Gersnet Rangers All-time XI | Day 4: Right-back

[Scott7 6,002]

12 minutes ago, compo said:

Gary Stevens was fantastic as was Sandy Jardine but I plump for captain cutlass the second captain at our club to lift a treble after Jock Shaw my left back .

Bobby Shearer 

That’s a battle fighting pair of fullbacks but I’ve picked neither. I’ve got another role in mind for them.

 

My best RB is Caldow but I already nominated him at LB.

 

Young’s early service was at RB but as shown when he moved to CH, his immense physique was wasted on the flank.
John Little, the Canadian, was very good, Gary Stevens even better but excluding Caldow the choice isn’t too hard - Sandy Jardine. (“Great player, this boy”: David Francey commentating on Jardine’s first match against an east end team. How true)

[compo 7,030]

38 minutes ago, Scott7 said:

That’s a battle fighting pair of fullbacks but I’ve picked neither. I’ve got another role in mind for them.

 

My best RB is Caldow but I already nominated him at LB.

 

Young’s early service was at RB but as shown when he moved to CH, his immense physique was wasted on the flank.
John Little, the Canadian, was very good, Gary Stevens even better but excluding Caldow the choice isn’t too hard - Sandy Jardine. (“Great player, this boy”: David Francey commentating on Jardine’s first match against an east end team. How true)

Sandy  was more than a player he was one of a few who brought the fans together back in 2012 a great ambassador for the club never to be forgotten.

[CammyF 8,079]

It should be Sandy Jardine, and I hope he wins the poll. However, outwith Caldow, I'm sticking to players I had the pleasure of watching. 

 

Given that, there is only one person that I can vote for and that's Gary Stevens. A wonderful full-back.

 

Honorable mentions to Hutton and Tav. 

[weebluedevil 1,239]

27 minutes ago, CammyF said:

It should be Sandy Jardine, and I hope he wins the poll. However, outwith Caldow, I'm sticking to players I had the pleasure of watching. 

 

Given that, there is only one person that I can vote for and that's Gary Stevens. A wonderful full-back.

 

Honorable mentions to Hutton and Tav. 

My sentiments exactly. Stevens for me.

[26th of foot 6,082]

When he was introduced to those attending Ibrox for a league fixture against Hearts, he was referred to in the match programme as, 'William' and the PA announced him as, 'Billy'. This was the week after our catastrophic Scottish Cup dismissal at the hands of the mighty Berwick Rangers and Billy Jardine played right side of midfield. We won 5-1 and on his next start at the Stadium three weeks later against Ayr United, he scored. The programme notes contained the information he was known as, 'Sandy' and was a promising inside forward.

 

He held his place in the 1967 ECWC final team against Bayern Munich. He was 18 and looked most comfortable in a game we dominated and unluckily lost 0-1 in extra time. Sandy played and won the ECWC in Barca' in '72 and, played in the first Euro super cup final against Ajax in '73. How many Scots have played in three Euro' finals?

 

He established himself as Rangers right back in 1970, pairing up with Tommy McLean on the right flank. Sandy had genuine pace, competed in the Powderhall Sprints in all three events. He played for Rangers over 18 seasons and was rarely injured. Over a period of three and half seasons in the early 70s, he played 171 consecutive matches. 

 

I have witnessed other fine right backs at Rangers; Gary Stevens, Alan Hutton and, James Tavernier. However, Sandy Jardine is THE man.

[Bill 13,717]

Greig, Shearer, Jardine, Stevens, Hutton ....... Sandy Jardine for me.

 

 

[JohnMc 2,750]

I'd an irrational dislike for Gary Stevens. Don't ask me to explain it or justify it, I can't. I just didn't like him. 

 

It has to be Jardine. Many people think Danny McGrain was the best right back Scotland has produced, but he was played at left back for Scotland because Jardine was such a good right back, this at a time when Scotland had genuine world class players. When he left Rangers everyone assumed his career was over. He only went and won Scottish Player Of The Year at Hearts.

 

Jardine 'managed' a charity side I played in at Ibrox once. He was faced with a dressing room full of guys who'd bid for a place in the team. We were mainly a motley mix of overweight, middle-aged men living a childhood dream. He took a look at us and said 'lads, it's a big pitch, let the ball do the running.' I should have listened, I could barely breathe after 10 minutes. 

 

My father would say Bobby Shearer should win this, and his record is really something. 

[Crimson Dynamo 128]

Stevens was great for us but was never the same after he got injured playing for England. We really struggled to replace him and it took us years to get another good right back.

 

I think Tav deserves it though.

[Uilleam 5,929]

Jardine.

 

There is, surely, no debate. 

 

[compo 7,030]

32 minutes ago, JohnMc said:

I'd an irrational dislike for Gary Stevens. Don't ask me to explain it or justify it, I can't. I just didn't like him. 

 

It has to be Jardine. Many people think Danny McGrain was the best right back Scotland has produced, but he was played at left back for Scotland because Jardine was such a good right back, this at a time when Scotland had genuine world class players. When he left Rangers everyone assumed his career was over. He only went and won Scottish Player Of The Year at Hearts.

 

Jardine 'managed' a charity side I played in at Ibrox once. He was faced with a dressing room full of guys who'd bid for a place in the team. We were mainly a motley mix of overweight, middle-aged men living a childhood dream. He took a look at us and said 'lads, it's a big pitch, let the ball do the running.' I should have listened, I could barely breathe after 10 minutes. 

 

My father would say Bobby Shearer should win this, and his record is really something. 

And a gentleman as well he took me round Ibrox many years ago (old stadium) a wonderful afternoon.