Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Got a cheek to say he gets embarrassed when he sees some of those ...... erm tackles now Outright thug and over shadows just how good a player he was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Old Tolbooth Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It was a totally different game back then, players today wouldn't last 5 minutes back then, Souness was a brilliant football player, but he was also a hatchet man, every team needed one back then, the list of hatchet men was endless, my favourite Souness moment was when he looked to see if the referee was looking in a Scotland v England game at Hampden, ha wasn't, so he held Mills down and throttled him as play raged upfield, no action taken, Mills didn't go near him the rest of the game and Scotland won 1-0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemic Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 He was a helluva player but he wouldn't last 5 minutes* in today's game. * unless he was playing for one of the uglies in the SPL, of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Was a man’s game. Only sent off 3 times in his career. He was a great player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zico Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Great player. Saw an interview when he was talking about some of his tackles. He said that back then (and whether for Liverpool or Scotland) opposition hard men would always smash through Dalglish in the first ten minutes. They got one warning but if they did it again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 George McCluskey. completely emptied in Souness first game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4marsbars Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 14 minutes ago, Musemic said: He was a helluva player but he wouldn't last 5 minutes* in today's game. * unless he was playing for one of the uglies in the SPL, of course He absolutely would last for 90 minutes and get picked for Scotland. He was much more than a hatchet man, had vision, constantly made himself available, plenty skill too. He'd make a fifty yard run just to enable a team-mate make an easy pass. Like Whelan, he looked to be on the ball and influence things. Proactive, in other words. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 One of the finest passers of the bar I've ever seen playing for LFC. Wonderful player but also an old school hard man in football terms. As Dave Mackay was his hero I suggest he modelled his game on Mackay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bridge of Djoum Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Poor man's Brellier. Phenomenal player, Souness. Tough, great passer, unselfish. A true leader. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franko1874 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Next manager on Walter Smiths advice to Budge.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eldar Hadzimehmedovic Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 40 minutes ago, Musemic said: He was a helluva player but he wouldn't last 5 minutes* in today's game. * unless he was playing for one of the uglies in the SPL, of course True. He lasted 30-odd minutes of his Rangers debut. 😄 Fantastic player. One of the reasons Liverpool were so dominant - their hatchet man was also a brilliant player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 58 minutes ago, Cruyff Turn said: Was a man’s game. Only sent off 3 times in his career. He was a great player. He was voted the Dirtiest Player in English Football by his peers a few years ago! An award he richly deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NB GIN Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 59 minutes ago, Cruyff Turn said: Was a man’s game. Only sent off 3 times in his career. He was a great player. He was superb great shot on him and hard as nails an absolute winner As others have said different era just look at the fairy neymar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 45 minutes ago, Robbo-Jambo said: George McCluskey. completely emptied in Souness first game. Studs stuck into McCluskey’s knee as he looked him in the face - thug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruyff Turn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 1 minute ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: He was voted the Dirtiest Player in English Football by his peers a few years ago! An award he richly deserved. Also inducted into the English & Scottish Football Hall of Fame, PFA team of the year 4 times on the bounce, PFA team of the Century... he likes to win even at being the biggest hacking *******! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heartsofgold Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: He was voted the Dirtiest Player in English Football by his peers a few years ago! An award he richly deserved. Ahead of Franny Lee, Ron 'Chopper' Harris even Julian Dicks (who truly was an animal!!!)???? Another that comes to mind is Terry Hurlock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Biggest animal won a world cup. Step forward Jack Charlton. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoked-Glass Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Hate to think where football is going now in terms of softening. 20 years time you won't be allowed to tackle and every thowin will be checked for var. 😢 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spellczech Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Made any team he played in twice as good as it would've been without him. Superb player, leader, enforcer in that order... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamhammer Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Was one of the best players in a brilliant Liverpool team. (Feel dirty for saying that). The Scotland team he played in was also very good. (As a Welshman I need to go and have a shower after saying that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deodato Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 He was a thug. Yes a great passer of the ball. I loved how he would always trap it, slow the game down and then play a through ball that ratcheted up the pace. Order of Events: Get it to Kenny, Kenny holds up and get your runners near him for the shot on goal = umpteen league titles. But my praise has to stop there. He was known for going for players who were carrying an injury or coming back from one. That, to me, is a punch below the belt. For the memories, time stamped this famous moment in his career. Hit it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ri Alban Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Legs like tree trunks. I wish Scotland had him in midfield now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Sailor Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Ooooh that is a booking ! Hate to think what a sending off is Archie ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
number witheld Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Seymour M Hersh said: One of the finest passers of the bar I've ever seen playing for LFC. Wonderful player but also an old school hard man in football terms. As Dave Mackay was his hero I suggest he modelled his game on Mackay. He was a lawyer as well as a footballer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seymour M Hersh Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Just now, number witheld said: He was a lawyer as well as a footballer? No not a lawyer but he was superb at walking past a bar without getting a round in!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbo-Jambo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Studs stuck into McCluskey’s knee as he looked him in the face - thug! 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Studs stuck into McCluskey’s knee as he looked him in the face - thug! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VALDOS' Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Immense football player who was also more than happy to pinpoint the opposition bully and eh.... bully them 😁 It's sad the way the game has gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMJ_1874 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Good Saughton Mains Boy. I delivered his dads (Jimmy ) evening news. Old jimmy was a Busy Bee regular back in the day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selkirkhmfc1874 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Brilliant player ! He played when football was a mans game unlike today's game where they trying to take tackling out of the game and playses diving around like wee girls Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SectionDJambo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 There was a story about Souness when he was at Sampdoria. Luca Vialli was a young star in their team. The Argentine hard man, Passarella, whilst playing against Sampdoria, tried to be the hard man on wee Vialli. Souness sorted him out during the game, to let on he wasn't going to have it. After the game, Passarella told the Italian press he was going to get Souness next time they met on the field. Souness replied, when asked for his reaction, that he was more afraid of missing the team bus for training, than coming up against Passarella again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Tazio Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I remember reading a story about Liverpool playing a Bulgarian team and Souness did a few tasty tackles in the home leg. The management told him they wouldn’t play him in the 2nd leg as they were through and the Bulgarians were going to kick lumps out of him in revenge. He insisted on playing with the logic that if they were after him it would leave more room for other players. His legs were in bits at the end of the game with blood all over his socks. Hard, not just a bully. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomaso Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 8 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Got a cheek to say he gets embarrassed when he sees some of those ...... erm tackles now Outright thug and over shadows just how good a player he was. A feckin animal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Buck Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 That’s how to play football. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EH11_2NL Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Some of his goals were superb. He could certainly strike it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Great player, animal, hard man. He then got his ears pinned back and Botox injections on his face, vain *******. Not popular down Liverpool way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Burns Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 15 hours ago, Cruickshank for Scotland said: Studs stuck into McCluskey’s knee as he looked him in the face - thug! How can he be a thug for going through a Hibee ****......hes a hero... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Gin Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Absolute ****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
savage Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 One of the last world class players to pull on a Scotland Jersey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephane Grappelli Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 19 hours ago, Maroon Sailor said: Got a cheek to say he gets embarrassed when he sees some of those ...... erm tackles now Outright thug and over shadows just how good a player he was. Spot on. Got away with murder up here because he played for the Ibrox filth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Kidd Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 One of the greatest players ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DETTY29 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Great player whose skills would see him through in today's game.... That said, from what I'm told Dave Mackay was better in every aspect of the game in skills and true hardness and not in the cowardly way Souness was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Findlay Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 First name on the Liverpool team sheet. Even ahead of Dalglish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 He really was a fantastic player. Was also a Hearts man growing up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiler Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 9 hours ago, Pasquale for King said: Great player, animal, hard man. He then got his ears pinned back and Botox injections on his face, vain *******. Not popular down Liverpool way. My mother in law told me years ago Souness had a hair transplant. He does appear to have a thicker thatch now right enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hesh Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 The Flag incident for Galatasary, one of the best football moments ever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pans Jambo Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Not sure how I would feel at him being considered for our manager. He would certainly have the boys shit scared NOT to a put in a performance thats for sure. I dont think players like Clare would last very long. Would he still have allegiances to Rangers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nookie Bear Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 28 minutes ago, Pans Jambo said: Not sure how I would feel at him being considered for our manager. He would certainly have the boys shit scared NOT to a put in a performance thats for sure. I dont think players like Clare would last very long. Would he still have allegiances to Rangers? I think what guys like Souness and Keane have found out is that physical aggression carries very little weight in the dressing room. Even in a training gamethey can't go through a player because they think he is lazy, and get away with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pasquale for King Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 4 hours ago, smiler said: My mother in law told me years ago Souness had a hair transplant. He does appear to have a thicker thatch now right enough. Yeah now you say it he was thinning a bit too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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