From welder to winner, attacking midfielder to iron man at the heart of one of the most successful Light Blue line-ups of all time, John Brown's story is a must for every Rangers fan. In an action-packed and frank account of life with the biggest club in Britain, ’Bomber' lifts the lid on his lbrox team-mates and exposes some of the most controversial and memorable moments of his Rangers career, including the 5-1 Old Firm victory and Souness’s fallouts with some of his top stars. His story takes you inside the Ibrox dressing-room during the rnost successful season in Rangers’ long and proud history - when they clinched the Treble, narrowly missed out on a place in the European Cup final and defeated Leeds United in the unforgettable Battle of Britain at Elland Road. Bomber's beginnings with local club Hamilton Accies and his Dundee days, when he starred against both halves of the Old Firm and helped sink Hearts’ championship hopes in a day of high drama at Dens Park, are also told in his own individual style. He talks about his heartache when a move to Tynecastle fell through before his dream move to Ibrox, and why he sacrificed the chance of a place in the Scotland squad for the Light Blue cause. He describes his personal struggle to remain at Lbrox after a Harley Street surgeon told him to leave, as well as another struggle to reclaim his position after Graeme Souness dropped him. And for the first time, John describes how Celtic approached him. In the end, it was Bomber’s Blue Grit that carried him through the pain barrier to the Gers' last—gasp title win against Aberdeen in one of Scottish football’s most dramatic showdowns ever, and which has made him a hero to the loyal lbrox legions.
Published by Mainstream Publishing;, 1955, 176 pages with illustrations. Hardcover with good dustjacket.
