ropy Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Good song though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Being a great doesn't mean being the best, lots of better players aren't on that list, doesn't make them a great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weeyin Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 So what made Gahagan a great? And what made Gary McAllister not a great? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim64 Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 No Bobby Watson who I remember being a great player and I agree about wullie hunter who my old man raved about along with sammy Reid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey_Dosser Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Few strange choices but there are varying interpretations of what makes a great. Randolph and Boyd are two of the greatest Motherwell players Ive seen who went on to succeed at international level. Imagine McAllister and possibly McLair would have made my list if I were a wee bit older. Anyway, glad to hear it was a good night and a decent whack has went into the WS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ropy Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 So what made Gahagan a great? And what made Gary McAllister not a great? What makes a great is in the mind of the fan, and not written down 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Dosser Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 All very subjective, but Willie Hunter was a Scottish international and one of the most elegant and intelligent players ever to have graced the FP turf. He still occasionally turns up at Hospitality, I think, and is sharp as a tack. Still, we all begin watching MFC at different stages and inevitably younger fans will vote in more numbers for their favourites. No bad meals in Italy and no bad players in the final 25, though. COYW! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milo Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 The 25 best post war players should probably contain very few from the modern era and be made up largely of guys Ive heard of but never seen play but its just a bit of fun and the podcasts and booklets are superb and for a great cause. Im not even sure Johnny Gahagan should be in a top 200 post war players list! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 Clicked the link, is that them all gone? Afraid so mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelvinBragg Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 The 25 best post war players should probably contain very few from the modern era and be made up largely of guys Ive heard of but never seen play but its just a bit of fun and the podcasts and booklets are superb and for a great cause. I was going to say something similar but then I thought about it. In the last 15 years, we've finished in the top three several times, qualified for Europe on a few occasions and been to two cup finals and several semi finals. On that basis alone, the players from the recent past have as much right as any to be included. Perhaps we're guilty of dismissing recent achievements a bit too easily... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewarkfanclub Posted November 12, 2017 Report Share Posted November 12, 2017 I was going to say something similar but then I thought about it. In the last 15 years, we've finished in the top three several times, qualified for Europe on a few occasions and been to two cup finals and several semi finals. On that basis alone, the players from the recent past have as much right as any to be included. Perhaps we're guilty of dismissing recent achievements a bit too easily... Thats probably a fair point. I was going to agree with the Higdon post, but when you think about it, who was the last Motherwell player to win player of the year? He was also the first person to break Wullie Ps scoring record, a gap of nearly 40 years. Not even TC, who I would consider a far superior player, managed that. I guess thats what makes these debates such good fun, everyone has an opinion! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ONeils40yarder Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Michael Higdon was a tremendous player for Motherwell 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 I didn't have Higdon on my list but I think to suggest it's bonkers for him to be included is rather wide of the mark for the reasons above. My original fear was that the entire 25 would be modern era players, so I was actually really pleased to see the likes of Charlie Aitken and Andy Paton in there. But I agree with the post above - it's really easy to dismiss players from the recent past as not being as good as those from the 60s or 70s or whatever but, although there'll be the odd element of truth in there in some cases, I think that's just as much to do with nostalgia than anything else. That's how it works - we all have our heroes from our own "golden days" of supporting Motherwell (for me it was the early-to-mid 90s) and players after that will never quite come as close. There'll be kids at this very moment worshipping the ground Louis Moult walks on and, in thirty or forty years they'll talk about how no Motherwell player post-2017 came close to lacing Louis's boots. Anyway, Friday night was an absolutely cracking evening and all the guys there were on top form (even a halfcut Super Sub turning up unexpectedly!). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al B Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 I'd have Higdon in my Top 5 Motherwell players of all time, let alone my top 25. He's certainly been my favourite, maybe aside from Corrigan but then I'm a tad biased there. Looked a great event, and one of those ones that makes me wish I was local. Well done to all involved! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ya Bezzer! Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Wilson Humphries should definitely be on the list. Won Scottish and League cup with Motherwell, played for the club for 10 years, capped by Scotland and is one of our top post war goalscorers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Some facts I totally forgot about Higdon above, bonkers is definitely harsh apon reflection. Jay, any chance of realising the overall voting results at some point? Would be interesting to see where others ended up. I'm not sure what the deal is there mate - the plan was always to name the top three but to just have the other twenty-two in alphabetical order, but that was partly to avoid an ex-player turning up on the night and being named bottom of (albeit a very impressive) pile! Now that Friday is out the way though, I'm not sure if there'd be any harm in it... I'll leave it up to Sparra to decide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 13, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 All the online orders were dispatched on Saturday afternoon, so should arrive Tuesday-Wednesday time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelboy Posted November 13, 2017 Report Share Posted November 13, 2017 Willie Kilmarnock played 300 games, captained the Scottish Cup winning side and won the League Cup as well. He also had runners up medals in both competitions. If you replaced Higdon, Brian Martin, McKinnon, Gahagan and Lambert with older legends then it would be a pretty good list. Moult has a chance to join the ranks of the guys like Faddy, Coyne and Cooper who didn't play that many games but are club legends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dennyc Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Pony Express finally delivered to Fife. Great effort guys. Another fantastic read. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 15, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 Due to the large number of emails and messages on social media over the course of the last few days, we have arranged for a final batch of ‘Off-Air 3’ to be printed. Having already donated £1063 to the ‘Well Society through the ‘Off-Air’ project, we hope this will further enhance the monies raised, while allowing more Motherwell fans to get their hands on this fantastic publication. http://www.mfc1886.com/product/mfc-podcast-off-air-3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mio Posted November 15, 2017 Report Share Posted November 15, 2017 I think theres a number of players omitted from that list that are more deserving than some on it. Its one of these things in votes tho depending on the demographics of whos voting! Apparently it was an excellent night, well done to the organisers!! Personally Im quite happy Boyd wasnt on it, the guy has done nothing but snipe about Motherwell since he left us!! Never heard him say anything positive about us ever!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 16, 2017 Hopefully by Tuesday we will have reached 75 orders, but have managed to get the green light to print to order. The order will be placed on Tuesday night, hopefully we can add to the total raised already. Cheers http://www.mfc1886.c...cast-off-air-3/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Still time to get your order in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart_B Posted November 21, 2017 Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 Still time to get your order in.Hi mateI'd be happy to take a couple. I don't do PayPal but happy to meet up pre or post game and pay cash. I'm sure I did that the last time. Thanks S 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyRoss Posted November 21, 2017 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2017 No problem mate, that's all good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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