Under Souness' captaincy, two trophies followed as Liverpool regained the League championship and retained the League Cup, trophies that were successfully defended in season 198283. It seems a long time now but I remember how normal and ordinary it all was, no prima donnas, no superstars. Souness' time at Anfield began in January 1978 as a replacement for veteran Ian Callaghan. He just laughed, but then the a few years later I did the same thing against him in a match and he elbowed me in the face.". Ali Dia. Souness had made the "man's game" remark as he celebrated tempers boiling over during the 2-2 draw at Stamford Bridge. His competitive debut - in the opening match of the 1986-87 season, against Hibernian in his hometown of Edinburgh - saw him sent off after two yellow cards in the first 34 minutes. Still, given the double v Dynamo Moscow, I think we can all forgive him. [6] Promotion as champions of the Second Division followed in 197374. For those who only know Graeme Souness as a . (Photo by Alan Harvey/SNS Group via Getty Images). If you messed with him, you'd be sorry. In that respect I suppose you could say that I have achieved my ambition for, thanks to Liverpool, I have a cupboard full of memories and scarcely a friend on the terraces or in the dressing room. Kenny Dalglish an established Scottish international signed from Celtic for a then British record fee of 440,000. Graeme Souness was at the front of the line, his tracksuit top unzipped already - as if war could not come soon enough. Not necessarily against women, but against men. Rangers went on to win six further league titles in succession, as well as a string of domestic cups, under Smith's management. Souness left Blackburn in September 2004 to become manager of Newcastle United following the sacking of 71-year-old Sir Bobby Robson a few games into the season.[45]. Be careful, this man is dangerous."[43][44]. 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 [54] The agent in the Boumsong and Faye transfers was Willie McKay. But the whole concept is, and has been throughout Souness's life, incredibly unhelpful. . Steve McMahon was sent off playing for Aston Villa vs Liverpool on 17th September 1983. Later he married Karen Souness. In the year 1999, he published another book titled Souness the Management Years, which had details about his career as a sports manager. Four red cards Willie Woodburn, Fernando Ricksen, Barry Ferguson. Graeme Souness. [17], Souness said he had a number of disputes as a Liverpool player with Thompson, including in 1981, when Thompson initially refused to speak to Souness for a while after he lost the captaincy to him; Thompson had accused Souness to his face and in front of the other Liverpool players of "stealing the captaincy behind his back". Rangers legend Graeme Souness went out "looking for a . Petulant kicks out and nothing incidents have been blown up beyond recognition with the striker often seen as fair game for rival fans and in the press. Inducted into the Scotland national football team roll of honour in 1985, when he gained his 50th international cap. . Johnston was sent off three times in 1969 against Falkirk, Atletico Bilbao and Clyde as he struggled to stay out of the gaze of the referee. 3. The club finished 14th in the league (their lowest finish since promotion in 1993) and despite making it to the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup and the semi-finals of the FA Cup, Souness found himself under mounting pressure from Toon supporters. Disciplinary problems something that had recurred periodically throughout Souness's career resurfaced on a number of occasions during his time as a player at Rangers, and the spell was also blighted by injury. [17] Rumours about squabbles in the dressing room between the players and Souness were rife, with Ian Rush telling a Sky Sports interviewer that "teacups being thrown" were nothing new. (Photo by Mark Leech/Getty Images). During his time at club he won five League titles, three European Cups and four League Cups. Barry Fergusons position as a Rangers star with four red cards may come as a surprise to some, but when you consider how long Baz played at Ibrox and the tenacity of his game perhaps it makes sense. Souness' career in Italy ended in 1986 as he took up the position of player-manager at Rangers. The showdown between the title rivals saw a hostile atmosphere . His first red came in the year 2000 against Celtic at Parkhead for a handball, but hed also see red against Hearts, Dunfermline and Motherwell in his career. . Some will know him only as of the straight-talking pundit, others will remember him in the dugout from a managerial career but when the history books are written he'll predominantly be remembered as a legendary midfielder. The showdown between the title rivals saw a hostile atmosphere inside. 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. [15] By the time Souness was selected by manager Ally McLeod for the Scotland squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, he had been awarded only six caps. "[29] He was manager during 261 matches in all competitions for Rangers, winning 125 (64%) of 193 league fixtures. After winning his first European Cup in 1977, Liverpool manager Bob Paisley sought reinforcements by signing three Scottish players, all of whom were to contribute substantially to further success. Frustrated at a lack of first team opportunities, the . From British Soccer week 13.05.1993. Had more to do with 'knocking Liverpool off their perch' than Alex Ferguson. He had also claimed Barnes was once the "best player in Britain" but unfortunately only saw flashes of his brilliance. [citation needed] Souness lasted just four months before being dismissed. Menu ", "100 Players Who Shook The Kop The definitive list", Graeme Souness (British) management career statistics, Middlesbrough Seasonal record 1972/73-1977/78 at Sporting-heroes.net, Liverpool biography 1978/79-1983/84 at Sporting-heroes.net, Rangers Seasonal record 1986/87-1990/91 at Sporting-heroes.net, European Champions Cup/UEFA Champions League Winning Squads, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Graeme_Souness&oldid=1132715120, *Club domestic league appearances and goals, This page was last edited on 10 January 2023, at 05:47. Souness made one first-team appearance for Spurs, in a UEFA Cup tie as a substitute. 18 months later, Souness left the club and stated, "Vale e Azevedo lies when he looks in the eyes. An own goal, a last-minute equaliser, three red cards, four post-match court appearances, two fines, 60 arrests - this game had everything. [80], During a discussion about climate change on Sky Sports Super Sunday in 2021, Souness announced that he had been following a vegan diet for the previous three years.[81]. This earned Souness the nickname "Ulubatl Souness". The three trophies we won last year, they've gone. He was replaced by his assistant Walter Smith four matches prior to the end of what was to become another championship-winning season. Graeme Souness, the manager of Blackburn Rovers, has defended Lucas Neill after Liverpool's Grard Houllier branded the defender "cowardly" for the tackle which broke Jamie Carragher's leg. Rangers have had their fair share of hardmen walk through the doors of Ibrox Park and in turn there have been plenty of them red carded. However had Morelos been sent off for incidents later deemed worthy of retrospective action against Dundee United and Hibs, then hed be sitting on nine cards. 4 shirt at Ayresome! Its also worth noting that Morelos wasnt sent off in his first season at Ibrox and has only been sent packing in Steven Gerrard sides. [15], Souness was appointed Rangers' first player-manager in April 1986, signing from Sampdoria for a fee of 300,000 and succeeding Jock Wallace. In his new autobiography, Liverpool legend turned pundit Graeme Souness talks boring footballers, big mistakes and why tactics are totally overrated. Graeme Souness ' managerial career took plenty of twists and turns, and the same went for his playing days on the continent.. [16][15], A final World Cup appearance came in 1986 in Mexico, at a time when Souness had already been appointed Rangers player/manager. Graeme Souness. ", "If Graeme plays until his 100 hell never hit three more perfect shots in one match. Souness' career began as an apprentice at Tottenham Hotspur under Bill Nicholson. But unlike Hoddle, Souness didn't need a minder. The Colombian international has scored over 100 times for the Light Blues since. Souness believed these incidents may have contributed to Thompson's hostility and disrespect of him. Graeme Souness says the time is now for Rangers to sell Alfredo Morelos after another red card on Saturday. Scottish clubs had often found themselves being in the position of selling their top players to English clubs, notable examples being Kenny Dalglish (sold from Celtic to Liverpool in 1977), Gordon Strachan (sold from Aberdeen to Manchester United in 1984) and Frank McAvennie (sold from St Mirren to West Ham United in 1985).[13]. "Souness is Souness. Graeme Souness, a Skysports analyst, has been wed to Karen Souness for over three decades. We have. Subsequent seasons saw the arrival of other English internationals, such as Trevor Steven, Gary Stevens, Trevor Francis and Ray Wilkins. Yet the greatest part of his game is the stuff that went unnoticed. Graeme Souness: "I would love to play against Jorginho and Kovacic. We were first thrown together for Scotland's 1986 World Cup preparations. 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. Between 1948 and 1954, Ibrox centre-half Woodburn earned four red cards a feat back in these days and such was his aggressive style he was the last ever player to be handed a life ban for indiscipline. For the trophy award presentation after the 21 win over Manchester United in 1983, Souness stepped back and insisted that Paisley collect the trophy, it being the manager's retirement season. [54] Liverpool were also interested in signing Boumsong. He went on to become manager of Galatasaray, Southampton, Torino, Benfica, Blackburn Rovers and Newcastle United. Gordon Strachan became the new manager. Despite a promising start on Tyneside, Souness quickly fell out with a number of players, including Welsh international Craig Bellamy, who left the club to join Blackburn, after being loaned out to Celtic. His playing career at Ibrox began inauspiciously. But when it comes to which player has had the most red cards flashed in their direction, trust us when we say itll come as a surprise or maybe not that he still plays at Ibrox. While Saunders was a key player in Villa's near-successful title challenge, his successor Paul Stewart proved to be a huge disappointment, scoring just one league goal from 32 appearances over the next two seasons, struggling with injuries as well as inconsistent form. Souness was able to offer the lure of European club competition, at a time 19851990 when English clubs were banned from Europe in the wake of the Heysel Stadium disaster. I volunteered full information to Quest as a witness and I have heard nothing further from them."[51]. Hed get another yellow as he left the pitch for gesturing to the Celtic fans. 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 played ten games in the North American Soccer League for Montreal Olympique before Tottenham sold him to Middlesbrough in 1973 for 30,000. Home; About. Spurs sold Souness to Middlesbrough for 30,000 in 1972. How does the manager want me to play? So Fagan raised his voice to ensure the whole dressing room could hear and replied: F*** off! Graeme Souness He signed professional forms as a 15-year-old in 1968. Jack Charlton was appointed Middlesbrough manager, his first managerial post, in May 1973. 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I would train at Melwood, go back for lunch and a few beers, get involved in a session at the cocktail bar, sleep between 4 and 7 p.m and then crawl back down for dinner. The sale of Peter Beardsley to local rivals Everton was a controversial move, and the player did well for Everton in his two seasons there, and continued to do well despite his advancing years during four seasons at Newcastle United. He is saying that somehow, in order to be a man (a "real man"), you must be violent. Ted's Bio; Fact Sheet; Hoja Informativa Del Ted Fund; Ted Fund Board 2021-22; 2021 Ted Fund Donors; Ted Fund Donors Over the Years. Souness was on a three-year contract at Sampdoria but, after a couple of seasons, he received an offer that was too good to turn down: the Rangers player-manager position. You've got to remember what he did for this club in the six years he was here as a player. The Stevens inquiry then issued a clarification: We wish to make it clear that inconsistencies did not exist within the evidence given by Graeme Souness to Quest concerning his role in transfers covered by the Inquiry during his time as manager of Newcastle United FC and neither the Premier League nor do Quest have any concerns in this regard. He was whipped in for a triple by-pass! [8] Thompson initially refused to speak to Souness, claiming he had "stolen the captaincy" from behind his back. Graeme James Souness is a Scottish former professional football player and manager, and current pundit on Sky Sports. The most successful period of Souness' playing career was, of course, at Anfield, where he helped the Reds to five First Division titles, three European Cups, three League Cups and three. [65][66] Pogba himself is unaware what he has done to warrant such abuse. Your chest goes out and you just want to get in there as well. 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! His first signings included Terry Butcher, captain of Ipswich Town and an established England international, and Chris Woods of Norwich City, England's second-choice goalkeeper. Rangers, historically a team supported by Protestants, had for most of the 20th century a policy of refusing to sign Roman Catholics. Champagne Charlie. And at the end of that campaign, he gave a professional contract to 17-year-old striker Robbie Fowler. Graeme Souness has been widely criticised for his comments after Manchester United first signed Casemiro late last summer. [16] Souness claimed in his autobiography, The Management Years, and press interviews that this was the only time in his whole career he had been dropped. Graeme Souness' current age is 69 years. 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. He's gone. [19] In April 1991, Rangers were in the process of winning a fourth league title in five seasons when Souness left Rangers to take over as manager of Liverpool. down by the river said a hanky panky lyrics. Graeme Souness is known as a Scottish football analyst and retired professional football player and manager. They also had an argument and physical fight which took place after Thompson had accused Souness of marrying his first wife Danielle only because she was wealthy. [25] He was also responsible for ordering a picture of Queen Elizabeth II be hung in the Rangers dressing room, a tradition Rangers continued. June 7, 2022; douglas county ga jail inmates mugshots . [31] Souness was appointed Liverpool manager, having signed a five-year contract, on 16 April,[32] leaving Rangers with four games of their season remaining.[33]. [17] His international career ended after the 1986 World Cup. [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. Former Rangers captain Barry Ferguson was a born winner. [21] Souness stated that religion was not an issue for him; his first wife was a Catholic and the children from that marriage were baptised Catholic. During the 199192 season, Liverpool rarely looked like serious title contenders, but it soon became a two-horse race between Manchester United and Leeds United. Souness dismissed Thompson as a result and the two have remained bitter towards each other since, with Thompson claiming in his own book he would never speak to Souness again as a result. He had some battles in midfield with players and nobody got the better of Souness. Souness can only interpret the modern game through the lens of his career, when a quarter of the players smoked a . #9 - Vinnie Jones (12 career red cards) #8 - Felipe Melo (14 career red cards) #7 - Yannick Cahuzac (17 career red cards) #6 - Pablo Alfaro (18 career red cards) #5 - Paolo Montero (21 . Add to Dashboard. The first, in 1982 in Spain, saw Souness play all three group stage matches. When you're walking behind Souness and he's walking towards the enemy, 30-40,000 of them, with a big smile on his face he actually wants to climb the face and stand even closer to them there's only one thing that happens. They entered March still only in 15th place, but an excellent final quarter of the season, in which Rush scored 11 Premier League goals, saw them finish sixth. He was succeeded by long-serving coach Roy Evans. The routine was quickly established. You could imagine him as a low-rent James Bond, an elegant brute in the Daniel Craig fashion, with a seam of sadism running through him. [76] Souness did not make a repeat offer for the club and it was later sold to another investor. His first international goal arrived in the final game prior to elimination, a 22 draw with the Soviet Union in Mlaga. [17] In the end, Beardsley, McMahon and Houghton were sold, seemingly before suitable replacements were found and these key components of Kenny Dalglish's great side were not adequately replaced. Souness' playing career is best remembered for his seven seasons at Liverpool, where he won five League Championships, three European Cups and four League Cups. All told, Souness made close to . His competitive debut in the opening match of the 198687 season, against Hibernian in his hometown of Edinburgh saw him sent off after two yellow cards in the first 34 minutes. Graeme Souness (second left) raised a few eyebrows with his post-match comments at Stamford Bridge Credit: SKY SPORTS Graeme Souness has sparked a sexism backlash after declaring on Sky. It's a tiny offhand comment and it doesn't help to target Souness on this. Check out our graeme souness card selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. [64], As a pundit, Souness is also known for his frequent criticism of Manchester United's Paul Pogba. [56], Newcastle were well aware of Boumsong prior to his move from Auxerre to Rangers on a free transfer. Steve Nicol on Souness on LFC's The Thursday Night Show in September 2016, All rights reserved - LFCHistory.net - [emailprotected] - This is an independent website not owned by Liverpool Football Club. But did you know that the striker is also the second most red-carded Ranger of all-time? Rangers star Alfredo Morelos was red carded three times in on season v Aberdeen. To this day, he still tries very hard not to be this lovely cuddly person, when really he is."[84]. Sustained success followed. Souness is perhaps best remembered at Southampton for signing Senegalese player Ali Dia, supposedly on the recommendation of former FIFA World Player of the Year and former Liberian striker George Weah. Just after the start of the season, he sold Dean Saunders to Aston Villa. READ MORE - Kevin Keegan Bio Career Net Worth 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. The ban was handed down for headbutting a Stirling Albion player in 1954 his final red card for the Gers. A second European Cup medal for Souness arrived in 1981 with a 10 victory over Real Madrid the culmination of a campaign in which Souness scored a hat-trick in the quarter-final against CSKA Sofia. He was also regularly seen covering RT's coverage of Republic of Ireland football internationals. A succession of confrontational after-match comments pitched Souness regularly at loggerheads with both organisations, prompting touchline bans which Souness circumvented in characteristically provocative fashion by naming himself as a substitute, allowing access as a player to the dugout. His signing was unusual in that Scottish clubs had rarely been able to sign top-quality internationals, including Scots, from other leagues. Souness's first League title medals were won in seasons 197879 and 197980. [30], Kenny Dalglish, who had played alongside Souness at Liverpool, had resigned as Liverpool manager in February 1991, despite having won three league titles and two FA Cups in the previous five seasons, and with Liverpool still being in contention for both trophies when he resigned. Souness left Liverpool in 1984, joining Sampdoria for a fee of 650,000. Bad, bad manager though. This was overheard by Manchester United assistant manager Brian Kidd and relayed to Walter Smith, who was so alarmed by Thompson's behaviour that he drove from Scotland to Liverpool to tell Souness what had been said. Article from British Soccer Week 18.02.1993. 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. After his stint at Southampton, Souness went back to Italy to become the coach at Torino. . At 8.2million, Boumsong was his first big signing and Souness said he would replace Jonathan Woodgate in the Newcastle defence,[55] which had conceded several leads earlier in the season. Souness attracted attention for his part in Tottenham' youth teams great run in the FA Cup. Full information to Quest as a substitute 64 ], Newcastle were well aware of Boumsong prior to move... 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