ready1873 3,864 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 How good was the big guy? A bit before my time but remember flashes of him playing. If I remember right he was actually a bit useful with the ball at his feet aswell as being pretty no nonsense at the back? Would he have suited todays football or indeed our style of play? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dickie1963 2,348 Posted April 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2021 Big Daisy McHairdoo was decent. A Centre Half who played at Right Back as often as not. Not silky and not a tower of strength but a good Rangers player. Nobody would ever say he was one of our best ever players but never let us down. VentyFour, glasgow argyle, One Jock Wallace and 8 others 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluenoz 30,287 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Decent but not great. An odd player from the past to start a thread on. Junior Soprano, Kitey79 and Dickie1963 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,864 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, bluenoz said: Decent but not great. An odd player from the past to start a thread on. Aye just sitting half cut watching Rangers videos on YouTube and he popped up 😁 alibali59, bluenoz and RockwellGers 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post slimjim1690 4,534 Posted April 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2021 I liked big Bambi, he was a good honest pro who rarely let us down, was brilliant in both games against leeds. RS4_wul, Kaydubya11, Albion and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mearns loyal 2,687 Posted April 3, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted April 3, 2021 Can’t forgive him for the stupid fucking pass back to Maxwell that fucked another treble... kelvd1873, peter huistra, Billythebear77 and 4 others 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacky Bear 818 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Maxwell was shite, big yin was a great servant. Dickie1963 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeyserSoze 14,438 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Done a job at the time. Not overly brilliant tbh. Just kinda got on with it. Can’t pass a ball back though ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueshoff 11,522 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Decent player always prone to a fuck up is how I remember him. Think he scored 4 in a UEFA away tie in Valletta - I was there 😁 Kaydubya11 and Gascoigne8 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beararse 6,324 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Helander reminds me of him in that he and McPherson both run kinda funny and are/were far better footballer then they look/looked. From memory big Dave went down very easily when challenged. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 minute ago, beararse said: Helander reminds me of him in that he and McPherson both run kinda funny and are/were far better footballer then they look/looked. From memory big Dave went down very easily when challenged. Wit, Billythebear77 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 He was pish, luckily he played next to Gough mearns loyal, Billythebear77, bigblueyonder and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beararse 6,324 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 minute ago, Junior Soprano said: Wit, Dave McPherson was ungainly, as is Helander. Both are more effective on the pitch than pleasing on the eye, hence the comparison. JograBear 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beararse 6,324 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, Junior Soprano said: He was pish, luckily he played next to Gough He wasn’t pish, but was prone to the occasional fuck up. Kaydubya11 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 2 minutes ago, beararse said: Dave McPherson was ungainly, as is Helander. Both are more effective on the pitch than pleasing on the eye, hence the comparison. There no comparison ffs Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Just now, beararse said: He wasn’t pish, but was prone to the occasional fuck up. He was getting passed between Rangers and Hearts like a scud book. He couldn’t even lace John Browns boots. peter huistra and RS4_wul 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,864 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 10 minutes ago, beararse said: Helander reminds me of him in that he and McPherson both run kinda funny and are/were far better footballer then they look/looked. From memory big Dave went down very easily when challenged. Aye? I'm surprised at that. From my early memories looked like a hard man in terms of playing fitba Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Soprano 22,428 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Comparing Herlander to Big Shirley. Fuck me. Billythebear77 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftpegcoopz11 4,582 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 2 hours ago, Dickie1963 said: Big Daisy McHairdoo was decent. A Centre Half who played at Right Back as often as not. Not silky and not a tower of strength but a good Rangers player. Nobody would ever say he was one of our best ever players but never let us down. Remember him as big Sadie. Ok player from memory, nothing great, but quite steady though looked cumbersome. Was at the Rangers v Leeds game 92/93 season and think he fired the header that John Lukic parried for our 2nd goal (McCoist) just before halftime to make it 2-1 Dickie1963 and One Jock Wallace 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ready1873 3,864 Posted April 3, 2021 Author Share Posted April 3, 2021 Looked like he could have been in an 80s rock band like REO or Whitesnake Dickie1963, RockwellGers and 32Blue 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LochendBilly 8,409 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Remember being at a supporters clubs rally in the SECC where he won YPOTY, prize was a set of golf clubs McEwan's Lager 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
McEwan's Lager 30,259 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 1 minute ago, LochendBilly said: Remember being at a supporters clubs rally in the SECC where he won YPOTY, prize was a set of golf clubs Assume this was early/mid 80s? A set of clubs for a young Scottish footballer back then was probably a weeks wages? LochendBilly and ready1873 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
beararse 6,324 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 8 minutes ago, Junior Soprano said: There no comparison ffs Im not comparing football ability, just as I’m not comparing their hairstyles. Answer this question: Do they both run in an ungainly manner? If the answer is ‘yes’, which it most obviously is, then there is the comparison i have been making. richles1872 and ready1873 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moody Blue Legend 61,035 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 Hamilton '87 Scottish Cup defeat. Souness blamed him for that. Dickie1963 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leftpegcoopz11 4,582 Posted April 3, 2021 Share Posted April 3, 2021 4 minutes ago, Moody Blue Legend said: Hamilton '87 Scottish Cup defeat. Souness blamed him for that. Yip, thought he played for us twice, which he did.82-87 (went to Hearts) then came back for a few years from about 91 or 92. Dickie1963 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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