Barry Ferguson and Ronald de Boer

[prenzlauerbear]

Has there ever been a duo with more quality in the history of Scottish football? The answer is no.

 

[Blaew]

Gascoigne / Laudrup?

 

[PolmontLoyal1872]

Both were unplayable in 2002/03.

 

[prenzlauerbear]

First reply always nails it etc

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Great footballing brains. Their link up in the 02/03 season was tremendous.

That Dundee United goal where Barry sprayed a diagonal, de Boer killed it on the by line and waited for Barry getting to the edge of the area before teeing him up to caress it into the top corner.

Surprisingly, anytime I’ve heard De Boer speak he doesn’t seem to praise Barry as much as I would expect him too. Probably just the way he is personality wise.

 

[Monkey Butler]

 

[Milel Bohsni]

1995-96 Gascoigne and Laudrup for me

 

[prenzlauerbear]

Great footballing brains. Their link up in the 02/03 season was tremendous.

That Dundee United goal where Barry sprayed a diagonal, de Boer killed it on the by line and waited for Barry getting to the edge of the area before teeing him up to caress it into the top corner.

Surprisingly, anytime I’ve heard De Boer speak he doesn’t seem to praise Barry as much as I would expect him too. Probably just the way he is personality wise.

I always remember de Boer being scoring headers, but when you watch the highlights back, a header is basically a shot for him. His technique when it comes to heading is next level

 

[Clicker]

Great footballing brains. Their link up in the 02/03 season was tremendous.

That Dundee United goal where Barry sprayed a diagonal, de Boer killed it on the by line and waited for Barry getting to the edge of the area before teeing him up to caress it into the top corner.

Surprisingly, anytime I’ve heard De Boer speak he doesn’t seem to praise Barry as much as I would expect him too. Probably just the way he is personality wise.

Don’t think he praises anyone as highly as he praises Ronald de Boer.
Supremely confident in his own ability but justifiably so.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

Also, De Boer was another guy we signed who turned Man United down

 

[Tpol_rfc]

Delighted I can't name them. It's obviously working locking that period away in a dark corner of the memory.

 

[DRAGO]

Gascoigne / Laudrup?

First reply and all that!

 

[CaptainCourageous]

Delighted I can't name them. It's obviously working locking that period away in a dark corner of the memory.

Faure and Cribari.

 

[JC85]

Faure and Cribari.

Christ, I knew it was Cribari on the right but Faure had gone right out my head.

Thanks for that.

 

[Tpol_rfc]

Faure and Cribari.

Stop. Please!

 

[TimzRFudz]

Don’t think he praises anyone as highly as he praises Ronald de Boer.
Supremely confident in his own ability but justifiably so.

Same goes for Barry. And again, rightly so.

 

[bud_light]

Butcher and Gough

 

[Johnny Yen]

McCoist and Hateley.

 

[WinkieWATP]

De Boer was class.

 

[Class of 72]

Mad how Barry turned out being a cuck. Good player though.

 

[WinkieWATP]

Gascoigne / Laudrup?

No need for the ?

 

[Eastern province bear]

The slim one and we’ll take your pick !

 

[Thommo2006]

Still can't believe De Boer played for us.some player

 

[gsobers96]

Peak athletic performers

Will never be bettered

 

[55degreesnorth]

Peak athletic performers

Will never be bettered

5 million quid Lazio paid for Cribari a few seasons before he rocked up at us. Wild.

 

[Weedoddieno6]

First reply. In my lifetime anyway.

And miles in front of de boer and Ferguson, a lot of miles.

 

[BigTinder86]

Barry Ferguson in our midfield now would be ideal.

 

[julian candy]

I don't think I've ever been as excited at a player signing for us as I was when we got R. de Boer. He was a proper world class player. Think he was only 28/29 too?

Was a bit too young to realise the magnitude of us signing Gazza.

 

[albop]

If your talking duos anywhere on the park
Mccoist and hateley

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

Greig and Baxter

The Greatest ever, and the best ever.

 

[Josh Allen]

Ole, ole, ole, ole....

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Don’t think he praises anyone as highly as he praises Ronald de Boer.
Supremely confident in his own ability but justifiably so.

He was world class, no doubt, but he didn't turn it on for us as routinely as Laudrup and Gascoigne.

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Greig and Baxter

The Greatest ever, and the best ever.

As a midfield duo, I thought you might have said Baxter and McMillan?

 

[Tommy48]

Don’t think he praises anyone as highly as he praises Ronald de Boer.
Supremely confident in his own ability but justifiably so.

Hey come on he's Dutch. What do you expect.

 

[Vinted]

Ole, ole, ole, ole....

I hope Andy is putting his elbow into Kiernans Ribs to stop him playing.

 

[JMCK]

De Boer and Cannigia: three moves ahead of everyone else, it seemed.

 

[MO_TxTruBlu]

As a midfield duo, I thought you might have said Baxter and McMillan?

Yes, that's a fair shout, and that was indeed the creative midfield duo of the early 1960's with McMillan and Baxter, but McMillan played less than 20 games in each of the 62-63, 63-64 Double and Treble winning seasons, as opposed to both Greig and Baxter who played close to 100 games each over those two particular seasons.
And who could argue with the 'Greatest Ever' and the 'Bestest Ever'?

 

[Signori]

5 million quid Lazio paid for Cribari a few seasons before he rocked up at us. Wild.

I was quite buzzing when we signed him

 

[BobbyShearer]

Didn’t Ferguson say De Boer asked him with a straight face if Steven Thompson had won a sponsors competition after their first training session together?

 

[wee bud's pit boots]

Yes, that's a fair shout, and that was indeed the creative midfield duo of the early 1960's with McMillan and Baxter, but McMillan played less than 20 games in each of the 62-63, 63-64 Double and Treble winning seasons, as opposed to both Greig and Baxter who played close to 100 games each over those two particular seasons.
And who could argue with the 'Greatest Ever' and the 'Bestest Ever'?

I must have saw Baxter as a wean as my old man would have taken me, but obviously you can't take it in at that stage.

Laudrup is the greatest I've seen as an adult, but watching some of the documentaries on Baxter, for me, he is the King. I'd have been golden wathching him in his pomp.

 

[OlegKuznetsov]

Two of my favourites

Ferguson couldve played in any team

 

[Cavalera]

Tbf, those of us of a certain vintage have been spoiled rotten, eh?

 

[Beanyrfc79]

Delighted I can't name them. It's obviously working locking that period away in a dark corner of the memory.

Fare and the Greek guy?

 

[Unicorn]

He was world class, no doubt, but he didn't turn it on for us as routinely as Laudrup and Gascoigne.

We only really got one good season from him, although for that one season he was outstanding.

 

[sr1983]

Cheers, that's both kids and me crying now.

Thanks again.

 

[grande]

De Boer was two steps ahead what any player was thinking.
Top player for us.

 

[Flying_Scotsman]

Gascoigne / Laudrup?

All right pal at least allow a thread a little time in the sun before you kill it stone dead.