Our best 11?

[ICTPaisley]

Ok so this has been done a number of times over the years but i was just thinking about our current squad and how most of them would be good enough for our best 11 ever.  Before i have been sentimental and had players there because they are ICT Legends, for example Charlie Christie, Jim Calder, Bobby Mann, Ross Tokely to name a few.  But who at their peak would truly get into the All time ICT first 11. This is my attempt but i know its a tough one and i'll no doubt miss someone.

 

 

Goalkeeper - Brown - Not the greatest at the moment but at the time he was incredibly, you've got to remember it was Celtic that stole him from us.  Ahead of Ryan Esson.

 

Right Back - Only person to EVER challenge this would be Raven so for that it goes to Ross Tokely.

 

Left Back - This is tough, Hasting and Golabek were great servants but would they be able to compete in a team thats 2nd in the SPFL? Graeme Shinnie

 

Center Backs - Darren Dods and Gary Warren.  Bobby Mann and Josh Meekings as subs

 

Midfield Centers - Ian Black and Richie Foran,  My mind has actually went blank but i think i might have got it correct.....

 

Left Winger - Barry Robson

 

Right Winger - Tough one again between Barry Wilson and Johnny Hayes, i think i was more entertained by Hayes so i'm going for him.

 

Strikers - Wyness and Rooney,  I've chosen Wyness over Mckay because i really do think in his first division seasons he was our greatest ever striker, lets not forget about his return because we all know he wasn't the same player then.  If we had Wyness in his prime in the SPL with a great midfield like we have today he would have stuck them away no doubt about it!  Rooney or Mckay was another tough one, Rooney took more penalties and scored a lot to make him seem like a great goal scorer but i still feel like he shades it slightly.

 

 

so overall

 

Brown

Tokely Warren Dods Shinnie

Hayes Black Foran Robson

Wyness Rooney

 

Now after everyone else chooses their 11 i'm guarenteed to be persuaded and make a few changes im sure.  But at first go that's who i think is the greatest ever ICT 11

 

[Jeepsaw]

Cowie over black for me.

Mckay over rooney, we don't need penalties with mckay up top

[TopSix]

Brown

Tokely Mann Dods Shinnie

Wilson Foran Cowie Robson

Niculae Brewster

[Sir C the 3rd]

Calder

 

Tokely

Mann

Warren

Shinnie

 

Wilson

Cherry

Foran

Hayes

 

Stewart

Wyness

 

subs

Brown, Dods, Foran, Robson, Sheerin, Scott Maclean, Rooney

[Sneckboy]

Mark Brown

 

Ross Tokely

Gary Warren

Grant Munro

Richard Hastings

 

Russell Duncan

Barry Wilson

Don Cowie

Andrew Shinnie

 

Billy McKay

Dennis Wyness

 

[AlexJones]

1) Calder

2) Tokely

3) G Shinnie

4) Warren

5) Mann

6) Sheerin

7) Wilson

8) Wyness

9) McKay

10) A Shinnie

11) Robson

[BA]

Mark Brown

 

Ross Tokely

Darren Dods
Bobby Mann

Stuart Golabek

 

Russell Duncan

Richie Foran

 

Barry Wilson

Don Cowie

Jonny Hayes

 

Dennis Wyness

 

Tough choices between Dods/Warren and Golabek/Shinnie. Mckay would also give His Royal Wyness a run for his money,
 

[Tob]

Jim Calder

Iain MacArthur

Gary Warren

Bobby Mann

Graeme Shinnie

Barry Wilson

Andy Shinnie

Don Cowie

Barry Robson

Marius Niculae

Iain Stewart

[starchief]

(GK) Mark Brown at his best was near Scotland quality. Hence, Celtic.

 

(RB) There's only one.  Ross Tokely.

 

(LB) Been a few good 'uns.  Hastings in his youth was superb.  Suffered when Dods left second time around. Gillet as well was solid.  But I'll go for Djeb...nah, just kidding.  Mr G Shinnie, just over Hastings.

 

(CBs) Difficult one.  Warren stands out.  He's the only one you could see dominating the centre-back position in any team outside the Old Firm. Alongside him? Probably just about go for Munro. Little to choose between him, Dods and Mann though.

 

(RM/LM) Shame we didn't get the best of Robson but he's in there, along with Wilson. Always a good, talented, reliable player in multiple positions. As well as Hayes, Rankin deserves a mention.

 

(CMs) He's a little ned but Black was a great player for us.  Alongside him, Foran would make it a formidable midfield.  If one doesn't get you, the other will. No escape.

 

(ATT) Definitely Mackay. How can we look beyond potentially the top scorer in the SPL? I'd liked to have seen Stewart in the top divisions but it's so difficult to tell. Brewster is certainly there.  Dargo was sensational in the short time he was here and just edges it from Wyness. Mind you, in the real world, Brewster would be a target man alongside A.N. Other.