The man who signed THREE former Rangers players for reckons the days of crossing the Old Firm divide are over.
made headlines by snapping up ex-Ibrox duo and Kenny Miller for the Hoops in 2006. A year later, he swooped for another ex-Gers player in goalkeeper Mark Brown. While the capture of Pressley – who spent four years in Govan in the 90s – mainly infuriated the Tynecastle faithful, return to Glasgow from Wolves caused the biggest shock, despite only spending a year across the city.
It was the first time since Alfie Conn and Mo Johnston that any player had made such controversial moves. Both Pressley and Miller proved their worth by helping Celtic to domestic Doubles, while Rangers academy graduate Brown only played a handful of games after being lured from Inverness Caley Thistle as a deputy for Artur BorucDefensive warrior Pressley left Parkhead to wind down his career at Randers and Falkirk in 2008 and Miller lasted just a year with the Hoops, joining Derby in 2007 before sending shockwaves across Scottish football by returning to Ibrox a season later. It’s the last time any player has pulled on the colours of both bitter rivals and Strachan can’t see it happening again anytime soon due to social media.
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