murzo 7,446 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Unsung- someone who makes a substantive yet unrecognised contributionSome of the names mentioned aren't unsung ffs, might as well say Greig, Laudrup and Goram. Hemdani, Cleland and Beattie, na he was just shite. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,093 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Before reading the article, I will go for.Jim BettBobby RussellJimmy NichollStuart MunroSadie McPhersonPeter HuistraAlan McLarenGordan PetricBrahim HemdaniAnd... Lee McCulloch.My personal choice of someone who I reckoned was under-appreciated would be Ted McMinn.Some good picks in there , particularly Bett , Russell and a special mention to Alan McLaren who I'm sure would have been both Rangers and Scotland captain had injury not cut his career short. A cruel blow. I'd have added Tugay who I think was both underused and underrated at his time with us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpidermansGaffer 2,552 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Nigel Spackman & Stuart McCall (playing) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Domthenbud 899 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Going back a bit as I,m an auld bear, a few I would like to nominate are Davie Provan( arguably one of the nicest guys you could hope to talk to), Billy Ritchie( a very good goalie), and big Tam Forsyth( remember his goal from 3"), or was it that far out. There are hundreds of ex players who could be considered unsung heroes; I would say there are few who are not this at least. Until the events of 2012, 99.99% of Gers players knew what it was all about and were all heroes in their own way. WATP Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JograBear 1,072 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Craig Moore. Ian Ferguson. David Robertson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black75 46 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Who often forget David Robertson? If it wasn't for Numan, he'd easily be the best left back in my nearly 28 years on this planet.[/quoteWas a great left back , if he had a better delivery into the box more often would have been top class. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepooka 126 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Graham Roberts, Ray Wilkins and Peter Huistra Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 18,892 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Wilkins made the hall of fame after only playing for us for two seasons. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gmcf 34,093 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Terry Hurlock Loved him man.Another one, well remembered. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
black75 46 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Spackman was a player who I thought done a great job for us but is largely forgotten about Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bomber 177 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 what about big marv. not much pace but he had us all believing in 2005!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegendofCoop 17,253 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 what about big marv. not much pace but he had us all believing in 2005!!!Mate, Big Marv is a hero on here...and with the support in general. You're right...he believed so much he literally dragged that squad to the finish line that season. Definitely a hero, but not unsung! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballochger 36 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Hemdani seemed to do a job In Europe but was hopeless in domestic football Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
folkestoneger 8,085 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 noooooooooooo .Made Craig Paterson look like the kaiser :-)Just threw that name in to see if any of the younger bears even knew who he was Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlockMRD 3 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Mel SterlandMark FalcoThey might not have played for us long, but they certainly made an impact and helped make us successful. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballochger 36 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Edu in his last 2 seasons done a great job never got the same credit Davis and Naismith got Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,638 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Jim Forrest ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooblue 1,971 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Dave Smith, classy left half from the late 60s and early 70s, plus Nigel Spackman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ibroxholm 2,275 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 No longer with us but Bobby McKean & Colin Jackson have to fall into this category IMO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlockMRD 3 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Trevor Francis for that penalty in the 1987 Scottish League Cup Final.Nigel Spackman was quality too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bighouse 1,012 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Alan McLaren or Gordan Petric Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Bueller 1,569 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Andy Dibble, nine in a row keeper, stepped in at a high pressure time! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Good selection Big M .Especially Peter huistra .Very underestimated player for us .Think he replaced Walters and that was difficult for him as it was hard act to follow .Never forget the 1992 s final with 10 men where he ran his socks off .Quality player but never really appreciated .As was McLaren .Career short lived due to injury but he gave our club very good service while here .Mcminn was perhaps a hero at a very difficult time to be a Rangers fan .On many occasions he was unpredictable .It's probably what we all loved about him .Scored a cracker at Pittodrie in 85/86 and gave beggars runaround few times esp 3-0 win in 85 .Loved him cause he was entertainment .Entertainment. Absolutely mate. That was big Ted's middle name. Huistra has definitely become unsung amongst the support. Perhaps our memory of him has become somewhat dimmed because of all the household-name Netherlands internationalists who arrived after him.He was often the only foreign player in the European squads (outwith the luxury guys like Mikhailichenko who didn't put as much effort in) and our first-ever Flying Dutchman.He gave us his best years; arrived at 23 years old, played 125 times in five years, scored 22 goals. Five League Titles, two League Cups and a Scottish Cup. Not too shabby. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rab wilson 3,246 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 My all time hero, and for me always underrated if not under appreciated , the man who had me copying his passing and creative magnificence when I was a boy , and I still love him to this day, wish I'd met him to tell him what he meant to this bear, the one and only Bobby Russell.what a fuckin player man.No Surrender Rab Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Some good picks in there , particularly Bett , Russell and a special mention to Alan McLaren who I'm sure would have been both Rangers and Scotland captain had injury not cut his career short. A cruel blow.Cruel indeed, mate. Captained us in the last game of his career in 1995.The thing that hammers home just how early he had to retire is when you think that Davie Weir is actually older than Alan McLaren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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