gazza27 15,283 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 How good was this guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Steelydan1690 20,228 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 39 minutes ago, gazza27 said: How good was this guy Pish m8 never won the champions league Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,775 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 My favourite non Rangers player growing up. Always had a soft spot for Real Madrid ever since. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoatbridgeBear 7,113 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 4 hours ago, Rangers_no1 said: Sublime and may have been remembered as the best ever if not for injuries. He is anyway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Essandoh 21,208 Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 You’ll struggle to find a player with quicker feet and dribbling ability. Absolute magician. Thanks for reminding me this is a football forum Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangersMedia 35,961 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Could well have become the greatest ever if he didn't have such horrific injuries. The player at Real Madrid was a shadow of what he once was. We never got to see Ronaldo peak. Ronaldo in the late 90s was just so far ahead of everybody. So direct, powerful, brilliant dribbler and brilliant finisher. When he was on it, and he was most weeks, he just destroyed defences. He was phenomenal before the knee injuries. It's testiment to his talent that he was able to adapt his style and still remain a top player after his injuries. Mbappe reminds me a lot of him with his style. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,524 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 To be anachronistic, in 96/97 he was a cyborg combination of Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. The best and most dangerous all round forward football has ever seen. I'm not totally convinced that it was simply the injuries that made him adapt his game, I think he also got lazy because he had so many good players supporting him at Real Madrid he became happy just to be a poacher at times. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,775 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,775 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I always remember the build up when Man U played Real in 2003. They even done a Pepsi advert for it. Games didn’t disappoint either. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
wully 47,369 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
magic8ball 27,901 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Can remember the day well ,31st May 1997 ,we were down Blackpool for a stag do ,We jumped in a taxi pished ,taxi driver the usual ,what team etc ,He then told us that Rangers had put in a bid for Ronaldo 20m ,we didn’t believe him till we got home and the stories were going about , He never took Minty up on his offer due to the cultural differences of Scottish football from what he was used to , Would have been the ultimate signing ,At the time he was easily the best in the world ,The pace he had in his early days at PSV and Barca was unreal plus he had the power and accuracy to go with it ,only injury stopped him being the greatest striker ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KBOO72 4,372 Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 My all time favourite player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIRB_72 4,000 Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 My favourite non-Ranger of all time. I remember in 98 (only a kid at the time) wanting Brazil to beat Scotland because Ronaldo Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,775 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 Good documentary about Beckham, Zidane and Ronaldo during France 98. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m000kc1j/france-98-the-three-musketeers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.E.C. 18,775 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 On 08/06/2020 at 11:39, wully said: Great tribute to Del Amitri Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
STEPPS BOY 73,922 Posted June 22, 2020 Share Posted June 22, 2020 My favourite ever player.. Incredible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue 9,356 Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Made a quite ordinary Brazil side world champions. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigsasasfloppyhair 13,310 Posted June 24, 2020 Share Posted June 24, 2020 On 07/06/2020 at 20:23, Steelydan1690 said: Pish m8 never won the champions league Or the SPL Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElBufalo20 7,892 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 On 24/06/2020 at 23:16, Bigsasasfloppyhair said: Or the SPL Would be done if he signed for us instead of Inter. Cant believe we genuinely submitted a bid for this guy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaudrupsPatrickBoots 13,510 Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 The Greatest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,524 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 On 08/06/2020 at 11:39, wully said: Had the yellow version of that T Shirt as a kid. My gran got it for me out the sports shop in Helensburgh. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,524 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Jela 20,361 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 The best ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
esquire8 42,756 Posted July 4, 2020 Share Posted July 4, 2020 Best number 9 ever. Just a fucking phenomenon. Had his bad injuries but when fit there was no one better in that position. Ever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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