Cult heroes

Fuzzy_Dunlop

Eboue?

Lawrence1895

KingdomYid wrote: »

For Tottenham:

Steffan Freund, Erik Thorstvedt, Gary Doherty to a certain extent (had his own chant).

Number 1 is Gary Doc, number 2 is Gary Doc......

Steffen Freund was well liked in Dortmund, too. Back to back league titles in 1995 and 1996, the Champions League in 1997. I remember him crying when he played his last match at the Westfalenstadion.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Ted McMinn


Nacho Novo

Pudzianowski

Dean Windass

Steve Claridge

Gringo180

Steve Ogrizivic Coventry

Bertser

I'm actually unsure if Salomon Kalou was a cult hero for every Chelsea fan or just for me.

JaMarcus Hustle

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Eboue?

Eboue wins, simply because he has somehow managed to become a cult hero of fans of every club on the planet.

Maire2009

At number 1, it's Perry Groves ....



Come to see Eboue, you've only come see Eboue, COME SEE EBWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY



Heart of a lion - Romford Pele

buyer95

kfallon wrote: »

Dominic Iorfa for Waterford Utd, joined us in about '99 I think and helped us avoid relegation scoring a few important goals along the way. I swear the guy didn't know the offside rule despite playing in various other countries before Ireland Wore yellow boots sometimes and when he left he gave them to the kit man who wore them for a couple of seasons afterwards




His name is still chanted at Peterborough United Games!

darced

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v3ttel

Diego Forlan. His name is still sung around the Stretford End occasionally.

Owryan

Les Sealey, Denis Irwin

massdebater

Philip Albert for the icing on the cake against Man Utd


And my favourite player of all time:

smileyj1987

Phil babb because everytime I see this it makes me laugh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dONtFBuCztM

T-K-O

Micky Quinn

ballsymchugh

Chris Powell at Charlton

now their manager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Ic5CYvML4

Xavi6

Moneymaker wrote: »

Antoine Siberski - Got him on a free, everyone was like wtf, he scored quite a few goals and worked his balls off and the fans loved him.

Were there two Antoine Sibierskis?

Quintessential City one would be this man, absolute lunatic -

In the Division One, Morrison was famously sent off for sticking out his tongue at Stan Collymore in a draw with Fulham.

buyer95

Robin Friday anyone? His womanising drink/drug abuse is the stuff of legend, seriously talented player as well

BOHtox

Fuzzy_Dunlop wrote: »

Eboue?

Legend!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAX8fUbOgQk

kryogen

Moneymaker wrote: »

Some class mentions in here, lot of reading wikipedia

Here's some more;

Shaun Goater - Name still chanted at Man City

Javier Zanetti - 39 and still going strong, closing in on 600 league games

Steffen Effenberg - Voted one of Bayerns greatest ever players.

Pippo Inzaghi - It's Pippo, nuff said.

Bryan Gunn - Legendary figure at Norwich

Henrik! Larsson - Celtics greatest ever player and fans loved him wherever he went. Highly respected at Man U and Barca to this day which says it all.

Eric Abidal - I was at the game right after he was taken ill and the love and adortation really did warm the heart. Been an under-rated player for years.

Angelo Palombo - 13 years at Sampdoria and still got years left in him.

Marco Matterazzi - Cult figure in Italy.

Sergio Pellissier - Always scored the goals to keep little Chievo up. Think of Le Tiss at Southampton.

Andres Iniesta - Amazing player but idolized everywhere he goes, if he gets subbed in away games he gets applauded off by all sides of the ground.

Joseba Etxeberria - Bilbao stalwart who was adored during his 15 years of loyal service to the club.

Not exactly in the spirit of the thread though are they?

kryogen

kfallon wrote: »

Dominic Iorfa for Waterford Utd, joined us in about '99 I think and helped us avoid relegation scoring a few important goals along the way. I swear the guy didn't know the offside rule despite playing in various other countries before Ireland Wore yellow boots sometimes and when he left he gave them to the kit man who wore them for a couple of seasons afterwards



Jose Quitongo was another one, was loved at Waterford then left, ended up at Hearts and returned to The Blues near the end of his career. Celtic fans may remember him scoring a 94th minute equaliser at Tynecastle against The Hoops the season Celtic stopped the Rangers bid for 10 in a row

Excellent shout! Absolutely loved Jose, guy was **** cool

Omackeral

While at Bohs...To the tune of Black Betty.

''Oh Whoa, Black Darren Mansaram''

MrJoeSoap

Vannnn derrrrr Velllllldennnnn

kryogen

Had a soft spot for Tony Hall at one stage too, never took to Tommy Lynch though

Oat23

Hermann Rieger didn't have many football skills, he wasn't fast and never played. He was the HSV physio from 1978 - 2004 before retiring. He is as fondly remembered as any player to have played for the club because of his down-to-earth attitude and friendliness.
Whenever the team is having a bad year (like last year) the song in the stands is usually something like "Hermann remains, the rest of you please go".

He was the physio for a game two years ago between the HSV legends and the Ronaldo/Zidane XI team. The fans chanted his name until a player feigned injury so he could come on, he did and got the loudest cheer of the night

(not this video but similar thing happened here)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTLm0FKYeoc

Player-wise. Timmy Atouba is a bit of a legend. Pascal Millien & Ramuel Miller also.

upandcumming

Moneymaker wrote: »

You know the type, the guys that might not the best or most skillful, but fans just take to them for their commitment or some other reason. The Zabaletas, Ameobi's, Tony Hibberts and the like.

People should be banned for this shit.

MrJoeSoap

upandcumming wrote: »

People should be banned for this shit.

Apart from possibly Zabaleta (excellent player), I don't see the issue?

Lovely Bloke

MrJoeSoap wrote: »

Apart from possibly Zabaleta (excellent player), I don't see the issue?

The problem in the quoted post is not the players, but the journalistic habit of pluralising a player's name.

MrJoeSoap

TheNinthGate wrote: »

The problem in the quoted post is not the players, but the journalistic habit of pluralising a player's name.

Ah I get ya. So it's like an Apres Match scenario where you can't mention your Gerrards, your Lampards, your Beckhams....?

Xavi6

TheNinthGate wrote: »

The problem in the quoted post is not the players, but the journalistic habit of pluralising a player's name.

Should be banned for the unnecessary use of an apostrophe as well.

Kerrydude1981

George O Callaghan



Tony Sheridan

iregk

8-10 wrote: »

Jari Litmanen. Hugely rated by our fans and should never have left. One of many cult heros but my all-time favourite player.

Jari Litmanen cult hero? This is the man who was voted Finish player of the year for an entire decade. The multiple league winner, cup winner, champions league winner, uefa cup winner with various clubs. Ajax all time european goal scorer. National captain for something like 12 years and the only footballer ever to play international spanning four decades.

A legend of the game and one of European footballs finest products. Tell me, do you understand the term cult hero?

Magill

Gary Kelly.

super_furry

Tony Sheridan was an absolute waste of talent. Could have gone as far as he wanted to in the game but genuinely didn't seem bothered.

Always remember him coming off the bench for Rovers against Bray in his first game in Roddy's relegation season, looking about four stone overweight and scoring an absolute belter of a goal.

eagle eye

BOHtox

Some people confusing cult-heroes with legends...

Lawrence1895

BOHtox wrote: »

Some people confusing cult-heroes with legends...

But a cult hero can be a legend, can he? Or is it all up to titles?

gucci

iregk wrote: »

Jari Litmanen cult hero? This is the man who was voted Finish player of the year for an entire decade. The multiple league winner, cup winner, champions league winner, uefa cup winner with various clubs. Ajax all time european goal scorer. National captain for something like 12 years and the only footballer ever to play international spanning four decades.

A legend of the game and one of European footballs finest products. Tell me, do you understand the term cult hero?

But he failed the wet winters night in Stoke test,even though viat was probably due to selection policy and stoke not being in league back then.

kfallon

kryogen wrote: »

Had a soft spot for Tony Hall at one stage too, never took to Tommy Lynch though

Tony Hall was a legend, wasn't he one of the three who came over on loan from Darlington and he stayed. Think another one was Robbie Blake of Burnley fame but he got injured early and went back home.

This man was another cult hero for The Blues, local lad and prob one of the biggest wind up merchants on the pitch. Remember playing Bohs one night, he knocked Paul Byrne over and proceeded to shout, "Get up ya fat c*nt" at him

Loved the argy bargy and was a sneaky fooker for getting opponents booked/sent off, Cork City fans absolutely hated him which only added to the love us Blues fan had for him. Step forward Alan "Rennie" Reynolds.....

dan1895

kfallon wrote: »

Tony Hall was a legend, wasn't he one of the three who came over on loan from Darlington and he stayed. Think another one was Robbie Blake of Burnley fame but he got injured early and went back home.

This man was another cult hero for The Blues, local lad and prob one of the biggest wind up merchants on the pitch. Remember playing Bohs one night, he knocked Paul Byrne over and proceeded to shout, "Get up ya fat c*nt" at him

Loved the argy bargy and was a sneaky fooker for getting opponents booked/sent off, Cork City fans absolutely hated him which only added to the love us Blues fan had for him. Step forward Alan "Rennie" Reynolds.....

What a horrible little bast*rd of a player, loved him at Shels!

kryogen

Rennie never changed and probably never will, got into more trouble with his off field shenanigans then his on field stuff! a funny guy to have a beer with

Frosty and............****, the name just went right out of my head played full back, mid nineties.......ah well, it will come to me,

kfallon

kryogen wrote: »

Rennie never changed and probably never will, got into more trouble with his off field shenanigans then his on field stuff! a funny guy to have a beer with

Frosty and............****, the name just went right out of my head played full back, mid nineties.......ah well, it will come to me,

Would it be Joe Reynolds, he was a real cult hero. Came down from Dublin and had limited ability. However his committed performances won the fans over and I remember sitting on the far side of The RSC and he'd often give the fans a thumbs up or say "We'll do these tonight" to us. Was sad to see him go but the emergence of Frost meant he wasn't gonna be a first team regular. Couple of great seasons from him tho, looked a real pro in his attitude and performances.

Or were you thinking of John 'Chilli' Power?

grenache

Some funny notions of "cult heroes" on here. Anyways, here's a couple more.

Hammer Archer

Christian Dailly. Favourite moment from him at West Ham:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oKboxWdUNs

Took a ball to the stones yet still managed to finish to the net before collapsing in a heap. That goal sent us to the playoff final.

His antics for Scotland against Germany are also legendary:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3OJabnKTN0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0U_0wZxyMA

Raekwon

Der Hammer!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNrwplJmuTk

kryogen

kfallon wrote: »

Would it be Joe Reynolds, he was a real cult hero. Came down from Dublin and had limited ability. However his committed performances won the fans over and I remember sitting on the far side of The RSC and he'd often give the fans a thumbs up or say "We'll do these tonight" to us. Was sad to see him go but the emergence of Frost meant he wasn't gonna be a first team regular. Couple of great seasons from him tho, looked a real pro in his attitude and performances.

Or were you thinking of John 'Chilli' Power?

Aye, it was Chili came to me this morning

8-10

iregk wrote: »

Jari Litmanen cult hero? This is the man who was voted Finish player of the year for an entire decade. The multiple league winner, cup winner, champions league winner, uefa cup winner with various clubs. Ajax all time european goal scorer. National captain for something like 12 years and the only footballer ever to play international spanning four decades.

A legend of the game and one of European footballs finest products. Tell me, do you understand the term cult hero?

Nope. But he's always worth mentioning.


What about Juanito? Surely he would be considered one? Name still sung at every home game.

karma_

kryogen wrote: »

Not exactly in the spirit of the thread though are they?

In fairness his number 1 there sums this thread up. The Goat is the true embodiment of a cult hero.

No City fan will forget him scalping Gary Neville.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQ_Zqy6QqYI

kfallon

kfallon wrote: »

Jose Quitongo was another one, was loved at Waterford then left, ended up at Hearts and returned to The Blues near the end of his career. Celtic fans may remember him scoring a 94th minute equaliser at Tynecastle against The Hoops the season Celtic stopped the Rangers bid for 10 in a row

I was driving that day and listening to commentary on BBC Radio Scotland with poor reception. I was somewhere south of Balbriggan when Quitongo scored that goal. I almost celebrated right into a ditch. :eek:

hefferboi

Luis Garcia



Even though he was very frustrating at times, I couldn't help but love him. Scored some crackers. Even wrote a letter to the fans.

Also, Mario