FIRST CATHOLIC LOL
That incident made you a Rangers fan??
@@dmctv7620 YES BUT I HATED THE FACT THAT BEING A RC MEANT I HAD TOBE A CELTIC FAN !
Rangers signed a player from the Rep Ireland a few years ago.That was a shock.
Daly?
Billy Mac stopped the deal after Mojo turned up in that jumper
Love it
I'm catholic and I support Rangers. This is how it is in the modern world. I make no apolgies. Mo Jo is a hero.
Was your dad a Rangers fan?
Are you from an alternative universe?
The game were Johnston crossed himself was at Hampden. Danny McGrain Celtic Captain & protestant recalled what a hypocrite Johnston was, as the only Catholic in the team that didn't go to mass the morning of the game . He got offered a million and grabbed it like the Judas he is.
Time not a healer?
@@dmctv7620 I didn't write the bible
Still hurting how pathetic
No one cares about this
The views for this video suggest otherwise
The full documentary is called Clash of the Titans
Great documentary
It is indeed. Remember watchin it on TV. Late 90's I think it was. this video is decent tho mate...the whole rivalry fascinates me. Im from London ...two sides who play each other at least 4 times a year ...have an intense rivalry/hatred, yet have an utterly symbiotic relationship as Businesses... Always been on my bucket list to watch one... and 10th July also my birthday... Finally Sir Alex can say what he likes but you can tell he still a Raners fan ...no question, to quote the man himself
I thought he was a football player
Eh
Wow as an Englushman of 60 yrs i remember the signing but didnt realise he had done that to Celtic , not a honourable thing to do but bloody hell he must have balls of steel and a thick skin to match.
Bravery or stupidity?
@@dmctv7620 Could be both
@@charliecroker6445coincidentally I've got a similar vid coming out today about an Israeli team when they first signed a couple of Muslim players you may want to check out.
@@dmctv7620 great
Hiding in canada
Does he still live there now?
Where does Mo live now? Not Glasgow?
I think I've seen stuff in the past saying America or Canada perhaps but not sure.
@@dmctv7620 In a bunker.
Two sectarian clubs who should be banned
Absolute tosh
2 of the biggest 4 teams in the uk
Rangers were signing catholic players before Celtic were formed, pat lafferty was his name.
Some research wouldn’t hurt you pal 👍🏻
He did say in the modern game to be fair.
Kyle lafferty got married in the rc church probably the ist northern ireland player in rangers history to do this johnstone near paisley was the place
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
Didnt one of the Glasgow clubs have a Miss Rangers or Miss Celtic once who had the wrong religion and it caused all kinds of bother?
The "wrong" religion 😂😂😂
Got a link? Haha
Was she a Mormon 😂
I think they had Miss TheGoals when in Europe
I'm a Luton Fan how can you compare Celtic with Rangers. Even down here in Luton the bigotry is nearly all from Rangers. They have a major problem with the Irish.
Compared in what sense? Celtic always had Protestant players
Fuckin Rats
They don't have that much of a problem with Ireland as they are occupying six counties of it against the wishes of 90% of the people on the island of Ireland.
aww bless , why do you think your lie would fly?
@@stuartpenman6387 what lie?
It’s easy to say that one is worse than the other but the truth is that one is a product of the other. Celtic have never sung about killing Protestants and if they have please cite me the songs where we have done so. Celtic football club have signed Protestants from its infancy. Rangers ex players referred to Mo as the “worst” catholic in this video.
The "worst" comment is made in the context of what is being discussed.
Yet Frankie Boyle wrote in his biography that he stopped going to Parkhead because of all the pro IRA chanting and singing.
Pretty sure Lee Rigby was a Protestant. So your saying it’s fine to sing songs about a young boy being murdered because he was a soldier? People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. Vile rubbish on both sides. Nobody can claim a high ground.
@@geordiewishart1683the same frankie boyle who joked about the IRA killing tories? Lol
Funny how Athletic Bilbao is praised for its signing policy - which was by definition based on race - but those lefties call Rangers a bigoted club, as an insult and slur.
Rangers would have signed non-British or non-Irish Catholics at any point in their history I am sure, but the difference there is that they are not Irish Catholics or those whom purport to be so.
The Irish Catholics emigrated into Scotland and refused to integrate and they are at fault in the first instance that caused the tension between native Scots and the immigrants. Celtic FC is a good example of that - it was formed as an exclusionary in-group for the Irish migrants, which caused further separation.
Great point. Blatant hypocrisy from all the left-wing, Ambulance chasing, middle eastern geo political experts.
Just the Scottish and English protestants who went to the plantations in Ireland. They didn't integrate with locals they brutalised them as over lords. Celtic were started to feed the poor regardless of their background with backing from the Jewish community. So stop misrepresenting the truth for your own agenda or study history ffs
Celtic was formed as ab answer to prejudice in Glasgow you clown, formed from the ideals of Hibernian in Edinburgh.
The Irish weren't wanted so integration wasn't exactly a free and healthy option.
Sweet Jesus 😂😂😂
What's said in the luge should stay in the luge. Otherwise people will call out your patent nonsense BS
I don’t agree with Bilbaos policy, but technically speaking it’s not based on race. An ethnically Japanese man who grows up in the Basque area could play for the club. Whereas a white Mediterranean looking person from Madrid couldn’t sign for the club.
It’s a bit like Liverpool FC only signing players from Merseyside. Merseyside has black and Asian people. So under a Scousers only policy, they would still have Trent.
Go Rangers❤
Were you happy when he signed?
Over the moon 👍
Clueless
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@dmctv7620 well, it was.
@@jakehaymes4438 hardly. Want to elaborate
@dmctv7620 who does? Or if that's a question...
@@jakehaymes4438 what??????
🇬🇧💙🤍❤️🤍💙🇬🇧
Happy when he signed?
@@dmctv7620 I was two, but it didn't make any difference to me once I was old enough to understand ⚽
@@Brown87 that's fair. Hope you enjoyed the vid.
@@dmctv7620 I did, mate; very much 🙂
In England we regard Mo Johnston as a mercenary.
Whose your team?
@@dmctv7620 Liverpool
Load of crap
As a Liverpool fan (and former regular - but now, as a father, etc…) I disagree entirely. In England he was hot stuff for Watford, hot stuff in France and Scotland, and then became part a proud tradition of highly-rated centre-forwards who drop off a cliff as soon as they sign for Everton. Alas, that tradition has long since ceased, as Everton no longer have enough money to even sign moderately-raged centre-forwards.
@@ronb5714 At Rangers Mo Johnston did well, but by signing for them and doing well he tarnished his reputation with Celtic supporters and the wider British and Irish football community.
George Best signed for Man U.
?
What does that mean
@@alastairlaw6600 Man U were a Catholic club.... George was not a Catholic
@@roberthoward9093 I thought that was what you meant but man utd had a few non catholic players and they still have
Not a great comparison haha.
Btw a Catholic was the captain at the time of mojos signing, he was the first high profile one, Alfie con had already jumped the dyke
Is this confirmed anywhere?
Are you sure?
If it’s Terry Butcher you mean, he’s C of E.
The worse ever was kenny miller he kissed the celtic badge when they scored against inverness and we still brought him back
@@alastairlaw6600 He didn’t kiss the badge, he patted his chest.
Religion held humanity back so much. Sooner it dies out the better. Thankfully it is slowly happening.
Couldn't disagree more.
@@dmctv7620 This is a prime example of the stupidity of religion, and how it creates divides. I don't want him because he's not of my creed.
@@ThexMJT this is one example. Religion provides a great many things to billions in the world.
@@dmctv7620 Religion was the start of the issue in first place, if it wasn't an issue before hand it would have been a non-issue to begin with, therefore need need for a video outlining Rangers singing a catholic. Not denying it was a fantastic video of course, and good on Souness taking on those that said 'no catholic should play for Rangers'.
Religion creates divide and violence, holds back societies.
@@ThexMJT Christianity has done so much good for mankind.
Great video, I was 12 when it happened and growing up in Belfast, it was pretty big news. I was in the east of the city, and so I was surrounded by Rangers fans, but I could never bring myself to support them as even then I knew how poisonous the sectarian element was, and how that situation generally was affecting many lives in my city. Nowadays, I'm a neutral still, but I always get a bit of schadenfreude when Celtic beat them (so maybe I'm not quite a neutral).
Interesting to hear you'd prefer Celtic to win those games haha
Please do your research properly. Rangers had signed catholics before this.
Thanks for this comment. I genuinely had never heard of John Spencer until I read these comments under this video. The comments I made in the video were in good faith and not to mislead anyone.
very good video, enjoyed that
Thanks for the kind words!
Rangers should not have changed our tradition to please non Christians.
Non Christians? How does this relate to Catholics?
They both are the same. Catholic and proddy you fool
What's so great about Christianity?
F^%c Sevco shit team ,shit club ...bunch of losers ..#GLASGOWSGREENANDWHITE🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪🍀🇮🇪.
Catholics are the original Christians! Scotland was created by Catholics and was Catholic for a thousand years. Imagine thinking that Christianity disappeared for over a thousand years only to be reinvented in Northern Europe! 😂
your "tradition" is immoral...... and stands in opposition to the teachings and love of Jesus Christ, Duh !!! Christ teaches there is only ONE family, and we are all children of the same God, each deserving the same love and respect...... Dogs bark when someone knocks the door.... Humans say "Hello There ?"
The biggest regret of my days is having been a Rangers fan.
Bernard manning had the right idea with you low IQ fuckwits
Have you switched teams?
"we felt it was necessary, to be seen in a wider marketplace"...David Murray.........so you went against a long established, clearly bigoted club policy, so you could maybe make a few more quid? how dignified, and "LOYAL" to your principles you are.....
Not a fan of his I take it. Haha
no arguement on Rangers policy but Own the Paedophile side of your club
@@dmctv7620 He bankrupted them into liquidation He's an anti hero alright
Proud to be a Celtic fan we as a club have always signed players for their quality we never cared what a player's religion or colour was,as for sevco old rangers have a shameful history
It was a different world back then.
Celtic Scotlands shame since 1888
Get a better mic
Thanks for the insightful comment
The signing of Mo Johnson happened before I was born. Now I don't speak for every Rangers fan, But i think Signing Mo was a great bit if business. Despite out dated backlash for both sides of the old firm at the time. It also opened the day for more Catholics and players or other faiths and races to join Rangers. There will obviously be backs thinking Rangers and Celtic fans out there. But I'm glad sectarianism is Scotland is nowhere near as bad as it was now. When i hear of Rangers getting ready to sign new players, The last thing i'm interested in is "Are they Catholic or protestant, or what" I couldn't care less.
I want religion and politics out if football. Especially in Glasgow.
Hes more hated on the green side as they tend to have more bigot fans
@@alastairlaw6600 Tbf, I can see why they hate him more. He was Kenny Miller before Kenny Miller lol
@@rangersmetalatheist9392 mo played for both teams and did well with both of them kenny 3 times at rangers and only stuck out in the lower league
I'm not sure that the Celtic backlash was outdated. He was a self-confessed Celtic fan, made lots of noise about how they were the only club he wanted to play for, how he'd crawl over broken glass to rejoin, etc. Ill-advised, to say the least. Any club's fans would always be unhappy if a player said all of that only to sign for their biggest rivals instead. But I've not come across Johnston getting religious abuse for it.
By contrast, Rangers fans continued to give him religious stick for some time. I can't speak for how Rangers fans treat or view him today.
Every rangers fan at the time could not believe it but rangers Alfie conn played for them kenny miller played for them naismith whittaker and Alan mcgregor are a lot worse he has a testimonial for the team he deserted every penny earned from that game should be sent to charity and I mean every penny
What a terrible shameful club Rangers were. Imagine not signing someone because they were catholic? Thankfully they died in 2012 and the new club have plenty of catholics.
Different world back then
In a day and age when democracy means freedom to live a free life without the threat of prejudice, a prejudice based on religion seems like something pre-Enlightenment and arcane/archaic from the Middle Ages
I hope you found the vid interesting in any case.