djdabush Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 1 hour ago, markavfc40 said: Thing that I noticed most about him is that he doesn't mess about and is very direct and likes to get the ball across early and Hogan seemed to instantly benefit. I was also surprised how good he was in the air in terms of winning flick ons. I read a Hull forum when we signed him and a few members posted that Bruce used this as a definite tactic, aim the goal kick to him and more often than not he'd win the flick on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
villanmac Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 glad to hear he played like i thought i remembered him - i always thought he was physical, direct, quick and whipped good crosses in whenever i saw hull (which admittedly was well over a couple of yrs ago and not very often cos Hull are boring as **** ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir_gary_cahill Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 10 minutes ago, villanmac said: glad to hear he played like i thought i remembered him - i always thought he was physical, direct, quick and whipped good crosses in whenever i saw hull (which admittedly was well over a couple of yrs ago and not very often cos Hull are boring as **** ). I thought they played some great football last season but of course they've lost Maguire to Leicester which will hinder them, not forgetting Robertson to Liverpool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handsworthlion Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 20 hours ago, Jareth said: Surely gets the award for the player who just turned up one day and started playing from the get-go. Quality. Jimmy chester says hi! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PieFacE Posted July 24, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 24, 2017 Was nice to see a winger look up and not absolutely balloon the cross to nowhere. Football is simple, yet so many of players fail to do the simple things like put in a decent cross. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 32 minutes ago, PieFacE said: Was nice to see a winger look up and not absolutely balloon the cross to nowhere. Football is simple, yet so many of players fail to do the simple things like put in a decent cross. Yes, that is the thing that struck me. He beat his man, looked up, looked at his options and then actually played the ball where he intended to. If felt really quite bizarre to witness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LakotaDakota Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 This years Taylor. Arrived to a shrug & some mumbling but may well turn out to be indispensable 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobzy Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 Just now, LakotaDakota said: This years Taylor. Arrived to a shrug & some mumbling but may well turn out to be indispensable Taylor isn't indispensable. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodders0223 Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 1 minute ago, bobzy said: Taylor isn't indispensable. You mustn't have watched our back four as a whole when he wasn't there last season. Almost comical watching Amavi at times. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vive_La_Villa Posted July 24, 2017 Share Posted July 24, 2017 31 minutes ago, LakotaDakota said: This years Taylor. Arrived to a shrug & some mumbling but may well turn out to be indispensable Never quite understood how any established Premier League player can come to us with a shrug and mumblings. But bizarrely from some quarters it has been the case for Taylor, Elmo, Terry and Whelan! I can see Elmo being one our top assist players. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos_the_third Posted July 26, 2017 Share Posted July 26, 2017 As others have said, from the limited number of times that I watched Hull in the PL I never noticed him looking out of place (in a bad way) and he often seemed to be one of their main threats going forwards, so hopefully he will prove very effective in the Championship! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRO Posted July 27, 2017 Share Posted July 27, 2017 Smart capture Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 29, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 29, 2017 Elmo's been excellent so far in Germany and today. He'll be a very valuable part of the team. Hopefully he's not badly injured. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a m ole Posted July 29, 2017 Share Posted July 29, 2017 43 minutes ago, AVTuco said: Elmo's been excellent so far in Germany and today. He'll be a very valuable part of the team. Hopefully he's not badly injured. I had such a good joke lined up and then noticed you put "in Germany and today" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AVTuco Posted July 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2017 10 hours ago, a m ole said: I had such a good joke lined up and then noticed you put "in Germany and today" There'll be new opportunities, I'm sure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wezbid Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Elmo's been excellent so far... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2017 We've been completely blind to players of Elmo (and Whelan's) value to a team - there was no point in the last 8 years when we would have felt they were good purchases, just a bit dull and mid-table like. Well, they are absolute pro's - and seeing them play last time out, it sort of struck me just how wrong we'd gone up until now. Sexy? No. Effective? Abso-bloody-lutely. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 4 minutes ago, Jareth said: We've been completely blind to players of Elmo (and Whelan's) value to a team - there was no point in the last 8 years when we would have felt they were good purchases, just a bit dull and mid-table like. Well, they are absolute pro's - and seeing them play last time out, it sort of struck me just how wrong we'd gone up until now. Sexy? No. Effective? Abso-bloody-lutely. I am sure that we said the same about Elphick, Jedinak, Lescott and probably a few other experienced heads when we signed them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jareth Posted July 30, 2017 VT Supporter Share Posted July 30, 2017 1 minute ago, Zatman said: I am sure that we said the same about Elphick, Jedinak, Lescott and probably a few other experienced heads when we signed them Not sure Lescott can be described as a pro. Jedi - still quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zatman Posted July 30, 2017 Share Posted July 30, 2017 Just now, Jareth said: Not sure Lescott can be described as a pro. Jedi - still quality. He was a title winning centre half who just won West Brom player of the season. People saw it as a solid uninspiring signing at the time 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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