Best Player For Rangers

[MurrayWilson 3,439]

1 hour ago, PromDeAnglais said:

Mad to think we had Laudrup and Gazza in the same midfield.

We also had Albertz and Stuart McCall in the same midfield. Unbelievable really. In saying that i mind we had the 4 of them on the park the night grasshoppers pumped us 3 nil.  Just shows it doesnt always work the way it should.The worst euro trip i ever went on football wise.  

[superallysbears 7,703]

I'll use a snooker analogy to describe these two players, if Brian Laudrup was the Stephen Hendry of Rangers then Paul Gasgoine most definitely was the Ronnie O'Sullivan, very hard to pick one, also a shout to Coops.

[SPWF 8,308]

56 minutes ago, El-Hadji Spit RFC said:

Craig Moore was a rock second time round 

Wtf? 

[Carling1873 1,404]

Has to be Andy Goram for me... 

No matter how talented the out field players were, Goram was just magnificent in goal. 

[teddybear1975 2,042]

Laudrup for me. When he arrived Walter allowed him to have a free role to win us matches. He never really had that freedom at Bayern etc. We were set up to be solid and feed the ball to Laudrup and boy did he deliver.😄😄

[bluenoz 31,050]

21 minutes ago, Junior Soprano said:

I’m assuming you’re talking Ian Ferguson cos Barry couldn’t tie his laces

Yer talking shite mate. I loved Ian Ferguson but Barry was far superior

 

[Negri's lovechild 14,249]

Some brilliant answers in the thread 👏

Few obvious ones and some unsung heroes being mentioned. It is mainly down to the era in which we are born really.

I never got the chance to see Davie Cooper play for us, but I do remember his latter days and he still had a lot in the locker. From what I've seen, he would be up there. 

Gazza was one of if not the most naturally gifted player I've seen play for us. He would be so quiet, show some absolute genius to win the game, then go quiet again. Job done. 

I would say Laudrup edges it for me as he was more consistent than Gazza and more reliable. You knew you were always going to get a 7/10 at worst with Laudrup. 

The Goalie and Coisty have to get a mention as well. I think there was a time where either of those guys walk into most teams in Europe. We love them, but I feel they are under rated in some quarters because they spent most of their careers in Scotland. 

[Negri's lovechild 14,249]

10 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Yer talking shite mate. I loved Ian Ferguson but Barry was far superior

 

Ian was an absolute warrior. Again under rated, but Mr consistency. One you would love to have in the trenches with you.

There was a point though in Barry's first spell with us when he was undoubtedly one of the best young midfielders in Europe. controlled games against some of the best.

[teddybear1975 2,042]

9 minutes ago, Negri's lovechild said:

Ian was an absolute warrior. Again under rated, but Mr consistency. One you would love to have in the trenches with you.

There was a point though in Barry's first spell with us when he was undoubtedly one of the best young midfielders in Europe. controlled games against some of the best.

Ian Ferguson was very much a fan favourite. Loved him as a player. 100% commited. Could play a bit too and loved to lay down an early marker 😄... and he hated them 😄😄. Barry was a more gifted footballer though.

[Junior Soprano 22,428]

21 minutes ago, bluenoz said:

Yer talking shite mate. I loved Ian Ferguson but Barry was far superior

 

😂😂😂😂

[Drumloyal 15,031]

Can't decide between Coop, Gazza and Laudrup, all absolutely superb footballers. 

Special mention for Walters, a player who I loved and tends to be a wee bit forgotten these days. 

[DiamondDan 2,386]

I mentioned this earlier today on a thread, but there is a tendency to look back with Rose tinted specs at the past. 

There will never be another player as good as Laudrup or Gazza in a Rangers shirt for the rest of my life. And when I think back how good they were, them it's amazing the side was so poor in Europe.

But then look at that team/squad when Juve humped us. A fair few of them wouldn't get near our team of last season. John Brown might be a cult hero but he was very limited as a player. Charlie Miller and Gary Bollan were useless. Some great players in there but some bang average and mediocre ones as well.

Neil Murray and Brian Reid wouldn't get in last seasons squad, but on the bench there.

We don't have the stars of the past anymore, but the overall quality across the squad is as high today.

The Advocaat side was one of tremendous quality as well.

 

[peter huistra 1,740]

Barry was not far superior, he couldn't tackle or shoot as good as Ian for a start 

[Negri's lovechild 14,249]

9 minutes ago, teddybear1975 said:

Ian Ferguson was very much a fan favourite. Loved him as a player. 100% commited. Could play a bit too and loved to lay down an early marker 😄... and he hated them 😄😄. Barry was a more gifted footballer though.

I remember Ian Ferguson used to play these outside of the boot passes over to Davie Robertson all the time. Almost like a toe poke \ daisy cutter but with some pace and swerve. 

Used to always try those passes when I played, to varying success.

[gmcf 34,380]

1 hour ago, mick1271 said:

Laudrup for me, followed by Gazza  . Favourite player would be Albertz though.

I'd probably swap Gazza and Laudrup , but agree with Albertz being a favourite . 

[Junior Soprano 22,428]

There’s so many too chose from tbf

[McEwan's Lager 30,669]

20 minutes ago, DiamondDan said:

I mentioned this earlier today on a thread, but there is a tendency to look back with Rose tinted specs at the past. 

There will never be another player as good as Laudrup or Gazza in a Rangers shirt for the rest of my life. And when I think back how good they were, them it's amazing the side was so poor in Europe.

But then look at that team/squad when Juve humped us. A fair few of them wouldn't get near our team of last season. John Brown might be a cult hero but he was very limited as a player. Charlie Miller and Gary Bollan were useless. Some great players in there but some bang average and mediocre ones as well.

Neil Murray and Brian Reid wouldn't get in last seasons squad, but on the bench there.

We don't have the stars of the past anymore, but the overall quality across the squad is as high today.

The Advocaat side was one of tremendous quality as well.

 

Hardly say John Brown was a limited player. Could play CB, LB or in the middle of the park. And anyway even if he was a limited player he won 8 league titles in a row and never shat the bed once like a good chunk of the current squad have done on many an occasion.

[Colin Traive 22,928]

[hammer93 15,060]

36 minutes ago, DiamondDan said:

I mentioned this earlier today on a thread, but there is a tendency to look back with Rose tinted specs at the past. 

There will never be another player as good as Laudrup or Gazza in a Rangers shirt for the rest of my life. And when I think back how good they were, them it's amazing the side was so poor in Europe.

But then look at that team/squad when Juve humped us. A fair few of them wouldn't get near our team of last season. John Brown might be a cult hero but he was very limited as a player. Charlie Miller and Gary Bollan were useless. Some great players in there but some bang average and mediocre ones as well.

Neil Murray and Brian Reid wouldn't get in last seasons squad, but on the bench there.

We don't have the stars of the past anymore, but the overall quality across the squad is as high today.

The Advocaat side was one of tremendous quality as well.

 

Charlie Miller was useless.....away and don't talk shite, granted he probably ruined his career but to suggest he was useless is moronic 

[Pure_Quality 3,295]

McCoist for me, unquestionably.

Laudrup is a close second and was an incredible player who had a hand in some of our greatest achievements. McCoist was alongside him for all of them and his stats are unbelievable.

550+ games and 350+ goals. Many of them crucial and if he didn't score we wouldn't have won. A living legend.

 

 

[M-89 524]

Can’t separate Laudrup & Gazza. Also need to mention Ally & Barry (pre Blackburn as someone else said) 

[ForeverAndEver 71,731]

16 minutes ago, McEwan's Lager said:

Hardly say John Brown was a limited player. Could play CB, LB or in the middle of the park. And anyway even if he was a limited player he won 8 league titles in a row and never shat the bed once like a good chunk of the current squad have done on many an occasion.

He talks so much shite  

[superallysbears 7,703]

3 minutes ago, Pure_Quality said:

McCoist for me, unquestionably.

Laudrup is a close second and was an incredible player who had a hand in some of our greatest achievements. McCoist was alongside him for all of them and his stats are unbelievable.

550+ games and 350+ goals. Many of them crucial and if he didn't score we wouldn't have won. A living legend.

 

 

What an absolutely stunning goal that was against Leeds, you've got to remember the level of football we were back then, the very highest in Europe, compared to now it's night and day.

[The Beast 9,242]

In my lifetime Davie Cooper.

If he was born 25 years later he would have been acknowledged as a world class player and probably played for a Barcelona or Real Madrid.

[My Fathers Scarf 1,144]

19 minutes ago, Colin Traive said:

Sandy in Royal Blue. I wish the young guns on here had the chance to see him play. Not just a great player but a great ambassador for our great club.