Topic Originator: red-star-par
Date: Fri 1 May 19:04
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McCaig`s Tower, Fri 1 May 16:49[/i
I note the Fife Today article describes him as "Ex-Rangers Defender" which is kind of annoying
One on my pet hates, seeing newspaper articles which start with "Ex-Rangers Ace...." or "Celtic daft young midfielder hopes to play in cup...". Usually it`s some guy who got on the bench once when they were 18 and left either of the big Glasgow teams without making an appearance despite spending their entire childhood there before leaving when they were 23. After that, they could go on to become a legend at Airdrie, a title winner at Arbroath or a cup finalist at Dunfermline, and the newspapers will still call them "Ex-Rangers kid...." as the hook at the start of the article. Clearly it must be something the editors demand, some tenuous link to Celtic or Rangers, but I find it quite demeaning to guys that have gone on to have great careers to be constantly defined by that
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