14 years ago today

[dh1963]

Nacho Novo scored his first competitive goal for Rangers, an away goal in a Champions League qualifier in Moscow.

Over the next 6 years, he played and scored in every tournament we played in. He scored the goal that won the league. He scored the goal that won the Scottish Cup. He scored to take us into the Champions League groups. He scored the penalty to take us into a Euro final. He scored 6 times against Celtic.

He played as a striker. As a winger. As a first team regular. As a super sub.

He gave the club his every effort for every minute out there. He fell in love with Rangers, and Rangers fell in love with him.

14 years later, he has had a major health scare. He has been abused and threatened by the forces of evil. But nothing will stop him telling the world he loves our club, and always will.

Not the greatest player in those 14 years. But no heart has beaten more proudly at being called a Ranger.

14 years later, a wee tribute to a great wee guy.

 

[JMCK]

Big game player, in that sense a true Ranger. Loved him then as a player, love him now; and I wish him all the best in his health.

 

[benamara bear]

Lovely post mate.

 

[E10H]

Legendary status secure.

Son of Struth also.

Good health Nacho Man.

 

[frankfurterbear1]

If I ever get a dog it would be called Nacho, mans best friend.
I call my daughter Nacho even though she's called Hope.

 

[Mynameismud]

I think Novo, as much as he's loved by us, is actually pretty under rated. Scored goals in a lot of big games for us and if not for him would we have got to the uefa cup final? Scored against red star at Ibrox, scored the equaliser at panathinaikos and obviously the winning penalty in the semi. Scored his share against the tims and a screamer in the cup final against falkirk. Wee man ran himself into the ground and clearly loved playing for the rangers. Legend in my book and a better player than a lot will give him credit for.

 

[Ubik]

I love novo and it gives me every chance to post this pic of him in the district bar

 

[Super A]

13 years 364 days since he said NO.

great Rangers man is Novo

 

[carlosapicella]

Nacho Novo scored his first competitive goal for Rangers, an away goal in a Champions League qualifier in Moscow.

Over the next 6 years, he played and scored in every tournament we played in. He scored the goal that won the league. He scored the goal that won the Scottish Cup. He scored to take us into the Champions League groups. He scored the penalty to take us into a Euro final. He scored 6 times against Celtic.

He played as a striker. As a winger. As a first team regular. As a super sub.

He gave the club his every effort for every minute out there. He fell in love with Rangers, and Rangers fell in love with him.

14 years later, he has had a major health scare. He has been abused and threatened by the forces of evil. But nothing will stop him telling the world he loves our club, and always will.

Not the greatest player in those 14 years. But no heart has beaten more proudly at being called a Ranger.

14 years later, a wee tribute to a great wee guy.

Thanks bud I've a wee tear reading that sentiments exactly not the greatest ever but oh he would bleed blue blood,lovely post mate thank you !mi. Mucho gusto nacho Novo

 

[Professor Yaffle]

He said fucking no. Best thing a man ever said.

 

[Bigeye]

Lobbed their goalie at the piggery, the only one I can recall to do it for us.
Legend.

 

[Barcelona72]

As posted above. Not the greatest ever but by f*ck you need guys like him in your team. Never less than 100%
So glad you said no Nacho.

 

[Ubik]

Lobbed their goalie at the piggery, the only one I can recall to do it for us.
Legend.

mo johnston done it too

 

[bluenosebazza]

More importantly, he's a gentleman with time and a smile for everyone.

 

[Gib1958]

He loved playing for us , and winding them up

 

[Caesar]

That penalty

No wonder them rhats hate him.

Still going strong.

 

[gersandproud]

Thanks Nacho - you really are appreciated

 

[E10H]

 

[George Goudie]

Great post.

Love him. And big Dado.

 

[Bigeye]

mo johnston done it too

Any old clips of that ?
Would love to see it .

 

[Gib1958]

Can still see that goal Johnston scored against them and ran to the Crowd .

 

[E10H]

mo johnston done it too

Any old clips of that ?
Would love to see it .

 

[broxi_bear83]

Brilliant post, great words and no truer, the guy is and will forever be a legend and he bleeds red, white and blue

 

[Stez64]

E10H... the GIF king

 

[Stez64]

Nacho bleeds blue... a legend

 

[E10H]

E10H... the GIF king

Thanks mate but no.

@dubwiser will forever reign supreme.

 

[govwalker]

What a trip that Moscow one was

 

[Mostin]

Never met him, but I fùcking love that wee guy.

 

[minder]

He's one of the few ex players you will see sitting with fans at games.Not many of those born and bred Rangers fans who played for us do that.

 

[Bear72]

Great player and great character.

 

[Rudolph Hucker]

Great striker for getting you a big goal in a big game. The best illustration of his value was the cup final v Falkirk where he replaced that lazy, fat Cnut Boyd when Boyd had done absolutely nothing for 45 mins. Falkirk bossing the game until then, wee Nacho takes 35 seconds to think “fcuk this” and lets rip with THAT screamer. And of course who else could have scored the winner on Helicopter Sunday?

 

[songsofglory]

A modern day Rangers legend.

 

[ohstefanklos]

Love Novo one of his best goals was the volley at the piggery but gets overlooked because of the result.

 

[songsofglory]

Love Novo one of his best goals was the volley at the piggery but gets overlooked because of the result.

Same with his goal against Sevilla.

That goal at the Piggery though was probably the best celebration I've ever been part of. At least one of them. Place went fucking wild.

 

[dh1963]

A modern day Rangers legend.

Not sure if I can explain the way I think of it, but in my mind he is a Rangers hero as opposed to a Rangers legend.

 

[songsofglory]

Not sure if I can explain the way I think of it, but in my mind he is a Rangers hero as opposed to a Rangers legend.

I know what you mean, some dont agree that he is a 'legend' and I get that when you consider the likes of Greig, Hubbard etc but to a lot of young(ish) fans he would be a hero.

I think he was instrumental enough in big matches to go down as a club legend.

 

[ao2]

Good player and a great Ranger, and a gent into the bargain. Great tribute OP.

 

[Jimmy the Gent]

As mentioned above, I actually thought he was really underrated, the very fact he scored some hugely important goals for us regularly says it all, you could rely on him to do the business in Europe, against the mhanks, cup finals etc, that’s very rare in a player.

 

[loyd_grossman]

Really, really hated by the Tims. Always the mark of Rangers great

 

[PunkScott]

We all dream of a team of Nacho Novo's

 

[JorgAlbertz]

Cracking assist from Lex Baillie there.

 

[dh1963]

Cracking assist from Lex Baillie there.

The other goal that day was even better. Terry Hurlock clattering Fulton, then Super Ally leaving Bonner on his arse and doing the robot celebration.

 

[Markpro]

Never met him, but I fùcking love that wee guy.

I met him when he first came over to Raith Rovers, I was in Kirkcaldy training my youth team and Nacho turned up with my pal (Stewartie) who was involved with Raith and was showing him around, introduced me to wee Nancho who knew very little english, little did i know that he would go onto to be a legend after he left Raith for Dundee then came to us, the wee man loves us.