The players' perspective - with Derek Ferguson and Mickey Weir Weekend Bigots

Running out onto the park in the jersey of your team is the dream for many young boys. But what's the reality like?On the second episode of Weekend Bigots, ex-Hearts and Rangers star Derek Ferguson and former Hibs wing wizard Mickey Weir talk about fulfilling that dream.Kevan asks them about their experiences with sectarianism both on and off the pitch. Both ex-players are now ambassadors for 'Show Racism the Red Card' and visit schools to educate children about the dangers of getting caught up in racism and sectarianism.They also talk about the importance of rivalry in football but explain that this doesn't need to involve bigotry.Credits:Kevin Harper v Heart of Midlothian April 11th 1998/ Timestamp 0.09 - 0.28 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITb2rjiE3JkHibernian FC 1998 / Hibs 2 Hearts 1 (Lavety and Harper) 0.09 - 0.21https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMVZqwCbCY8&t=110s9- Man Rangers draw 2-2 with Celtic in 1987/ Timestamp 1.36 - 1.52 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG4MWUsvKFI&t=1sDunfermline 0 - Rangers 2 - Barry Beats Big Brother/ September 1996/ Timestamp 0.08 - 0.16 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_564BIuAQD0&t=26sPaul McStay/ 1982/ Timestamp 0.33- 0.46 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Vry20TZAnE&t=179sPeter Grant Testimonial - Celtic v Bayern Munich/ 20th February 2014/ Timestamp 0.04 - 0.14 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XH8Fp17SWks50 Goals Against Hearts/ 21st March 1992/ Timestamp 7.56 - 8.08 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vvrBiPlfjZU
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