Forget Mols, Boyd & Jelavic - Current Ibrox star is Rangers' best since McCoist

[stuart1994 4,302]

Love the mad bastard, will be gutted when he goes.

[KeyserSoze 14,520]

1 hour ago, Billyblueblood said:

There is no excuse for his petulance or for his red mist episodes, he is not a teenager.

No but he’s Columbian 

[BlueHatBlueDay 468]

All relative to when they played, what team mates they played with, and if being viewed as an allrounder or goal scorer.  I can only comment from late 70's. Jela, Mols, Morelos, for me all contributed much the same in that they worked tirelessly off the ball for the team, but also scored a fair amount of goals. My favourite was Mols, sadly we never appreciated over a longer period just how good a footballer he was. McCoist, Boyd, Negri(prior to injury and chucking it) were, in my view, better at sticking the ball in the net.

All Rangers legends nevertheless, Negri aside.   

[stewaj3 1,444]

First off, I've given criticism in the past for the way some of your articles have been linked... 

I'm enjoying this style much more and It makes reading the article much more enjoyable for me. 

Secondly, I agree. Mols at his peak was the best I've seen. He was frightening... Unplayable almost. If he didn't have the injury... This could have been an article about the best since Mols.

For me I'd have prso next, again didn't play for us for a long time, but my god what a player. I guess a better comparison with him would be Hateley... But what a player, shame he had injuries too as the big guy was frightening. Prso and Mols in the same team at their very best would have been incredible to watch.

Jelavic, had a great spell at us, but didn't play for us for long enough. Alfie, despite the downs is ahead of him too. I think his link up play this year had taken him there. He's improved so much as a player, despite maybe not being as composed in front of goal.

Honourable mentions for Boyd, Arveladze and Miller for me. But definitely below the above names.

In my lifetime

Mccoist

Hateley

Morelos

Mols

Prso

Jelavic

[GlasgowRangers1983 461]

Love Morelos and think he’s the best forward we have had for the system we play. I still think his touch as times is heavy and is not as natural a finisher has McCourt, Boyd etc 

None of the names on the list above would be half as good in the current team playing the current system. 

 

[soulboy 2,518]

10 minutes ago, GlasgowRangers1983 said:

Love Morelos and think he’s the best forward we have had for the system we play. I still think his touch as times is heavy and is not as natural a finisher has McCourt, Boyd etc 

None of the names on the list above would be half as good in the current team playing the current system. 

 

wash your mouth out 

[ZZed 4,510]

Stats are, that Alfie is the top European scorer that Rangers have had in their history. I think that he will become one of the best forward players in Europe. He came as a 21 year old in to a lack luster team and out performed the rest of the team, to the point we were dependant on him to pull us through games. Each season he has improved despite being young and patchy in form at times. He is continuing to improve his game and has grow up with the added pressure of being a Rangers player. How many Rangers forwards faced this pressure at an early age: Mols(28 when he joined), Jelavic(24 when he joined) Boyd (23 when he joined) only McCoist (21 when he joined) and Derick Johnstone (16 when he joined the first team) are comparable in age, expectations on them and being able to deliver. I think the best is still to come and Steven Gerrard may be the right person to bring that out of him. Alfie is now surrounded with quality players that have Gerrard drumming professionalism into them and he is responding well to this. As I said the best is still to come, I just hope we can hold on to him for a season or two longer.

[HuistraHairDo 12,489]

“Speculation over his future has surrounded Morelos almost since he first arrived but the Gers have managed to keep him in Scotland so far but everyone can probably accept already that he will move one before too long.“

Needs sorted @The Dude 

shoddy imo

[ger4life_1872 29,443]

It's the potential he has that puts him in a separate bracket for me 

[bluenoz 30,679]

I would add Stein, Johnstone and Prso into the mix of debate. In the end, I believe Morelos will top them all outwith Coisty.

[simplythebest 11,453]

Up there without a doubt, other strikers have won more with us but 55 is such a special landmark 

[Big Al 55 9,241]

Mols was the best technically...by a long way.

McCoist and Boyd were terrific finishers.

Jelavic and Morelos are the most physical.

[will2203 821]

12 minutes ago, ger4life_1872 said:

It's the potential he has that puts him in a separate bracket for me 

When he scores against the papes he will move up a bracket and when he grows up and behaves like an adult he will move up another bracket.

Has potential. 👍

[NorthernLights 2,526]

Prso for me. Would love to have seen him with Borna putting those crosses in. Great article, though 

[The Dude 20,026]

46 minutes ago, HuistraHairDo said:

“Speculation over his future has surrounded Morelos almost since he first arrived but the Gers have managed to keep him in Scotland so far but everyone can probably accept already that he will move one before too long.“

Needs sorted @The Dude 

shoddy imo

Fuck.

[ger4life_1872 29,443]

3 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Fuck.

No be getting likes or blue pounds with that 

[Rfc1872 109]

Morelos is some player, the goals he has scored and his record have been terrific, still reckon we will get another season out of him atleast before a big buyer comes in.

[HuistraHairDo 12,489]

37 minutes ago, The Dude said:

Fuck.

You’re welcome.

 

[MaddistonKnight 1,567]

Morelos is probably the best since McCoist.

Prso/Jelavic - didn't have them long enough, Prso could have left Ibrox a God if he'd been here longer

Mols - brilliant, but never the same after his knee injury

Boyd - was never trusted in Europe by Smith, which says all you need to know.

Morelos, on his European goals alone, gets it for me. 

 

[stu90 94]

41 minutes ago, MaddistonKnight said:

Morelos is probably the best since McCoist.

Prso/Jelavic - didn't have them long enough, Prso could have left Ibrox a God if he'd been here longer

Mols - brilliant, but never the same after his knee injury

Boyd - was never trusted in Europe by Smith, which says all you need to know.

Morelos, on his European goals alone, gets it for me. 

 

Pršo was legendary imo, feel he stayed for as long as he could before hanging up the boots and accepting his limits  with his knee injury.

[Ben10 2,257]

5 hours ago, The Dude said:

Well, I'm hardly likely to be inundated with likes and in the seven years of writing/podcasting etc I've yet to ask for a single donation, sold a bit of merch or hidden anything behind a paywall/subscription service so I'm not sure which category I fall into.

An influencer probably. Which is worse

[The Dude 20,026]

17 minutes ago, yermaw145 said:

An influencer probably. Which is worse

Not guilty. Never approached anyone looking for freebies to promote their brand and have turned down offers from people to promote their stuff. I just really like talking and writing about fitba. 😂

[andyhrfc 2,242]

Alfie has to be looked in terms of his overall contribution.

He scores goals AND makes others around him play better.  

Not just a goalscorer.

[SkylineBlue 23,158]

6 hours ago, trueblue 64 said:

Some people start threads just for likes, others start them just for the blue pound.

Ironic.

[hawkfalcons 2,297]

4 hours ago, ger4life_1872 said:

It's the potential he has that puts him in a separate bracket for me 

absoulutely as much as i know it wont happen but even another 5 years in a Rangers jersey and he would most certainly be pushing for the greatest imo