@owlstalk Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppers Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I loved watching Hirst. Anything was possible. I was excited every time he got the ball. 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I was there that day. Big win. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Down South Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 One of the best I’ve ever seen at Hillsborough - what a player! I suspect a number of modern day players would have thrown themselves to the ground with a loud scream after that challenge on the edge of the box. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WatfordOwl Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Mirandinha, first Brazilian to play in English football. Love that Wednesday away shirt. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sethman75 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 Will we ever get better than Hirsty up front? Doubt it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pieman Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 We need a campaign to bring back Stanchions. And, as was the rule on any park, if it hits the stanchion, it counts double, as do diving headers and volleys. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted March 28, 2021 Author Share Posted March 28, 2021 22 minutes ago, sethman75 said: Will we ever get better than Hirsty up front? Doubt it We had Owen Morrison but didn't give him the support and management that he needed 3 Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Since 1971 Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 I was there, Dean Barrick scored in the first minute or so, I think it was his debut. Hirsty was simply pure class, a privilege to see him play. Interesting and says a lot the number of folk on the home end clapping the goal in what was a home defeat in a crucial relegation decider. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nethertonowl Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 23 hours ago, vulva said: I was there that day. Big win. Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Grandad Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I really miss getting excited at football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulva Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 10 hours ago, Since 1971 said: I was there, Dean Barrick scored in the first minute or so, I think it was his debut. Hirsty was simply pure class, a privilege to see him play. Interesting and says a lot the number of folk on the home end clapping the goal in what was a home defeat in a crucial relegation decider. I think it was his first touch. Pearson scored as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I've got over the downer I had on him re the whole George Hirst thing (might be different if he was knocking them in for Leicester in the Premier League ). What a player, my favourite of all-time. Played for Wednesday exactly how the fans would want to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 On 28/03/2021 at 10:05, sethman75 said: Will we ever get better than Hirsty up front? Doubt it No Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jack the Hat Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I was at the game. St James Park was a right dump back then. Team announced - who's Dean Barrick? - 3 minutes in and he'd scored. Then he got another. And that was never a penalty in a million years. Saw an interview with Hirst and he said that was his favourite goal. Top top player. Better than Shearer but career manager stopped him proving it. But if he had managed his career better he would have left us, so I'm not complaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIG D Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Scored some fantastic goals but his one against Villa is my favourite - pity we threw it away. I also love his header against Blackburn in the semi final. Not an amazing goal but the turn by Waddle and Hirst was just unstoppable in those situations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Starling Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 When Hirst was in the side you always thought we were going to score and had a good chance of winning regardless of who we were playing. He did have his barren spells where the goals dried up for a time, but fans never stopped believing in him. Where as today we have a striker that scores, doesn't score in the next game, so gets hooked after 60 minutes and then is dropped. This would never have happened with Hirst and its amazing what can happen if you give a striker a run of games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animis Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 28 minutes ago, BIG D said: Scored some fantastic goals but his one against Villa is my favourite - pity we threw it away. I also love his header against Blackburn in the semi final. Not an amazing goal but the turn by Waddle and Hirst was just unstoppable in those situations. True - summed the period up. Waddle defined wing play - not quick but able to simply beat a full back in one movement and cross with either foot perfectly to the CF. Hirst would beat most quality centre halfs in the air - Bruce, Mark Wright, Adams and Ruddock would often loose an aerial battle with Hirst and heading wasn't suppose to be his main attribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewings Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Screamer... reminds me of the one he scored past Man City and the one v Villa on Big Rons return. Best Wednesday striker in my lifetime by far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
York_Owl Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Had a lively walk up the hill back to the car after the game! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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