The moment Graeme Souness inquired about Mo Johnston - and the Rangers manager's fear of helicopters

The seeds were sown on the most famous transfer in Scottish football history the night the heavens opened over Hampden and Mo Johnston scored the two Scotland goals that downed his adopted homeland in a World Cup qualifier.
March 8, 1989. Scotland 2 France 0 and former Celtic icon Johnston, then at Nantes, ripped Michel Platini’s team to ribbons en route to qualification for Italia 90. A few seats along from Johnston’s agent Bill McMurdo in the national stadium directors’ box sat Rangers manager Graeme Souness and his assistant Walter Smith. Watching and wondering what if...
Four months later, Souness ushered Johnston into the Blue Room at Ibrox as a Rangers player and almost 34 years on, there is not a day goes by without McMurdo being asked about it. Football’s first super agent - the man who brought George Best to Scottish football but is still best remembered for the MoJo deal - lifted the lid on the transfer that shook Scottish football to its core in the latest episode of Record Sport's new Off The Record podcast.
Bill McMurdo recalls the moment Graeme Souness inquired about Maurice Johnston - and the Rangers manager's fear of helicopters
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[@KristelEijffert]

Statue in memoriam of the first RC Celtic Hero / legend to score the winner at Ibrox for Rangers ❤🇬🇧

[@greenlichtie]

They who laugh last and all that..........I mean it's no as if our club died eh?!? 🙄🍀🍀

[@alexbrown4235]

Good Catholic bhoy taking money out the prod purse ....thatll do for me 😂😂😂

[@michaelcrooks5385]

Mo Jo ruined you lot for years actually still hurts a large portion of celtic fanbase the last minute winner at ibrox against celtic was a great day

[@williammccondochie-u6d]

The last 20 years have put sevco back in there place 😂

[@colinmitchell183]

It’s 12 years and we are the people!!!

[@jamesmcguire1608]

​@@colinmitchell183 yea think ???..😅😅😅😅😅

[@thomasjones2415]

I Wish Bill Mcmurdo Was Wearing Blue Here

[@pato2200]

He decided on reflection to instead sign for celtic.

[@iangrant1889]

McMurdo/souness/judas/sevco…… all cvnts

[@chubbygallasso]

Signing high profile Catholic yet at same time not giving s forms to kids from Catholic schools.

[@derrydoire1864]

They were forced to sign RCs it’s not Sevco doing the “class” thing

[@greenlichtie]

They were supposedly going to be investigated by FIFA for their 'traditional signing policy'............souness being the arrogant twat he is ramped it up further

[@Harry-mv3kb]

Club 2012 sevco 🧟‍♀️zombies 🧟‍♂️

[@deltabravo9908]

You can’t handle it. You’re weak. You’re obsessed 😉