Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bored in work and got me thinking, I'm 32 and had had the pleasure of watching some great Scottish players play for the club. Who would be the best Scottish select you have seen play in the flesh. I'm too young for the likes of Greig and Jardine, I remember Cooper in his later days away from the club.I've gone for GoramHuttonGoughWeirRobertsonMccallFergusonDurrantNaismithMccoist McCannObviously everyone will have an opinion but from going as a boy with my dad to games to getting my season ticket at 15 to the present day I think its a decent team.I know Naismith will get pelters but he was a good player for us when fit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
folkestoneger 8,271 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 GoramJardine Gough Forsyth GreigMcLean Russeli McDonald CooperJohnstone McCoist If Durrant hadn't been crocked by that sheep scum he could have been a great and would have made my team Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B1872 20,993 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bit off topic but this got me thinking. Did we not play against a Scotland select late 80's, early 90's? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310 Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bit off topic but this got me thinking. Did we not play against a Scotland select late 80's, early 90's?I remember my dad telling me about him going to a rangers/celtic select v Scotland select to raise money for the ibrox disaster fund. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain1712 336 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bit off topic but this got me thinking. Did we not play against a Scotland select late 80's, early 90's?We played a Scotland select side for john greig's testimonial game, I think it was a 5-1 victory for the Bears with the man himself scoring twice. A bit before late 80's if I remember correctly maybe mid 70's Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Goram,Robertson Gough Wier HuttonCooper Souness B Ferguson McCannJohnston (Boyd or McCoist)Struggled to put McCoist in. I always thought he was over rated. I thought Souness was correct when he wanted to pair Mo with Atilla, but like Boyd, McCoist scored a lot of goals. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 1 - A. Goram2 - J. Brown3 - D. Roberston4 - R. Gough5 - D. Weir6 - B. Ferguson7 - G. Souness8 - T. McMinn9 - A. McCoist10 - M. Johnston11 - D. Cooper Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In my lifetime.GoramHutton Gough Weir RobertsonI. Ferguson B. Ferguson McCallNaismith McCoist McCannI was thinking to myself while I was thinking of Scottish players, that it wasn't very attacking, but now I look at it, it's really attacking. Two full backs bombing up the wings, McCann and the wee rat beside them, Barry doing what he done best in his first spell attacking from midfield, or controlling it. Ferguson and McCall doing the dirty work. That team would run away with the league right now actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Not one mention of Scott Nesbit, until now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Alan McLaren was also decent. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Goram,Robertson Gough Wier HuttonCooper Souness B Ferguson McCannJohnston (Boyd or McCoist)Struggled to put McCoist in. I always thought he was over rated. I thought Souness was correct when he wanted to pair Mo with Atilla, but like Boyd, McCoist scored a lot of goals.I don't think you say our top goal scorer of all time is overrated. As we've found out in the last three years though, he's certainly overrated as a person. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 I don't think you say our top goal scorer of all time is overrated. As we've found out in the last three years though, he's certainly overrated as a person.Nah, I was at the CSKA game when he had a nightmare. We have had loads of strikers that had they been in team for the same time as McCoist would have scored loads more. Imagine Mols in place of McCoist? He was lucky. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Devil 350 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 GoramMcPhersonBrownGoughRobertsonMcCallI FergusonDurrantMurrayMcSweganMcCoistSubs: Pressley, Nisbet and MaxwellWith only the addition of Steven, Hateley and Huistra/Mikhailitchenko this team got to within 1 goal of the CL final.Heroes and legends 1 and all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Bit off topic but this got me thinking. Did we not play against a Scotland select late 80's, early 90's?We did indeed. It was a Scottish League XI so foreigners were permittedThe team was managed by Jim McLean and featured mostly Dundee United and Aberdeen players.EDIT - I got mixed up. It was Scotland v Scottish League XI for the Scottish Football League centenary.Gary Stevens captained the League Select who won 1-0. David Roberston also started.1 - Theo Snelders (Aberdeen)2 - Gary Stevens (Rangers)3 - David Robertson (Aberdeen)4 - Jim McInally (Dundee United)5 - Miodrag Krivokapić (Dundee United)6 - Freddie van der Hoorn (Dundee United)7 - Istvan Kozma (Dunfermline)8 - Paul Lambert (St. Mirren)9 - Charlie Nicholas (Celtic)10 - Bobby Connor (Aberdeen)11 - Hans Gillhaus (Aberdeen) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Nah, I was at the CSKA game when he had a nightmare. We have had loads of strikers that had they been in team for the same time as McCoist would have scored loads more. Imagine Mols in place of McCoist? He was lucky.How can you say he was lucky? He's the top goal scorer in our history! He was lucky to get the managerial job right enough. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 How can you say he was lucky? He's the top goal scorer in our history! He was lucky to get the managerial job right enough.Haha, all he did was put the ball in the back of the net.We have had better technical forwards who if they played the amount of games during the era McCoist played would have scored alot more.By lucky I mean he had a knack of miss kicking or miss placing a header and it ending up in the net. The saying about falling in the Clyde and coming out with a salmon was coined for McCoist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOAT 30,449 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Haha, all he did was put the ball in the back of the net.We have had better technical forwards who if they played the amount of games during the era McCoist played would have scored alot more.By lucky I mean he had a knack of miss kicking or miss placing a header and it ending up in the net. The saying about falling in the Clyde and coming out with a salmon was coined for McCoist. We'll agree to disagree on that. McCoist pre-2011 can't really be faulted IMO, it's anything he's done since I have the issue with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Struggled to put McCoist in. I always thought he was over rated.Yes, he probably is overrated...In much the same way as players like Stoichkov, Papin, Inzaghi, Shearer, Crespo and Raul are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 In my lifetime.GoramHutton Gough Weir RobertsonI. Ferguson B. Ferguson McCallNaismith McCoist McCannI was thinking to myself while I was thinking of Scottish players, that it wasn't very attacking, but now I look at it, it's really attacking. Two full backs bombing up the wings, McCann and the wee rat beside them, Barry doing what he done best in his first spell attacking from midfield, or controlling it. Ferguson and McCall doing the dirty work.That team would run away with the league right now actually.I would bet that any team in our history - apart from the one we have right now - would run away with the top league right now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Goram,Robertson Gough Wier HuttonCooper Souness B Ferguson McCannJohnston (Boyd or McCoist)Struggled to put McCoist in. I always thought he was over rated. I thought Souness was correct when he wanted to pair Mo with Atilla, but like Boyd, McCoist scored a lot of goals.Actually, just take stock and think about what you are saying for a moment...You were asked to pick a best Rangers XI. From Scottish players. In your lifetime. And you 'struggled' to include the top goalscorer in our history who scored all kinds of goals at every level and who broke records left right and centre?Is you first name Boaby? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WadeWilson 4,670 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 By lucky I mean he had a knack of miss kicking or miss placing a header and it ending up in the net.Not one mention of Scott Nesbit Nisbet, until now. You're blending in well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Goram,Robertson Gough Wier HuttonCooper Souness B Ferguson McCannJohnston (Boyd or McCoist)Struggled to put McCoist in. I always thought he was over rated. I thought Souness was correct when he wanted to pair Mo with Atilla, but like Boyd, McCoist scored a lot of goals.You're either not playing with a full deck or your arse is no stranger to a priest's cock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Yes, he probably is overrated...In much the same way as players like Stoichkov, Papin, Inzaghi, Shearer, Crespo and Raul are.You comparing McCoist to those players? Would any of those players have scored fewer goals given the service and the opposition? If McCoist was such a striker why not move to a bigger league (couldn't move to a bigger or better club) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dazzler 2,428 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 You're either not playing with a full deck or your arse is no stranger to a priest's cock.Eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted July 2, 2015 Share Posted July 2, 2015 Eh?You insinuating you can't understand me because I'm Muslim?You're on thin ice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.