ericblack4boss Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 arguablly Alex Smiths best signing for the club when he arrived in the summer of 1988, Smith spotted the Liverpuddlian playing for Dutch side Groningen whilst scouting Theo Snelders, and both players were spotted without the help of Dutch footballs great talent spotters Calderwood and Son! bought for a bargain £200,000 he went on to become a cult hero for Dons fans during his 5 year stay in the north east, whislt being signed as midfileder Mason could comfortably play up front, on the wing or even right back wherever asked to turn out he give nothing but a top class display, always looking to get forward he possesed a real goal threat,and his best game in a dons shirt was helping the club to win the 1989 Skol cup with Mason scoring both goals in a 2-1 win over Rangers . He was in a midfield that contained Bett, Connor,and Grant all who seemed to compliment each other.Mason never did recieve international honours though his native England side ast the time boasted midfielders the like of Gascoigne, Platt, Waddle, Barnes, McMahon Steven, Hodge etc, Mason was easliy able to claim to be as good as most of them, All good things come to an end and Masons time at Pittodrie ended when in the summer of 1993, Ipswich Town persuaded Willie Miller to sell him for only £400,000 and whilst Dons fans would have expected more than that fee, His time at Portman Road wasnt as successful as his stay at Pittodrie a player who we have struggled to find the likes of since the day he left. Mason will always be reveered as one of the best players of the 1980s. Link to comment
OddJob Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Excellent player for us, one of my favourites growing up Link to comment
Crossbow Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Class act, the review is spot on. Oh, to have the like today. Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 WHAT a player! Edit: not sure if he was as good as Gascoigne, Barnes or Waddle tbh. Link to comment
tup Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Oh the irony of 'Mason' scoring a brace to pummel the hun in 89 Link to comment
OddJob Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 WHAT a player! Edit: not sure if he was as good as Gascoigne, Barnes or Waddle tbh.Go sit in the corner for that comment Tut Link to comment
Kilkito Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Yeah Socuse was the man. I have a lot of great memories of him, the skol cup being an obvious one, but his most memorable goal for me was against Hearts at home. They must have won 2 games in a row before our match as they filled their bit, we were 2 up, and they brought it back to 2-2, I was the seat next to the fence and they were giving it yahoo, then Mason pops one in the top corner from 20 yards, happy days, and we went on to win 6-2! Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Go sit in the corner for that comment Tut Mason was obviously better than those 3 because he played for the Dons. You honestly think he was more talented though? And the review never even mentioned Beardsley...... Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Surprised you missed - other than the joker who took a fishing rod, can of lager and a dead chicken to a dead man on the side of a riverbank recently - the most naturally talented SPL players in history from your list tho tut... (OF unfortunately) Was only referring to the players in the OP who I thought were better players than Mason. Who u talkin' bout? Nicholas? McClair? Oh wait, this is England. The Crab? Link to comment
OddJob Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Mason was obviously better than those 3 because he played for the Dons. You honestly think he was more talented though? And the review never even mentioned Beardsley......No i was only pulling your leg there Tut He was a great player and like i said was one of my favourites when i was a kid. But he wasn't as good as Barnes for example, he was different class that guy. Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 24, 2011 Share Posted February 24, 2011 Sorry, may have misunderstood or missed original list. Best four SPL players for me were Laudrup, Nicholas, Larsson and Gascoigne. Yeah probably agree with that but as you say that wasn't the original point. Mason was unfortunate in that there were quite a few great midfield players for England at the time he was playing. Today, he would walk into their team. Link to comment
King Street Loon Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Got a wee smile on my face as I recall/remember Mason and the AFC teams he played in.Loved him. We were a very good team and the boy was a worker. Not the most flamboyant of players but he was the type of player every team needed. We'd be a lot better of with a Paul Mason in our team now. Link to comment
boboisared Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I thought these were lists of players that turned out to be not as good as we thought they were? Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I thought these were lists of players that turned out to be not as good as we thought they were? Indeed but you have to remember ericblack4boss is mad wi the glue Link to comment
boboisared Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Indeed but you have to remember ericblack4boss is mad wi the glue I'm waiting for the return of his pub polls. 'What's the best way to abuse solvents'? Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 I'm waiting for the return of his pub polls. 'What's the best way to abuse solvents'? Link to comment
boboisared Posted February 25, 2011 Share Posted February 25, 2011 Christ, the guy from the wheato's box is having a hard time of it. Link to comment
madjockmcferson Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Type of player i forget about when you mention aberdeen greats but when i hear his name i gie myself a face slap....he is one of the aberdeen greats and would get a game in any spl team today and probably a lot in the spl. Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Type of player i forget about when you mention aberdeen greats but when i hear his name i gie myself a face slap....he is one of the aberdeen greats and would get a game in any spl team today and probably a lot in the spl. Agree he's an Aberdeen great but I doubt he'd be in many people's best ever Dons VI. Although, he would get a game for most English Premier teams today, never mind the SPL. Link to comment
madjockmcferson Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Agree he's an Aberdeen great but I doubt he'd be in many people's best ever Dons VI. Although, he would get a game for most English Premier teams today, never mind the SPL. Sorry, meant epl Link to comment
tutankamun Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 Sorry, meant epl :thumbs: Link to comment
fine-n-dandy Posted February 26, 2011 Share Posted February 26, 2011 While I'm not saying he's as good as Mason (not close) we have our next Mason in the team now in Rob Milsom.The SPL standard compared to then, Milsom measures up to what Mason was for us almost.Scottish top flight was a much higher standard back then compared to now but Milsom is good enough for this standard nowadays :thumbs: Mason could hop round today in the SPL & still stand out Link to comment
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