Scott7

6 hours ago, Rousseau said:

The '59-64 side is added to the list. 

The team in #2 is the cup final side with Davy Provan at left back for the injured Caldow who played brilliantly from  1955 until Bobby Smith broke his leg at Wembley in 1963.

1 hour ago, Rousseau said:

Well... this topic went well.  

 

Any more great Rangers sides of yesteryear?

Traffic is low on the board because not many folk are at their workplace so no need to relieve boredom.

Here’s my big brother’s team late 40s.

Brown, Young, Shaw, McColl, Woodburn, Cox, Waddell, Duncanson, Thornton, Williamson, Rutherford.

Must have been good. Beat Elgin City 6-1 in the Scottish Cup. Also wrestled championships from a magnificent Hibernian side.

6 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

 

Did that team have a longer period of success than just '63? 

 

Sure did. 1959-1964 approx. Have another squint at #56 Best XI.

Cup final sides. I knew you’d solve the problem, Rousseau.

15/5/63 v celtic, 3-0.

Ritchie, Shearer, Provan, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter, Henderson, McMillan, Millar, Brand , Wilson.

My all time favourite Rangers 3-1 Dundee.

It takes two excellent teams to make a great final. 2-1 might have been fair. Dundonians will say the other way round.

At the time many hibbees reckoned Whittaker the best of the three.

12 hours ago, compo said:

The worst eleven no doubt there will be some Bobby Dazzlers in that team 

I can’t remember Dazzler. One of the Germans? Or Dalziel?

Centre half is Johnnie Valentine. Actually, I’m beginning to feel sorry for him. I’ve been excoriating him for more than sixty years. To him and his family I apologise. Still pick him for the worst XI, though.

11 hours ago, compo said:

The teams should be picked by the decade it's so unfair to leave some players out 

A great idea but perhaps difficult to manage. Many players spanned two decades. The great Ian McColl played in three. Which decade gets the Legend?

 A thorny problem, the answer to which Rousseau will already have found. Appearances/medals per decade perhaps? A lot of work but we’ve got time on our hands.

This topic is the best XI but the best team:
 

The names in capitals are the optimum combination. The guys in brackets all played a part at one time or another, mostly with distinction.

(Niven) RITCHIE

(Little) SHEARER

CALDOW (Provan)

(Davis) GREIG

(Paterson) McKINNON

BAXTER ( (Stevenson)

(Scott) HENDERSON

McMILLAN. (McLean)

(Murray) MILLAR (Forrest)

BRAND

(Hubbard) WILSON

That’s the team I call the Rangers.

1 hour ago, ChelseaBoy said:

Interesting. Derek Johnstone at centre half?

 

I know he played there occasionally, but thought he was predominantly a striker. He was when he signed for Chelsea in 1983. 

Capped at CH.

4 hours ago, compo said:

BBC Scotland's showing some Scottish cup finals from yesteryear last night it was Hearts v Hibs a feast of mediocrity and bad goalkeeping followed by a documentary on the Lisbon lions I wonder if we will feature in any programme .

If they won’t show Rangers, I’d like to see Clyde v celtic 1-0 in 1955 and celtic v Hearts 1-3 the following year.

On 27/03/2020 at 08:30, compo said:

I was thinking more like Saltcoats 

Florence and Vienna and the like are week long City Breaks.

Dornoch will do fine for the ‘bus run so long as we get back over the Highland Line before nightfall.

14 minutes ago, Bill said:

Davie Wilson, Willie Johnston, Tommy McLean, Davie Cooper, Brian Laudrup, Andrei Kanchelskis

If I were picking an old fashioned 2:3:5 the wingers would be Henderson and Wilson.

Add Alex Scott to that illustrious list.

Goram

Jardine, Amoruso, McKinnon, Caldow (Capt)

Greig

Gazza, Baxter

Laudrup, Johnstone, McCoist.

Bill is right.  The immaculate Eric Caldow was world class.

I’ve had different elevens in the past. No doubt a different one tomorrow.

43 minutes ago, Rousseau said:

These games do nothing for me. It just seems like a playground stramash. 

 

Sorry.  

Ach, away and watch the chess.

Howitzer.

48 minutes ago, compo said:

1964 Rangers v the hooped horrors quarter final at Ibrox Jim Forrest gave us the lead then wee Wullie Henderson got the ball started his run cut inside and let fly right into the goal the place erupted,  every time the wee man talks about that goal the distance gets further and further out ?

Easy Easy Easy.

1 hour ago, Rousseau said:

This one?

 

@Scott7

 

 

That’s the very fellow. I was 2/3 up the north terrace just forrard of midships and abaft the player as he struck the ball.

Great to see Jimmy Millar careering about at the final whistle.

9 minutes ago, craig said:

Any of Gazza'3 3 against Aberdeen to win 8IAR

He only got three.

The penalty was par for the course but the first two were magical.

Kai’s. 
 

I can see it as if yesterday. In fact that’s not true. I didn’t really see it at the time either. I saw his foot go back and I saw the net bulge. The connection of foot to ball and the flight of the ball to net were too quick for what was keen eyesight then.

56 minutes ago, alexscottislegend said:

Can you make that Cardhu please? ?

Fair play, old chap. Nobody can say that you get everything wrong.

It was of course the ranks, not the hordes of Tuscany.

That’s enough of this rank, Roman stuff for the time being.

On FF GranvllusClutterbuckus has posted this table of Rangers’ top ten goal scorers. The placings are by average rather than total. Don’t  know if it’s league goals only.

Some old guys there. Surprised that Ralphie Brand is tenth after Maxie Murray and George McLean much maligned, by me anyway, and old warhorse Billy Simpson. No McCoist.

19 minutes ago, Uilleam said:

Somehow, I don't see the new chap as Pontifex Maximus, do you?

I’m thinking more Horatius.

And the hordes of Tuscany greetin’ on the phone-ins.

1 hour ago, buster. said:

Newcastle Brown, Rioja or Low Flyer ?

Never. This is compo. He’s elite.  Glenlivets, Glennfiddichs, Ben Riachs - that sort of thing.