viva hate Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 What’s everyone’s memories of him? Wasted potential? Or just crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian_D Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 not much happening today 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onge Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 My first ever game at Hillsborough was vs Spurs in 97/98. 1-0 up with little left to play he was clean through but somehow managed to shoot wide when it looked easier to score. That's my overriding memory of him. That and him being all arms and legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 he was ok - a sort of Carlton Palmer/Reach player who covered a lot of ground, but unlike Palmer didn't look dominant in midfield. He chipped in with the odd goal, but didn't set the world alight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Runner Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Legs like bambi. Not a bad player though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LittleG Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Not as bad as some people give him credit for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenitoCarbone Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Decent player from a magical time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twolaptops Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Top fax operator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 52 international caps. A good player. When looking back on past players I find people tend to say things like he was not that good, one of the worst players we had. Comparing him to Waddle and Sheridan and co. While all the while forgetting we have been out the top flight for 20 years. The reality is he was much better than any player we got in our team now is. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Yeah, I think he was decent. Wasn't helped by having a weird physique (same reason a lot of uninformed non-Wednesday fans slag off Palmer), chipped in with a few goals and assists and covered a lot of ground, even if he wasn't that fond of a crunching tackle. I think his performances were better than most the English 'spine' of that team that sent us down - Atherton, Newsome, Sonner, Booth, etc, (dare I add Pressman too?) who were genuinely Championship level players at that stage of their career, even if 3-5 years earlier they had been Premier League standard mostly (obviously not including Sonner in that second part). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trev Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Decent. Didn't look like a footballer but had ability. Would be the best player in our squad now if he was 25. That's for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalthamOwl Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Wore shirt number 25. Gangly. I liked him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest wilyfox Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I liked him, Reach reminds me of him. But, he was signed by Pleat when the time came to replace some ageing greats. Waddle's boots were big shoes to fill for Rudi or Blinker coming into the squad. Inevitable comparisons were made, and they weren't in the same class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soldierboyblue Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 3 hours ago, Animis said: he was ok - a sort of Carlton Palmer/Reach player who covered a lot of ground, but unlike Palmer didn't look dominant in midfield. He chipped in with the odd goal, but didn't set the world alight. He wasn’t fit to lace CP’s boots I’m afraid bang average at best Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unkastav Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Skilful but boy was his tackling frustrating in a successful team you can sometimes accept one of these but when its all hands to the pump.... it shows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siowls Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 He was mainly rubbish with rare flashes of potential. Was a poor version of Sibon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pazowl55 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 1 minute ago, siowls said: He was mainly rubbish with rare flashes of potential. Was a poor version of Sibon. No that was Giles De Bilde. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopevalleyowl Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Remember him scoring a really well taken volley beating Charlton 3-0 in December ‘98. Could be equally tidy and wasteful with possession, Reach reminds me of him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owl Be Back Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I think the biggest problem for Rudi was that we'd been spoilt over the last few seasons and our expectation was still high from that previous era when we were obviously on the decline and we still hadn't accepted/realised it. He'd walk into the current team and realistically any from the past 20 years so he certainly wasn't that bad and he really wasn't anywhere near the worse player from that particular era either. Fair bit of talent, good workrate, a little bit of a wet fart in the tackle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexpistol Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 I thought he was a decent player and doesn’t deserve any stick. To think we had a poor player in Booth who the fans liked because he ‘tried’ Booth had a decent first season and that was it, he was terrible after that imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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