siddiqi_drinker 14,635 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 47 minutes ago, kenzie2386 said: Shearer, Grieg, Hurlock, Young (Corky), Graham Roberts, Woodburn, Davis.... et al. There really have been so many, it would be quite a task to name them all. Surprised you missed Jimmy Millar. Remember Tiger Shaw telling me Tam Forsyth would not have been considered a Hardman in his day and he was not joking. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammy cox 664 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Ozblue said: Without a shadow of a doubt, the hardest man of all was 'Big Ben' Willie Woodburn who stood out in a backline of hard men...they weren't known as the "iron curtain" just for being a formidable defence,either! Another of the hardest men I have ever met was Jimmy Millar. Although he was only 5'6" in height he was scared of nothing or nobody no matter whether he was playing in defence or attack. Actually when I look back on that era our teams were packed with players that were hard as nails all over the pitch; Captain Cutlass, Harold Davis, John Greig, Ronnie McKinnon et al who weren't scared to put their head where it hurts; even guys like Ralphie Brand, Davie Wilson and Eric Caldow were no shrinking violets when it came to the hard stuff. Woodburn my late old man's favourite.Remember him telling me how someone had made the fatal mistake of having a boot at WW and how the said player was chased by Woodburn over the park.Think WW finally gave up the chase as he couldn't catch the culprit lol.Think it was a true story but my old man was guilty of embellishing his tails of Mr Woodburn not that I think they needed much embellishment. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wullies_bowly_legs 3,811 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 5 hours ago, Ozblue said: Without a shadow of a doubt, the hardest man of all was 'Big Ben' Willie Woodburn who stood out in a backline of hard men...they weren't known as the "iron curtain" just for being a formidable defence,either! Another of the hardest men I have ever met was Jimmy Millar. Although he was only 5'6" in height he was scared of nothing or nobody no matter whether he was playing in defence or attack. Actually when I look back on that era our teams were packed with players that were hard as nails all over the pitch; Captain Cutlass, Harold Davis, John Greig, Ronnie McKinnon et al who weren't scared to put their head where it hurts; even guys like Ralphie Brand, Davie Wilson and Eric Caldow were no shrinking violets when it came to the hard stuff. My old man always said Willie Woodburn was the toughest player he had seen. My era started with the players above such as JG, Ronnie McKinnon, Eric Caldow etc and all the players were not scared of a tackle compared to todays mob. But actual hard men, not just nasty bastards like Keane, are few and far between. Of all the players I've seen over 50 years plus I'd only count Tam Forsyth, JG and maybe Souey although he had that nasty streak as well. Lots of players tough enough to make a point like Ian Ferguson, Hurlock, Gregor but not real hard men. Lets be honest the real warriors would not get a game nowadays. Can you imagine the red cards guys like Gentile, Tommy Smith, Norman Hunter and Dave McKay would get nowadays? Even their own team mates were terrified of them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
falwheel 222 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Jock "We got the battle fever on" Wallace Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzie2386 17 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 2 hours ago, siddiqi_drinker said: Surprised you missed Jimmy Millar. Remember Tiger Shaw telling me Tam Forsyth would not have been considered a Hardman in his day and he was not joking. II Shearer, Grieg, Hurlock, Young (Corky), Graham Roberts, Woodburn, Davis.... et al. There really have been so many, it would be quite a task to name them all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Copland bear 7,966 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 For me Tam Forsyth or Gregor Stevens who was an out and out animal and would never finish a game nowadays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenzie2386 17 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 2 hours ago, siddiqi_drinker said: Surprised you missed Jimmy Millar. Remember Tiger Shaw telling me Tam Forsyth would not have been considered a Hardman in his day and he was not joking. There are a lot I missed but none of them intentionally. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bombaybadboy08 15,660 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Souness was a clatty bastard On Hurlock, I recall an altercation between him and Stevie Fulton at the piggery which left Fulton with his shorts ripped , Hurlock passed the ball forward for Ally to stick one in the back of the net. That's without Googling so I may be wrong with some details. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Godfather 71,977 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Fabrice Fernandes was an animal iirc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,547 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Souness was a world class hardman. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottyscott1963 18,375 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 4 hours ago, heathen fish boy said: Or maybe what the big man shouted before his tackle Had to be Bobby Shearer for me, but thanks to every contribution as this has brought back serious memories for me. Laughed out loud at the Marvin Andrews comment about the hibs striker whos name was Amadou Konte and the big man stiffened him good style.We have been blessed with some of the finest footballers who turned out to be fans once they joined our club. Seem to remember our own Assistant Manager grabbing Caldwell round the neck and looking like he was going to throttle the cunt. SDOW Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 3 hours ago, siddiqi_drinker said: Surprised you missed Jimmy Millar. Remember Tiger Shaw telling me Tam Forsyth would not have been considered a Hardman in his day and he was not joking. I certainly didn't miss Jimmy Millar in my post regarding 'Big Ben' Woodburn as my main nomination. Btw! How did you meet Tiger Shaw? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gersandy 594 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Rino Gatusso was a wee hard nut. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rambo1872 4,065 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Anyone got a gif of mohsni jabbin erwin Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 3 hours ago, sammy cox said: Woodburn my late old man's favourite.Remember him telling me how someone had made the fatal mistake of having a boot at WW and how the said player was chased by Woodburn over the park.Think WW finally gave up the chase as he couldn't catch the culprit lol.Think it was a true story but my old man was guilty of embellishing his tails of Mr Woodburn not that I think they needed much embellishment. I only saw Big Ben play a few times before he got Sin die, but I can confirm that anybody silly enough to take a swing at big Woodburn had indeed committed a fatal mistake. I'm not sure whether the tale concerning Woodburn chasing a guy was true or not, but I would be surprised if the guy concerned got away from the big man. It was ironic that Woodburn was the last man in British football to be banned 'Sin Die' for retaliation, because he was never a dirty player; and in fact in his first 10 years at Ibrox he never was sent off or even got booked. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grae 97 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I always thought that Sergio Porrini was not to be messed with. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozblue 4,331 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 3 hours ago, Wullies_bowly_legs said: My old man always said Willie Woodburn was the toughest player he had seen. My era started with the players above such as JG, Ronnie McKinnon, Eric Caldow etc and all the players were not scared of a tackle compared to todays mob. But actual hard men, not just nasty bastards like Keane, are few and far between. Of all the players I've seen over 50 years plus I'd only count Tam Forsyth, JG and maybe Souey although he had that nasty streak as well. Lots of players tough enough to make a point like Ian Ferguson, Hurlock, Gregor but not real hard men. Lets be honest the real warriors would not get a game nowadays. Can you imagine the red cards guys like Gentile, Tommy Smith, Norman Hunter and Dave McKay would get nowadays? Even their own team mates were terrified of them. Your old man was 100% right,Wullie and some of the greatest players in football can vouch for it (even Rangers players,including Eric Caldow) who Woodburn skittled at Ibrox in 1953. As far as "genuine hard men" go , I'm struggling to name one in the modern game that would compare with the guys back then, but the game has became so sterilised these days you end up getting booked or sent off for absolutely nothing, plus the fact the rules have changed drastically; some for the good and some not so good. Woodburn was a brilliant footballer who would have made even the likes of Gentile, Hunter, McKay, Smith and Souness quake in their boots when he tackled them......That's if they could have found their boots to quake in after the tackle Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bordersbear 1,105 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Of the players I saw in the flesh john greig tops them all. Close second Tom forsyth then john brown. All of them would have died for the club. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cerberusandorthus 184 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I feel that our original "Captain America" Claudio Ranieri was a real 4 minute egg. Although I do agree with many of the previous posters, if it came to a vote, Harold Davis would receive mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grae 97 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 13 minutes ago, cerberusandorthus said: I feel that our original "Captain America" Claudio Ranieri was a real 4 minute egg. Never knew that old cunt played for us! Was "Captain America" meant to be ironic? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chepooka 126 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Souness Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buggleskelly 3,772 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I've seen loads of hard men play for us , but in my opinion Gregor Stevens was the dirtiest player I've ever seen in a Rangers shirt. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky True Legend 2,682 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 I missed Woodburn so have to say Harold Davis was the hardest I saw. I remember one European Cup match where an opposition playr chased Henderson. He was catching him until Davis stepped in between them. Game over (may have been Scott but I am pretty sure it was Henderson). Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham 3,465 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Kevin Thomson never shied away from a challenge. See below for details https://youtu.be/AIojPkNGLf0 edit: May aswell throw in Bartley for good measure. https://youtu.be/jAc-G3Z5ht4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muz333 359 Posted July 21, 2016 Share Posted July 21, 2016 Beasley! Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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