Daily Record under siege over their Graeme Souness claims

The Daily Record got the reaction that their digital managers wanted when they carried yesterday’s Graeme Souness story.

At 7.30am the morning after there were over 800 replies to one Twitter link, great for analytics but by running the story straight from the TalkSPORT quotes it hammered another nail into the coffin of the Glasgow based publisher.

Not a single aspect of Souness’ career was used to put the story in context, to say that the former Rangers manager has a shady record is something of an understatement.

The fag end of his playing career was littered by red cards although his brutal attack on a Steaua Bucharest opponent was only red carded.

In 1988 Souness brought his mate Dave Murray to Ibrox, a move that was to become very lucrative for both men, more than a decade after leaving Ibrox, while managing Blackburn Rovers Souness collected a direct payment from the old club. Murray later sold the club for £1, a year before liquidation followed administration.

As Murray celebrated his first title win as chairman of the club Souness was encouraging an anti-Catholic singsong by his players and staff at Tannadice in front of the cameras of BBC Scotland with Chic Young reporting. Who knows what went on with the cameras off.

In May of this year Souness joined a number of former Ibrox employees pleading with fans not to do a Manchester on Seville. Fortunately with saturation police presence in place the Spanish city was spared.

After losing 1-0 to Celtic in 2002 Souness told his Blackburn players that it had been Men against Boys, in the return leg at Ewood Park the Bhoys won 2-0 as they advanced in the UEFA Cup.

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