Willie Miller

[We Don't Need Eusabio]

14 minutes ago, Millertime said:

As in what?

I've heard the "best penalty box defender ever" from SAF

But was he technical too?

It's the unruly hair, tache and really hairy arms. Literally don't get players like that anymore - so manly

Who had the look first, him or souness?

God was born with a tache.

[Grandpa]

SAF would be right of course. Willie had a knack of ushering players out to the wings and killing the threat, when he did have to make a tackle his timing was superb and he was a great reader of the game.

He carried the tache well, even if the mullet got a bit dodgy for a season or two. There was a great pic on here a while back with SAF on the pitch at Hampden with a lidless Scottish cup. Cool as you like and how I remember him.
 

 

[shut up meg]

42 minutes ago, Millertime said:

Yep, that's my favourite ever scotland top

The Umbro down the sleeves were great too, the away kits at the time were fantastic as well.

Circa 76-80 however hardly ever used

80-81

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

Played a good few games carrying an injury too.

Never was afraid of a tackle, in and out of the box. In fact best penalty box defender I have ever seen.

A credit to him that he remained with us throughout his career, could have performed well on higher stages.

Finally he is absolutely correct to respond to Warnock's bitter comments. Warnock made an absolute arse of things and it is reasonable to call him out.

[shooftahmooftah]

1 hour ago, VinegarStrokes said:

I just got a version of this from the Aberdeen Retro facebook page and the white away version too, top quality and highly recommended for delivery and comms

Let’s hope whoever is in charge of next seasons kits grows some brains and bins the red and yellow crap they come up with for this season.  And reverts back to the one on the retro Facebook page. 

[shooftahmooftah]

27 minutes ago, BaaBaaRedSheep said:

Played a good few games carrying an injury too.

Never was afraid of a tackle, in and out of the box. In fact best penalty box defender I have ever seen.

A credit to him that he remained with us throughout his career, could have performed well on higher stages.

Finally he is absolutely correct to respond to Warnock's bitter comments. Warnock made an absolute arse of things and it is reasonable to call him out.

Willie Miller was class.  Oh for another Willie Miller in the defence.

[strachanmcgheegoal]

At the moment Id take a Joe Miller in defence.

[Edwin Starr]

15 hours ago, perthshirered said:

One of????

Yup.

Martin Buchan

Zoltan Varga

Gordon Strachan.

Joe Harper.

 

[shooftahmooftah]

7 minutes ago, Edwin Starr said:

Yup.

Martin Buchan

Zoltan Varga

Gordon Strachan.

Joe Harper.

 

Throw in Miss Buchan from the 60s ex maths teacher Northfield Acadamy, she would scare the shit out of defences nowadays. 

[Jocky Balboa]

1 hour ago, BaaBaaRedSheep said:

Played a good few games carrying an injury too.

Never was afraid of a tackle, in and out of the box. In fact best penalty box defender I have ever seen.

A credit to him that he remained with us throughout his career, could have performed well on higher stages.

Finally he is absolutely correct to respond to Warnock's bitter comments. Warnock made an absolute arse of things and it is reasonable to call him out.

Fergie always says he is one of the greatest (more specifically, penalty box) defenders he's ever seen. Hard to argue, he was a natural. The way he read the game was something you can't learn and can't teach, you've either got it or you haven't.

[Ando]

58 minutes ago, strachanmcgheegoal said:

At the moment Id take a Joe Miller in defence.

I'd take Windy Miller in defence just now.

[Edwin Starr]

57 minutes ago, shooftahmooftah said:

Throw in Miss Buchan from the 60s ex maths teacher Northfield Acadamy, she would scare the shit out of defences nowadays. 

I'm from Northfield Brebner terrace but went to St Peter's RC school instead.

But Northfield was a great area to be brought up in.

I'm sure you will agree .

[BaaBaaRedSheep]

36 minutes ago, Jocky Balboa said:

Fergie always says he is one of the greatest (more specifically, penalty box) defenders he's ever seen. Hard to argue, he was a natural. The way he read the game was something you can't learn and can't teach, you've either got it or you haven't.

Nae bad for someone who started as a striker. 

[alscotoz]

Got a picture on my study wall of Mr Miller presenting me with champion street trophy before a game at pittodrie (assume he was injured). Black and white, but still makes me happy. 

Joe Harper was still my hero... shallow kid 😄

[alscotoz]

1 minute ago, alscotoz said:

Got a picture on my study wall of Mr Miller presenting me with champion street trophy before a game at pittodrie (assume he was injured). Black and white, but still makes me happy. 

Joe Harper was still my hero... shallow kid 😄

Top song. Probably hammered before most Saturday afternoon games!

[Ke1t]

1 hour ago, alscotoz said:

Got a picture on my study wall of Mr Miller presenting me with champion street trophy before a game at pittodrie (assume he was injured). Black and white, but still makes me happy. 

Joe Harper was still my hero... shallow kid 😄

Wait... you have a study?

 

[RabidGiraffe]

13 hours ago, Tommy said:

Captain Fantastic. An absolute legend.

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Yas, proper tache and hairy arms.  None of yer sculpted facial bum fluff and tattoos that look like they were scribbled on their arm by a toddler with a biro that "footballers" have these days.

[NEM]

23 hours ago, We Don't Need Eusabio said:

God was born with a tache.

Except God wasn't born, he was sent

[Broken_Glass]

Genuinely world class. 

[donswin1983]

On 4/7/2024 at 12:26 PM, Millertime said:

As in what?

I've heard the "best penalty box defender ever" from SAF

But was he technical too?

It's the unruly hair, tache and really hairy arms. Literally don't get players like that anymore - so manly

Who had the look first, him or souness?

The tach in the early 80’s was the thing, MT. My brother got married in 83 and we watched the converted recording of it. Every loon at the wedding had a moustache. Just underlined their noses,  nae beard. 
The whole wedding production looked like it could become a German porn set at any moment. 
God was the inspiration…

[Millertime]

4 minutes ago, donswin1983 said:

The tach in the early 80’s was the thing, MT. My brother got married in 83 and we watched the converted recording of it. Every loon at the wedding had a moustache. Just underlined their noses,  nae beard. 
The whole wedding production looked like it could become a German porn set at any moment. 
God was the inspiration…

Haha wish it would come back

Beards have had their day, taches for the win

(Ps, Souness pioneered it)

[donswin1983]

1 minute ago, Millertime said:

Haha wish it would come back

Beards have had their day, taches for the win

(Ps, Souness pioneered it)

Stuart Kennedy rocked a cracking tach too. 
So did Roger Conner, but I felt he was a bit late to the party. 
ian Angus shouldn’t have bothered. 😂

[maryhilldon]

On 4/7/2024 at 2:19 PM, Jocky Balboa said:

Fergie always says he is one of the greatest (more specifically, penalty box) defenders he's ever seen. Hard to argue, he was a natural. The way he read the game was something you can't learn and can't teach, you've either got it or you haven't.

Miller himself said that a tackle should be a last resort, if you're positioned properly and anticipating what's happening then it shouldn't be necessary.

[maryhilldon]

3 minutes ago, donswin1983 said:

Stuart Kennedy rocked a cracking tach too. 
So did Roger Conner, but I felt he was a bit late to the party. 
ian Angus shouldn’t have bothered. 😂

Roger Conner 😄

[donswin1983]

3 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

Roger Conner 😄

Fit a player..

[Ke1t]

1 hour ago, donswin1983 said:

Stuart Kennedy rocked a cracking tach too. 
So did Roger Conner, but I felt he was a bit late to the party. 
ian Angus shouldn’t have bothered. 😂

The best Bond. 

[DeltaRay1903]

Greatest ever Aberdeen player. Beyond that. Nah he's not for me. 

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

13 hours ago, Millertime said:

Haha wish it would come back

Beards have had their day, taches for the win

(Ps, Souness pioneered it)

Deary me. He actually banned all RFC players from having a moustache or beard during his tenure at ibrox.

[maryhilldon]

28 minutes ago, Matt Armstrong's Dog said:

Deary me. He actually banned all RFC players from having a moustache or beard during his tenure at ibrox.

Didn't want to be upstaged.

[Matt Armstrong's Dog]

3 minutes ago, maryhilldon said:

Didn't want to be upstaged.

The days of the blank cheque book, nae moustaches or beards, and the inception of signing of cafflicks.

Fucking  pure reptilian cheating scum.