Commentator Archie Macpherson 'missed racist implication' of bananas thrown at Rangers' Mark Walters

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racist significance of bananas being thrown at Mark Walters on his debut for Rangers against Celtic on January 2, 1988. When similar incidents happened against Hearts, he made an impassioned plea against the racists on Sportscene.Macpherson, 83, said: “I missed the implication of the banana throwing.

Yes, I looked down and I saw them lying on the edge of the pitch, but no more than that. It didn’t grab me, it didn’t make any impact on me and I regret it to this day.Did you know you can keep up to date with the latest news by signing up to our daily newsletter?We send a morning and lunchtime newsletter covering the latest headlines every day.We also send coronavirus updates at 5pm on weekdays, and a round up of the week's must-read stories.