davie_bluenose 20 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 We were having a discussion at work about who is the best player Scotland have produced in the last 25 years.For me it has to be Ian Durrant. In fact, very few payers in the UK in the last 25 years were better, if any at all.Before his injury, he was so special there would have been very few teams he would have walked straight into, a real gem.We will never how good he really would have been if it wasn't for his horrific injury, but when he did come back he was still a class act.As soon as Big Jock saw him play, he knew he had just found a very special talent.Just wondered everyones thoughts? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Great post.I'm only 21 remember, but I've done my homework, especially on the 9-in-a-row team. When you think about it, there really was no SCOTTISH player better than Durranty during that time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
snoopyboymason 13 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 he could have been a superstar if that bastard did'nt do that cowardly tackle imo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I would love a 50-50 challenge with that bastard Simpson down the 5's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robroy72 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Davie Cooper for me.I saw Durrant make his 1st team debut against Caley. Whit a fro the lad had! Derek Ferguson also made his debut that day. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie_bluenose 20 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Robroy72, i meant talent that has came through in the past 25 years, but yip coop was the man.I didnt know this, but Derek Ferguson made his 1st team debut at the age of 15 in a friendly. Youngest ever in a blue shirt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albahighlander 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 much as I would like it to be Ian it would have to be either Dalglish or Souness. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
*Manticore* 1,893 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 much as I would like it to be Ian it would have to be either Dalglish or Souness.I think we're talking about emerging in the last 25 years otherwise I agree and would add Cooper. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 53,782 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I would love a 50-50 challenge with that bastard Simpson down the 5's.He was up here for a function at the Aberdeen Supporters Club but my Aberdeen supporting mates said you were not aloud to ask questions about it!Cowardly bastard hiding away and wont even answer questions about the fact that he hindered a potential World Class players career. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bauba30 1 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Yeah, if not Cooper then Andy Goram - at his peak I don't believe there was a better keeper - period! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
delparlane 5,659 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Durrant was absolute magic, one of my favourite players ever to grace the shirt. Can't think of anyone else that tops him for talent given the qualifications you've set, so I wholeheartedly agree (both with Durrant being tops and what the others have said about that prat Simpson). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopermania 1 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Durrant was some player, no doubt. I remember watching a 'special' on Durrant on the Champions League Saturday afternoon programme with Ian St John and Jimmy Greaves highlighting the injury and how he'd came back from such a horor tackle. This was during the 92/93 Champions League run when we had Marseilles, Bruges and CSKA Moskow in our group. the song used in the tribute was Bon Jovi's Keep the Faith. Ive got it on video somewhere. It was shown after the second leg against Leeds, Im pretty sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
minstral 5,375 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 fantastic player durrant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dummiesoot 16,006 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 He was awesome and cool as a cucumber when finishing off great moves. I believe he would have went on to Italy and been huge, Gazza Style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie_bluenose 20 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 Coopermania, I still have that too, converted in onto dvd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coopermania 1 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Coopermania, I still have that too, converted in onto dvd its a great wee article davie, and its among my videos, probably on the Leeds tape. I need to dig it out and watch it again. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viennabear 2 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 I would love a 50-50 challenge with that bastard Simpson down the 5's.He was up here for a function at the Aberdeen Supporters Club but my Aberdeen supporting mates said you were not aloud to ask questions about it!Cowardly bastard hiding away and wont even answer questions about the fact that he hindered a potential World Class players career.it was a disgraceful challenge but come on lads ... getting carried off on the physios back with his leg dangling around certainly didn´t help the damage done to his knee ... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
viennabear 2 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 He was awesome and cool as a cucumber when finishing off great moves. I believe he would have went on to Italy and been huge, Gazza Style.agree with everything but the Italy bit ... he would never have left us - unlike the players of today guy´s like durrant knew what it meant to have the privelage to play for the club you love Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie_bluenose 20 Posted April 17, 2007 Author Share Posted April 17, 2007 I checked the Rangers website and he won 3 Championship medals.I thought it was more than that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvager 498 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 Durrant was a great talent killed off to a large extent by injury. What about Goram, McCoist, Cooper, and yes Dalgleish and Souness too - we had some great Scottish talent at that time.Eddie Gray, Lorimer and Billy Bremner at Leeds - was that a bit earlier?Another tragic Scottish player was John White of Spurs - killed by lightning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior2k5 0 Posted April 17, 2007 Share Posted April 17, 2007 NopeOnly 1 Davie Cooper Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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