Robertson, a lifelong Bankie, remembers fondly Cooper’s three years at the club from 1974-1977. He believes that young fans witnessing the performances of the winger in that era became hooked on the Bankies after witnessing the brilliance of Cooper — including those who run the club currently.

He said: “I remember him in the 70s, I remember watching him when I was a young boy. There are loads of us who are involved in running the club just now, we are all of a similar age and one of the reasons for that is we became hooked on the Bankies when Davie Cooper was playing.

“The memories are distant but they are fond memories of this guy who was just sensational.” When the Bankies idol returned to the club in December 1993 he was greeted with a heroes welcome. But being just two months shy of his 38th birthday it was perhaps reasonable to wonder how much Cooper’s extraordinary talent had waned.

However Robertson recalls a player still hungry to do well and to help out the club who started him off on his path to glory.

He said: “His return was brilliant, what was really nice about it was he turned in some really good performances. He wasn’t just coming back to wind down the clock, he went about his football well when he was at the club.

“Cooper is a special figure in the history of Clydebank football club there is no doubt about that. We all have our individual favourite Bankies’ players. Players who played for the club for a long time like Jim Fallon and Jim Gallacher.

“There is no doubt that Davie Cooper is the greatest Clydebank player of all time in terms of his stature in the game.”