Paterson looks back on Rangers' 1983 visit to Porto – and trying to hire the manager's brother

Paterson looks back on Rangers' 1983 visit to Porto – and trying to hire the manager's brother

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TOMMY McLEAN was striving to achieve one of Rangers’ most impressive European successes in Porto – as the board were trying to make his brother Jim the new Ibrox manager.

The remarkable scenario unfolded in the tumultuous autumn of 1983 following the resignation of John Greig.

The directors had already tried

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