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Worst players permanently signed for Hull City.

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  1. Uncle Z

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    Was it Chris Brass at Bury? Hilarious - I think I read that he broke his nose in the process but as he'd broken it a couple of times before and suffered breathing issues this one actually sorted that out!
     
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  2. tigerrev

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    Names that spring to mind;
    Richie Appleby
    Iain Hesford
    Lee Philpott
    Steve Richards
     
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  3. Phinius T Bookbinder

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    Once had a conversation with Adam Pearson about Richard Sneekers.
    He said he was commuting from the Midlands, had 5 kids and was always either yawning or half asleep in the dressing room.
    No wonder he was ****.
     
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  4. Fettis the striker

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    John French , Chris Lee we had some right dross back then
     
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  5. originalminority

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    Steve Richards was better than his partner Stuart Eccleston.
     
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  6. tigerrev

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    The worst centre half pairing I have ever seen. Couldn't remember Eccleston's name!
     
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    Mummy’s boy. She even used to ring in sick for him.
     
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  8. gftiger

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    The post title is worst players – plural – not player :emoticon-0148-yes:
     
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  9. Charon

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    Danny Coles aka Dobbin
     
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  10. The B&S Fanclub

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    Good shout....Ipswich at home in a 2-5 hammering. Think he was reasonable for all 5. Must have set a record that night.
     
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  11. Brucebones

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    Was he bad? I thought I recall him being good, then all of a sudden, fell off a cliff bad. Might be selective memory?
     
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  12. gftiger

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    So? Scoring a few goals doesn’t make him a good defender. Especially when he scored just as many own goals.
     
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  13. originallambrettaman

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    He did start off well, but seemed to lose all his confidence after the Ipswich debacle.
     
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  14. AlRawdah

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    City have now had 1,172 first team players. I wouldn’t put Zayatte in the top 800 worst of them.
     
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  15. The B&S Fanclub

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    I recall the first game in the play-off winning season v Plymouth at home. Brownie dropped Turner and played Coles. We lost 2-3. I don't think Coles played for us again. Not even in the cups. He did start his City career well, but fell away and became too much of a liability.
     
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  16. Kalman II

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    Zayatte was miles better than Gardner, in my opinion, but neither were great.
     
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  17. Roary's Smelly Head

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    Simon Trevitts ears. They could slow anything down.
     
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  18. gftiger

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    Seen each and every one of them play have you? That’s incredible.

    Everyone is entitled to their opinion, which will change depending on context. The first Premier League season was almost two decades ago. Many fans, even middle-aged ones, are likely to not have many memories of specific players before the early 2000s.
     
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  19. AlRawdah

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    I’ve researched every 1172 of them yes.

    You have your opinions, they are yours to enjoy. Don’t be surprised if daft ones get questioned though.
     
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  20. tigerrev

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    Chazz has seen them all
     
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