Our hardest players

[EMRFC 4,765]

With Joey Barton being a hard man and with him making his debut for us this week, got me thinking as to who are our toughest ever players. I can think of Graeme Souness, Duncan Ferguson and maybe David Weir. Anyone else? 

[GTMLivo 149]

Jig the guy always elbowed every cunt.

[NeoGeo7 10,371]

Just now, EMRFC said:

With Joey Barton being a hard man and with him making his debut for us this week, got me thinking as to who are our toughest ever players. I can think of Graeme Souness, Duncan Ferguson and maybe David Weir. Anyone else? 

Ian Ferguson probably the most notable absentee, can only really comment from the 90s onwards.

Ricksen was tough as well (and still is with his battle against motor neurones).

[TopCat 4,511]

Terry Hurlock was hard as nails.

[Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310]

Terry Hurlock

John Brown

Richard Gough

Terry Butcher

Mark Hately

And Salim Kerkar

[trueblue68 2,497]

Hurlock was tough as fuck during his stay here

[EMRFC 4,765]

1 minute ago, bigsasasfloopyhair said:

Terry Hurlock

John Brown

Richard Gough

Terry Butcher

Mark Hately

And Salim Kerkar

A think Juanama Ortiz deserves to be on this list, right there with Kerkar.

[The Beast 9,176]

John Greig

Tam Forsyth

Gregor Stevens

 

[Laudrup1984 25,100]

When you think of a hard man you generally think of a snarling, intimidating, angry, shouting type and all of the above tend to fit that category to an extent. However, in terms of sheer power and strength and willingness to put his body on the line, big Marv has to be a shout. Not your stereotypical "hard man" if you like but he's certainly one not to fuck with. Fuck going toe to toe with the big guy. Such a thoroughly decent bloke though which makes him all the more fascinating. He'd fuck you up then pick you up afterwards! And if he got smashed himself he'd just get up, dust himself down then smile as if nothing had happened! Absolute tank of guy!

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Bobby Shearer AKA Captain Cutlass

[Leeds_Bear 8,099]

Nicky Law's shadow. Cunt chased him off the park every week.

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Andy Goram, I still remember him hurting a couple of Marsellies biggest players, I sure one went off injured.

[Tom0411 1,226]

Harold Davis didn't take many prisoners

[HuistraHairDo 12,489]

Ian Black 

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Gennaro Ivan "Rino" Gattuso

[NeoGeo7 10,371]

though I don't recall him getting into many bust ups the guy was tough as nails and epitomised everything we are about...;

bandaged noggin on at least two separate occasions

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14 minutes ago, Laudrup1984 said:

When you think of a hard man you generally think of a snarling, intimidating, angry, shouting type and all of the above tend to fit that category to an extent. However, in terms of sheer power and strength and willingness to put his body on the line, big Marv has to be a shout. Not your stereotypical "hard man" if you like but he's certainly one not to fuck with. Fuck going toe to toe with the big guy. Such a thoroughly decent bloke though which makes him all the more fascinating. He'd fuck you up then pick you up afterwards! And if he got smashed himself he'd just get up, dust himself down then smile as if nothing had happened! Absolute tank of guy!

I loved Big Marv..

He wasn't a hard man - he just let people be "touched" by his faith!

I always remember one Hibs game at Ibrox where that big lanky Hibs Striker that was a bit of cult hero for them picked up the ball on the half way line and started to drive down the left wing. He put his head down and started motoring which was his big mistake!!

Everybody in the entire ground could see what was about to happen except him. Cue big Marv making an intercepting run with about 20 yards to get up to speed and absolutely crunched the guy with a completely clean well timed tackle that took ball, man and everything. The poor guy never saw it coming but we all did!

It was just utter class!

EDIT - I think Amadou Konte was his name

 

 

 

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And inappropriate thread title of the day goes to.....

Thank fuck the shorts have a bit more room these days. Mind those shorts from the 80's? 

Souness to answer the question

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Graham Roberts

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3 minutes ago, NeoGeo7 said:

though I don't recall him getting into many bust ups the guy was tough as nails and epitomised everything we are about...;

bandaged noggin on at least two separate occasions

In his own words he was a "warrior" for the club when he pulled that shirt on. He was something special for us.

Loved the goal up at Aberdeen in the absolute soaking rain. sliding goal celebration.

 

[Howsitgoing 4,281]

Colin Hendry. 

[HuistraHairDo 12,489]

Kevin Muscat, not that Rangers seen much of his antics.

 

 

 

[dbyst 570]

basile boli, he was a fuckin tank

[harlands plater 16,954]

Jim Steele, we had him on loan.

[The Beast 9,176]

To be honest modern day players for the past 25 years are pussys compared to the hard men of the past.

Sorry if it sounds patronising but anyone under the age of 40 has never seen a proper hard man in in a Rangers shirt.