1. Log in now to remove adverts - no adverts at all to registered members!

Most underrated City XI of the past decade

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Hull 3-1 Liverpool, Mar 21, 2017.

  1. Hull 3-1 Liverpool

    Hull 3-1 Liverpool Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    775
    Likes Received:
    258
    Since it's the international break, I don't think we have too much City related stuff to talk about other than the Huddlestone red card appeal, so I thought maybe something like this can get some discussion going. :)


    Marshall
    Ricketts Bruce Brown Kilbane
    Garcia Evans McKenna Hughes
    Quinn
    Fryatt​
     
    #1
  2. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,807
    Likes Received:
    6,317
    Garcia was the first name I thought of. He received quite a bit of **** but he was absolutely outstanding in that promotion season, putting in some of the best crosses and scoring some of the best long range shots I've seen from us, and he stepped-up admirably to the Premier League.
     
    #2
    Hull 3-1 Liverpool likes this.
  3. BrAdY

    BrAdY Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2011
    Messages:
    18,956
    Likes Received:
    2,582
    I'd possibly say stockdale and folan
     
    #3
  4. AlRawdah

    AlRawdah Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2014
    Messages:
    7,873
    Likes Received:
    7,744
    Our most underrated player in the last 20 years was Junior Lewis. He turned that League 1 season around in a very inconspicuous but highly effective way.
     
    #4
    spesupersydera likes this.
  5. Hull 3-1 Liverpool

    Hull 3-1 Liverpool Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    775
    Likes Received:
    258
    I really liked him, as you say he was great in the promotion season, a bit like a workhorse version of Koren, and a decent asset for us in the Premier League. I can't remember if it was mostly down to injury problems, but I would have liked to have seen him involved more under Pearson and Barmby, he seemed to fade away.
     
    #5
    Last edited: Mar 21, 2017
  6. AlRawdah

    AlRawdah Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 3, 2014
    Messages:
    7,873
    Likes Received:
    7,744
    Garcia is also an excellent shout from the subsequent Championship/PL era. As is Fraizer Campbell, due to some weird post-revisionist bullshit about a goal celebration.
     
    #6
    bum_chinned_crab likes this.
  7. BrAdY

    BrAdY Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Feb 26, 2011
    Messages:
    18,956
    Likes Received:
    2,582
    I really liked folan
    He's had horrific injuries throughout his career, he runs funny and is frustrating

    But he was brilliant in the lead up to the play off final, scored some important goals and that goal against fulham will be forever edged in the memory
     
    #7
  8. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,807
    Likes Received:
    6,317
    I never saw Stockdale have a good game. Ever.
     
    #8
  9. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
    Staff Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    107,415
    Likes Received:
    64,526
    Depends which Stockdale.
     
    #9
  10. Hull 3-1 Liverpool

    Hull 3-1 Liverpool Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    775
    Likes Received:
    258
    I prefer Folan to Mbokani, I'll give him that.
     
    #10

  11. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,807
    Likes Received:
    6,317
    Ahh I assumed he meant Robbie, cos we owned him.
     
    #11
  12. Altrincham Tiger

    Altrincham Tiger Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    1,299
    Likes Received:
    529
    Always said Garcia was underrated and never understood the stick he got at times.

    Damien Delaney seemed to get slated a lot at the time but established himself at a higher level later on.
     
    #12
    Newland Tiger likes this.
  13. PLT

    PLT Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    25,022
    Likes Received:
    13,315
    This is an interesting topic. The thing with City fans is the perception of players changes so much, particularly after they leave.

    Ricketts, Brown, Garcia, McKenna and Quinn were all highly rated when here, yet after they left people pretended they'd never liked them. Fryatt was very highly rated so I think it's generous to call him under-rated. Kilbane was bang average for us I thought, but maybe that is me under-rating him.

    I'd say Cairney was under-rated in that he showed exactly the kind of skill he's shown ever since leaving us, but no one ever seemed prepared to give him a chance, be it fans or managers. People always wanted to find a minor reason not to like him.
     
    #13
    Hull 3-1 Liverpool likes this.
  14. 4tiger

    4tiger Active Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    276
    Likes Received:
    121
    Not sure I agree with Kilbane, he was pretty poor for us I thought.

    It might seem a strange one but as people have mentioned Koren, he was possibly underrated. I think most thought he was good at the time but looking back at some of the goals I think you'd struggle to find a better out of the box shooter than him in our history. Obviously Geo got a couple at Arsenal and Spurs which were high profile but Koren scored regularly from outside the box. Just watch the YouTube video of his goals for us, very impressive.

    Ricketts is a good shout, did very well for us and under appreciated.
     
    #14
    Hull 3-1 Liverpool likes this.
  15. Hull 3-1 Liverpool

    Hull 3-1 Liverpool Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    775
    Likes Received:
    258
    My memory might be playing tricks on me, but I'm sure I remember Fryatt getting some stick in his first season and a half here. Or maybe I'm just remembering the people who sit behind me and slag off all of them for everything. Particularly if they dare to not pass forwards.
     
    #15
  16. PLT

    PLT Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 24, 2011
    Messages:
    25,022
    Likes Received:
    13,315
    I used to get really frustrated with Fryatt cos he was a right wasteful ****er sometimes. Hardly anyone agreed with me though, he was definitely highly rated from early on.
     
    #16
  17. x

    x Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 30, 2011
    Messages:
    8,081
    Likes Received:
    2,531
    didn't do too badly. 25 goals in 24 games.
     
    #17
  18. bum_chinned_crab

    bum_chinned_crab Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Mar 13, 2011
    Messages:
    21,807
    Likes Received:
    6,317
    Yeah I thought he meant Robbie. I thought we were talking about players we owned.
     
    #18
  19. Hull 3-1 Liverpool

    Hull 3-1 Liverpool Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 14, 2014
    Messages:
    775
    Likes Received:
    258
    He did sometimes dilly-dally a bit much. But then sometimes his dilly-dallying resulted in him twisting a defender or two inside out and scoring a great goal.
     
    #19
  20. The B&S Fanclub

    The B&S Fanclub Well-Known Member

    Joined:
    Jan 27, 2011
    Messages:
    9,868
    Likes Received:
    4,944
    B Guzan
    C. Townsend
    N. Doyle
    S. Bradley
    L. Cooper
    C. Evans
    S. Quinn
    T. Cairney
    J. Devitt
    R. Vine
    M. Waghorn
     
    #20

Share This Page