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City players that have made you reconsider?

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by Febbos, Apr 17, 2020.

  1. Brucebones

    Brucebones Well-Known Member

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    I blame McCann!
     
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  2. FER ARK

    FER ARK Well-Known Member

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    yes, he does all his passing. (Flippant remark).

    don’t know why, but he, to put it mildly has had a serious downturn in form.
     
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  3. Amin Yapusi

    Amin Yapusi Well-Known Member

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    I thought Alex Bruce was **** when he arrived.

    I thought he was dog **** when he left.
     
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  4. PLT

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    McShane is another one. He was rated by absolutely no one in the Pearson/Barmby years. Then overnight became a hero after Bruce brought him back into the side.
     
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  5. Kempton

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    Welcome back to the fold PLT :emoticon-0150-hands
     
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  6. BlackAndAmberGambler

    BlackAndAmberGambler Well-Known Member

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    I hold my hands up and feel ashamed that I gave Damo dogs abuse when he first played for us. What an out and out arsehole I was. Still feel guilty when I think about it.

    The **** me.
     
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  7. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    You’ve not changed a bit mate <laugh>
     
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  8. Chazz Rheinhold

    Chazz Rheinhold Well-Known Member

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    He was absolutely gash once he signed for us. Head went completely. Nick had no idea how to manage
    Sir Steven Bruce did and does and made him a player.
     
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  9. BlackAndAmberGambler

    BlackAndAmberGambler Well-Known Member

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    Thank you for your kind words this sunny Sunday morning.

    Med my day Chazz.:emoticon-0106-cryin
     
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  10. Quill

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    McShane and Eldin went from being ****e to my fave City players in those positions (fave, not BEST).
     
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  11. Blaknamberblood

    Blaknamberblood Well-Known Member

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    I think that was in no small way thanks to Wayne Brown playing alongside him ... sadly for Brown when we got promoted and got hammered by Wigan it showed his lack of pace at the highest level .. but in the Championship when paired with Turner he brought him on in leaps and bounds.
     
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  12. Evington

    Evington Well-Known Member

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    Harper

    Thought he was **** when he first started and became even worse. Didn't stay long enough to become a 'hero' I hear you say....

    Thank ****
     
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  13. The B&S Fanclub

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    Lord is the obvious one.
    Also from that era...Paddy Greenwood.
     
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  14. balkan tiger

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    Keith Edwards.

    Got a lot better when he signed for us, turned to a **** when he returned to Sheff Utd.
     
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  15. The B&S Fanclub

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    Bobby Doyle. Thought he was cack, but actually he was pretty useful. Shame he came to us towards the twilight of his career.
     
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  16. SydneyTiger14

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    Michael Dawson's first game for us was awful, but guess he was always going to end up better than that with his pedigree so probably doesn't count.
     
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    i was disappointed bruce signed him. there was never a better cb pairing under bruce than chester and davies. you couldn't buy dawson and leave him on the bench, but his signing didn't improve us.
     
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  18. SydneyTiger14

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    Especially as we'd already signed Maguire at that stage who was clearly the natural successor to Davies.
     
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  19. TwoWrights

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    Bobby Doyle, just showing very good form before Cusack broke his leg
    He found very good form, before ****house Cusack broke Doyle's leg, in a so-called friendly match as well.

    The views expressed in my posts are not necessarily mine.
     
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  20. pierredelafranchesca

    pierredelafranchesca Well-Known Member

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    Kev Stewart another one, up until 18 months ago widely derided, ever since then we've looked so much poorer without him out of the team that when fit he's one of the first names on the team sheet
     
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