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[Mashtray]

Hi Guys

Was just thinking, Ferguson was quite clearly a cult hero for us blues and there were many many names before him too.

I'm 30 and have been a blue for over 20 years and I look back at my viewing over that time and think who all are the standout few that could be called a "Cult hero" what exactly is a Cult hero? Is it only someone who has achieved something extraordinary? Service to the club? Commitment to the club?

If there was a voting process to who I believe has embodied everything in a club and led from the front in their own passion that connected to us fans, over my time as a conscious human with thoughts and feelings

I've would probably list
Cahill
Baines
Coleman.

In future I will always look back on their time with fond memories and those memories will age like a fine wine.

Thoughts?

 

[MikeH72]

Cult hero usually means a player that wasn’t that good and didn’t really win anything but the fans love for a particular reason. That’s what I’ve always thought of it as anyway.

 

[cooperman]

Ferguson is a bit of a strange one as a cult hero imo. He missed a lot of games with suspensions and injuries. He was however a true fighter on the pitch, at a time when everyone else in the team was completely spineless.

 

[zukai12_]

Cahill Baines and Coleman arent cult heros they're a step above imo

Cult hero would be somebody some fans really like despite clear flaws in their game or people only here for a short time

Straq, Jelavic, Gana....

That sort of character

 

[MikeH72]

Cahill Baines and Coleman arent cult heros they're a step above imo

Cult hero would be somebody some fans really like despite clear flaws in their game or people only here for a short time

Straq, Jelavic, Gana....

That sort of character

Hibbert is someone I’d class as a bit cult hero/figure. Fans rated the meme enough to overlook his shortcomings as a player.

 

[Mashtray]

Cahill Baines and Coleman arent cult heros they're a step above imo

Cult hero would be somebody some fans really like despite clear flaws in their game or people only here for a short time

Straq, Jelavic, Gana....

That sort of character

So you would say icon for top 3?

 

[Mashtray]

Hibbert is someone I’d class as a bit cult hero/figure. Fans rated the meme enough to overlook his shortcomings as a player.

Oviedo?

 

[MikeH72]

Oviedo?

Yes!

 

[Mashtray]

I guess Besic would fall under the definition then too

 

[MikeH72]

I guess Besic would fall under the definition then too

Maybe at one point, but he overstayed his welcome by about 3 seasons and people just got sick of him.

 

[Mashtray]

Maybe at one point, but he overstayed his welcome by about 3 seasons and people just got sick of him.

Will never forget his first 1-2min of football. EVER.

That cutback and peach of a long ball

 

[MikeH72]

Will never forget his first 1-2min of football. EVER.

That cutback and peach of a long ball

Unfortunately I’ll never forget him trying it in an actual league game and sliding Diego Costa clean through.

 

[Mashtray]

Unfortunately I’ll never forget him trying it in an actual league game and sliding Diego Costa clean through.

That's why his intro stands out we were like "oh damn check this lad" and we kept waiting and waiting for that breakout season.

 

[bcblue1878]

I guess Besic would fall under the definition then too

Step too far that!

 

[Death]

Just two in last 30 years. Dunc and cahill. Players with fight and passion. And score important goals throughout a long spell. Especially v United and RS. And usually when they in particular score the crowd lose it. And they have boss celebrations.

The way some people are defining it. Tony Hibbs could be a cult hero.