Sfa/fans All Time Scotland 11

[fine-n-dandy]

http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=2986&newsID=15763&newsCategoryID=1

 

Ha ha ha ha

 

 

 

GK: Andy Goram
‘The Goalie’ made his most notable performances for Scotland during Euro 96 when the former Hibs and Rangers goalkeeper put in some truly world-class performances. Also represented Scotland at Cricket!

DC: Alex McLeish
Aberdeen legend ‘Big Eck’ played in three World Cups finals for Scotland – 1982, 1986 & 1990 – and is a member of the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. He went on to manage the National Team in 2007.

DC: Alan Hansen
Won eight league championships and three European Cups during a highly successful time at Liverpool in the 1980s. Played for Scotland in the 1982 World Cup and won the last of his caps in 1987.

DC: Colin Hendry
Nicknamed ‘Braveheart’, the big centre-half really embodied the battling spirit of Scotland during the 1990s. Won the FA Premier League with Blackburn Rovers in 1995 and lifted the domestic treble with Rangers towards the end of his career.

MF: Jimmy Johnstone
‘Jinky’ was a Celtic legend and enjoyed plenty of success in the dark blue too, with 4 goals in 23 appearances. One of only a handful of Scottish players to make top 3 in the Ballon D’Or shortlist - he came third in 1967, above Franz Beckenbauer and Eusebio.

MF: Billy Bremner
A combative and tenacious midfielder in his day, Bremner won pretty much all there is to win with Leeds United in the 1960s. Made over 50 appearances for Scotland and captained his country at the 1974 World Cup in Germany.

MF: Graeme Souness
Much like his Scotland teammate Alan Hansen, Souness made his name in the red of Liverpool but consistently shone with the national team too. The midfielder played in three World Cups from 1978 to 1986 and captained the side on countless occasions.

MF: Gordon Strachan
Our current National Coach was every bit the player as he is a manager. Between 1980 and 1992, Strachan made 50 appearances for Scotland and scored 5 goals, including one against West Germany at the 1986 World Cup sparking that famous ‘over the hoardings’ goal celebration.

MF: Davie Cooper
The former Rangers and Motherwell winger was regarded as one of the best players of his generation. Made his international debut in 1979 and played his final game for Scotland at Pittodrie in 1990. Dutch legend Ruud Gullit once described ‘Coop’ as one of the best players he’s ever played against.

FW: Denis Law
‘The Lawman’ scored over 250 goals in the domestic game and was just as prolific in the dark blue of Scotland. Law found the net 30 times during his Scotland career and is the national team’s joint-highest ever goalscorer.

FW: Kenny Dalglish
Sharing first place in the Scotland scoring stakes with Denis Law, 'King Kenny' was one of the finest players ever produced by Scotland. Won countless honours with Celtic and Liverpool and represented his country at three World Cup finals.

[Tommy]

Deary fuckin me.

[johnstrac]

_{McLeish, Johnstone, Souness, Law & Dalglish are OK and then possibly Bremner but the rest .......}

[Dynamo]

Colin Hendry before Willie Miller

[fine-n-dandy]

Sad that two players of the quality of Law & Dalglish can be Scotlands all time top scores on just 30 goals.

Not slating them at all just that some of the players that are nowhere near their quality are hitting the 50 goals mark for their Countries.

Combination of less pishy meaningless friendlies in the past & Scotland being an overall lower quality side (on average) than others even back then when we undoubtedly had some real quality players at times.

[The Oxford Don]

The line-up makes absolutely no sense. There are literally no full-backs in that team!

 

I know these things aren't meant to be taken seriously, but they could at least have picked a formation which might have feasibly taken to the field.

[The Oxford Don]

Sad that two players of the quality of Law & Dalglish can be Scotlands all time top scores on just 30 goals.

Not slating them at all just that some of the players that are nowhere near their quality are hitting the 50 goals mark for their Countries.

Combination of less pishy meaningless friendlies in the past & Scotland being an overall lower quality side (on average) than others even back then when we undoubtedly had some real quality players at times.

Both Law and Dalglish are records to be proud of.

 

Law scored 30 goals in 55 internationals, an unreal return. Meanwhile Dalglish was never really an out-and-out striker, rather a forward who was as adept at creating chances as taking them. So for him to bag 30 international goals is still pretty good going.

 

It's our supposed finishers (apart from Law) who have let us down over the years.

[fine-n-dandy]

The line-up makes absolutely no sense. There are literally no full-backs in that team!

 

I know these things aren't meant to be taken seriously, but they could at least have picked a formation which might have feasibly taken to the field.

Think that side would have to be a 3-4-3

[fine-n-dandy]

Both Law and Dalglish are records to be proud of.

 

Law scored 30 goals in 55 internationals, an unreal return. Meanwhile Dalglish was never really an out-and-out striker, rather a forward who was as adept at creating chances as taking them. So for him to bag 30 international goals is still pretty good going.

 

It's our supposed finishers (apart from Law) who have let us down over the years.

Think you missed my point. Especially the first line of my post.

[The Oxford Don]

Think you missed my point. Especially the first line of my post.

Nah I get it. It's a bit sad that 30 goals is our record. Just reiterating that those two lads have nothing to be ashamed of. They more than did their part, it's the supposed star strikers we've had over the years who have generally been pish beyond reason.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

The line-up makes absolutely no sense. There are literally no full-backs in that team! .

I think you'll find that with Davie cooper playing that he'll be left back, left mid and wing, he was that good so he wiz by ra way.

[caledonia]

The greatest player scotland has ever seen is not in that team

WILLIE MILLER

In fact looking through that team none could lace his boots

[Tommy]

No Willie Miller, no Danny McGrain.

Two who would have walked into so many really class teams.

[Dal Riata Don]

Lists like that are ayeways a load o shite.

[Reed or deed]

Why is dave mcpherson not in that side? He was class ?

[fine-n-dandy]

Why is dave mcpherson not in that side? He was class

He was certainly no Donkey.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Giraffe like.

[Mr John]

Lists like that are ayeways a load o shite.

 

This.

[The Cockney Don]

Who is Stefan ?

 

 

[Henry]

another summer thread

[fine-n-dandy]

another summer thread

Exactly Though was meant to lure in one of the other "Boars" not you.

[Byrne Baby Byrne]

Colin Hendry hahahahaha

 

Even Alan Hansen, although obviously a quality player, is laughable considering he only got about 20 caps. Sickening to think a guy like him wasn't good enough to start for Scotland at the time and now are capping Hanley & Greer for fun

[RTYD]

Off the top of my head this 11 would give that lot three of a start and still hammer them

 

Leighton

McGrain

Greig (Dirty bastard but effective)

McLeish

Miller

Murdoch

Jimmy Johnstone

Billy Bremner

Denis Law

Steve Archilbald

Weir

[The Boofon]

Off the top of my head this 11 would give that lot three of a start and still hammer them

 

Leighton

McGrain

Greig (Dirty bastard but effective)

McLeish

Miller

Murdoch

Jimmy Johnstone

Billy Bremner

Denis Law

Steve Archilbald

Weir

Do the players you've picked that are in the other team get a half each side?

[RTYD]

Do the players you've picked that are in the other team get a half each side?

No they're all in my team, fuck the SFA

[daytripping]

Davy Cooper gets better the longer he's dead.

 

As RTYD rightly points out, Weir should be in any all time 11 any day of the week, was shocking how little he was picked to play for the national team, on his game the best player I've ever seen.

[RTYD]

Oh and if it wasn't Willie Miller at sweeper it would be Martin Buchan. Hansen would be fucking nowhere asNarey would be in before him.

[RAZOR]

What a bizarre team even for a summer thread.

[zander]

Couldn't care less about internationals.

[RUL]

STV did a poll in 2010

 

Goram

 

McGrain

Miller

McLeish

Jardine

 

Cooper

Souness

Bremner

Johnstone

 

Dalgish

Law

[The Oxford Don]

STV did a poll in 2010

 

Goram

 

McGrain

Miller

McLeish

Jardine

 

Cooper

Souness

Bremner

Johnstone

 

Dalgish

Law

 

Vastly superior team, not much to argue with there at all. (Jardine at LB the only possible sticking-point but I'm struggling to think of a better one).