mmrfc1873 48 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Barry Ferguson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongolikecandy 418 Posted September 8, 2010 Author Share Posted September 8, 2010 Barry Ferguson.I rate ferguson but not that highly.if he was world class why did he end up at blackburn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy500 463 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 I have never seen a 'world class' Scottish player. Sad really. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie1807 146 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Gary Holt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryankyleakin 31 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 never seen one Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
machine! 15 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The goalie! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatPirateHooker 141 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 The goalie!Quite possibly. He was certainly one of the best shot stoppers around at the time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatPirateHooker 141 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Just to be clear; how's everyone defining world class? I'd say it would be in the top 10 of your position in the world.That's not world class Top 2 of your position atleast... or top 4ish of your role. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
broxi51 48 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 goram at his peak was a top 5 keeper in the world. Gough and mcoist would have had a choice of the top clubs too.Last genuine scottish player to get in a world 11 is souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted September 8, 2010 Share Posted September 8, 2010 Neither Ferguson or Cooper were anywhere near world class, Dalglish and Souness were the last two with Baxter before them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieD 19,030 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Neither Ferguson or Cooper were anywhere near world class, Dalglish and Souness were the last two with Baxter before them.Too young to have seen Cooper at Rangers myself but a certain Mr Ruud Gullit, one of the key members of probably the greatest club side ever assembled, two time european cup winner and euro 88 winner, called him one of the best players he'd ever faced and he named him in his dream XI. A dream team in which, by the way, he leaves Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho on the bench.Nowhere near world class? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrissyBoyyy 18 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 kirk broadfoot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Brian Laudrup Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
miracle 7,834 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 goram at his peak was a top 5 keeper in the world. Top two I would have said, only Peter Schmeichel was close to him at that time and Goram shaded it for me, but I'm very biased! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
deleteduser1 169 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Trying not to get angry here but for fucksake any Gers fan that ever saw Cooper play must surely agree that Davie Cooper was undoubtedly world class. Souness, Gough , Hansen ,Dalgleish and Goram were all world class too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatPirateHooker 141 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Trying not to get angry here but for fucksake any Gers fan that ever saw Cooper play must surely agree that Davie Coper was undoubtedly world class. Souness, Gough , Hansen ,Dalgleish and Goram were all world class too.I'm sure bias doesnt equate into that at all Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
baltic_blue 108 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 No doubt, but there were atleast 5-6 other players who could have given more of a tough time. He was a top top player for a decent period of time, but he was nowhere near the best in his position in the world.I'd say Law and Dalglish amybe the only two genuine world class players to have come from Scotland. A lot of borderline... like Souness, Baxter, Mcgrain, but I'm actually too young to have seen any of these play...Souness won the European cup 3 times and would walk into any team today. as much as it pains me to say it mcgrain was also a world class player. to say Baxter wasnt world class is bordering on crazy talk. Scotland have had genuine world class players over the years. The last ones probably were Cooper and Dalglish who were both no doubts about it world class. Goram could be another who at his peak could not be touched even by Smichael. For Scotland to have never got out of the group stages in a world cup is an embarrassment when you look at some of the players they had in the squads. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,035 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Goram Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravelingWilBEARy 4,319 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Anyone who thinks Barry Ferguson is/was World Class is either a teenager or a moron.Anyway, the answer is Kenny Dalglish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MosesMcNeil 1,664 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Unfortunately World Class isn't a standard unit of measurement.Indeed not. But it would be reasonable to assume a genuinely world class player could consistently deliver for any club or national team. The last Scots of such quality for me would be Cooper, Souness and Dalglish.Souness, for example, in his pomp, was a standard of player so far ahead of B. Ferguson as to make any comparison laughable. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCapone 7,678 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Too young to have seen Cooper at Rangers myself but a certain Mr Ruud Gullit, one of the key members of probably the greatest club side ever assembled, two time european cup winner and euro 88 winner, called him one of the best players he'd ever faced and he named him in his dream XI. A dream team in which, by the way, he leaves Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldinho on the bench.Nowhere near world class?No I dont believe so but its all about opinions, I was fortunate enough to see Cooper play for Clydebank in his first season and many years at Ibrox but World class no. Keep in mind though by saying he was not WC doesnt mean he was a bad player. In my opinion Goram, Gough and McCoist were better players in their position's than Cooper was as they delivered consistently year after year.I think the term WC is flung about too much and Souness and Dalglish were our last WC players, players that were competing and winning at the highest European level in club football over many years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tumshie 205 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Probably Souness and Dalglish. Guys like Richard Gough and the Goalie were up there with the best of them in the early 90's.Going by what I've heard Ian Durrant could have been a world class player had it not been for that bastard Simpson up at Pittodrie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Outfield players: Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Danny McGrain and Denis Law.Before that I would have to say Baxter in his prime and John White.Goalkeeper: The Goalie. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bear 25 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 I agree with most views above, but I believe, on his day, Richard gough could have played in the top leagues no probs.Strolling through games for everton when he 40.Only played for spurs because jim McLean would not sell directly to rangers.I think he could have been up there, but that is just my opinion of course.Most deffo mate. He is underated IMO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLUEDIGNITY 33,683 Posted September 9, 2010 Share Posted September 9, 2010 Danny Fox ! Fcukin class ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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