09-07-2025
Thirty years after Gazza signed for Rangers, Mail Sport recalls the madness and the magnificence of the England superstar's spell in Scotland
It was a long way to ask a short question. Arriving at Glasgow Airport for an early morning flight to Rome in the summer of 1995, Walter Smith travelled as much in hope as expectation of hearing the answer he wanted.
Paul Gascoigne 's Italian odyssey had run its course. After a promising first season in which he'd helped to restore the fortunes of Lazio, the mutual attraction had faded, and a parting of the ways was deemed best for both parties.
