Off Topic A wee piece on Robbo pre Champs League final

A nice feeling that we played a part in his development...good luck son.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48413180

 

After 20 minutes, he shuts his notebook. At half-time, he leaves Easter Road. As he heads for the car, he phones Bruce.

"We have to sign this kid."

"Are you sure?"

"100%."



Great stuff. If Liverpool do win, even though I'll be annoyed that team won, I'll be very happy for Robbo. He deserves it.

 

When we had someone capable doing the job and were able to follow up their recommendations. Look at the names of the people credited in his development - all gone.

Will we ever again see a bunch of names like these mentioned in our recruitment plans?

“Rugby Park, Kilmarnock, December 2013. Stan Ternent, Hull City's head of recruitment, has travellenorth to take a closer look at Dundee United's stellar cast of young players, including Ryan Gauld, Gary Mackay-Steven and Stuart Armstrong.

Ternent and Hull boss Steve Bruce are piecing together a team capable of holding their own in the Premier League. Harry Maguire, scouted from Sheffield United, will arrive in summer 2014. Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore have already checked in from Spurs.”

 

Good read except “he had been used to a man-marking system at Hull.”

Pretty sure Silva didn’t man-mark.

 

At times under Silva we didn’t mark at all.

 

And Ehab kicked Stan Ternant out and brought in Lee Darnborough. Masterstroke.

 

I’ll be wanting Liverpool to win purely on the basis that Robertson is now a Liverpool player. He was top drawer for us. Plus I don’t like Sperz - brother in law is a Sperz fan.

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/f...va-making-better-player-whilst-Hull-City.html

credit where credits due - it was all down to Marco

 

28. Posted byPaul
on6 hours ago
Great Player, Great to watch.
Disgrace that Hull ****ty (my team) sold him for a bargain £8m.
He is now worth multiples of that.
Great article and he deserves all the success that the future holds for him.

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You silly **** Paul

 

"Ternent speaks of Robertson with an almost paternal pride. He accepts no credit for discovering him - "Nowt to do with me. I was lucky. I fell on him. Great family, great agent. Knows where he comes from. It's all down to Robbo" - and instead emphasises the role played by Bruce and his coaching team of Steve Clemence, Steve Agnew, Keith Bertschin and Gary Walsh in developing him into a top-class player."

 

Perhaps a little diplomacy taking place here in the two articles. I'd be positive Robbo appreciates all help he received when with City.

 

Would be great if Robbo scores on Sat and gets man of the match.

Even better if LFC lose 5-1 and get hammered.

 

Wonder what the definition of a hammering is ?
And Harry Kane scores 4 & breaks his leg in the last minute - don't forget to add that.

I'm on the wrong thread.

 

I'm putting this out there:

when Sperz came for last PL game in 2017, I thought Harold Kane looked best attacker I've ever seen (Keith Edwards excepted) in Hull.

He seemed to have no weaknesses: big, strong. fast, skillful, good feet, lethal shot etc

Nowt you can do about him except hope his dodgy ankle goes again.

 

Five days before the Nations League?

**** off.

 

I think you missed my sarcastic point Quill. Harry is our future, our best chance for over 50 years.

 

I hope they lose big time !!
Come on Spurs

 

Is all this hatred real, or just a manifestation of the frustration associated with the historical lack of success of our home town team ?
Tribal **** maybe ?
Envy ?
****ing mind-boggling to me. 2 English teams in the final at the expense of non-English teams & no one's happy about it. Make that 4 in 2 finals.

And the French were accused of collaboration !

Go figure.

 

The 2 English teams in last fielded 1 English player !.
It no longer feels as though you are backing the teams like you did in the 70s and 80s