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Who will be Hull City's first active EUROPEAN World Cup Finals debutant ?

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  1. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    I don't ever recall any active Hull City AFC player ever getting into an international squad that's appeared in the finals, unless Altidore was still officially on our books(?) when he was in the South African finals.
    This time we have 3 contracted players showing up in Russia: Larsson, Grosicki & Irvine.
    Who'll get on the park to be our first ever active larker in the world's biggest sporting spectacle I wonder ?
     
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    Altrincham Tiger Well-Known Member

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    Off the top of my head, did Richard Garcia not play in the 2010 World Cup while still with City?
     
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  3. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    So he was - completely forgot.<doh>
     
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    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    He did indeed.

    In fact, there's been four:

    Altidore 2010
    Garcia 2010
    Figueroa 2014
    Jelavic 2014
     
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  5. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Better rephrase my question then.
    Will any of our 3 players get a starting role at the finals ?
     
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    yes
     
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  7. BrisbaneTiger

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    Assuming all three start, it will be Irvine who plays first, if he doesnt then it will be Larsson.

    I’m not sure if Irvine will start the first game as he has only started in 1 of the last three games, although he did score in that one, and the last one he did come on. I would guess he will be a sub but then I’m not the coach so who knows.....
     
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  8. Quill

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    Since, you've changed the title, Seb Larsson.
     
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  9. Chilton's Hundreds

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    Isn't Larsson out of contract end of this month so technically a free agent during the WC?
     
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    The world keeps on changing...



     
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    Sir Cheshire Ben Well-Known Member

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    I may be missing something but isn’t Jelavic European?
     
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  12. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Yes. I modified my question, after having forgotten 4 who had played - (2 dubiously active(Altidore & Figgy) - 2 active (Jelly & Garcia)) .
    See post # 5
     
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    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Aha, someone's getting the drift of my revised question.
     
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    Altidore wasn't actually our player and his loan expired before the World Cup, but there was absolutely nothing dubious about Figeuroa.
     
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  15. Chilton's Hundreds

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    Apart from his defending...
     
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  16. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    I thought Figgy was back out on loan to Wigan for a fair bit of the time he was with us ? Maybe it was after the WC tournament.
     
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    Next it will be Western European players...
     
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    He didn't go to Wigan until the following season, he made 38 appearances for us in the season running up to the World Cup.
     
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  19. tigerscanada

    tigerscanada Well-Known Member

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    Fair enough. I prefer to define an "active" player as having had at least 1 full season both before & after appearing for his nation at the WC finals.
     
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  20. Chilton's Hundreds

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    I think the easiest definition would be that the player is contracted to Hull City during the World Cup tournament.

    So:

    Grosicki - Yes
    Larsson - No
    If Wales had qualified and Harry Wilson was in the squad - No
     
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