mattitheowl Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Waddle for me. He was the player that got me excited by football. Just not bothered... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Favourite Player - Hirst Best Player - Waddle Most Exciting Player - Di Canio Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOOTIE AND THE SHIT TU Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 The Waddler, best player I've ever seen in a Wednesday shirt Just a bloke, who used up all his luck in one go when he met his wife. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halifax Owls Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 When fit and the bit between his teeth.....Hirsty. Both wonderful players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shandypants Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Hirst is my favourite but I’m so fvcckking annoyed at him at the moment with the George Hirst saga. However, if I was forced to pick the best then it’s Waddle. In terms of favouritism for Waddle then he’s sort of joint second with Shez, Palmer, Nilsson, Worthington, Bannister and Lyons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickyTrev Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 3 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Who was the most exciting player out of these two? Who was the most important player out of these two? Which of these two could change the way a game was going and get a result? Who was your favourite out of these two? Exciting... Both very exciting to watch but Hirst had explosive pace and power so Hirst for me. Important... Waddle, he was the better player, dictated matches, was the best player in the country during the 92/93 season, didn’t have the injury record Hirst had and raised the clubs peofile to new heights. Changing a match... Waddle all day long. Probably the most talented player this city has had in the last 50 years. Favourite... Hirst. He had pace, power, hardest shot in football, good with his left, good with his right, good in the air and an excellent finisher. He was the complete striker and my all time Sheffield Wednesday hero. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
S36 OWL Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 5 hours ago, jonesy87shef said: Your mum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcmigo Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Waddle. A world class player who had played in champions league finals, world cups etc yet had his best couple of years performance wise at Wednesday. Hirst was a fine player but ultimately was not at the level of some of the other strikers of his generation in the prem. I would take wright, shearer, Ferdinand, Sheringham over hirst. I wouldn’t have swapped waddle for another winger of that era Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfunk Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hirst for me by a whisker. Waddle more flash and impressive with the ball at his feet, but Hirst could win a game from nothing in a way few players can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfunk Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 14 hours ago, The Dukeries Owl said: We had David Hirst's golden years and the twilight of Chris Waddle's career so it has to be David for me. Id say we arguably had one of waddles best seasons. How he didn't make the England squad when playing for us i don't know... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miffed Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Hirst. It was scary just how good he was. Pace, power, strength, could score with both feet and his head.... he could turn a game on its head out of nothing. He was a lethal finisher and scored some absolute stunners too. I know its all "ifs and buts" but without his injuries he would have been far better than Shearer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustyfunk Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, Miffed said: Hirst. It was scary just how good he was. Pace, power, strength, could score with both feet and his head.... he could turn a game on its head out of nothing. He was a lethal finisher and scored some absolute stunners too. I know its all "ifs and buts" but without his injuries he would have been far better than Shearer. i was just writing the pretty much same thing... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHERSTATE Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Waddle Hirst was incredible at putting the ball in the net But Waddle was incredible at 90 percent of the other stuff. The guy could actually dictate the pace of a match Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest addedtime Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Waddle at his best or when he was with us? I only say that as he shone a bit brighter at Marseille in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tarn owl Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Waddle for me, But i was too young to remember 1990 season so my memories form after 1992 which definitely clouds my judgement as Hirst had great seasons before this point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leaping Lannys Perm Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Definitely a hand made of ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgmetcalf Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 Waddle, didn’t Lawrenson once said after Hirsty scored from a Waddle cross “The cross was inch perfect, he didn’t even have to move, the ball just hit him and it was in the back of the net.” Mind you, Hirsty could always make a goal out of nothing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
room0035 Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 19 hours ago, @owlstalk said: Who was the most exciting player out of these two? Who was the most important player out of these two? Which of these two could change the way a game was going and get a result? Who was your favourite out of these two? Both players in their prime Waddle definitely. Both players when we had them Hirst every day of the week. The only time I have been to a reserve team game where over 10,000 people turned up to see 20 minutes of Hirsty's latest come back game. In the 80's and 90's to the fans he was a god. Had we not had Sheridan, Pearson, Walker, Palmer, Woods, Nilsson at the same time as Waddle then maybe Waddle for both but we were spoilt with quality in the 90's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lythamowl Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 It so very very close Hirst was outstanding and really was local lad made good. Waddle was world class and could have gone to numerous other places but for some obscure reason chose us. We had never seen his like before at Hillsborough and him coming opened the door for other top players to come at that time. Signing waddle was a watershed moment for the club and us as supporters. I doubt we will ever sign a player of that calibre again. So for me...its waddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swiss Toni Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 For me it’s Hirst. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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