Souness's explosive debut: 21 booked in infamous Rangers opener

Forty years on, the match that saw Graeme Souness sent off in his first game as player-manager remains a Scottish football scandal.

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What happened. In the opening game of the 1986-87 season, Rangers' new player-manager Graeme Souness was sent off in a fiery match that saw 21 players booked.

• Souness arrived from Sampdoria, becoming Rangers' first player-manager.
• Rangers signed England internationals Terry Butcher and Chris Woods.
• Hibernian had sold Gordon Durie to Chelsea for £400,000.

The sides meet again at Ibrox four decades on, recalling one of Scottish football's most infamous curtain raisers.

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