Devil's advocaat

2 hours ago, SykseyBear said:

Because he's crap? C'mon is this what we are lowered to....longing for Scott Wright. What the hell is going on here. Listen to yourself Cammy ffs. 

Gisabeer got a new login? 🙃

1 hour ago, onevision said:

Greig Taylor yesterday?

I don't watch them tbh.

3 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

Shinnie?

For us I mean.

Does VAR allow for such a player now? I'm not sure it does.

Aye, I'd give him a run. EmBarisic is yesterdays man.

7 hours ago, compo said:

So who's got the strongest eleven

That's the fun thing, we'll never know!.

Hateley and Jelavic for me.

Fantastic post once more 26th 👏🏻

Just highlights how good he was. 😁

Laudrup. The man was the definition of football.

1 hour ago, Rousseau said:

Cooper, Albertz, Conn, McCann, Lovenkrands (?) ... Kent? 

Bit early for the sherry.

Albertz, no question. 

There can be only one.

Us young pups have the advantage of clear, pre-dementia thinking. 🙃

The problem with going by videos of old players is that you only see the good stuff. So it wouldn't really be fair, as we see the bad games that more modern players play.

And how much footage is there of Sandy, really?.

I'd take Cuellar, Bougherra or Boumsong now! 

Gary Stevens. Loved the guy, couldn't believe we'd signed the England right back, met him on union Street when I was about 14, was star struck and could only manage 'awrite' 😆

I'm too young to have seen Sandy, my faither will be turning in his grave at me not going for him. 🙃

Alan McLaren, mainly for his record against them, his passing was superb and had a shot that we never exploited enough. Met him at a gig a few years after he retired, he blethered away for ages (let's face it, neither him nor I wanted to see or hear Jobbie Williams).

Big Amo next to him. The only CH we've had that headed opposition corners to the centre circle, not the edge of the box.

Davie Robertson for me. I liked Numan, but he frustrated me a lot, seemed to cut in onto his right foot a lot, which he wasn't great with.

That's quite superb!. 

I'll see your Bonni Ginzburg and raise you Charbonier, Niemi and Dibble. 🙂

1 hour ago, Dr Bongo said:

at the core of a series of key defeats

Also at the core of some fabulous European victories. 

1 hour ago, JohnMc said:

Regency bias is always present in these discussions. Andy Goram played 181 games for Rangers and for those of us lucky to have seen him he literally won matches for us, Leeds away and numerous Celtic matches come to mind. While the perfect keeper for that time, I doubt Goram would be our number one now, his kicking wasn't his strength, but his agility, reflexes and ability to get inside opposing players and managers heads was unrivalled. 

 

Stefan Klos played 254 times for Rangers, a wonderful return for a player who looked after himself and studied the game. Like Goram he wasn't strong with his passing but his ability to pull off saves was equal to Goram's in my opinion. Klos lacked the personality of Goram, he was quieter and didn't have the rapport with the support that Goram did. But 'der goalie' was an incredible Rangers keeper. 

 

Bobby Brown spent the 7 seasons before joining Rangers fighting in the 2nd world war. Training to be a PE teacher and playing with Queens Park he joined up along with 5 of his fellow students. He was the only one of them to return. Brown played for Rangers 211 times, a period when Scottish football was genuinely competitive. Bill Struth chose Brown as his first choice for 8 seasons, Brown then remained as an understudy to George Niven for a further 2 years. 

 

George Niven himself made 221 appearances for Rangers, holding the number 1 spot for nearly a decade. He holds the unusual distinction of being the Scot with the most appearances for Rangers to have never gone on and played for his country. 

 

His successor was Billy Ritchie, who some on the forum might have seen play. He made 207 appearances for Rangers, including a European final. 

 

Where regency bias is a negative is with Allan McGregor. I think McGregor is our all time best goalkeeper. I didn't see Niven, Brown or Ritchie play, but I did see Goram, Klos and McGregor and the latter edges it for me. I suspect many of our memories are clouded by last season, a season to far for McGregor. But McGregor made 346 appearances for Rangers and pulled of the two best saves I've ever watched, against Bremen and Slavia. McGregor combined agility and instinctive reflexes with a commanding presence and a will to win that helped transform our dressing room into league winners. These things are subjective, but for me Allan McGregor shades it, but there's some competition for his place. 

Klos is my favourite keeper of ours, but Goram was more of a match winner if that makes sense?. Also, Klos never really had a great record against the rheptiles, but then a keeper is only as good as the 10 guys in front of him.

Goram. Thread closed. 🙂

We'll beat them. Momentum is building, as the man himself says, we're nowhere near the finished article, but a full Ibrox is a different place on a european night, as we've proved many times before.

Bring it.