Poll - Which ex blade was the king of hoof?

[brownie4583]

Which ex blade would you crown the king of hoof?

 

[Deleted member 1486]

Is this a horse question? Neigh, of course not!

 

[Deleted member 1486]

 

[JohnDenver]

I've voted Joe Bolton because I've never heard of him. Seems fair.

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

 

[Grecian2000]

I've voted Joe Bolton because I've never heard of him. Seems fair.

You lucky, lucky, lucky bast . . . . .

 

[JJ Sefton]

I voted for Darren Carr because I'll probably never have that opportunity again even if I live to be 9,000.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

I'll go with 'Other' and nominate Gary Naysmith. Never seemed to do anything other than launch it , though that is more likely down to the managerial instructions at the time.

 

[Guesty]

For a talented player, David Unsworth didn't half launch it.

 

[mattbianco1]

For a talented player, David Unsworth didn't half launch it.

They're weren't hoofs. They were diagonal cross field lofted passes.

 

[Guesty]

They're weren't hoofs. They were diagonal cross field lofted passes.

I remember them being termed 'Hezbollah tactics' at the time.

 

[pommpey]

I don't think there was ever a 'king of the hoof'.

Did this not all start with Bassett bringing his Krazy Gang stuff to the Lane once upon a Global Hypercolor T-Shirt? Seem to recall Big Dave Beasant putting snow on the ball at Wimbledon and it coming directly at the heads of the opposition back four at 9.8m^2. We started to resemble them by 1991.

Strange, because I cannot remember a spell save for one or two games I watched under Warnock where the back four have actually looked like playing/passing it out of our third of the pitch. Worst was the spell with Quinny S in midfield where he would blindly hook the ball on to what he though was our marauding front line which inevitably went anywhere but.

pommpey

 

[cal the blade]

voted other- only thing marcus williams could do was hoof it

 

[SouthEssexBlade]

Surely the poll has to include Simon Tracey, Alan Kelly and Paddy Kenny?

 

[sitwell]

Tony Currie could kick it further than any of them.

 

[brownie4583]

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Surely the poll has to include Simon Tracey, Alan Kelly and Paddy Kenny?

i did think of Simon Tracey and Graham Benstead tho

 

[Gibbo89]

Voted other because I couldn't remember if we'd had an ex-player called Godolphin. Besides the OP doesn't make it clear whether it means hoofing the ball or the opposition player.

 

[ShockingBadBuy]

Micky Adams. Cut-price Blackwell. The most horrible football we have played in a long time.

 

[Bert]

The answer to the question is John Gannon.

 

[ken shabby]

I think it depends on the quality off the hoof in question

If it`s aimless hoofs to cover a lack of control, monty is your man
If it`s aimless hoof ons because you are limited with pace to construct, Squinny
If it`s aimless hoofs just for the sake of it, nyron nosworthy.

the style of hoofs is variable, Blackwell preferred the aimless, to take the ball away from our half.... Bassett`s team weren`t so much hoofers as played direct football, get the ball to the wings and then get it across to Deane and Agana, nowt wrong with that. Warnock was a little in between. Adams was a little out between and robson was a little swig in between.

 

[brownie4583]

I forgot Leigertwood

 

[stateonstainrod]

Len was not averse to a sweetly sculptured long dink up to Dearden down the inside right channel but nothing from him could ever remotely be termed a hoof.

 

[bladesmanluke]

Which ex blade would you crown the king of hoof?

Gary Naysmith for me. Aimless hoof after aimless hoof down that left flank

 

[Woodwardfan]

Blackwell played Stephen Quinn out of position in central midfield, instructed him to "help it on" and bollocked him for trying anything else.

Whenever Quinn played out wide left he was a controlled and skilfull player who kept possession of the ball well.

When Blackwell left Quinn played far better and since going to Hull has held his own in the Premier League.

Until his final season with us he was a "boo boy" at Bramall Lane and the butt of much derision and many jokes by fans on forums etc.

It's a prime example of how changes in managers and tactics can benefit some players. One thing that always shone through with Quinny was his honesty and his commitment. He played 100% no matter how badly he was playing and no matter how much stick he got from the crowd.

Didn't Blackwell play Monty and Quinn in our central midfield month after month? Bad times indeed. Biggest wage budget we've ever had and yet we managed to play "help it on" and hoofball with some very good players in our team.

 

[Highbury_Blade]

The pillorying of Quinn by certain members of this forum was ridiculous.

 

[Lord Bos of Eckington.]

Blackwell played Stephen Quinn out of position in central midfield, instructed him to "help it on" and bollocked him for trying anything else.

Whenever Quinn played out wide left he was a controlled and skilfull player who kept possession of the ball well.

When Blackwell left Quinn played far better and since going to Hull has held his own in the Premier League.

Until his final season with us he was a "boo boy" at Bramall Lane and the butt of much derision and many jokes by fans on forums etc.

It's a prime example of how changes in managers and tactics can benefit some players. One thing that always shone through with Quinny was his honesty and his commitment. He played 100% no matter how badly he was playing and no matter how much stick he got from the crowd.

Didn't Blackwell play Monty and Quinn in our central midfield month after month? Bad times indeed. Biggest wage budget we've ever had and yet we managed to play "help it on" and hoofball with some very good players in our team.

Fair point Woody . That is why IMO some of the players which were perhaps below average / average under Clough may well excel under Adkins. The players we think we need , may well be already at the club , excluding the CB situation , which i am sure will be resolved with some excellent signings.

UTB

 

[Rollerball]

For putting his foot thru a ball without ever looking, just to get it out of our box and in truth we could have done with him last season.
The Aussie beckenbaur...Shaun "hoof that ball out the box" Murphy .

A decent silver would have to go to John "I never touched him ref" mcphail now that would be a real defensive pairing for next seasons blades.

UTB

 

[HighfieldBlade]

I voted 'Other'...William Foulke.

 

[SwissBlade]

Relatively speaking, Blackwell and Warnock played hoof, but this is in an era of keeping the ball on the deck and sandwiched between them was Crabby side pass Robson... So whilst Messrs Blackwell and Warnock liked to get the ball forward fast, we were direct. Though we had a few launchers in these periods.

The true 'lord of longball' was indeed Bassett. In a time of long ball, Bassett was the true master, if he'd seen Simmo's pen he'd have said well done son, next time drop it on Deano's head.

So during this time, we have the obvious candidates of Gayle, Gannon, Hartfield and Kamara. But for me there is one player, Der Uber Hoofmeister as they probably call him in Germany.

I give you Paul 'spoonboots' Beesley. So called by an unknown blade on John Street West Terrace, circa 92-93. Bees had a knack of judging the Bounce of the ball so badly that his side foot pump back up field always connected just below calf height which meant that the ball would always travel vertically and loop forward(ish) from the direction he was facing. Returning from orbit the ball would then be battled for in midfield with an ariel challenge. Generally this then resulted in an opposition freekick.

Beesleys spoonability was so predictably unpredictable that the ball boys would be seen standing atop the South stand in the rare chance that the ball would land on the roof instead of the carpark behind

 

[Eyeball]

Relatively speaking, Blackwell and Warnock played hoof, but this is in an era of keeping the ball on the deck and sandwiched between them was Crabby side pass Robson... So whilst Messrs Blackwell and Warnock liked to get the ball forward fast, we were direct. Though we had a few launchers in these periods.

The true 'lord of longball' was indeed Bassett. In a time of long ball, Bassett was the true master, if he'd seen Simmo's pen he'd have said well done son, next time drop it on Deano's head.

So during this time, we have the obvious candidates of Gayle, Gannon, Hartfield and Kamara. But for me there is one player, Der Uber Hoofmeister as they probably call him in Germany.

I give you Paul 'spoonboots' Beesley. So called by an unknown blade on John Street West Terrace, circa 92-93. Bees had a knack of judging the Bounce of the ball so badly that his side foot pump back up field always connected just below calf height which meant that the ball would always travel vertically and loop forward(ish) from the direction he was facing. Returning from orbit the ball would then be battled for in midfield with an ariel challenge. Generally this then resulted in an opposition freekick.

Beesleys spoonability was so predictably unpredictable that the ball boys would be seen standing atop the South stand in the rare chance that the ball would land on the roof instead of the carpark behind

That's hilarious