CHANNEL 4 have vowed to screen an hour long insight into England soccer maverick Paul Gascoigne despite objections from his club Glasgow Rangers.

The Scottish champions gave Chrysalis Productions - makers of a controversial Cutting Edge documentary on former England soccer boss Graham Taylor - the freedom of Ibrox to prepare a fly on the wall profile of their £4.3 million record signing.

But yesterday Channel 4 rejected requests for cuts by Rangers to the film, which takes a highly controversial look at Gascoigne's life.

In `Gazza's Coming Home', the footballer reveals how he

. Was threatened by a motorist after mimicking playing the flute in a pre season friendly.

. Light heartedly described the Scotland international team as "sheep shaggers".

. Was dropped for a match by Rangers manager Walter Smith, who refused to speak to him for "about 10 days" after he was caught drinking before a game.

. Missed the birth of his son Regan.

Rangers were passed a copy of `Gazza's Coming Home' after it was sent to the Scottish Football Association by Chrysalis. Rangers Commercial Manager Bob Reilly said yesterday: "We gave Chrysalis access to the stadium for the film and we thought in the spirit of such an agreement we would be granted approval rights to the film.

"As it stands, we have no legal right. The SFA were sent a cassette for their perusal and like us they felt there were some items which would have been best left out. There is a lot of swearing in it. We told Chrysalis we weren't happy with one or two items and we asked these to be edited."

But Chrysalis have declined, with the uncut film due to be screened on Channel 4 on Monday, October 7th, between 9.0 p.m. and 10.0 p.m.

The film begins by rewinding to May 1995 when Gascoigne was set to leave Lazio after a three year spell which was marred by injuries. With Rangers, Chelsea, Leeds and Aston Villa in the bidding for the star, his manager, Mel Stein, reveals how the Scottish side were the favoured option, because Gascoigne would be "out of the firing line in terms of England".

On the flute playing incident, which came after Gascoigne scored his first goal at Ibrox in a friendly against Steaua Bucharest, the film alleges team mate Ian Ferguson put him up to it.

He said: "People just wanted to kill us. They were actually going barmy. You know one guy stopped his car and he just looked and he said Gazza, he said, er, you just watch what you're doing up here, be careful mate ... and he went, because I'll slash your effing throat."

The film also alleges that Rangers striker Ally McCoist missed out on a bonus of £12,500 when there was a change of plans over a substitution in Cyprus against Anorthosis Famagusta in the Champions' League preliminary round tie.

And it claims Gascoigne was dropped by Walter Smith around November last year after drinking before a match. He said: "I think the night before the game... I had a couple of beers or something."

The footballer said he owned up when quizzed by the Rangers boss, telling him that the constant media attention was starting to affect him. "I could have said No but I said Yea and he dropped us, and he didn't speak to me for about 10 days after that."

In December, the Euro 96 draw paired Scotland with England. In a scene in the film, Gascoigne says: "Scotland is not an international team - it's a mid of sheep shaggers."

Gascoigne also labels four players current Rangers captain Richard Gough, Gary Mabbutt of Tottenham, David Platt of Arsenal and Gary Lineker - as "goody two shoes", but adds "The four of them are brilliant, really top class professionals".

On missing the birth of his son Regan, Gascoigne said he "went out with the lads on Friday night" and left a message on the answer phone. "And when I got back on the Saturday morning, she wasn't happy at all, and obviously, I had done the wrong thing by going home. You know that night she could have went into labour and I was probably that drunk I wouldn't have knew you know, so I can see her point.

"I should have stayed and I should have went to the hospital. But I don't think I'm the first person in the world to miss the birth of their kid."

Today he faces Celtic in the first Old Firm derby of the season at Ibrox.