Budgie McGhie represented Clydebank in the Senior ranks with distinction for close on six years and enjoyed stints with Partick Thistle and Queen of the South prior to his reinstatement into the Junior game n 1994 at Arthurlie.

He subsequently signed for Shettleston as e makeweight in a convoluted player swap deal that saw Gavin Duncan move in the other direction and also turned out with Petershill prior to hanging up the boots and returning to Greenfield Park as a coach under Hugh Kelly.

But first love Clydebank were still in his blood and their 2003 rebirth as a Junior side led to Budgie's appointment as team manager where his football nous and eye for a player have been instrumental in the Bankies climbing to prominence in the upper echelons of Junior football as well as various trophy successes down the years.

Standing by Budgie's side over the past six years has been former Shettleston team mate Stuart "Souness" Allison and they form every bit as formidable a team in the dugout as they once did paired at the heart of the Town defence.

Asking them to pick their all-time Junior dream team was likely to evoke controversial choices but whether in agreement or not , nobody can deny the Bankies duo have a better background than most for making their tough calls.

Goalkeeper:

Souness won many Junior Scotland caps and can recall outstanding last line of defences such as Stuart McIntosh (Auchinleck) however he could not see past the colossus that was his Arthurlie team mate Davie Cormack whereas Budgie's nod went to ex-Shettleston No 1 Stevie Hutchison whom he rates as a fantastic shotstopper and arguably the best ever in one-on-one situations.

He said ,"Hutch was at his peak playing with Clydebank and Ross County but he was nothing short of immense every time he went between the posts for Shettleston and deserves to wear the gloves."

Defenders:

Both men consider defence to be their particular field of expertise so agreement was reached on them taking turns at having the final say with Souness getting his choice of Gavin Duncan for the right back berth despite Budgie extolling the qualities of Brian "Sniffer" McKeown and Zander Ryan.

Only one name was put forward by Souness for the left back position - one time Arthurlie team mate Mark McLaughlin who has proved to be a magnificent advert for the Juniors in going on to play with Hamilton Accies in the S.P.L. and is currently on the books of Dumbarton.

Budgie admits to having a similar high regard for the Port Glasgow born defender but feels he would be amiss in overlooking the contribution made in recent seasons by seasoned Bankies veteran Austin McCann.

An archetypal ball-winning centre-back alongside an accomplished sweeper capable of making his presence felt in other ways was the preferred template of both men and Budgie came close to selecting Frank Lynch (Arthurlie) for the latter role.

He said: "Lynchy was at Clydebank before coming into the Juniors and was reputedly on the verge of stepping back upstairs until breaking his leg in a Scottish Cup tie away to Dundee St Josephs.

"His reading of the game and distribution from the back were superb and only bettered by Brian Smith ex-Shettleston and Petershill who rates as the classiest defender I ever came across at Junior level.

"Smiddy was cool under pressure and liked to call the shots at the back but he was no shrinking violet when the need came to put in a biting tackle or two so he has to figure in our team".

Souness has abiding memories of playing alongside the uncompromising Robert Anderson at Arthurlie while Budgie spoke highly of another Barrhead heart on his sleeve type Pat Cairney who had few peers as an old fashioned bruiser however they concurred on Mark McLaughlin to play a stopper's role with Souness saying

"Mark figured in a handsful of Arthurlie games at centre half and easily handled whatever was thrown at him aerially or on the deck and I just have to find a place for him in our line up."

Midfielders:

Both men were in unison for the central engine room cogs with their only debate centred around the flank positions where an embarrassment of riches pervaded.

Budgie said: " We played with and against Martin Nelson who was simply a genius and probably the finest playmaker ever seen in the Juniors so we fancy the idea of him pulling the strings alongside Clydebank's very own discovery Darian McKinnon.

"His bristling with aggression tends to overshadow the fact he can also play a bit as his displays with the very successful Hamilton Accies side have shown."

Out wide , the duo agonised over leaving out current Dundee United ace Chris Erskine whom they recall as a rising starlet with Kilbirnie Ladeside while Souness felt more than a tad awkward at omitting the "killer pass " abilities of another of his ex-Barrhead sidekicks Martin McGarvey.

He revealed: "The energy and drive of Sniffer (Brian McKeown) won the day down the right while Budgie and I have witnessed Adam Strachan torture so many defenders that he had to get the nod for the left side."

Forwards:

Both men insisted on a pick apiece with Souness plumping for exceptional Pollok goalscorer Bryan Dingwall while Budgie opted for former Shettleston team mate Tommy Coyne.

He insisted: "There cannot be many Juniors who have played in a World Cup quarter final and Tommy's touch and speed of thought put him streets ahead of every other striker when he spearheaded the Shettleston side that lost in the Scottish Junior Cup semi- finals to Carnoustie Panmure ."

Their considerations panned out as tHutchison, Duncan, Smith , McLaughlin, McCann, McKeown , Nelson, McKinnon , Strachan , Dingwall , Coyne. Substitutes:- Lynch, Cairney, McGarvey, Erskine, Cormack (GK).