ian1964 10,728 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CammyF 8,148 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Rest easy Ronnie - thoughts and condolences to his family and friends at this sad time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,030 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Too young to have assessed Willie Woodburn properly and Geordie Young was a colossus and the epitome of a Ranger but the man I pick for centre half is Ronnie McKinnon. Fast, knew what to do with the ball and though not a giant, nobody pushed him around. He was good. So was McNeil but not in McKinnon’s class. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill 13,717 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Such very sad news to those of us of a certain vintage. In my opinion Ronnie McKinnon represented the very best of Rangers. A true legend in my eyes. Rest in peace Ronnie, you're remembered by far more than you'll ever know. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BEARGER 1,830 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Remember Ronnie breaking into the first team, a great player for us. He dropped the “a” when signing autographs. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,073 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 We’ve had some superb centre half’s in my time and Ronnie was one of the very best may he rest in peace. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,030 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 42 minutes ago, compo said: We’ve had some superb centre half’s in my time and Ronnie was one of the very best may he rest in peace. Anyone better apart from Woodburn and Young? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,087 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 Ah, this is the worst. Do the arithmetic, Ronnie was born during the Govan blitz. The Luftwaffe were hammering the Clyde shipyards and Ronnie's Maw decided the shelter were not for her or her newborn. Ronnie had it tough from. the start. Twenty years past and the RST was founded. We had our second annual dinner and Ronnie accepted an invitation. The accompanying programme for the bash had several old Rangers and I was tasked with providing biography pen pictures. I spoke with Ronnie and asked if he felt his time was 25 years too soon, given the contracts being handed out in the decade surrounding the turn of the century? He answered his contentment was to have played with Rangers and Scotland. I remember my Old Man returning from Lisbon in '71 and he had less than expected enthusiasm for Rangers progress to the ECWC quarter-finals. Ronnie had broken his leg during the match and Dad reckoned it was too high a price to pay. Ronnie remains a true Ranger. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,073 Posted September 17, 2023 Share Posted September 17, 2023 54 minutes ago, Scott7 said: Anyone better apart from Woodburn and Young? They were stupendous players but Ronnie was up to the job 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexscottislegend 2,331 Posted September 18, 2023 Share Posted September 18, 2023 That half-back line of Greig, McKinnon and Smith is etched in my memory. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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