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BORN in Spain, but educated by a Scottish legend. When Manolo Jimenez walks through the front door at Ibrox tomorrow night, his thoughts will inevitably drift to career mentor Jock Wallace. Sevilla's young coach credits Rangers icon Wallace with rescuing his entire career. Wallace, who led Gers to two Trebles in the 1970s, transformed Jimenez from promising kid to Spanish international. He taught him the pride and passion which had underpinned his own superb successes with Gers. And Jimenez, 45, still falls back on the tips and advice he gleaned from Wallace as he seeks to guide Sevilla to Champions League and La Liga glory. Jimenez told SunSport: "I am what I am in football because of Jock Wallace. He was a legend. "I had many coaches during my playing career, but the man who taught me the most was definitely Jock. "He used to say he couldn't change my nationality and make me a Scot. But he could put a little bit of Scotland into my play. "He changed my style, changed my character and he turned me into an international footballer. "I'll always remember him shouting at the players 'I want champions to play for me. Champions, champions'. "Jock used the word so often he made us feel like champions. "He turned my career around. I became a very powerful and physical left-back with a bad temper, just like the coach! I fought for every ball. "I played football with the same passion Jock had. I guess he passed that Scottish passion on to me." Wallace headed for Sevilla after his second stint as Gers boss ended and Graeme Souness and Walter Smith swept into Ibrox in 1986. He took Ted McMinn to La Liga and became a firm favourite with Sevilla players and fans alike. Jimenez recalled: "Jock arrived here in the 1986-87 season and we had a very young squad at the time. "Some of the players, like myself, had been promoted from the youth team, but Jock wasn't scared to use us. "He made me vice-captain under Antonio Alvarez and I went on to captain Sevilla for ten years. "Jock's spell in Sevilla speaks for itself. Some coaches would never have had the same faith in the young home-grown players. But he stuck with us, he gave us confidence and became so influential in so many of our careers. Seven of the young players, including myself, went on to become Sevilla legends and play for Spain. "The respect we earned throughout the years playing for Sevilla was all thanks to Jock. "People still look at us as legends here and everybody knows that Jock was the man who made us believe in ourselves." Advertisement Click here Jimenez ensured his personal debt to Wallace did not go unrewarded when he made his Spain debut. Rather than swapping his red shirt with an opponent, he hid it away and gifted it to the former Gers boss. He added: "Sometimes Jock was a very authoritarian person with rules. He always made it clear he was the boss. "He was a very impatient person on the bench and used to shout at us a lot and tell us not to lose our concentration during the match. "But as a person outside of the pitch, Jock was a friend for us and I remembered him very fondly. "He came to see my debut for Spain in Sevilla against Argentina in 1988. It was a very special game for me because it was my international debut in front of all the Sevilla fans. "I remember it very well because Jock had bought a house in Fuengirola and he had travelled back to Sevilla to watch me playing with Spain. I was honoured. "Usually at the end of the game, players exchange jerseys with the opponents, but I didn't want to swap my jersey with an Argentinian player. "I decided the jersey should go to Jock, so I sprinted to the dressing room to avoid any embarrassing moments with an Argentinian player. "I knew Jock was in the stands at the Sanchez Pizjuan stadium and I wanted badly to give my shirt to him. "It was a symbolic gesture towards him, but for me it was simply a very humble way to thank him for all the confidence and time he took to help me as a footballer. "I still remember that moment with goosebumps and I'll always remember what Jock did for me." Not all of Jimenez's memories of his former gaffer are as fond as that emotional night in Sevilla. Like so many stars, he fell foul of the legendary Wallace temper after breaking a late-night curfew. He said: "I remember Jock at his best when he were away on a pre-season trip to a small village called Estella outside of Pamplona. "It was the day of the annual festival in Estella and Jock gave us the afternoon off to relax. "A few of us went down to join the celebrations and Jock had laid on a bus to bring us home at 11pm. "Of course, four players - myself, Rafa Paz, Ramon Vazquez and Jesus Choya - missed the bus. "We had strayed about eight kilometres away and basically had to jog and walk all the way back to the team hotel. "We tried to sneak in a back door, but Jock was hiding behind a big chair in the lobby and he caught us. "He chased after us through the lobby and was shouting at us and trying to hit us. He was furious. "We all knew we had let him down. We learned our lesson and we never did anything so stupid again. "Now I can't wait for this game against Rangers at Ibrox because of my own special association with Jock." http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/sport/spl/2657064/Ive-got-the-passion-of-a-Scot.html

Quality goals from a quality player............McCourt ???????

Don't you know...........it was all Barry Fergusons fault

Don't think Walter will play him, 4-5-1 for us on Tuesday with Miller up top

Good luck to the guy, I really hope he goes on and have a good career with Blackpool or move on to a bigger club, which I'm sure he is capable of,IMO. I honestly thought he was a good player with us, he did get a tough time of it from a lot of our fans and I certainly don't think he is as bad as some make out. He did always try the creative pass and if it never came off he got slaughtered, where as Mendes always opts for the pass with a flick off the outside of his foot,failing quite a lot of the time,but gets away with it.

Boyd could have been sent off tonight by a referee with less '' common sense ''

Big Bougherra for me also, the rest of the players need a good hard kick up the arse, once again Mendes & Davis never broke sweat

I've gone for Thomson,he'd be my favourite in most games

Another merchandising move for the MOPES

I do think the standard of refereeing is very poor,some would say bias!!!, but tbh I'm more pissed off with our performances/attitude in a lot of games,everyone can have a bad game but it should not stop anyone giving 100%, which it always comes across to me like they are not

Just thinking about the game tonight and seeing how it is a game that a lot of Rangers fans don't seem to be that excited about,other than winning the game. How many can remember the Texaco Cup ?. Can anyone tell me why the Texaco Cup was stopped ?. I think this would be a great thing to bring back to replace the League cups in Scotland and England and would make these games a bit more exciting. I once thought this may happen mainly due to Carling sponsorship of both the OF teams and the English League cup and would have thought sky would be interested in this which would also bring a bit more cash to clubs. Thoughts

RANGERS have teamed up with new, highly-rated Glasgow band Vigo Thieves who will donate the profits from their debut single 'Won't You Be Mine' to the club's Youth Academy. And you can check them out at half-time when the band will be brought out to the pitch to be introduced to the crowd. The Rangers-supporting group are made up of four friends - Stevie Jukes, Alan Jukes, Gordon Phipps and Barry Cowan - and are heavily influenced by The Strokes, Arctic Monkeys and Oasis. They will release their eagerly-anticipated single on 16th November, 2009 ahead of their debut album hitting the music scene in early 2010. And Gers Assistant Manager Ally McCoist is urging the Light Blue legions to show their support for Vigo Thieves and the Youth Academy by downloading the single which will be available from iTunes, emusic, Napster, 7 Digital, Amazon MP3, Play and all good digital stores. Ally, who is a huge music fan, commented: "I had a chance meeting with the lads at a recent gig and I really love their new single. "They are all lifelong Rangers fans and it is a fantastic gesture from them to donate the profits from 'Won't You Be Mine' to the Club's Youth Academy. "I would encourage our fans to support Vigo Thieves and buy the single as soon as it's available." And lead singer Stevie Jukes admits they are all excited by the prospect of taking to the pitch in front of a packed Ibrox crowd. He said: "It will be a real honour to take a bow at Ibrox this weekend. The band and our families are all lifelong fans and it will be fantastic to grace the turf of our heroes. "I would also like to thank Rangers for all their support and we hope everyone likes our new single." For further information on the band log on to http://www.myspace.com/vigothieves

As long as we give them a good HUMPING on Saturday,we are due a performance from our players

And he added: "I believe we have actually offered some dates to the panel about the hearing but as yet we haven't come together to get the right day. Feck me,they are even trying to arrange when it should be dealt with !!!!!

Glad to see the SHEEP getting humped http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8266300.stm

I couldn't care less wether he misses the OF game or not,the issue for me is how long it has taken his appeal to be dealt with,unbelievable

Mendes does very little and gets away with it a lot more than other players

Feckin nerve ya bam, if he had just admitted to being a dirty cheating MOPE instead of appealing it he would have been dealt with already

It was tongue in cheek You don't know that he won't play,but even if he does I don't think the two players can be compared

QOS - 0 Rangers - 4 Boyd 2,Miller,Naismith

SCOTLAND star Kenny Miller is to wed - with the scene of the notorious BEVVYGATE scandal the likely venue. Miller will marry stunning Laura O'Donnell, 20, during next summer's World Cup - and they have already ticked Cameron House as their favoured location. The plush hotel at Loch Lomond was the setting for the drinking session that led to international life bans for his shamed team-mates Barry Ferguson and Allan McGregor. But the duo are now set to be on the guest list - along with Scotland boss George Burley. Wonder if Maineflyer got an invite http://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/scotsol/homepage/news/2648987/Kenny-Miller-to-marry-at-the-scene-of-the-Bevvygate-scandal.html

Anybody still not voted yet ?

Fraser, Sevilla have Fabiano..........we have : [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNJGgF8BLWY]YouTube - Kris Boyd - 102 on target and counting[/ame]

The mistakes he is about to make ARE innocent mistakes

Ha!ha!, I think there is a lot to be scared about Fraser, however they have to come to Ibrox and we will give them a warm reception