ab24_5qh Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 1 minute ago, Ten Caat said: IIRC he was signed as a direct replacement for Andy Watson. I'm sure the fee we got for Watson pretty much covered what we paid for Stark. I also think he had a better than 1 goal in 3 appearances for us despite not being an absolute first choice starter. Maybe because he came in a few weeks after we lifted the ECWC he wasn't viewed in the same esteem as the players that had but overall in his 4 years or so with us I think we got good value for our very modest outlay on him Agreed, looking back his stats were solid....I just got it my head he was a donkey, which he clearly wasn't. Link to comment
sooth_stander Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 10 hours ago, RedArmyFakshun said: Mind back early '91, nipped into a quiet sunday evening boozer in Glasgow city for a pint Just settled down up the back and notice a gaggle of blazers appear at the bar Who's that one in the middle.. ffs its Davie R.. in a hun blazer and tie Walked out in disgust. You still owe me that pint, Davie boy What makes that even worse is that if it was early 91, he was still a Dons player. Link to comment
shut up meg Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 I despised Anthony O'Connor, ultimate DMC player, fucking average in all positions. 1 1 Link to comment
Torry Tosser Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 14 hours ago, ab24_5qh said: I had an irrational hatred of Billy Stark.....I'm not entirely sure why but I think I felt he was a real drop in quality compared to the midfield we had at the time. He used to get stick from some fans(all jump on bandwagon) for no reason. Gave his all every game,Sir Alex said he was mom many times. 1 Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Torry Tosser said: He used to get stick from some fans(all jump on bandwagon) for no reason. Gave his all every game,Sir Alex said he was mom many times. Billy Stark was under rated with us , a bit like Brian Grant, and Bobby Connor in that regards. But stark was and still us the only midfield player to score 100 top division goals since the league reconstruction in 1975. 3 Link to comment
dave_min Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 hours ago, shut up meg said: I despised Anthony O'Connor, ultimate DMC player, fucking average in all positions. Good call. Hated him. Also that guy ‘Dan’ from Sunderland who I’ve half forgotten. Fuck him. Mackem prick Link to comment
daytripping Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 David Winnie disgusted me, slower than a week in jail and couldn't play football. Link to comment
Beechender Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, daytripping said: David Winnie disgusted me, slower than a week in jail and couldn't play football. Aye he once had a 5 yard start on Mark Hateley and he went past him like he was standing still to score for the filth. Link to comment
Millertime Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 6 hours ago, shut up meg said: I despised Anthony O'Connor, ultimate DMC player, fucking average in all positions. Lovely celebration though He always looked to me like the kind of guy that would have dandruff, though AND that horrible situation where the hairline at the bottom of the back of your head is really uneven, growing too long down at the corners Link to comment
minijc Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, Millertime said: Lovely celebration though He always looked to me like the kind of guy that would have dandruff AND that horrible situation where the hairline at the bottom of the back of your head is really uneven, growing too long down at the corners Hahaha love you! 1 Link to comment
RedArmyFakshun Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 17 hours ago, sooth_stander said: What makes that even worse is that if it was early 91, he was still a Dons player. lol.. right enough. must have been late 91. dark nights anyway Link to comment
daytripping Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Beechender said: Aye he once had a 5 yard start on Mark Hateley and he went past him like he was standing still to score for the filth. That's where my hatred came from, was unfortunately there. Never seen anything like it. Link to comment
Broken_Glass Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Some really strange choices in this thread. Paul Bernard Stewart McKimmie Billy Stark Bernard has his injuries but he was quality. Stewart McKimmie is a million times better than any right back we've had at the club in years. Plus he was the ultimate run through a brick wall sort of guy. He gave his all for Aberdeen and wore his heart on his sleeve. Top top player for us. Billy Stark. As has been said previously he was extremely talented and extremely underrated in the grand scale of things. He would waltz into our squad and be lauded by fans in this day and age. Silky player who could also put himself about. Three ridiculous candidates for "most hated". My word. 3 Link to comment
Gbe67 Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 19 hours ago, ab24_5qh said: Agreed, looking back his stats were solid....I just got it my head he was a donkey, which he clearly wasn't. 60 goals in 149 appearances. Often heard people complain about him not tackling enough if I remember correctly. In my opinion he was a big loss at the time, a greatly underrated player… Link to comment
Grandpa Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Doug Considine, featuring possibly the worst haircut ever in an Aberdeen shirt Link to comment
Matt Armstrong's Dog Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 7 hours ago, Torry Tosser said: He used to get stick from some fans(all jump on bandwagon) for no reason. Gave his all every game,Sir Alex said he was mom many times. Billy Stark was brilliant for AFC. Ferguson acquired many a player from St. Mirren during his reign (Weir, Cowan, McDougall, Bell, and Stark IIRC) and he certainly was of equal value, if not more than, the fellow acquisitions from the buddies, depending on your slant on this. 1 Link to comment
WesthillWanderersFC Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 minute ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said: Billy Stark was brilliant for AFC. Ferguson acquired many a player from St. Mirren during his reign (Weir, Cowan, McDougall, Bell, and Stark IIRC) and he certainly was of equal value, if not more than, the fellow acquisitions from the buddies, depending on your slant on this. Ian Cameron. Ricky Gillies. David Winnie. £1m for those 3 🤮 Not Fergie obviously. Alex Smith, Aitken & Willie respectively. Link to comment
Broken_Glass Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 22 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Ian Cameron. Ricky Gillies. David Winnie. £1m for those 3 🤮 Not Fergie obviously. Alex Smith, Aitken & Willie respectively. My memory is a bit hazy but was Cameron not a very talented player but got severely hampered with injuries while with us? I do remember him scoring an absolute worldly strike in a cup semi against Celtic to put us through. Link to comment
Russell Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 4 hours ago, Millertime said: AND that horrible situation where the hairline at the bottom of the back of your head is really uneven, growing too long down at the corners Lee Miller would charge you £50 for that Link to comment
Russell Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 29 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Ian Cameron. Ricky Gillies. David Winnie. £1m for those 3 🤮 Not Fergie obviously. Alex Smith, Aitken & Willie respectively. Ricky Gillies was my 'he'll come good' for a couple of years. Unfortunately he did not. Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 40 minutes ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Ian Cameron. Ricky Gillies. David Winnie. £1m for those 3 🤮 Not Fergie obviously. Alex Smith, Aitken & Willie respectively. Cameron was a great player just never fully fit , The skol Cup semi final in 1989 he single handedly tore the Tim's a new arsehole Link to comment
ericblack4boss Posted March 29 Author Share Posted March 29 21 hours ago, Ten Caat said: IIRC he was signed as a direct replacement for Andy Watson. I'm sure the fee we got for Watson pretty much covered what we paid for Stark. I also think he had a better than 1 goal in 3 appearances for us despite not being an absolute first choice starter. Maybe because he came in a few weeks after we lifted the ECWC he wasn't viewed in the same esteem as the players that had but overall in his 4 years or so with us I think we got good value for our very modest outlay on him I always thought he was signed to replace Strachan. And to think we sold him for 50,000 Link to comment
Millertime Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 1 hour ago, Russell said: Lee Miller would charge you £50 for that I'd pay Lee Miller £50 for that (I don't know what I mean there, but I think it works) Link to comment
The Lighthouse Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 Anyone who didn`t rate Billy Stark is either not a true Dandie or just doesn`t understand fitba. He was immense for us and his goals tally was brilliant for a midfielder. One of the most depressing days as a Dons fans (and there`s been a few in the last 30 odd years) was when he was abused by a section of the "support" when he came on as a sub at a home game - horrendous hunnish behaviour. No debate. 1 Link to comment
DeltaRay1903 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 7 hours ago, The Lighthouse said: Anyone who didn`t rate Billy Stark is either not a true Dandie or just doesn`t understand fitba. He was immense for us and his goals tally was brilliant for a midfielder. One of the most depressing days as a Dons fans (and there`s been a few in the last 30 odd years) was when he was abused by a section of the "support" when he came on as a sub at a home game - horrendous hunnish behaviour. No debate. I can see why many didn't take to him. He had a laziness about him and he just didn't look like a footballer. Looked too much like BA Robertson and we all know what happened to his dream. He was a good player for us though. Underrated like Dougie Bell. Link to comment
Rico1903 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 16 hours ago, Millertime said: Lovely celebration though He always looked to me like the kind of guy that would have dandruff, though AND that horrible situation where the hairline at the bottom of the back of your head is really uneven, growing too long down at the corners I see where you’re coming from with regards to the dandruff. However, I only remember him having short-ish hair at the back. Are you sure about that one? Link to comment
Rico1903 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 I’ve seen comments that Brian Grant, Bobby Connor and Dougie Bell were underrated. Were they? I always thought they were held in very high regard? Link to comment
Matt Armstrong's Dog Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 13 hours ago, WesthillWanderersFC said: Ian Cameron. Ricky Gillies. David Winnie. £1m for those 3 🤮 Not Fergie obviously. Alex Smith, Aitken & Willie respectively. Ian Cameron will be solely remembered for his winning goal against celtic in the SF of the LC in 1989, setting us on way to winning the trophy that season. It was either a strike of beautiful precision or an unorthodox hit that nestled in the postage stamp. Who cares though. It was a lovely, timely goal. David Winnie will be remembered for his MotM performance for AFC in the Skol Cup final of 1992. He was fucking superb that day. And Ricky Gillies will be remembered for......🤔 Link to comment
Studebaker-90 Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Treacherous hun bastards aside (Jack in particular) I’d say Jackie Mac. Fucking abomination of a manny, hated his guts. Finally a thread I can get behind. Link to comment
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