The 10 most technically gifted Hull City players of all-time

Nobody agree with Koren?

 

Having no theo makes it it some ways as bad as an Allam organised poll, thudd should be on there aswell

 

if theo isnt in it then Koren's got no chance

 

Probably comes down to unpicking the definition of 'technically gifted' - to me it can be interpreted as:

1. 'Skillful' meaning a player like Theo should definitely be in and is probably why JJ is walking it

2.'Good vision' / 'a footballing brain' (as pundits would say) which is where players like Barmby and Huddlestone come in

3. 'Capable of the unexpected or spectacular' which is where Geo fits in

Koren was probably a bit good in all three categories above but not on a par with the others on one alone. Going back a bit further and at a different level you could probably say the same about Neil Mann.

 

Get Barnes out and Garry Parker in.

 

He'd be in my personal top 10.

 

Ben Arfa should walk that poll. Only people's bias due to his attitude clouds their judgement.

 

You've seen Okocha at his peak, right?

Streets ahead of Ben Arfa, who is good, but not on JJ's level.

 

Sorry ladies - Raich no 1

It's really only a discussion about who's no. 2

 

JJ for me. Tom should be in. Was Bremner technically gifted? Just a dirty bastard. Parker/ Askew? JBullshit for his good month. My earlier favourites was Galvin, his shuffle surely demonstrates good technique, though may be clouded by the passage of time.

 

I'd say Koren and Gaston Ramirez should be on, both definitely better technically than Diame

 

I'm a bit too young to remember how 'naturally gifted' he was as a footballer but does Emelyn Hughes warrant a mention?

 

Bremner was class amongst a load of imbeciles mostly, they couldn't read his passing, which at times split opposing defences and this from a guy who was well past his best playing days. But it seems that most of the ones mentioned on this thread only relate to the teams who played at the KCOM, BP, disgracefully, don't seem to come in it, except for a mention of Horatio. (And now Emlyn Hughes)

 

It's always going to be mainly based on personal experience of real-time observation. I could probably name 20 players since the mid-50's who were equal to or better than most of those mentioned in the voting list. Ken Wagstaff, Chris Chilton, Ken Houghton, Bill Bradbury, Terry Neil, Ian Butler, Billy Bly,Paul Feasey to mention just a few. Of those I would say Ken Houghton was the most "complete" footballer of them all - his impact on a game being immense.

 

Hull's actually had a technically gifted player . Hey , you fool your friends and I'll fool mine but lets not try to fool each other

 

I agree with the first part of your post. Most of those you named never even played in the top division though. And that was a weaker top division, not filled with players from all around the world.
And if we are just talking about ability, every sport which can be measured has progressed in performance. Those that cant be measured will have developed equally, due to fitness/ coaching methods/ improved technical abilities etc.

 

Peter Sterling, even Toppo and Knocker.
Don't let's be ****s.

 

It is difficult to compare apples to oranges (3rd Division North to First Division) I agree, but where and when a player plied his talents does not detract from his natural ability.For example, I seem to recall Waggy showing his skills to great acclaim against much higher placed opposition... 2 goals against one of the best goalies England ever produced - Gordon Banks, and 2 goals against a very successful team in Chelsea. He chose to stay at City to be a big fish in a small pond. He was still a very gifted footballer.

 

Houghton was definitely underestimated I agree, but not sure about Terry Neil I thought he was cumbersome at times, Billy Bly's successor, Bernard Fisher didn't get as much praise as he warranted at times.

 

Most teams have at some point, those that are exceptionally gifted usually get bought by those clubs in higher leagues, and bigger wallets of course. Hence we have the United Nations of players and an England team that continues to slip down the World rankings.