(((Fergus)))
27-11-2009, 12:21 PM
From the Guardian:
While the annual exit of the Pope's O'Rangers' from Europe is becoming as autumnal a staple as leaves falling from the trees, it's probably safe to assume that Ibrox legends of yore - men such as Davie Cooper, Terry Butcher, Jim Baxter and John Greig – marked the occasion with a lengthy bout of introspection and 24 pints of Heavy, followed by one of those cartoon brawls consisting of a giant cloud with assorted fists, feet and grunting Scottish noises emerging from it.
How things have changed … and not for the better. As if the Pope's O'Rangers' performances in this year's Big Cup weren't embarrassing enough, several of the club's players – including habitually awol Algerian Madjid Bougherra - decided to mark the occasion by attending the launch of their team-mate DaMarcus Beasley's line of jewellery. Yes, jewellery. "I'm really excited about this, jewellery is something I have always loved," chirruped the blingtastic USA! USA! USA! winger, as somewhere far away, his manager Walter Smith shook his head, rolled his eyes to heaven and emitted a weary sigh. "I will be helping with the designs and my signature will be on them."
So what has Beasley designed for the discerning O'Rangers fan about town? Those tasteful British Bulldog sovereign rings, chunky ID bracelets and diamond-encrusted bowler hats no self-respecting Bluenose will leave the house without? Eh, not quite. The collection includes several diamond rings and according to Summera Shaheen, Beasley's co-designer (ie the woman who did all the actual work) "we're also doing crosses and dog tags with black diamonds - it will have an urban feel."
O'Rangers fans are advised that's "urban" in the bland, massively over-produced hip-hop and silly hat style, as opposed to the more traditional "lying in a pool of your own sick in a Glaswegian gutter after your team has disgraced itself in Big Cup again" sense of the word.
While the annual exit of the Pope's O'Rangers' from Europe is becoming as autumnal a staple as leaves falling from the trees, it's probably safe to assume that Ibrox legends of yore - men such as Davie Cooper, Terry Butcher, Jim Baxter and John Greig – marked the occasion with a lengthy bout of introspection and 24 pints of Heavy, followed by one of those cartoon brawls consisting of a giant cloud with assorted fists, feet and grunting Scottish noises emerging from it.
How things have changed … and not for the better. As if the Pope's O'Rangers' performances in this year's Big Cup weren't embarrassing enough, several of the club's players – including habitually awol Algerian Madjid Bougherra - decided to mark the occasion by attending the launch of their team-mate DaMarcus Beasley's line of jewellery. Yes, jewellery. "I'm really excited about this, jewellery is something I have always loved," chirruped the blingtastic USA! USA! USA! winger, as somewhere far away, his manager Walter Smith shook his head, rolled his eyes to heaven and emitted a weary sigh. "I will be helping with the designs and my signature will be on them."
So what has Beasley designed for the discerning O'Rangers fan about town? Those tasteful British Bulldog sovereign rings, chunky ID bracelets and diamond-encrusted bowler hats no self-respecting Bluenose will leave the house without? Eh, not quite. The collection includes several diamond rings and according to Summera Shaheen, Beasley's co-designer (ie the woman who did all the actual work) "we're also doing crosses and dog tags with black diamonds - it will have an urban feel."
O'Rangers fans are advised that's "urban" in the bland, massively over-produced hip-hop and silly hat style, as opposed to the more traditional "lying in a pool of your own sick in a Glaswegian gutter after your team has disgraced itself in Big Cup again" sense of the word.