wee daft fact

[Juancornetto 1]

FACT: Rangers captain Lee McCulloch's father, Rev W McCulloch, is Minister of the Church of Scotland in Rome

 

What the actual fuck?

[Steve1872 4]

FACT: Rangers captain Lee McCulloch's father, Rev W McCulloch, is Minister of the Church of Scotland in Rome

 

tweeted by Mid-Scotland and Fife MSP Murdo Fraser

 

St Andrew's Church is a congregation of the Church of Scotland in Rome, Italy, belonging to the Church's Presbytery of Europe. The current minister is Rev. William B. McCulloch.

The congregation began in the early 1860s with a small group of Scots and American presbyterians who met in the neighbourhood of the Spanish Steps. A first building was opened in 1871 near the Porta Flaminia. The present building, at Via Venti Settembre 7 (about half way between the Piazza della Repubblica and the Palazzo del Quirinale), was opened early in 1885.

Planning permission was granted only on condition that the building should not from the outside look like a church. Hence the architecture is similar to that of the various Italian government ministries in the same street. The building is set back a little from the street, with an enclosed forecourt, and is constructed on four levels. The church itself takes up the whole of the ground floor, above this are offices, a manse, and a broad roof terrace with views over the Vatican City.

The interior architecture of the church reflects the older Presbyterian tradition, with a central pulpit and a minimum of decoration. A memorial to Scottish servicemen lost in the Italian campaign has a prominent position.

Services are held each Sunday at 11 a.m. in English.

Location / address: Via XX Settembre, 7, 00187 Roma.

[Juancornetto 1]

Wow!

 

I didn't doubt you mate just strangely intrigued...it's things like this that make me think there is a new world order / illuminati in operation. Jiggymac Snr is on the front line.

[GovanAllan 0]

Bet he knows what it was like at the Alamo.

[foggy dewhurst 0]

doctor james marshall who played for both rangers and arsenal won 5 championship medals 3 scottish cup medals4 glasgow cup medals and to round it up 6 charity cup medals he also made 3 international appearances and all all cameagainst england .

[Steve1872 4]

Ronnie McKinnon’s greatest tragedy was that, due to injury, he missed out on Rangers’ 1972 European Cup Winners’ Cup victory in Barcelona. Earlier, in the quarter-final, second leg against Sporting Lisbon, away, he had suffered a broken leg and failed to recover in time to play in the final. As a token of its gratitude for his efforts in the earlier rounds, the club took McKinnon with it as part of the official party to Barcelona

 

McKinnon’s leg break was supposed to heal in around 6 months but so bad was it that it took all of 18 months to clear up

[Steve1872 4]

TORRY GILLICK ( 1933-35 + 46-50)

Torry Gillick stood out because of his unusual first name – Torrance. Always called Torry, he was an extrovert character as befitting his name. As you can see from his dates, he was the only player ever re-signed by Bill Struth

[Steve1872 4]

Jim Baxter

 

transferred to Rangers for £17,500 it was a Scottish record. The princely sum of £1,000 was his signing-on fee and, at the age of 21, he was now earning £22 basic per week plus the win bonuses that would be frequent at Ibrox in the early 60s

[foggy dewhurst 0]

theres a wonderfull bit in the interview with baxter and chick young when he was playing with raith they came to ibrox and beat the gers so they asked the manager if they would get a bit of extra bonus so after the game they went to the kenilworth hotel in queen street and it was allways a high tea they got but by way of a bonus for that win they were allowed to go a la carte

[Scott7 6,164]

"...he was playing with raith they came to ibrox and beat the gers.."

 

Ahwuzzerrr that day an' aw. 'Gers two up but Baxter beat them. End of the line for big Willy T but thanks to the man for steadying the ship after Valentine near sank it.