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Must be the close season , finding things to judge people on that you can't " define" I agree re jba but this guy has a good reputation, that'll do for me just now.

At that age he will get on well with our 35 year old chairman!

He scored record number of goals for the club and had a tragic end probably resulting from an undiscovered brain condition: a legend in Cardiff as well.

I'll have a go but there are better qualified posters than me on here. Hopefully it will generate some discussion.

Without knowing you personally but reading your comments for years I'd say that you're the man for this

Very difficult indeed. Maybe start at 1886 and work our way forwards compiling a list of contenders in the process and then sift through them and sort in order.

Yes horrific end to a talented life, much in the same way as Hugh Gallagher of Airdrie and Newcastle

Yes difficult but liverpool have managed it...and if nothing else it creates a bit of discussion and no one will ever agree

Great call. But what a sad end to his life. Tragic.

Very difficult to do, its nigh on impossible to compare players in the last 10 or 20 years with those from further back as they played a totally different game from what we see now. Style of play, tactics, player fitness, rule changes, fans expectations etc you cant compare like for like. Compiling the list is the easy bit thats just names, trying to rate them in any meaningful order is the hard bit, as asking "who is the greatest Morherwell player you have seen play?" Will generate wildly different answers depenfing on the age of who you ask, ie Hughie Ferguson, willie pettigrew, stevie Kirk, or Eli Just to name but a few.

Aye i mind once this guy called Alex Ferguson got East Stirling job 32 years old,then went to St Mirren at 35 and I am pretty sure took over at Aberdeen at 36.Turned out to have a decent career from what I heard. Pssst wait till he hears about Julian Nagelsman. Age means nothing he has experience what counts of domestic league and European football.

Good shout...hes some stiff opposition though How would we compile it?

No 1 for me is a no brainer. Hughie Ferguson.

II will be disappointed with anything less than a hat trick from Elijah tonight. By the morning I expect us to be talking about a Scottish Football record evaluation for a player. It's not too much to ask is it? Maybe Messi will be wanting to come to Motherwell to see if the coaching methods can make him as good as Just.

Just off the back of what liverpool are doing...its only playing that seems to be the criteria and not managing or anything else Thats not to take away from Stevensons efforts

Don't think my avatar will have same impact. Neither played for well 🤣🤣

I’d have thought George Stevenson would be at number 1 for us. Legendary player in the clubs best ever side, league winner and also manager for our cup wins of the 50s

St John was hugely important to Liverpool and its history. Him and Ron Yeats were the 2 who sparked Shankley’s reign of success. St John will be in their top 10 I’d imagine.

My papa, who would now be well over 100 said Aitken was the best he'd ever seen at Fir Park

Id doubt either will be in the top50 which is where they are now?

Need to have my avatar as well. Charlie Aitken.

Bobby Graham and Gary McAllister too could be on both lists. The two Old Timers beside me in the POD still think Andy Paton was they greatest 'Well player they ever saw.

I'll be amazed if its anyone other than Dalglish on Liverpools list...to be fair to them, they have gone all the way back to the start of the club and named people like Alex Raisbech and even a certain Matt Busby. Motherwells would need to include Ferrier, McFadyen, Stevenson, Ellis and the rest

I imagine Roger Hunt will be number one on Liverpool's list, although recency bias can skew that type of list. I have no idea who would be number one for us. Of players I have actually seen, Joe Wark, Wullie Pettigrew, Bobby Graham, Peter Marinello, Garry McAllister, Bobby Russell and Davie Cooper would be up there. Players I never saw like Wilson Humphries, Ian St John, Johnny Aitkenhead etc would be on the list too. Technically I did see St John and Humphries play, but it was for the "Motherwell Old Boys" against the Radio Clyde DJs at Joe Wark's testimonial.

Course he will...im just interested to see how high up he will be at Liverpool. Top20 I reckon