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FAMOUS FIVE: Mind-blowing City signings

Discussion in 'Hull City' started by originallambrettaman, Nov 13, 2015.

  1. originallambrettaman

    originallambrettaman Mod Moderator
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    Clement and Ayala? :emoticon-0112-wonde
     
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    Tait and Lyall a sweet pair
    David Roberts
    Ken Knighton
    Keith Edwards
     
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    Only Edwards could be counted as in any way a mind blowing signing.
     
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    Paying £30,000 compensation to Rochdale for signing Terry Dolan was mind-blowing.
     
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    Hindsight has been very harsh, but at the time, Huddlestone signing for us was ridiculously good.
     
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    Marney comes to mind there too. It wasn't that long after Martin Jol had said "Dean is probably one of the best footballers if you look at him pound for pound - he can shoot, he can pass, he's got good stamina."
     
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    Of course they were - the Jimmy Bullard who almost single-handedly kep Fulham up was hell of a player ......... the **** we got was a knackered, total waste of space.
     
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    You missed Jack Hobbs and Matty Fryatt. Not to mention Alex Bruce.
     
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    Previously mentioned.
    Jay Jay
    Terry Neill
    Dave Roberts

    Danny Mills<doh>
     
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    Ken Knighton was fantastic
     
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    Agreed
     
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    We all know that when we signed him he got injured in his first match but when he came back from injury he was fantastic. He then got injured again at Villa and when he came back from that injury he looked scared of any physical contact. That's without even considering what he did off the pitch.
     
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    Jay Jay definitely. ****ing genius that man.
     
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    Who said the thread had finished<laugh>
     
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    If only we had got him instead of Bolton...never mind I would sooner be where we are now.
     
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    Is it another slow day on your board?
     
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    He was already injured before he ever took to the pitch for us. FACT.
     
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    He was indeed, we bought him injured and Brownie brought him off the bench still injured - a fair, but crunching tackle, from Scott Parker ................... the rest has been done to death.
     
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    Nick Deacy and Zaki both failed to live up to expectation.
     
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