talon Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Article, today: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pride_of_the_road Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 And he still got up and scored! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AwokenGiant Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Fair play to him, honest views on the dangers of takling from behind. I think today's footballs gone abit too far the other way, but I'm glad the kind of tackle that stopped Hirsty fulfilling his career has been stamped out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 If Hirst played now and had more protection, he'd have scored twice as many and played at least 100 more games. And been one one of the best strikers in Europe. Bould and Adams were just 2 of many who'd be sent off more these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRADDO Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 George Graham was a scumbag. He told his players to nail Hirsty who was the best striker in the country at the time. That tackle was the beginning of the end for David. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Depressing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Socialist_Owl Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Tony Adams, bloviating git. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Phew !!! Honestly thought for a minute there someone was touting him as Carlos's replacement. Would have to give it serious thought if the only options were him or Brian the blade. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Bemoans the fact that "Physical contact" has gone from the sport...while boasting "They killed Hirsty" by abusing the bloody aspect of "Physical contact" by deliberately going out to injure a player. There you go Tony...The physical side of football is lesser now because you and the other thug who played centre half abused the f.ook out of it... Never mind mate you have a managerial career now...that amuses f.ook out of the rest of us... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 6 minutes ago, pazowl55 said: Phew !!! Honestly thought for a minute there someone was touting him as Carlos's replacement. Would have to give it serious thought if the only options were him or Brian the blade. I think I would go for Brian...Adams is batsh*t mental.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Night-Owl Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, pazowl55 said: Phew !!! Honestly thought for a minute there someone was touting him as Carlos's replacement. Would have to give it serious thought if the only options were him or Brian the blade. I was literally scared to open the thread incase he was linked to us for a coaching role or director of football role. He was a very good old fashioned centre back but he's a terrible coach and manager. Have to admire the honesty of some of the ex Arsenal players, even though I hated that George Graham side back in those days. I have since heard the likes of Merson and Wright say on various interviews how terrified they were of the likes of Hirst, and the only way they could get near us was by going after our best players physically. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, asteener1867 said: I think I would go for Brian...Adams is batsh*t mental.. At least Brian's main target would be Harry Maguire. Or bloody Ched.!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31Dec1966 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 1 hour ago, AwokenGiant said: Fair play to him, honest views on the dangers of takling from behind. I think today's footballs gone abit too far the other way, but I'm glad the kind of tackle that stopped Hirsty fulfilling his career has been stamped out. Fair play ??? That's the last thing you can say about Adams, Bould and Graham. Just because the "tackle from behind " (also known as dirty play) wasn't as frowned upon then doesn't mean they had to do it. There were plenty of players who were hard men but wouldn't dream of deliberately injuring another player. Disgraceful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
striker Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Always thought he was a fanny, this article does nothing to change my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 If Hirst made more of an effort in rehabilitation than he did in his boozing we'd have been sitting pretty. Shearer broke his leg twice and was still scoring goals in the Prem into his 37th year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 (edited) 7 minutes ago, Arthur Bach said: If Hirst made more of an effort in rehabilitation than he did in his boozing we'd have been sitting pretty. Shearer broke his leg twice and was still scoring goals in the Prem into his 37th year. Totally depends of the nature of the injury Arthur..would you say the same of Ian Knight?...after all he only had his leg broken once didn't he? Edited June 3, 2017 by asteener1867 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Ian Knight was young, no guarantee on his future of potential - I've heard of stories of people saying they heard the break but I imagine time has made those stories whimsical and fanciful. Football was hard back then and we knew less of the virtues of physio and recovery. But I'm getting tired of people bleating about THAT tackle on Hirst. Arsenal were hard and football was different... It was 25 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BARMYARMY2010 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, Arthur Bach said: Ian Knight was young, no guarantee on his future of potential - I've heard of stories of people saying they heard the break but I imagine time has made those stories whimsical and fanciful. Football was hard back then and we knew less of the virtues of physio and recovery. But I'm getting tired of people bleating about THAT tackle on Hirst. Arsenal were hard and football was different... It was 25 years ago. Trust me,it WAS heard whinced like a beeatch when i heard it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Bach Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 2 minutes ago, BARMYARMY2010 said: Trust me,it WAS heard whinced like a beeatch when i heard it. Fair enough, I was too young then and wasn't at the game. No denying the injury was bad and the legal action that followed speaks for itself. But a club succeeds and fails on more than just one injury to one player - I think the fans fall back on the Hirst injury like some kind of remedy for the failure of the club that followed when it was a much more complicated picture. Amazing player, bad injury, questionable attitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Look at the old videos..all the lumpnut defenders were scraping their studs down his calfs...probably the only way they could stop him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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