Morgan Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 The only rule is that you have to disregard his club side, as this may bias your choice! For me, it’s one of a few: Denis Law Peter Lorimer Joe Jordan Steve Nicol Davie Cooper John Robertson (our one and the Nottingham Forest one). Of the current lot, only Andy Robertson. I’m sure Kenny Dalglish will get a few mentions. Personally, I didn’t think he had many outstanding games for Scotland, but there you go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
milky_26 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Just now, Cruyff said: James McFadden snap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jambo 4 Ever Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Ally McCoist john Collins Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hesh Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Gemmill Souness Hansen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
world3 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Joe Jordan. For the same reasons that Drew Busby is my favourite Hearts player ever, despite technically being nowhere near as good as many others. Brave, committed and 100% in every single game. Surprisingly skilful with the ball at his feet too, despite his hard man reputation. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coatbridgejambo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Craig Gordon Paul Hartley Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Findlay Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Asa Hartford Archie Gemmill, for that goal Billy Bremner Jim Cruickshank Donald Ford Bobby Lennox(never got the credit he deserved, tremendous player) Joe Jordan The Lawman King Kenny John Robertson of Heart of Midlothian. Craig Gordon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Section N Rules Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Without saying a Hearts player I don't have one, there has been no one in my life time that has ever got me excited to watch Scotland. McFadden goal v France will probably get him a good number of votes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Robbo-Jambo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Joe Jordan Archie Gemmill Asa Hartford Quote Link to post Share on other sites
assessor Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Tommy Walker, scored winner at Wembley, that takes some beating. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JamboBornNBred Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Gordon Mcqueen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strawberry Jam Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Mo Johnstone Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1971fozzy Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Souness Dalgleish McCoist Hansen Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jambos are go! Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Jim Baxter in his prime was as good as it gets. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gordon simpson Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Charlie Cooke Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EH11_2NL Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 10 minutes ago, JamboBornNBred said: Gordon Mcqueen This. And Martin Buchan if only for his cross for Dalglish. A thing of beauty. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
redjambo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 I concur with one in Morgan's original list - Davie Cooper. A close second would be Denis Law. A slightly more controversial choice might be Willie Miller. I thought he was generally solid in central defence and it was reassuring to have him there. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruyff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Dennis Law is the greatest Scottish player ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martoon Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Kenny Dalglish. World class and I always felt the "only plays well at club level" was a bit of a myth. As a primary school kid in the 1970's Kenny was a hero figure to all of us football crazy kids. Whether a Hearts or Hibs fan, it seemed to be Kenny who most of us pretended, and aspired, to be. Playing for Celtic at club level didn't appear to matter. And that flying header v. Wales, man. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Maroon Sailor Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Willie Johnston Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BIG ECK Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Not in any particular order Deeks Gary Osniffaline Captain Hanlon and Lewy Lewy Stevenson must all be in with a shout Naw!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
My half sister Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Asa Hartford Joe Jordan Tommy Hutchison Jim Holton Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruyff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 7 minutes ago, tian447 said: Chris Iwulemo Favourite not most hated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tian447 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 2 minutes ago, Cruyff said: Favourite not most hated. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benny Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Jardine,McGrain and Neilson. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pasquale for King Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Alan McLaren. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fraser5670 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 20 minutes ago, martoon said: Kenny Dalglish. World class and I always felt the "only plays well at club level" was a bit of a myth. As a primary school kid in the 1970's Kenny was a hero figure to all of us football crazy kids. Whether a Hearts or Hibs fan, it seemed to be Kenny who most of us pretended, and aspired, to be. Playing for Celtic at club level didn't appear to matter. And that flying header v. Wales, man. Absolutely spot on. Think everyone at my school shouted Dalgleish, whenever they scored. True as well that in those days what club you played for didn’t seem to matter at all. A lot of the answers here will be related to those players who were stars at the relevant school age. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sadj Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 18 minutes ago, tian447 said: Chris Iwulemo 10 minutes ago, Cruyff said: Favourite not most hated. He said on Saturday with no hint of irony “how has he missed that” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
andythejambo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Denis Law.....joint top scorer in a time when we did not play as many internationals Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martoon Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 minute ago, fraser5670 said: Absolutely spot on. Think everyone at my school shouted Dalgleish, whenever they scored. True as well that in those days what club you played for didn’t seem to matter at all. A lot of the answers here will be related to those players who were stars at the relevant school age. That's true. Older Hearts/Hibs kids and certainly adults would have had a different slant on things. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sadj Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 29 minutes ago, redjambo said: I concur with one in Morgan's original list - Davie Cooper. A close second would be Denis Law. A slightly more controversial choice might be Willie Miller. I thought he was generally solid in central defence and it was reassuring to have him there. I thought about Miller , you felt comfy knowing that with McLeish and Miller at the back we were solid and had a good base for going forward. Good old fashioned Berra style Centre Halfs. Davie Cooper , Archie Gemmill , Joe Jordan and our very own John Robertson. Never understood why we didnt use McCoist and Robbo I know they were similar but both were better than anything we have had since. McFadden has that wow from his goal/s v France but otherwise meh! Stewart Kennedy just cause he helped me a lot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruyff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 8 minutes ago, sadj said: He said on Saturday with no hint of irony “how has he missed that” Yep, he's got some brass neck. He should have been ostracised after that miss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Robbie Neilson and Scott Brown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TypoonJambo Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Dalglish Law Mackay Jordan Gemmill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
NLTFTh Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Davie Cooper.. Outfield. Craig Gordon.. In the sticks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jumper Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 In no order Baxter Johnstone Grieg McNeil McKay Dalgleish Cooper Robbo Law McStay Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruyff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 30 minutes ago, sadj said: I thought about Miller , you felt comfy knowing that with McLeish and Miller at the back we were solid and had a good base for going forward. Good old fashioned Berra style Centre Halfs. Davie Cooper , Archie Gemmill , Joe Jordan and our very own John Robertson. Never understood why we didnt use McCoist and Robbo I know they were similar but both were better than anything we have had since. McFadden has that wow from his goal/s v France but otherwise meh! Stewart Kennedy just cause he helped me a lot. Best Scotland player since the 80's. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
XB52 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, EH11_2NL said: This. And Martin Buchan if only for his cross for Dalglish. A thing of beauty. Was right behind the goal that night, what a goal that was. On the topic, of the ones I have seen, probably Baxter, Dalglish Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Pasquale for King Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, martoon said: Kenny Dalglish. World class and I always felt the "only plays well at club level" was a bit of a myth. As a primary school kid in the 1970's Kenny was a hero figure to all of us football crazy kids. Whether a Hearts or Hibs fan, it seemed to be Kenny who most of us pretended, and aspired, to be. Playing for Celtic at club level didn't appear to matter. And that flying header v. Wales, man. Skipped school one day to go to Safeway’s at powderhall where he was signing autographs, my parents caught me walking there but took me anyway and he didn’t speak to any of the kids. My old man wasn’t impressed to say the least. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
R1874 Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Mcfadden by a mile This current bunch doesn’t have someone I really like. Doesn’t help half of them have Celtic connections Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deodato Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, gordon simpson said: Charlie Cooke Many friends in America, old and young, idolise this guy for what he did for coaching over there. He's a really big deal for Americans in the way the game has developed. I was surprised to learn about this from so many folks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deodato Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 Sorry folks you are ALL guilty of missing a trick. The correct answer is David Nary for this (and not what followed) I heard a funny story that the Scots fans didn't celebrate as they knew what was coming... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cruyff Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 13 minutes ago, R1874 said: Mcfadden by a mile This current bunch doesn’t have someone I really like. Doesn’t help half of them have Celtic connections Played for the Jersey. Always turned up for Scotland. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deodato Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 1 hour ago, andythejambo said: Denis Law.....joint top scorer in a time when we did not play as many internationals And Denis Bergkamp was (actually) named after him, so the legacy continued Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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