Walter Smith
Walter Smith
Walter Ferguson Smith, OBEis a Scottish football player, manager and director. He is primarily associated with his two spells in charge of Scottish club Rangers...
NationalityScottish
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth24 February 1948
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It's disappointing. The young player was just coming into the team and making his way. He would have come into our thoughts.
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It's an awkward thing for the four home countries to do that. It would cause an awful lot of problems. We have to make sure Scotland doesn't lose its independence. I'd much prefer Scotland than having a British team.
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It is part and parcel of international football. It is disappointing but not a surprise.
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We have had a lift from the recent performances and there is a real belief now that we can win games. We were unlucky not to beat Italy and we'll try to do the same against Norway.
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(Walker) is continuing to eat up Peach County and he's gonna eat up some more - all the way up to (Interstate) 75. And if he can jump over there, he can do that too.
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The Old Firm clubs are not easy clubs to manage and sometimes I think frustration comes in that, in the end, make you happy to be leaving.
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Paper and ink are all but trash, if I cannot find the thought which the writer did think.
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From my own point of view, I hope everybody would realise that people who work in Scottish football - referees included - are always under terrific scrutiny.
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There are people for whom Rangers Football Club is their entire way of life.
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I started out in Scotland, not as a footballer of any note, and I didn't play to draw the attention of people abroad.
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Whether people like it or not, you have to say the Old Firm are a major part of Scottish football. I know there is a lot of resentment from other clubs about that, but it's a fact.
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We want to applaud and celebrate where steps forward have occurred, but criticize and lament where steps have not been taken. We're talking about an issue that is of life-and-death consequence in the nation's capital.
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I thought Darren had suffered a bad knee injury but I am led to believe that he is back in training now and he could actually come to Japan with us.
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I wouldn't say I was less concerned with the result than the performance. I think that, to make progress, you have to show that you can get results. That's why it's in my mind to try something different, to get the main striker better support from midfield. We want to create more chances without weakening the defensive aspect of the team.