effektive Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Hi all, Im a graphic designer based in Glasgow and a lifelong Dons fan from Culter originally. A designer friend of mine based in London creates a series of football club tee's called 'Elevens' (See attached image of the Liverpool and Spurs versions) and visit http://www.gradiate.co.uk/ I have spoken to him about creating the first SPL side shirt for Aberdeen FC tee and Im looking for your thoughts on the best ever AFC team consisting of the first 11 outfield players in position and a manager (Can guess who that will be) I will leave it open for a week or so to gauge the feedback and then will take the most voted for players and get a tee shirt design put together. Once created the tee's will be available from the site for sale. Do you guys think that these would go down well with the fans and would any of you be keen to buy one once created? I'll get the ball rolling with the classic Gothenburg Greats Squad, plus some extras that might need to be considered. This will obviously be pretty difficult to please everyone, so lets have a bit of fun with it and then get a tee produced that we can all feel we had a part of creating. Also any thoughts on the colour? Red tee and white text is the obvious choice but I will leave that open as well for your thoughts? Manager: Alex Ferguson / Craig Brown ( ) Jim Leighton / Theo SneldersDoug RougvieJohn McMaster Neale CooperAlex McLeish / Russell AndersonWillie Miller (captain) / Stewart McKimmie / Henning BoelGordon Strachan / Paul Mason / Robert 'Bobby' ConnorNeil Simpson / Jim Bett / John McMaster / Zoltan VargaMark McGhee / Hans Gillhaus /Eric Black / Eoin Jess / Drew Jarvie / Scott BoothJohn Hewitt / Joe Harper / Duncan Shearer Link to comment
Stoney Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 LeightonRougvieMillerMcleishAndersonWeirJessBettJ MillerDoddsShearer Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted January 28, 2011 Site Sponsor Share Posted January 28, 2011 LeightonKennedyMcMasterSimpsonMcLeish MillerStrachanVargaHarperCooperWeir Do I really have to put down the manager?..... Link to comment
Red Morning Light Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 LeightonRougvieMillerMcleishAndersonWeirJessBettJ MillerDoddsShearer Haha Link to comment
ChookterDon Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 FergusonZeroualiAndersonW MillerHewittBlackAndersonMcLeishBenny YorstonGillhausJessStrachan Link to comment
dunc_afc Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Think a white T-shirt with red writing would look good Link to comment
athenaeum Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 LeightonKennedyMcMasterSimpsonMcLeish MillerStrachanVargaHarperCooperWeir Do I really have to put down the manager?..... What a great team although i'd replace Cooper with someone else cant think of who Link to comment
athenaeum Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Red or black t shirt for me like Link to comment
Site Sponsor RTYD Posted January 28, 2011 Site Sponsor Share Posted January 28, 2011 What a great team although i'd replace Cooper with someone else although i cant think of who Oh we could all replace players because we have had so many great ones. Neale Cooper was a brilliant enforcer in midfield, from a very early age. He'd tear Celtic a new one tomorrow. I remember on Fergie's instructions he nailed Tommy Burns at Pittodrie in the first 10 seconds. Link to comment
athenaeum Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Oh we could all replace players because we have had so many great ones. Neale Cooper was a brilliant enforcer in midfield, from a very early age. He'd tear Celtic a new one tomorrow. I remember on Fergie's instructions he nailed Tommy Burns at Pittodrie in the first 10 seconds. I was never that keen on Cooper after an incident in Champers I'll swap him for Eric Black-never seen anyone hang in the air like him before or since Link to comment
Crossbow Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Multitude of riches to choose from Manager - Ferguson SneldersKennedyMcLeishMillerRobertsonStrachanSimpsonWeirVargaHarperMcDougall Subs LeightonBuchanMcMasterBettYorston Link to comment
zig-a-zig-ah Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 JESS. Just a T like that would do me. Link to comment
K-9 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 1. Leighton2. McKimmie5. McLeish6. Miller3. Robertson7. Strachan4. Simpson8. Bett11. Weir to edge out Gillhaus9. McDougall9. Harper Let last 2 fight for no 9 shirt!! Link to comment
fifered Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Plenty to choose from but I'd have to include some the best players I've seen play for AFC seeing as I wasn't at games in the early 80s 1. Snelders2. Kennedy3. McLeish4. Miller5. Robertson6. Strachan7. Jess8. Weir9. Zerouali10. Gilhaus11. Harper Manager - Sir Alex Link to comment
minijc Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 No mention of Maguire? WTF Link to comment
Aberdeen_Ladette Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 No mention of Maguire? WTF I haven't posted my team yet! Seriously minijc, he still couldn't lace my childhood hero Harper's boots! Link to comment
mixu Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 No mention of Maguire? WTFwhy be a prick when everyone else is behind the team hoping for a great day, sad that if he gets the winner you still wont give him any credit, never mind. Link to comment
PG Don Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 The trick will be to get it right without being too Gothenburg - centred - makes it look like we only ever had 11 decent players... So... Keeper is tough, Leighton I guess for years of service, although I always thought Snelders was technically the better keeper. I'm a aul' mannie, so I'd put a word in for Bobby Clark too. Defence: Miller / McLeish unarguable; for me also Stewart Kennedy - never seen a better FB in a Dons shirt. Leaves left back, which even in the Ferguson days wasn't our strongest position. David Robertson I guess, although my heart says Rougvie. Midfield: Strachan for certain, Arthur Graham on the other side just shades Weir for natural flair. Through the middle, Jim Bett for me ahead of Cooper, although he was a bit of a polarising character. Can't leave out Varga (especially with Bumper in there too), but I wish there was a place for Simmie and Billy Stark for goals. Forwards: MacDougall and Archibald just ahead of King Joey. Ask me tomorrow, and I'll have swapped those two round, though. In summary: 1. Leighton2. Kennedy6. Miller5. McLeish3. Robertson4. Bett7. Strachan8. Varga11. Graham9. MacDougall10. Archibald Manager: Ferguson Link to comment
Kilkito Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Its hard to make an arguement for Jess ahead of the names most sem to be including, have to say though, for me, he's my Aberden hero, he needs to be on it!!!!!!!!! Link to comment
MrESheep Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 Well, as I started supporting the Dons just after Fergie signed Leighton for Man Utd, I'll give you a team from then onwards. SneldersMillerMcLeishAndersonRobertsonJessBettZeroualiRichardsonGilhausStavrum Imagine that side in the SPL today? We'd have won 9 in a row by now. Can't even begin to countenance anybody but Fergie, but after his time, I'm hard pressed to disagree with Pa Broon, unless we can have Smiffy and Jocky. Link to comment
johnstrac Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 ClarkKennedyMcLeishMillerHermistonStrachanCooperVargaGrahamHarperMcGhee Ferguson Shame I can't find room for Martin Buchan but there you go Link to comment
effektive Posted February 6, 2011 Author Share Posted February 6, 2011 Thanks for all the responses so far guys, great stuff. I will leave this open until Tuesday and then will post up a final 11 for the tee based on the responses. Thinking so far based on the comments a good mix of younger and older club legends to cater for everyone will work best for the tee. So anymore suggestions get them in and then we'll get the tee produced in time for the Scottish Cup Final . I like the idea of Jess and Harper, Strachan and Bett, Hewitt and Hillhaus etc A good mix of older and more recent Dons legends. Will look great. Link to comment
Redmist1903 Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 WalkerIfielWinnieInglisWhyteO'NeilBernardPepperHacketEdwardsMackie Link to comment
fatshaft Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Leighton KennedyMillerMcLeishRougvie StrachanCooperWeir BlackMcGheeHewitt Ferguson Rougvie, and the front three not the best by any means (although McGhee is a good enough shout), but legendary status and contribution to our history, and a period in our history that simply won't be repeated means they have to be in. Link to comment
RUL Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Surely it has to be the Gothenburg team? Obviously a forum will be more likely to involve young loons who weren't around at the time but looking at the other t shirts that doesn't appear to be an issue.......as for best technical team i'd probably go LeightonMcKimmieDavid RobertsonMillerMcLeishSimpsonJessStrachanWeirMcDougallBlack Link to comment
fatshaft Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Surely it has to be the Gothenburg team? Hewitt was a sub though, so do you leave him out? Kennedy got injured before the final, do you leave him out? It's pretty tough to nail down even just the CWC team to a specific XI Link to comment
RUL Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Good point.....just go with my team then Link to comment
fatshaft Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Good point.....just go with my team then There's a good argument for everyone in your team, but erm, McKimmie? Link to comment
Jack_Glass Posted February 6, 2011 Share Posted February 6, 2011 Sir Alex Ferguson LeightonRougvieMillerMcleishMcKimmieWeirVargaBettStrachanBlackShearer Subs: Snelders, Anderson, SImpson, Hewitt, McGhee, McMaster, McDougal Link to comment
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