When Graeme Souness Planted the Galatasaray Flag in Fenerbahçe’s Pitch

By: Daryl | September 18th, 2009

When it comes to antagonizing opposition fans, Emmanuel Adebayor is a mere amateur next to Graeme Souness.

Souness was managing Galatasaray in 1996, and his team faced eternal rivals Fenerbahçe in the Turkish Cup final. It was a two legged cup tie, with Galatasaray winning 1-0 at home in the first leg, then claiming the cup with a 1-1 draw in Fenerbahçe’s Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium.

Which is when Souness decided to celebrate by taking a gigantic Galatasaray flag and plating it right in the middle of the Fenerbahçe pitch. The incident made him a hero with Galatasaray fans, but not so much with Fener fans.

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• Ryan |  September 18th, 2009 at 7:48 am

  
  
  

  Football Ramble?

  Posted from United States

  

• Daryl |  September 18th, 2009 at 8:29 am

  
  
  

  Ha, no, not this time. It was actually Taylor from Man Utd Offside who reminded of this a couple of days ago.

  Posted from United States

  

• Rami |  September 18th, 2009 at 8:44 am

  
  
  

  There’s a good bit explaining this in the “Real Football Factories International” when they profile Turkey. Rambo from Fener didn’t take kindly to this!

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• diana |  September 18th, 2009 at 9:25 am

  
  
  

  I remember I once watched a feature on footballing rivalries and when the episode I was watching was about the rivalry between Galatasaray and Fenerbahçe, it did featured what you posted Daryl.

  Now there’s the Manchester derby this weekend.

  Posted from Singapore

  

• Musab |  September 18th, 2009 at 10:01 am

  
  
  

  Plant a flag in your enemies stadium in Turkey = Instant Hero to the fans, no matter how terrible a manager you were.

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• Daryl |  September 18th, 2009 at 10:23 am

  
  
  

  Yeah, despite the cup win with Galatasaray, didn’t Souness disappoint in the league and get let go after one season?

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• Daryl |  September 18th, 2009 at 10:25 am

  
  
  

  Just found a 1995-6 final Turkish league table, and Souness finished fourth with Galatasaray, which I’m assuming is unacceptable no matter how many flags you plant on Fenerbahce’s pitch.

  Posted from United States

  

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