The influence of legends on the current team.

[HoylandOwl]

There is an influence…. According to our current skipper, Barry Bannan

 

[Andyben]

He used Antonio Conte's barber?

[HappyOwl]

So he sees Hirst up dore sometimes not actually at the club that he’s fallen out with 🙄 legend 

[HoylandOwl]

14 hours ago, HappyOwl said:

So he sees Hirst up dore sometimes not actually at the club that he’s fallen out with 🙄 legend 

Regardless of what has clearly gone off between DEH and DC, it doesn’t stop the legend of our best number 9 still being so. 
 

[Paul from Wisewood]

1 hour ago, HoylandOwl said:

Regardless of what has clearly gone off between DEH and DC, it doesn’t stop the legend of our best number 9 still being so. 
 

Absolutely this 

[HappyOwl]

2 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

Regardless of what has clearly gone off between DEH and DC, it doesn’t stop the legend of our best number 9 still being so. 
 

He will always be a legend in my eyes just a shame he’s not around the club anymore 👍

[Tylluan]

Does this influence include getting rat arsed before and after a game?

[HoylandOwl]

Just now, Tylluan said:

Does this influence include getting rat arsed before and after a game?

Does what? 
The game was very different of course when Hirsty played. Didn’t harm him though did it….. 

[Supercockle]

8 hours ago, HoylandOwl said:

Does what? 
The game was very different of course when Hirsty played. Didn’t harm him though did it….. 

I thought he meant when he was hosting at Hillsborough, as part of his post-retirement role? 

[Reesh]

9 hours ago, Tylluan said:

Does this influence include getting rat arsed before and after a game?

If he did this pissed imagine him sober

[Tylluan]

Not denying, and never have, Hirst's ability and what he did for our club. Just remember seeing him in The Night Owl on many a Friday and Saturday night. My comment was aimed at being tongue in cheek. 

It was a totally different time but these days how are we supposed to find the next Hirst if we're not prepared to throw a 19 year old up front and give him enough games to establish himself through a couple of early doors lean periods. 

Teams don't take that gamble anymore. Clubs don't go watching school games (do schools even play on Saturday mornings anymore?) To unearth the next talent. They hold academy trials instead. 

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

For some a legend, let's just say for some of us most definitely not, but 5 years ago today (thanks to Dunsby Owl on Twitter) the biggest failure vis a vis resources given finally left the Club 

And may he never return 

[Reesh]

7 minutes ago, mkowlthesexynewversion said:

For some a legend, let's just say for some of us most definitely not, but 5 years ago today (thanks to Dunsby Owl on Twitter) the biggest failure vis a vis resources given finally left the Club 

And may he never return 

Let it go Kev

[mkowlthesexynewversion]

1 minute ago, Reesh said:

Let it go Kev

Nah I am a miserable fucker. 

[Winco]

On 23/12/2022 at 10:38, HoylandOwl said:

Regardless of what has clearly gone off between DEH and DC, it doesn’t stop the legend of our best number 9 still being so. 
 

He’s a cock end.

[HoylandOwl]

3 hours ago, Tylluan said:

Not denying, and never have, Hirst's ability and what he did for our club. Just remember seeing him in The Night Owl on many a Friday and Saturday night. My comment was aimed at being tongue in cheek. 

It was a totally different time but these days how are we supposed to find the next Hirst if we're not prepared to throw a 19 year old up front and give him enough games to establish himself through a couple of early doors lean periods. 

Teams don't take that gamble anymore. Clubs don't go watching school games (do schools even play on Saturday mornings anymore?) To unearth the next talent. They hold academy trials instead. 

Can’t disagree. 

[Reesh]

2 hours ago, Winco said:

He’s a cock end.

Still bitter?

[Winco]

8 minutes ago, Reesh said:

Still bitter?

No honestly it really doesn’t bother me anymore 😐

[Andyben]

If he wasn't a piss head, he'd have left us 

[HoylandOwl]

1 hour ago, Andyben said:

If he wasn't a piss head, he'd have left us 

If it wasn’t for Trevor Francis, he’d have left us. And potentially been the best striker the country has ever seen. 

[Tylluan]

I'd have taken £3m plus Mark Hughes. 

Could have used the Hirst money to buy Ferdinand, Holdsworth, even Deane just to piss THEM off

[HoylandOwl]

15 minutes ago, Tylluan said:

I'd have taken £3m plus Mark Hughes. 

Could have used the Hirst money to buy Ferdinand, Holdsworth, even Deane just to piss THEM off

We nearly got Deane though…..