Huckerby's new deal?

[Matt Morriss 69]

Right

It would appear I have missed something here. What the hell is going on with the Hucks contract situation? Has he not been offered a new deal? Or has he rejected the offer on the table?

I am stunned that he hasnt been signed before now, he has been our talisman for the last 5 years and deserves as much.

Anyone agree with me that he should be team captain ahead of Drury? Consistent quality performances, 110% even when''s not fully fit, and we just dont perform/win without him, what does that say about the man? He''s the most important player at the club and obviously drags the rest of the team up to his standard when he plays, look how dire we are when he''s not in the team? This is why he should be captain. He leads by example.

 

[ca 1]

He hasn''t been offered a new contract yet but he has said that he will sign a new one if its offered to him and that he hopes its sorted before Xmas.

[Mook 0]

No, I don''t agree. I think he spends too much time whinging at refs to be a good captain.

I''m not saying anything against his playing contribution - heaven help us if he wasn''t here! - but I think when the chips are down you need someone to rally the troops, not to sit on your backside with your arms in the air complaining that you didn''t get the free kick. First name on the team sheet, yes! Captain, in my opinion, no.

Looking at the team, I don''t really think we have a captain, which is very sad.

[Canary02 0]

LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub?

Do you get a Blue Peter badge for that?!!

 

Hucks is easily our most important player, but he shouldn''t be captain. A captain has to be able to talk to the referee and Hucks is too passionate, and picks up too many bookings for dissent, diving and other naughties to be an example to the likes of Eagle etc.

[Cluck 0]

I''m wondering if the ''Diss Businessman'' is waiting for the Board to show genuine ambition before comitting more of his generosity to the club.......for which we should be very grateful.

I don''t rate Hucks as Captain. Only choice for me right now is Dublin......but at his age he won''t be on the pitch all that often, especially when the pitches get heavier.

I hope PG brings in a new skipper who might give them all a good kick up the a**e. It''s amazing what difference a big personality can make to a side.........a la Malky.

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[quote user="Canary02"]

LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub?

Do you get a Blue Peter badge for that?!!

 

Hucks is easily our most important player, but he shouldn''t be captain. A captain has to be able to talk to the referee and Hucks is too passionate, and picks up too many bookings for dissent, diving and other naughties to be an example to the likes of Eagle etc.

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Absolute rubbish !     " A captain has to be able to talk to a ref "   !!   like what ?  since when has a ref ever listened to  ANYBODY  ( apart from one of his crony  " assistants" ) when he`s blown the whistle ?   kindly explain how this goes  ....... "  oi ref  , I do think you made a bad decision there ,  would you like to reconsider your decision  ? "   ........ give me strength !

Don`t exaggerate  the amount of " naughties "   you attribute to Hucks !   in one sentence you say he`s the most important player we have , whilst saying he dives and dissents too much !   you can`t have  been thinking what your saying ?    even you should realise ,by now , that Hucks  " dives " when he`s been hacked down !  do tell how many times this happened  in the Sunderland game  .....  and thats just ONE game !    and , in  THAT  game , it was clear as daylight  that  Sunderland had had their orders , thats to " disable " Hucks !         try being chopped down,  week in , and week out  , and see how You  take it !!

 " Example "  ?   your saying that Hucks is a bad example  to the likes of Eagle ?    [:''(] 

 

[ca 1]

I read somewhere that Malky was wanted on loan at QPR, why not have him back here if they are prepared to release him?

 

Beack to Hucks, sign him up, sign him up, sign him uppppppppppppp.

[Quantum 0]

[quote user="LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub"]Anyone agree with me that he should be team captain ahead of Drury?[/quote]Are you Barry off Canary Call?Also he''s only been at the club three years. But you''re right the club need to pull their fingers out and sign him up before jan gets much closer.

[Hucka Hucka Huckerby 0]

[quote user="sheded"][quote user="Canary02"]

LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub?

Do you get a Blue Peter badge for that?!!

 

Hucks is easily our most important player, but he shouldn''t be captain. A captain has to be able to talk to the referee and Hucks is too passionate, and picks up too many bookings for dissent, diving and other naughties to be an example to the likes of Eagle etc.

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Absolute rubbish !     " A captain has to be able to talk to a ref "   !!   like what ?  since when has a ref ever listened to  ANYBODY  ( apart from one of his crony  " assistants" ) when he`s blown the whistle ?   kindly explain how this goes  ....... "  oi ref  , I do think you made a bad decision there ,  would you like to reconsider your decision  ? "   ........ give me strength !

Don`t exaggerate  the amount of " naughties "   you attribute to Hucks !   in one sentence you say he`s the most important player we have , whilst saying he dives and dissents too much !   you can`t have  been thinking what your saying ?    even you should realise ,by now , that Hucks  " dives " when he`s been hacked down !  do tell how many times this happened  in the Sunderland game  .....  and thats just ONE game !    and , in  THAT  game , it was clear as daylight  that  Sunderland had had their orders , thats to " disable " Hucks !         try being chopped down,  week in , and week out  , and see how You  take it !!

 " Example "  ?   your saying that Hucks is a bad example  to the likes of Eagle ?    [:''(] 

 

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Acaptain does need to be able to talk to the ref. An example would be if there had just been handbags involving a few players. The ref might pull both captains to one side & ask them to calm their tam mates down, or to speak to an individual player.

[Making Plans 957]

[quote user="Mook"]Looking at the team, I don''t really think we have a captain, which is very sad.[/quote]

How about Dion.

He''s very experienced so should know what''s needed. Wouldn''t be scared to bollock a few team mates and if he''s still playing at 37, or whatever he is, the desire, enthusiasm and motivation must still be there. He could be our best captain since Malky.

[sheded 0]

Acaptain does need to be able to talk to the ref. An example would be if there had just been handbags involving a few players. The ref might pull both captains to one side & ask them to calm their tam mates down, or to speak to an individual  player .

Bruces header

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A fairly rare event Bruces Header ! and one that I`m sure Hucks could handle   as a captain , having said that  , if the handbags involved him too  , its a distinct possibility  that  the ref would get a Glasgow kiss !  (  what justice ! ) [:D]

[Herb 0]

[quote user="Making Plans"]

How about Dion.

He''s very experienced so should know what''s needed. Wouldn''t be scared to bollock a few team mates and if he''s still playing at 37, or whatever he is, the desire, enthusiasm and motivation must still be there. He could be our best captain since Malky.

[/quote]I see where you''re coming from, but with the best will in the world he''s not a long term solution. Without a doubt he''s the biggest natural leader at the club as we speak though, so if he can put in a full season for us he could plug the gap ''till we find someone younger.As is often said though, he doesn''t need to be captain by name to influence the game, Saturday proved that.I''ve always rated Dublin, he''s been in football nearly as long as I''ve followed it seriously and he''s always stood out as an excellent pro. Damn fine player and comes across as a good bloke too.Seeing what he still has to offer makes me curse us not having snapped him up earlier - dunno what his last few transfer fees were, but I bet they weren''t OTT.

[Syteanric 1]

[quote user="sheded"]

Acaptain does need to be able to talk to the ref. An example would be if there had just been handbags involving a few players. The ref might pull both captains to one side & ask them to calm their tam mates down, or to speak to an individual  player .

Bruces header

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A fairly rare event Bruces Header ! and one that I`m sure Hucks could handle   as a captain , having said that  , if the handbags involved him too  , its a distinct possibility  that  the ref would get a Glasgow kiss !  (  what justice ! ) [:D]

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U have to remember that Darren Huckerby could Break someones Leg intentionally and Sheded would condone it if Hucks did it.. the man cannot commit any fault at all! he is fault free, blame free and mistake free after all!

 I wouldnt want to see hucks as captain. Purely because i think he might retire in the next season or too.. we need a bit of continuity. Drury, lets face it, isnt captain material!

 not sure who in the current squad could do the job TBH.. Gallagher perhaps? as keepers are used to using their voices. and before anyone says "keepers make bad captains" Peter Schmeichel.. Man Utds Treble winning season...

jas :)

[Lambo 0]

for the love of god give Hucks a new deal, without him we suck to put things bluntly

[sheded 0]

U have to remember that Darren Huckerby could Break someones Leg intentionally and Sheded would condone it if Hucks did it.. the man cannot commit any fault at all! he is fault free, blame free and mistake free after all

jas the barclay thing 

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u forgot  to  menshun  that we carnt win wivout Hucks !   or duz the troof   urt ?  [:#]

[hogesar 10,763]

Dion cant be captain - unless PG can give him constant 90 minute games, excpet for the few exceptions

[Matt Morriss 69]

[quote user="Canary02"]

LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub?

Do you get a Blue Peter badge for that?!!

 

Hucks is easily our most important player, but he shouldn''t be captain. A captain has to be able to talk to the referee and Hucks is too passionate, and picks up too many bookings for dissent, diving and other naughties to be an example to the likes of Eagle etc.

[/quote]Canary02come up with that humorous retort all by yourself did you? You have your opinion that he should not be captain, well done. I have mine. Beckham did exactly the same thing for England,  he was too passionate, often got booked and the like and was a fantastic captain.....Hucks shows more passion to win than any other player at the club, and always, always gives 110%, whether fully fit or not. He leads by example and we just dont bother when he''s out of the team, he has dragged us from mid table obscurity to the premiership pretty much single handedly during his time here. Do you recall the 4-1 win at home over Cardiff on the last game of his loan spell? He won that game all on his own, and not just won the game for us, but demolished Cardiff single handedly. What other player, outside the Henry''s and Rooney''s of this world have done that for there club? Ferguson made Rooney captain the other week, probably the most passionate, dissent booking getting player there is, and sometimes a perfect example of how not to be a professional footballer. Would you tell Fergie he was wrong to pick him for captain? Do you think Fergie cared that Rooneys spat with Ronaldo and sending off in the world cup set a bad example to the young players at Man Utd? Or perhaps do you think the immense presence he brings to the team every game makes him an automatic choice for a stint as captain?Sir Alex picked Rooney for captain for the same reasons I would pick Hucks, passion, 110% commitment, importance to the team and level of performance.This is my opinion, I challenge you to disagree that Hucks wouldnt make a good captain

[Citizen Journalist Foghorn 0]

agree LoyalCityFanWhoActuallySUPPORTSTheClub, he would make a far better captain than the quiet reclusive Adam Drury IMO...  Might make him act a bit better around the ref with the added responsibility.

 

However grant was knocking huim again today so I fear he will not even be here next season...  Whats the betting Grant completes the demolition job Worthy started.

[salp 0]

hasn''t the role of ''captain'' become ceremonial for just leading the team out and shaking hands with the opposing ''captain'' for the handshake and toss of the coin?

the ''captains'' are any old blokes/coaches/managers/owners in ties or tracksuits shouting from the ''technical area''.

they have made their choices before the match so sit them in the stands and let the players sort it out

[Syteanric 1]

[quote user="sheded"]

U have to remember that Darren Huckerby could Break someones Leg intentionally and Sheded would condone it if Hucks did it.. the man cannot commit any fault at all! he is fault free, blame free and mistake free after all

jas the barclay thing 

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u forgot  to  menshun  that we carnt win wivout Hucks !   or duz the troof   urt ?  [:#]

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g back to the promotion winnign season, when Huycks went back to Man City for a time before signing permanently....

 

4 games 4 wins... including 4-0 overt Derby away.... we CAN win without Hucks... the players need to believe.

 

jas :)