Speaking of accomplished, Glasgow Rangers sure could have done with a forward-thinking striker like Gordon Durie over the past few years. Later players such as Kenny Miller and Nacho Novo would mimic the talisman-style of Durie, who always seemed to pop up with a killer goal when needed, and would fight right up until the final whistle. Quite often, 'Dukebox' would find himself struggling to get ahead of both Ally McCoist and Mark Hateley into the first team, but when he did, he was a fantastic player. Few who witnessed it will ever forget his quite stunning 4 goals during a 7-0 rout of Hibernian in December, 1995, or his hat trick during the 1996 Scottish Cup Final against Hearts. Great with his head, Gordon Durie represented everything that was right with Walter Smith's first spell in charge of Rangers. Harnessing a group of players who would fight long and hard for their manager and to win, Smith was clearly fond of Durie, the type of striker who typified what fans loved to see when going to see the Gers.
