Alex Rae could have been a Celtic player back in 1994 if Lou Macari had stayed on as manager.
The tenacious midfielder with an eye for goal was making his mark in what was the First Division with Millwall reaching the Play-Off to join the two seasons old EPL.
Millwall faced Derby County in the semi-final, losing the first leg 2-0 away from home on May 15 with Macari watching the action.
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Derby won the return leg 3-0 at The Den but lost out in the final to Leicester City.
Macari was looking to rebuild the Celtic side that he had inherited in October 1993 from Liam Brady but his reluctance to move full-time to Glasgow strained his relationship with new owner Fergus McCann.
While at the World Cup Finals in the USA McCann announced the sacking of Macari on June 16, a decision that eventually resulted in court action and an unfortunate front page on the Daily Record.
Rae played another two seasons at Millwall before moving to Sunderland where he spent five seasons. Later on he moved to Wolves before winding down with a lucrative disguised remuneration package worth £569,000 from Dave Murray.
These days Rae is a popular pundit with Radio Clyde, Rangers TV and Sky Sports regularly calling on his expert opinions after bombing in management with Dundee and St Mirren.
Alex hun head was a perfect fit for wangers int footy klub… match made in heaven! in fact I’m surprised they were separated at birth…he has the hunniest head that could slot into any hunny situation/environment but I reckon marching is hun heads forte..
Commentating on a game he said ……” they must try and take the game by the initiative “.
Literary genius, should be writing for the Times.