Barcelona here we come! eBooks

The story of Rangers’ European Cup Winners Cup win in 1972. The Rangers team of 1971/72 are not recognised as the club’s best ever side but they occupy a unique place in Ibrox history as the first in light blue to win a European trophy. The European Cup Winners Cup-winning side defied the odds to eliminate strong French, Portuguese, Italian and German opposition on the way to the famous Barcelona final against Moscow Dynamo. Ronnie Esplin and Alex Anderson retrace the steps to the final and consider the context of a very different Scottish society and European football world. Talking to players, officials, fans and media from all the teams and countries involved, the book reflects on the success of a team who overcame erratic domestic form to triumph on the European stage. Ronnie Esplin is sports editor for Arena online and a freelance reporter for the Press Association. His Down the Copland Road (Argyll Publishing 2000), an in-depth profile of Rangers fans, was published to wide critical acclaim. Alex Anderson is a freelance football writer who also edits a popular and irreverent Rangers’ fans website. Eric McCowat is a sports photographer. He travelled with Rangers on their European campaign in 1972.

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