HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Yesterday, I watched Fantasy Football on Sky and he picked the best XI he ever played against. It wasn't a bad team Seaman Neville Ferdinand Terry Cole WADDLE Keane Scholes Giggs Shearer Henry Might help some of our younger fans who didn't see him play, appreciate exactly how good Waddle was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeteG_1984 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Danny Murphy didn't even break onto the scene until about 1995/96ish did he? So Waddle will have been past his best by then? Just goes to show how good he was even then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full fathom five Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Can't be right as there's no Blunt legends in that team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 (edited) 8 minutes ago, PeteG_1984 said: Danny Murphy didn't even break onto the scene until about 1995/96ish did he? So Waddle will have been past his best by then? Just goes to show how good he was even then He talked about a 2 legged cup tie Crewe had against Wednesday. He said it was 2-2 and they turned up at Hillsborough fancying their chances. But he said Waddle obviously fancied it that night. He said Waddle nutmegged him about 4 times. And played a one two round him and smashed it in to the top corner from 25 yards. Although I think his memory may be flawed as Waddle didn't score that night. Wednesday 5, Crewe 2 - 4 October 95. He said that Waddle taught him a lesson that night and he realised that if he ever thought he was getting too big for his boots he just needed to look at Waddle and realise he'd never be as good as him. Edited March 26, 2017 by HirstWhoScoredIt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Bloody hell Waddle was literally weeks off his 35th birthday when he played against Murphy at Crewe. He was having his swan song with us then before going to Falkirk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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pazowl55 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Have they changed it now. I always thought it was the best players that they had played with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 3 minutes ago, pazowl55 said: Have they changed it now. I always thought it was the best players that they had played with. It is but Murphy had been on a few years ago and already done that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Jesus the squad that season was truly awful, outside the first XI. I'd forgotten all about most of the players even existing. Lance Key Ryan Jones The fabled Adem Poric Simon Stewart Mike Williams Richie Barker Lee Briscoe Mark Platts O'Neil Donaldson Richie Humphreys Yet we sold Sinton, Bart-Williams, Petrescu, Ingesson... and brought in Degryse, Blinker and Stefanovic. No wonder we only stayed up by a couple of points. Hirst saved our skins that season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onge Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Waddle is my all time favourite player and even if we go on to win the Champions League multiple times and I live to 100 I doubt he'll ever be dethroned. Absolute definition of legend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 I like Danny Murphy, he speaks very well and has retained his humility. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 23 minutes ago, HirstWhoScoredIt said: He talked about a 2 legged cup tie Crewe had against Wednesday. He said it was 2-2 and they turned up at Hillsborough fancying their chances. But he said Waddle obviously fancied it that night. He said Waddle nutmegged him about 4 times. And played a one two round him and smashed it in to the top corner from 25 yards. Although I think his memory may be flawed as Waddle didn't score that night. Wednesday 5, Crewe 2 - 4 October 95. He said that Waddle taught him a lesson that night and he realised that if he ever thought he was getting too big for his boots he just needed to look at Waddle and realise he'd never be as good as him. Degryse both goals in first leg, Bright hat-trick in second. Waddle never scored in either game. Think old Danny is punch drunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HirstWhoScoredIt Posted March 26, 2017 Author Share Posted March 26, 2017 2 minutes ago, Wild Will Smith said: Degryse both goals in first leg, Bright hat-trick in second. Waddle never scored in either game. Think old Danny is punch drunk. Looking back at the programme it isn't clear that he is saying Waddle scored. He was mainly describing the way he played a one two round him after receiving the ball from a throw in "then smashed it to the top corner from 25 yards". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 That first season he was here when he won Football writers footballer of the year, he was without a doubt the best player in the country. He was a joy to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lairyowl Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 40 minutes ago, full fathom five said: Can't be right as there's no Blunt legends in that team. Hahaha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clud17 Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 No Jack Hunt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areNOTwhatTHEYseem Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Don't worry about Waddle bamboozling you, Danny... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No 2 is r nilsson Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 2 hours ago, Thewaynesday said: This should help show them how good he was too..... it was also the first game I went .... I remember going to this but had totally forgotten how good Chris Waddle was. What a player. We had a few good players in that team but he was special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 1 hour ago, HirstWhoScoredIt said: I like Danny Murphy, he speaks very well and has retained his humility. 100% agree - he's right up there with Alan McAnally as my favourite pundit....sounds a lot like big Ron as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroswfc Posted March 26, 2017 Share Posted March 26, 2017 Good to see him mention a former Owl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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