and rangers did a lot of. his time at ibrox littered with trophies. outside the stadium today, the sense of loss was both deep and personal. he was mr rangers, he was everybody s rangers dad. it s notjust the passing of a man, he was a legend. it s like losing a family member. he began coaching at a young age, joining the graeme souness revolution at rangers, before becoming manager in 1991. his legendary status at the club was sealed when rangers matched celtic s feat of nine straight title wins. even his magic touch couldn t revive the fortunes of an ailing everton, so in 2004 he returned to scotland as manager of the national team. but the lure of his beloved rangers was strong and when he was asked back, he couldn t say no. three more league titles followed. walter smith s influence was most keenly felt here, but he did transcend both rangers and scottish football. tributes have come today from
for good. walter smith the former scotland and rangers manager and one of the most successful managers in the history of scottish football has died at the age of 73. rangers said that he was a club legend who would be greatly missed. our correspondent alasdair lamont reports. celebrating success was something walter smith and rangers did a lot of. his time at ibrox littered with trophies. outside the stadium today, the sense of loss was both deep and personal. he was mr rangers, he was everybody s rangers dad. it s notjust the passing of a man, he was a legend. it s like losing a family member. he began coaching at a young age, joining the graeme souness revolution at rangers, before becoming manager in 1991. his legendary status at the club was sealed when rangers matched celtic s feat of nine straight title wins.