Durrant's Young Charges Following in His Footsteps; Former Ibrox Star Hopes Rugby Park Kids Can Prove Themselves in the Youth Cup Final Against Rangers, Finds Michael Grant
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THE official capacity of Celtic Park was a cavernous 67,000 back in 1984, which meant the attendance at one Old Firm fixture that year was more than 50,000 below capacity. The likes of Ian Durrant, Robert Fleck and Peter Grant would rarely play in such empty surroundings again, but 20 years ago they were in their mid-teens and a crowd of 15,000 seemed massive, the biggest of their fledgling careers. Chests swelled with pride as they emerged from the tunnel to represent Rangers and Celtic in the first BP Youth Cup final. Home advantage would inspire Celtic to a 2-0 victory.See the full content of this document
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Durrant's Young Charges Following in His Footsteps; Former Ibrox Star Hopes Rugby Park Kids Can Prove Themselves in the Youth Cup Final Against Rangers, Finds Michael Grant
When this season's competition - now the SFA Youth Cup - reaches its climax with the 2004 final at Rugby Park tomorrow evening, Durrant will be the only participant who was also involved in the inaugural tournament two decades ago. His work with Kilmarnock's under...
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