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Rangers legend Amoruso admits he told McLeish 'I've no time for this s***' during funny phone call
Aidan Scott
4 Dec 2019, 7:13
Updated: 4 Dec 2019, 7:15
RANGERS legend Lorenzo Amoruso has told the hilarious story of the time he told Alex McLeish 'I've no time for this s***' on the phone.
The Light Blues legend was visiting family in Italy when the manager took charge of the club in 2001.
Rangers legend Lorenzo Amoruso and Alex McLeish lift the League Cup in 2003Credit: News Group Newspapers Ltd
And while he knew who his new boss was, the Italian, 48, admits he thought his team-mates were pranking him when McLeish first called him.
Speaking to Si Ferry on Open Goal, Amoruso explained: "While I was in Italy, Alex McLeish took over. I found out the news, I knew that.
"The day before I came back here, I got a phone call from a number I didn't know.
"I went: 'Hello, who's talking?' From the other side of the phone, he said: 'Hi Lorenzo, it's Alex McLeish, your new manager'.
"'Yeah right, you are f****** taking the p***'. I thought it was my team-mates taking the p***!
"'Yeah Lorenzo, it's Alex McLeish, your manager here'.
"I said: 'Come on, please, come on guys, I've no time for this s***!'
"Alex, from the other side, then said: 'Lorenzo, it's f****** Alex here!'
"So I started to understand it was really Alex, so I said: 'Gaffer, sorry but I thought it was a joke by the guys!'"
Amoruso went on to enjoy great success under McLeish, adding a league title, two Scottish Cups and two League Cups to the four domestic honours he'd already won with Rangers.
During his interview with Ferry, the former Gers skipper also tells a funny story about catching Paul Gascoigne as he tried to prank him.
He caught the England legend doing something with his socks and promptly grabbed him and held him up against a wall, before threatening him about what he'd do if he caught Gazza again.
Amoruso also admits to embarrassing himself in front of his Rangers team-mates during a game of golf in Dubai.
After promising to show Shota Arveladze how to take a shot properly, he managed to completely miss the ball as he attempted to do so.
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