BobbyBiscuit Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Legend: http://www.afc.co.uk/articles/20130724/fc-twente-theo-snelders_2212158_3326557 Quote
Tyrant Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 A legend indeed. Him and Eoin Jess were my favourite players back then. Although Theo could be a bit of a grumpy cnut at times. He went mental at us once at Season Park and on another occasion he refused to sign my football boot saying he wouldn't sign "silly thing" after Eoin had just signed it. What a player though. To think that there's even a slight doubt that he's not the best keeper we've ever had is incredible and says a lot about big Jim. Quote
BobbyBiscuit Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Posted July 25, 2013 A legend indeed. Him and Eoin Jess were my favourite players back then. Although Theo could be a bit of a grumpy cnut at times. He went mental at us once at Season Park and on another occasion he refused to sign my football boot saying he wouldn't sign "silly thing" after Eoin had just signed it. What a player though. To think that there's even a slight doubt that he's not the best keeper we've ever had is incredible and says a lot about big Jim. He was probably just pissed off that we never replaced David Robertson properly. He’ll find out tomorrow night that we still haven’t…. I met him a couple of times and he was spot on. I thanked him for his penalty save in the 1990 Scottish Cup Final, he replied with “It was nothing.” Class act. He was absolutely colossal for years. What that cunt McCoist did to him was unforgivable. Quote
tom_widdows Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 I still reckon his penalty save in the cup final is the greatest penalty save of all time. Watch how low, how powerful & how far in the corner Rogan's shot was and how quick he managed to get down to it. Twas also back in the days when even average players could take penalties without bottling it. Quote
stubo72 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Big bandy-legged Jim is the best keeper we had. Theo was great though, don't get me wrong. It's possibly a bit like which Dr Who you prefer (Tom Baker); has a lot to do with when you were most interested yourself I guess. Who'd come third is a more difficult question...? Quote
Tyrant Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Even my sister who has next to no interest in football but happens to have tagged along to a couple of games in the 90s will fondly recall shouts of "OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!" from Theo at Starks Park. Quote
Kowalski Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Big bandy-legged Jim is the best keeper we had. Theo was great though, don't get me wrong. It's possibly a bit like which Dr Who you prefer (Tom Baker); has a lot to do with when you were most interested yourself I guess. Who'd come third is a more difficult question...? Bobby Clark. Quote
Madbadteacher Posted July 25, 2013 Report Posted July 25, 2013 Bobby Clark, was IMO better than both because he had to work with worse defenders in front of him for most of his career. also he held the shut-out record for years! Remember he came from the days before real fitness training yet was probably the fittest player we had. OK, not as spectacular but he did win us the league in 1980, the cup in 1970 and the league cup in 1976 (with a broken finger) Was my first Dons hero (age, I know). Theo and Bandy though, nae bad comparisons! Quote
scotfree Posted July 26, 2013 Report Posted July 26, 2013 Madbad. Clark had the likes of Willie Young,Willie Miller,Martin Buchan,Jim Hermiston and Ally Shewan in front of him. I would say that's not a bad bunch. Quote
One Bobby Clark Posted July 27, 2013 Report Posted July 27, 2013 Defo me for third, at the very least. Mind when I played we dinnae huv thon massive sponge gloves. Quote
tlg1903 Posted July 27, 2013 Report Posted July 27, 2013 Snelders will always be my default AFC no 1, no disrespect to band or any others but Theo was the keeper when I fell in love with the dons and football Quote
Madbadteacher Posted July 27, 2013 Report Posted July 27, 2013 I can still remember Ernie McGarr! Quote
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