Michael Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Since we're not in action until Saturday and Scotland are playing Denmark at Hampden tonight, what better time to reflect on one of our most capped Scottish players of the modern era? (That's most caps while playing for Killie by the way) 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cammy_boy Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Used to love watching him play. Great talent with a fantastic work ethic. His range of passing was terrific. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CB Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 He's blue, he's white, he...errr...did something in the past... Ian Durrant, Ian Durrant. Scoring v the pars. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
virtuocity Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 That was a great game. We were almost unstoppable that season. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillinger Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Loved him at Killie. Lost the 2001 cup final because he went off injured. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mister Y Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 19 minutes ago, Dillinger said: Loved him at Killie. Lost the 2001 cup final because he went off injured. Absolutely bang on! Also, isn't it great to hear how our support sounds when its sizeable and vocal! Would love some of the same over the coming crucial games. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme S Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Martin Baker!Now there was a player..... 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Durrant was the best player I have ever seen in the stripes. A player capped more times when with us than he was with Rangers, someone who ran international games for Scotland, not just SPL games for us. He showed the doubters just how wrong they were to abandon him to the stiffs. Also remember being more excited about Fat Sally than him, how wrong could I have been. Only Losa comes close to his ability in the stripes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trumpetree Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Was it a European game where the East Stand was in stitches with Durrant "demanding" the ball from Alex Burke? Burkey had the ball on the touchline, and had Durrant on the inside, shouting continually Geezit! Geezit! which ended up becoming Geezit ya wee c*nt! He apologized to the wee man soon afterIIRC 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhamkillieken Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Dillinger said: Loved him at Killie. Lost the 2001 cup final because he went off injured. he wasn't fit and should not have started, was a big call to play him, sadly it didn't work. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 37 minutes ago, Bhamkillieken said: he wasn't fit and should not have started, was a big call to play him, sadly it didn't work. He may not have been fit but for 40 minutes he ran the show, on one leg, and celtic kicked him out the game. Mjalby kicked cocard out, then a combination of him and Larsson I think did for Durrant. Dreadful lack of support and protection from the referee that day and Larsson beat us 3-0 in the second half. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killiefan27 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Not sure we'd have won that final even if Durrant had stayed on. Larsson was absolutely unstoppable that season. We probably wouldn't have lost 3-0 to 10-men, but playing against Larsson at that time you were basically guaranteed he'd get at least one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doad58 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Best player I've seen wearing the stripes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie's Dad Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 3 minutes ago, david mcbeth said: He was a very good player for us and had some purple patches during which he had (especially) Gary Holt doing the donkey work beside him and he really came into his own in that spell and bossed games - including those two horsings of the Pars up at their place and the famous 3-0 rout of Rangers RIP at Greyskull. I think there is slight hint of rose-tinted specs at play because I also saw several games where all he did was spray "million dollar" passes about that didn't come off and got intercepted to put us on the back foot. For me in terms of players in the same style I would put him behind both Tommy Burns (hardly ever gave the ball away) and Eremeno (first time) in terms of his impact but he was a key component in the only Killie side I can remember where you genuinely expected us to beat whatever was put in front of us (because we were actually bloody good). Yes I'd agree with that as well. Fantastic talent. Oh to have him in our team just now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaker71 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Wish we had that team (As they were then) today, we'd be nowhere near the bottom two. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theauldyin Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 great player for us, in the tommy burns mould -1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bhamkillieken Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 I just keep thinking of what might have been had he not started. But he was a great player for us so no complaints here. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullitt Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 10 goals lost in 15 games... this season you'd be hard pressed to find three games we hadn't lost 10 goals in. What a great side!! Marshall was fantastic. Distribution and talking was best I can remember from Killie keeper. Gus, did we ever replace him?? Baker, unspectacular but reliable. McGowan and either Freddie or Monty... our current defence couldn't lace their boots! A midfield of Holt, Durrant, Mavis and Mitchell... wonderful work ethic! Jerome, I loved, but he was dreadful at finishing... then again with Paul Wright in the side he didn't need to be a finisher. Wonderful side... I wonder what the score would be if that side took on this seasons side? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesnowman21 Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 1 hour ago, Bullitt said: Gus, did we ever replace him?? No, we never have. Loved Gus when I was a kid. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funky monkey Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 (edited) Durrant and Holt totally bossed the first half of the 2001 cup final. Pity he had to go off because we collapsed soon after. Durrant was such an elegant player, a joy to watch and despite his obvious injury limitations, he gave his all to the jersey during his time. I'd put him behind Burns and on a par with Eremenko first time round. Edited March 29, 2016 by funky monkey 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chubbs Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 Did he not score a cracker at the other end the following season as well? There was also a belter from a free kick at Tannadice in a 2-2 draw. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted March 29, 2016 Report Share Posted March 29, 2016 8 hours ago, doad58 said: Best player I've seen wearing the stripes. Likewise. Class act. Great times. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dieter's Heeder Posted March 30, 2016 Report Share Posted March 30, 2016 12 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: Likewise. Class act. Great times. I'll third that opinion. Skora not far behind, but in terms of impact and consistency Durrant is top dog. If we had someone of anything like his ilk in the middle of the park for us just now, dare I say we wouldn't be near the position that we're in. That's even with less quality round about him. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrazyKillie Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 One of my earliest Killie memories is that cup final against Celtic, even at a young age i remember the impact losing Durrant at HT was. Amazing to think his age and how dodgy his knees were at that point. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livvy Posted March 31, 2016 Report Share Posted March 31, 2016 He hadn't played in months but still dominated Celtic in the middle of the park...and that was a Celtic team that was decent at European level. I assume it was known there was no way back from his injury anyway so deemed a risk worth taking. His ball detention and ability to control the flow of the game when we needed to up the tempo or slow the game down was second to none in Scotland at the time. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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