Malcolm Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Who do you reckon was better and which one would you play in your Scotland team during the 80s.... Realise that they might not be the same answer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deecie Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 McLeish was better than either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHfaeGTA Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Narey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Miller probably, as he and McLeish came as a package. Not sure how McLeish and Hansen would've played together, and clearly Hansen and Miller didn't have a great understanding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
er yir macaroon Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Gough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoonTheSlope Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Lee Wilkie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Willie Miller was talking about this on Sportsound last night. Taking the field for Scotland with McLeish, Malpas and Gough alongside him and Leighton behind he felt we could take anybody on. Oh for a defence like that now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Miller probably, as he and McLeish came as a package. Not sure how McLeish and Hansen would've played together, and clearly Hansen and Miller didn't have a great understanding! Sure Willie said in a interview that Hansen and McLeish were the better partnership in his opinion as him and Hansen just did not seem to "click" when they were put together for Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bonzo Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Always felt Hansen was more interested in club than country realise it was hard tae split up miller and mcleish but I think Hansen was much more interested in Liverpool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 yeah, I kind of see that both Hansen and Miller as sweeper/spare man/organiser types, sitting slightly behind a traditional stopper like McLeish. Really can't decide myself who was the better of the two... Ferguson reckoned Miller... but Hansen played for the best side in Europe and won several European cups/English 1st division. I only ever saw Miller in the flesh for Aberdeen and everytime we played them never thought we would score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OLAS Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Alan Hansen's brother was better than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Overthebar Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Always preferred the Hansen and Narey style of central defender than the Miller and McLeish defender in the 80s as i did with Martin Buchan in the 70s rather than the Jim Holton/Tom Forsyth/Kenny Burns style. Am fully aware i'll be in the minority on this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 With narey, buchan, hansen being seen as more footballing centre halfs than the bruiser stopper types you mean? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hannibal smith Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Craig levein Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Hunt Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Miller every time. Solid, organised and with Eck alongside, I was not (as was and is again normal watching Scotland) shiting it worrying about conceding. Was always concerned about Hansen's tendency to over elaborate in dangerous defensive areas. To be fair though, Hansen was a decent player but not a patch on Miller as central defender IMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
giblet Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Preferred Hansen to McLeish but you can see why keeping the two Aberdeen players together was beneficial, especially with the advent of Leighton. Interesting that Ferguson didnt take Miller or McLeish to Man United though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robroysboy Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Read Sir Alex Fergussons book and he questioned Hansens commitment to Scotland. So its Wullie Miller for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wanderer Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) Interesting that Ferguson didnt take Miller or McLeish to Man United though.Ferguson promised the Donald's when he left for Man United that he would not raid Aberdeen for players, with the promise he had first refusal on Joe Miller.Willie Miller was the wrong side of 30 when Fergie left for Man United, so "best" days were behind him and at a point in his career he was settled, but stories that he did try a number of times to get Eck. Edited October 27, 2015 by wanderer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Overthebar Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) With narey, buchan, hansen being seen as more footballing centre halfs than the bruiser stopper types you mean? thats what i was trying to say - yes. Always felt a big 'clear your lines' punt into row z was cheered to the rafters at Hampden (and across most Scottish grounds) in the 70s and 80s whereas someone trying to play football from the back was seen as something alien. Likewise a full-blooded diving-in challenge was cheered Therefore a slight distrust with the Narey/Hansen/Buchan style of defenders amongst fans Edited October 27, 2015 by Wolfgang Overthebar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest allyc Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Matt elliot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcnpauls Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Willie Miller was talking about this on Sportsound last night. Taking the field for Scotland with McLeish, Malpas and Gough alongside him and Leighton behind he felt we could take anybody on. Oh for a defence like that now! This, this, this, this, this. People forget how solid we were at the back in the 80s; in fact, if the players in midfield and up front had been half as dependably effective, we'd maybe have got places. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 in fact, if the players in midfield and up front had been half as dependably effective, we'd maybe have got places. Ludicrous to think about it now but we were probably too spoiled for choice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glasgow jock Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I always remember Billy McNeil saying (after his spell as Aberdeen boss) that if he was ever in a bar room brawl, the one man he would want by his side would be Willie Miller, don't think he'd have thought the same about Hansen. Good thread btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParisInAKilt Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 I'd have Caldwell ahead of Hansen for Scotland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ormond Posted October 28, 2015 Share Posted October 28, 2015 Cannae believe it's even up for debate. Anybody who puts Hansen ahead of Miller for Scotland really disnae ken his fitba'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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