So, I ragged on Bob Malcolm for being drunk asleep behind the wheel and taking a catnap on the M1 a couple of days back…
Imagine my horror when I read:
Former Ranger Bob Malcolm has been offered a fresh start with MLS club Dallas FC. Malcolm, 27, has been linked with Motherwell after being freed by Derby.
Wow. “Sleepy” Bob Malcolm a member of FC Dallas? Will he join us at Lochrann’s for a pint? Wax poetic about the Old Firm games he was a part of? Maybe he’d even drive us home after the games…
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Considering Kenny Miller, Steven Pressley, and Mark Brown’s lack of stand-out performances in recent years, it is entirely possible that all former Rangers players are allergic to Hoops jerseys.
Nothing on this end of the pond seems to have suggested him, so the Brit media is likely behind the times (like the rest of that country).
From MLSRumors:
“This is not the first time Malcolm has been the subject of controversy. Previously in 2004, a warrant was issued for Malcolm’s arrest after he failed to appear in court on a speeding charge, for which he was later fined £250 for speeding on the M74 motorway.
Later that year in November 2004, Malcolm was sent-off from the dug-out, and escorted to the locker room by two police officers, for making what was reported to have been obscene gestures towards fans of rival SPL club Celtic FC during an Old Firm derby. However, he did return to the bench later in the match.
Why MLS? Well his options in the UK appear to be limited now. Additionally he is the kind of colorful ‘tasty character’ which some believe MLS needs more of to add personality and controversy to the league, thus generating ‘water-cooler’ discussion. See also: Cuauhtémoc Blanco, Marcello Gallardo.
He has been capped by the Scottish National team and made three appearances for them thus far.”