The Rangers and Newcastle solo member of unique Champions League club has ONE wish if old sides meet at top table
dailyrecord.co.ukOlivier Bernard has spent so long in Newcastle he’s starting to sound like he was raised in the shadow of the Angel of the North rather than the Eiffel Tower.But Tyneside is not the only home from home the adopted Geordie has discovered since leaving his native Paris.
The St James’ Park cult hero also spent a year in Glasgow with Rangers before hanging up his boots. And while the 2005/06 campaign is one most Gers followers would rather forget after Alex McLeish’s side limped home to finish third behind Celtic and Hearts, Bernard still treasures the time he spent at Ibrox - even if the language barrier proved harder to overcome in Govan than it did by the Gallowgate.“Have I got the accent now?
I didn’t realise,” grinned the former left-back as Record Sport caught up with him on the eve of tonight’s showdown between his two old sides for Allan McGregor’s testimonial clash.
Well I’ve been here in the North-East for 20 years and it feels like home now. I’m not sure if I had the accent at Rangers but I’ll tell you what, it was me who struggled with the Glaswegian guys up there.
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