LEARN SOMETHING!
SAME AGAIN!
-says Ian
ALEX TOTTEN
with Dunfermline.
"Those were tremen
dous days at East End
Park. In fact, I had a
letter from a Dunferm
line fan quite recently
which contained a few
cuttings from ties in
which we had played
and it made enjoyable
reading.
"We played West
Brom in one tie and had
26,000 in East End Park
for the game. We drew
0-0 then beat them 1-0
at the Hawthorns with a
Pat Gardiner goal.
"The game in England
was beamed back to
Fife for showing on a big
screen inside our own
ground.
"We were always
travelling, and these
trips are a great help in
building up team spirit
and friendships.
"We have quite a few
new boys and young
sters coming through at
Ibrox who will learn and
benefit from both our
World Tour and Euro
pean trips next season."
BOBBY WILLIAMSONno Europe experience.
SINCE his arrival at
Ibrox from Dundee just
over four years ago, mid-
fieldman Ian Redford has
played in quite a number of
games against Continental
opposition.
But not enough as far as
he's concerned.
Says the strong-running
Redford: "These kind of
games are tremendous.
The style is different, and
you get a chance to play
some studied football.
"TOO MANY OF OUR
PREMIER GAMES ARE
PLAYED AT 106 MILES AN
HOUR. IT'S ALL FLASH,
BANG, WALLOP.
"But against European
opposition you've got to
o -V hriiilTZlZThü^lhe ball into the Feyenoord net play it slower, more
fyr the club's second goal against the Dutch side in January at thoughtfully - make sure
lbrox you don't give away pos-
session, otherwise it can
take ages to get the ball
back again."
Ian played and scored in
the exciting 3-3 draw
against Feyenoord in that
other mid-season friendly
back in January.
"It was quite a game con
sidering the atrocious
weather conditions" says
Ian.
"We felt we owed some
thing to the 17,000 fans
who turned out in such a
miserable night and I think
we made it worthwhile for
them.
"Hopefully, it will be the
same tonight - THE PER
FORMANCE, NOT THE
WEATHER."
