yes he would have been there is no substitute for talent and he had it in buckets ful what you guys forget look at the gear these greats played in the ball and look at the talent at that time from all the home nations look at the part the great scottish players played jim baxter denis law gilzean john white jimmy johnson just to name a few these guys could have played in any team in the world and you should know full well Paul there are quite a few canny players that helped pool the great side they where in the past ;) ;)