Big Jock was not afforded due credit at Rangers

[ian1964 10,826]

I am sure Rangers fans would have enjoyed the feature in Wednesday's Evening Times on Big Jock Wallace.

 

 

 

It was a great read and brought back some really fond memories of a man and manager I admired so much and a really successful period for the club.

 

I loved everything about Big Jock. He played a huge part in my career, and those of so many players at Ibrox.

 

He was as hard as nails and he knew how to handle people.

 

If he could handle soldiers in Malaysia, he could handle players at Ibrox.

 

I loved the way he did things. But I don't think he ever got the credit he deserved.

 

We won Trebles and people said that we never played any football. That is very unfair on Jock and his management.

 

He was a man that demanded you gave 100% because people were paying good money to come and he was a real thinker about the game.

 

I can remember an Old Firm game at Ibrox and I was playing centre-half that day against big Shuggie Edvaldsson and he scored two goals.

 

I went in at half-time and Jock said, 'you, a ******* centre-half? Get yersel up front, you are kidding yourself on'.

 

We ended up winning 3-2. I went back in after the game and he said, 'I ******* told you, you are no a centre-half'.

 

If you did your job, fine. He wouldn't shout at you if you didn't win, as long as you were giving your all.

 

Hell mend you if you didn't play well, though. There were times we got a real rollicking.

 

We sat down and the only man that spoke was him. He got the best out of players.

 

Playing under Big Jock was a privilege and I know the fans who saw him and his side hold him in the highest regard.

 

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[colinstein 294]

I was at the 3...2 game DJ's on about. As I remember , despite losing 2 goals to them, the general mood was positive. We were playing well and were convinced it would pay off in the second half. So when we won it was more or less expected.

I can't remember any other game against them when we were down but were still convinced we'd win it.

I'm surprised what Jock Wallace said to DJ

[Bluedell 5,882]

I can't remember any other game against them when we were down but were still convinced we'd win it.

The 4-4 game, which from memory we were 2-0 down but I was still convinced we would win it.

[Bluedell 5,882]

I don't get why DJ feels big Jock didn't get enough credit. He got loads and it was all deserved.