14 Mar 2014 20:49:50
Was listening to the football phone in earlier guys and someone phoned in with there all time favourite Rangers team. Some good players albeit a few before my time, however, anyone like to name there favourite rangers team? there's some amount of quality players to choose from but to get started, I've come up with a team just of the top of my head. Playing a 3-5-2 formation.
Goram
Gough Butcher Amorouso
Laudrup Gascoigne Wilkins Van Bronkhorst Albertz
McCoist Hately
Subs (to name but a few)
Mols, Wilkins, Numan, Trevor Steven, Gary Stevens, Super Davie Cooper, Negri (purely for scoring over 30 goals before xmas)i Graham Roberts, Bomber Brown, Reyna, Caniggia, the De Boer brothers
Would love to have seen the best of Kuznetzov and Daniel Prodan as well and other names keep floading back to me but to many to mention. Based on my subs, would probably shuffle the starting 11 to fit others in and change formation.
Anyone got their favourite Rangers team?
1.) 14 Mar 2014
I'm only 21, but have been a season ticket holder since 1999. I tend to only pick players I have regularly watched live, whether on TV or in the flesh, when selecting best XIs of any kind. So bearing that in mind, my best Rangers XI would be (4-3-3);
Goalkeeper: Allan McGregor
Great goalkeeper, edges it ahead of Stefan Klos based on the fact he was worth more points in a season due to playing in a weaker team and being under pressure on a more regular basis. Whenever called upon he pulled us out of trouble with wonder saves 9 times out of 10.
Right Back: Fernando Ricksen
Everything you need in a full back. Good on the ball, hard as nails, good in the air, brave, fit as a butchers dog and full of heart.
Centre Back: Lorenzo Amoruso
Brilliant centre back, very continental. Good on the ball but brave as a lion and really loved the club.
Centre Back: David Weir
The fact he was signed as a 6 month stop gap and went on to play 200+ games, most of them as captain, says it all about this legend. Only negative is that we didn't sign him earlier in his career.
Left Back: Arthur Numan
Probably the only player I have seen at Rangers who I would deem as world class, he was one of the best left backs in world football in his prime. Honoured to have seen him play for our club.
Centre Midfield: Barry Ferguson
Underrated as a player and a captain for me. Technically gifted, often suffered from caring too much when others seemed to not care at all. Had the whole package as a modern midfield player, no coincidence that he excelled when playing with better players, didn't look out of place as captain of a great Gers team at a young age.
Centre Midfield: Jorg Albertz
One of my childhood heroes, scored the winner in my first game, against Hearts. Brilliant player, probably the last midfielder to offer us a regular 10-15 goals a season threat, was missed when he left, prematurely in my eyes.
Attacking Midfield: Ronald de Boer
What a talent. Just oozed class and you could see in everything he did that, despite his lack of pace, his brain was so far ahead of the rest. Scored some wonderful goals and was a joy to watch.
Forward: Michael Mols
My ultimate childhood hero and, ability wise, the best player I have seen at Rangers. Had it not been for the injury in Munich who knows what this man could have achieved in the blue jersey. Also a true gent.
Forward: Kris Boyd
In for the simple fact that his goal record can't be ignored, he was a freak in front of goal. Always the question mark against his all round game, but football is about goals and I've seen nobody better at getting them for Rangers.
Forward: Kenny Miller
For me, the most underrated player we have had in recent years. During his second spell his importance to us on our way to three in a row (including the first half of the 10/11 season before he left) was huge. His work rate was always reliable but he scored important goals and always produced in big games.
2.) 15 Mar 2014
Re StevenC, for someone your age I can understand many of your selection, however I am not sure if you are saying that Barry Ferguson would be captain of the team you list, ABSOLUTELY NOT.
3.) 15 Mar 2014
Goram
Butcher Gough Roberston Forsyth
Laudrup Gascoine Baxter Waddell
Mccoist Hatley
Subs
Numan B ferguson Albert Stein Jardine
4.) 15 Mar 2014
Jelavic was far better than Boyd.
5.) 15 Mar 2014
Goram
Grieg Butcher Brown Numan
Laudrup Souness Gascoigne Cooper
McCoist Mols
Subs - Woods, Durrant, Gary Stevens, B Ferguson, Hately, Gough, Albertz
Based upon players I have watched and the best football they played in their careers but not neccssarily for Rangers
6.) 15 Mar 2014
My best:goram, Greig, gough, butcher, numan, gazza, laudrup, cooper, Baxter, mccoist, hatley. subs McLean, stein, novo, amoroso and woods
7.) 15 Mar 2014
Being from an older generation, my team would be:
Niven, Shearer, Caldow, Greig, McKinnon, Baxter; Henderson, MacMillan, Miller, Brand, Wilson!
Though to be fair this team is a better representation across the decades:
Goram; Jardine, Caldow; Greig, Butcher, Baxter; Laudrup, Gascoigne, McCoist, De Boer, Johnston
8.) 15 Mar 2014
What about the least favourite team? Malcolm Ross etc
9.) 15 Mar 2014
@1 none of your players would get near an all time great Rangers side especially MacGregor who was vastly overrated. I started watching Rangers late seventies and would include nearly all of the Rangers players that were in the actual team of all time. However I wasn't old enough to see Baxter and didn't really see too much of Grieg either. Also I am mystified why Hateley gets in the team in front of Derek Johnstone.
10.) 15 Mar 2014
I meant to include the versatile Derek Johnstone and of course Richard Gough. What we'd give for players of that calibre now!
11.) 15 Mar 2014
I'm 22 so agree with Steven C but I think I'd take out Boyd & Miller for Jelavic & Prso 2 fantastic players.
12.) 15 Mar 2014
Doiger. I'm from the same generation as you, only I'm a Celtic man and you are right. Every Celtic supporter knew that Rangers team off by heart and it never seemed to change. All teams mentioned so far this was the best. Vinciebhoy.
13.) 15 Mar 2014
Best team goram jardine numan greig mackinnon ferguson hederson macmillan mols van brockhurst laudrup subs wilkins wood wallace gascoinge forrest butcher they would give any team a run ta
14.) 15 Mar 2014
Doiger the famous team surely had Bobby Ritchie instead of George Niven?
Big George was a great keeper but it was Ritchie, Shearer, Caldow etc that trips off the tongue.
15.) 15 Mar 2014
@ Stewie
If you read the full post again, you will see that I picked based on my time watching Rangers, not all-time.
Also, are you saying Numan, Mols, Albertz & de Boer for instance wouldn't get "anywhere near" an all-time Rangers team? Maybe not first choice for everyone, but they would certainly be in the thoughts of many, I guarantee it. In terms of ability alone they are four of the best to ever play for the club.
If I was to pick a team based on all-time, from what I've seen in my lifetime as well as what I have seen on DVDs etc, I would go for;
Goram
Jardine
Butcher
Gough
Greig
Laudrup
Gascoigne
Baxter
Cooper
McCoist
Mols
16.) 15 Mar 2014
@ 14 it is Billy Ritchie no Bobby it was Bobby Shearer
17.) 15 Mar 2014
Read all posts above and wonder why no mention of mark walters
18.) 16 Mar 2014
Good shout tmwnn there are so many but Walters on form was a heck of a winger. But nobody mentioned the silky skills of wee Bobby Russell and even Durranty just gets a subs spot. Going back to Barcelona Bears the wonderful left peg of Davie Smith ah the good old days! Big Tam Forsyth was another good defender and wee Claudio Reyner was very decent. For pure skill if not consistent performance there was also Alexi Mikalechenko (however you spelt his name)
19.) 16 Mar 2014
@17 not a bad shout mate as I am pretty sure that Mark Walters scored more goals during his time at Ibrox against Celtic than any other player during that time. Scored some great goals for the club and some great performances
20.) 16 Mar 2014
18 nbear there are lots of players to many to chose from but I liked big tam forsyth also wee bud johnson we could be doing with some of them just now eh mo johnstone lots and lots the op did have me scrambling my brain just memories amazing brill
21.) 16 Mar 2014
Why hadnt cribari mate it into anyonrs dream team? Lol
22.) 18 Mar 2014
Suprised Rod Wallace doesn't feature more throughout these selections! Thought he was a brilliant foward