Hello there tiger fans, I'm currently doing a university football project.. My question really is to you if im trying to understand if there's any particularly philosophy that Hull play with on the pitch..... For example Manchester United's is to play attacking football, with fast wide players also bringing youth players... Then there's 'The west ham way' (whatever thats meant to be!), Newcastle attacking football, even Middlesbrough with foreign flair with the likes of Juninho, Ravenelli, Emerson of the past I don't just mean current I mean throughout their history what do Hull value, hard work? local talent? I guess what i'm asking what is the Hull way?
There's the 'Typical City' factor and the preference towards always doing things the hard way. Probably loads of clubs' fans say that though. Our favourite players historically and now are generally those who work hard, play with passion and pride. I don't think we've ever really been associated with a particular style of football.
I think all of the above is absolute bollocks made up by narrow-minded ****s who like to pigeon-hole. What do you mean 'the Man Utd way'? Do you mean the Ferguson way and a few years under Busby? I dont recall Ron Atkinson's team being made up of flying wingers and attacking football, they were hard bastards. Indeed Ferguson didnt bring youth players through until a decade into his regime as they all came through at once. Before then he spent more money than any manager in British football history and the only youth players were bit-parters like Robins. How many have really made it since that special group? And Boro had 'foreign flair' for a few years in the Premier League under a specific owner. Is their entire history based on a 6 year period (or whatever it was)? So to answer your question - no. No club has a 'way', it's just bollocks made up by the media and people who cant think for themselves regurgitate it.
I think us as fans always love a grafter even if they are not the most gifted, Yes Craig ***an I'm looking at you
One thing I've noticed amongst Hull City fans is that we appreciate hard work and determination more than anything. The phrase "There is no substitute for hard work" would perfectly sum up most City fan's expectations on the pitch. Our most revered players are the ones that do a lot of graft, like Ian Ashbee, Andy Davidson and more recently, Curtis Davies. In the East Stand in particular you can hear the fans getting agitated if one player is not pulling his weight.
I also think this is a load of bollocks, everyone says it but the reality is different. Two of the most abused players I have ever seen are Delaney and Mcshane, who are also two of the hardest working players Ive ever seen.
Is his Man Utd team famous for Jesper Olson or Bryan Robson, Paul Mcgrath, Norman Whiteside and Remi Moses? How many promoted youth team players made up his team?
Delaney and McShane are hard-workers but their reputation for making game-changing mistakes was the origin of their abuse, not their lack of effort or talent.
Hull has its own sudden elegancies. People are slow to leave it, quick to return. And there are others who come, as they think, for a year or two, and stay a lifetime, sensing that they have found a city that is in the world yet sufficiently on the edge of it to have a different resonance
thanks for your response, infact iv before the 'typical city' factor, thanks again You know I agree with you however, were probably all nostalgic, I think its important and tradition plays a big part in identity. I disagree with you on Manchester United and wingers how about Steve Coppell, Jesper Olsen? Ferguson brought through Beardsmore, robins as you mentioned, not that they were particularly good but the intetion was thier (even arguably the latter saved his job!) then came Giggs, 'class of 1992', the club have retained the philosophy of bringing youth players, O'shea, Wes brown, Darren Fletcher, Johnny Evans, Cleverly, Welbeck, same can't be said of other top clubs like Chelsea.
Both. Everywhere Ron's been he's used wingers and always been known for attacking play. FACT. Off the top of my head. Norman Whiteside. Mark Hughes. Mike Duxbury.
Mind you the opposite is true of strikers. I don't know if it's just City or if it's the same at other clubs but I think there's always a lack of appreciation for strikers that don't score 20 goals a season. Which is funny since we haven't been blessed with one who does in years.
The last striker who got tonnes of appreciation at City was Campbell, his goals in promotion campaign were crucial and rightly appreciated. Maybe Long and Jelavic can quash all this negativity regarding strikers at City.
Plenty have been loved by the fans but also a lot have been under-appreciated, usually the ones who don't score as many.
