The Players You Secretly Rated

[ericblack4boss]

what players AFC and from other clubs did you rate despite hurling abuse and mis calling them publically.

for AFC I rated former striker Andy Gibson he was absolutely prolific for the reserves though never I felt got a fair crack of the whip at Pittodrie.

 

Ian Cameron another I rated highly despite being injury prone could've been a really class player with us if he had stayed fit

 

opposing players

Tommy Coyne, Lubo Moravcik, Tommy Johnson, Istvan Kozma, Michael O.Neill, Pat McGinlay were all plyers who I secretly rated highly.

 

[WillotheRed]

Andy Bagshaw

[buchanskii]

I always rated Willo Flood when he was against us, so was delighted when we got him.

[360]

I always rated Willo Flood when he was against us, so was delighted when we got him.

Boro fans didn't rate him but I knew better.

 

[The Boofon]

Both Andy Gorams were fantastic goalkeepers.

[spamspamspam]

Both Andy Gorams were fantastic goalkeepers.

 

 

I disagree

 

Andy Goram 1 was a great keeper

Andy Goram 2 was a bit of a fat bastard and was easily bated

[Proud9]

Kris Boyd.....

[Dynamo]

Mulgrew (cunt).

 

Terrible attitude when here but had/has ability.

[HH_is_back]

Andy Dorman was a player who always impressed me.

 

Paul Lambert was always great player at St Mirren and Motherwell.

 

Campbell Money was a goalkeeper who I rated.

 

Chris McCart was another who always played well against us.

 

Tommy Coyne.

[gla5gowdon]

Gary Dempsey

Dado Prso

[Sonoftherock]

what players AFC and from other clubs did you rate despite hurling abuse and mis calling them publically.

for AFC I rated former striker Andy Gibson he was absolutely prolific for the reserves though never I felt got a fair crack of the whip at Pittodrie.

 

Ian Cameron another I rated highly despite being injury prone could've been a really class player with us if he had stayed fit

 

opposing players

Tommy Coyne, Lubo Moravcik, Tommy Johnson, Istvan Kozma, Michael O.Neill, Pat McGinlay were all plyers who I secretly rated highly.

 

 

Moravcik is a strange selection. Is there anyone who, prejudices aside, didn't rate him. I think he was probably the most gifted player I've ever seen in Scotland. If his career hadn't been ravaged by injuries there is no way he'd have been anywhere near the SPL.

[The Boofon]

 

Moravcik is a strange selection. Is there anyone who, prejudices aside, didn't rate him. I think he was probably the most gifted player I've ever seen in Scotland. If his career hadn't been ravaged by injuries there is no way he'd have been anywhere near the SPL.

 

 

He's no Eoin Jess.

[HH_is_back]

 

Moravcik is a strange selection. Is there anyone who, prejudices aside, didn't rate him. I think he was probably the most gifted player I've ever seen in Scotland. If his career hadn't been ravaged by injuries there is no way he'd have been anywhere near the SPL.

 

Raise you both Laudrup and Gazza. Probably class Di Canio as more gifted as well TBH.

[Bluto10]

gazza - was good, world class in ability, untill the end of his lazio career. after that a completely different player; only good by meagre scottish standards. like goram, there are two of them.

laudrup - great in scotland but actually didnt achieve that much outwith rangers.

moravcik - see laudrup.

 

for real class players who have shone in scotland see de boer, larsson and lesser exxtent di canio.

[ericblack4boss]

 

Moravcik is a strange selection. Is there anyone who, prejudices aside, didn't rate him. I think he was probably the most gifted player I've ever seen in Scotland. If his career hadn't been ravaged by injuries there is no way he'd have been anywhere near the SPL.

I recall Platini described him as the best two footed player he had ever seen some accolade from him!

I found it strange why a plyer with his talent was allowed to remain in the French and Gernman provincial sides apparently when Zidane left Juventus he recommended they signed Moravcik as his replacement many years later in that 4-3 champions league game at Parkead when the Slovak singlehandedly beat the Italian side I bet they rued their failure to sign him,

[ericblack4boss]

I agree with the Campbell Money and Andy Dorman shouts Money was a consistently reliable keeper who I would have been happy to see us sign had we missed out on Snelders

[granite sheep]

Rated Jorg Albertz over Laudrup, but Henrik Larsson was by far the best player I've seen in the SPL in the last 20 years.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Once watched an overweight Scott Macdonald show us what holding the ball, passing, moving and scoring actually meant when he played for Motherwell. Can't remember if it was Pittodrie or Fir park. Would have been cheap too.

 

Mention here if appropriate. I always recall Davie Robbo when he thought he was the dugs chuffs playing in McCleish's testimonial. He was being a tit about something or other and Kenny Dalgleish making a guest appearance tore him a new one for it. Guess that was the Liverpool sign-on fecked then. Robbo eh, whatever became of him?

 

EDIT 1 Oh, and Laudrup, like Weir was only as effective as the centre forward in the middle. Got that one in for you EB4B

 

EDIT 2 Since somebody mentioned Jess. Who remembers when Jess was up against the wee Italian for Torino? was it Sergez Carbonez something like that? Two cracking players.

[Robbie Winters]

I would have had the majority of the Dundee United 81-88 era. Jim McLean moulded them into a team akin to what Fergie did for us maybe apart from Jim Leighton v Mcalpine/ Thompson. Not saying exact player for player but along those lines, even McLean himself when Fergie left, he would have kept the fires burning.

Sturrock, Milne, McKinley, Gallagher I liked very much.

 

From other teams Frunk Suazee, John Robertson, Ravanelli, Thorfassen fae St Mirren. Funnily enough the only Hun I ever wanted we got, Jim Bett although Davie Cooper at a stretch. Same with Tims, Charlie Nicholas

[diamondsr4ever]

Barry Ferguson

[strachanmcgheegoal]

Barry Ferguson

 

You've just taken that tooooo far now.

[fine-n-dandy]

Jamie Langfield

[ericblack4boss]

michty aye I forgot about Gudmunder Torfason the big Icelandic striker had a lethal shot on him I remember when me an d my pals played if we scored a thundering effort we always called it a Torfason!

[ericblack4boss]

im enjoying this topic! another two opposition players

Nick Colgan the ex Hibs keeper,

Nathan Lowndes ex St Johnstone striker

from the same side

Miguel Simao,

 

some lower league players who I felt were never given the credit the deserved

henry Templeton, (Airdrie),

John Davies (Clydebank)

 

[StandFree1982]

Chris Maguire

[fine-n-dandy]

Anton Rogan.

Seriously under rated. Was delighted to see him stepping up to take a penalty in the 1990 Scottish cup final.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Charlie Miller and Stevie Fulton. Can't beat a fat cunt who's good on the ball.

[Robbie Winters]

Dougie Arnott fae M'well

Also on a European front we were linked with Johnny Ekstrom fae IFK Gothenburg. He was a player

[The Boofon]

Dougie Arnott fae M'well

Also on a European front we were linked with Johnny Ekstrom fae IFK Gothenburg. He was a player

 

 

Canna mind giving Johnny Ekstrom too much abuse from the stands over the years as is described in the original post.

 

Nor a lot of other suggestions so far.

[Robbie Winters]

Sorry I diverged with Ekstrom. We did give pelters to Terry Butcher even before he joined the dark side though