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Best Celtic XI of your lifetime

Discussion in 'Celtic Chat' started by Shane1888, Oct 23, 2013.

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  1. Shane1888

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    I know that these best starting XI threads have been done to death by now, but if anything, it will ensure that some of the golden oldies of the forum show their age :icon_mrgreen:

    So who are the best eleven players to have donned the Hoops since you've been born?

    Forster
    Matthews Mjallby Mulgrew
    Naka McStay Lambert Lubo
    Commons
    Larsson Sutton
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    That's just one of the teams that I've thought of, but I'm obviously missing a plethora of players out, such as Hartson, Lennon, Boruc, Brown, Sammy, Hooper and McGeady. Put them on the bench or something.

    I honestly think that the team above could have done some serious damage in Europe, if they had all been from the same generation and at their peak.
     
    Shane1888, Oct 23, 2013
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  2. Mr. Slippyfist

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    Assuming that all players picked are at the top of their game:


    Boruc

    Balde van Dijk Mulgrew


    Agathe Lambert McStay Nakamura


    Moravcik


    Sutton Larsson​
     
    Mr. Slippyfist, Oct 23, 2013
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    ---------------------Boruc------------------

    McNamara----Mjallby-----Joos------Izzy

    Naka-------Lambert-----Collins-----Lubo

    -----------Sutton------Larsson
     
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    Boruc

    Lustig
    Mjallby
    Baldê
    Agathe

    Lubo
    Lambert
    Thomson

    Sutton
    Larsson
    Sammy

    Bench; Forster, Lenny, Valgaaren, Nakamura, Hartson, McGeady, McNamara
     
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    Forster

    McGrain Reiper Elliott MacKinlay

    Lambert McStay Collins

    Lubo

    Larsson Sutton


    Subs - Boruc, Balde, Izzy, Naka, Aitken, Nicholas, McAvenie
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    VerdeBlanco, Oct 23, 2013
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  6. ILoveTheCeltic

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    Forster
    Agathe Mjallby Van Dijk McNamara
    Moravcik Lambert Petrov Thompson
    Larsson Sutton​
     
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  7. Shane1888

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    Surprised that Virgil has already been picked twice and he's only been here for two months, just shows how highly people rate him though.
     
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  8. Mr. Slippyfist

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    To be honest, I was toying with Paul Elliot - but I think van Dijk is pretty similar to Elliot, but has the potential to be FAR better.
     
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  9. The Golden God I am untethered and my rage knows no bounds Gold Member

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    Just doing players I can remember

    Boruc

    Lustig Mjallby Balde Izzy

    Naka Petrov Lambert Lubo

    Larsson Sutton
     
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    Great thread for a first post I think!

    Boruc

    Valgaeren. Mjallby. Bobo.

    Naka. Lennon. Lambert. Thompson

    Lubo

    Sutton. Larsson


    Subs: Forster; McNamara; agathe; petrov; Sammy; Hartson
     
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    Boruc

    Mjallby Balde Wanyama

    Nakamura Lambert Petrov Lennon Moravcik

    Larsson Hartson​

    SUBS: Forster, Valgaeren, McGeady, Sutton, Agathe, McDonald, Hooper
     
    TheHolyGoalie, Oct 23, 2013
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  12. Officer Doofy Come to me, human man Gold Member

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    Boruc
    Lustig Mjallby Van Dijk McNamara
    Naka Lambert Petrov Lubo
    Henrik Sutton
     
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  13. Slaw

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    I'll stick to 4-4-2 for my first team.. Hopefully I don't miss out anyone obvious.
    This will be a team of players I can actually remember watching:

    Forster
    Matthews Mjallby Van Dijk Izaguirre
    McGeady Wanyama Petrov Nakamura
    Larsson Sutton​

    Subs: Boruc, Lustig, Balde, Lennon, Thompson, Samaras, Hartson

    Honourable mentions for Wilson and Hooper. I would have McNamara in but I don't really remember him to be honest! Lubo too but I'm not old enough to remember him playing.
     
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  14. Liam Scales

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    Theres no * way that Van Dijk can be in any of these yet.
     
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    Obviously I understand where you're coming from.. but he's genuinely not put a foot wrong in his 2/3 months here.
     
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  16. ILoveTheCeltic

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    [​IMG]
     
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  17. Liam Scales

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    Boruc

    Agathe Bobo Mjallby McNamara

    Di Canio McStay Lambert Lubo

    Larsson Sutton    ​
     
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  18. Liam Scales

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    He's played about 10 games, can't have him better than stalwarts who done it for Celtic for years.

    That's the only reason that Marc Reiper isn't on mines, far and away the best defender I've ever saw at Celtic, didn't get a chance to do it on a consistent basis.
     
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    Artur Boruc​

    Virgil Van Dijk
    Danny McGrain Tommy Gemmell ​

    Paul Lambert ​


    Paul McStay John Collins​

    Frank McAvennie Lubomir Moravcik​



    Henrik Larsson Kenny Dalglish



    Four European Cup Winners in this side.​
     
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    Bonner​


    Mcgrain Mjallby Mcneill Aitken​


    Johnstone Lambert Mcstay Lubo​


    Larsson Dalglish​
     
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