Rangers legend Graeme Souness went out in Edinburgh “looking for a fight” after being sent off on his debut for the club, former teammate and fellow Ibrox great Terry Butcher has claimed.
Souness was red carded for a reckless challenge on Hibs’ George McCluskey during a bad-tempered clash at Easter Road in Edinburgh in August 1986.
The infamous challenge after 30 minutes sparked a mass confrontation among players on the pitch, before Hibs went on to win 2-1.
Butcher, who played in the game, said Souness later insisted on going out in the capital and that he had to act as Souness’s “minder”.
Butcher told BBC Radio Scotland podcast Sacked in the Morning: “Me and Graeme were staying at Norton House Hotel, near the airport, and Graeme Souness said, ‘We’re going out, it’s Saturday night’.
“He was fizzing, really angry.
“He’s not a big drinker, Graeme, but if he has a mission he wants to do something – and I think he was looking for a fight, looking for trouble. I was his minder.”
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