Quote from: paul_e on March 03, 2017, 07:15:56 PMQuote from: ktvillan on March 03, 2017, 06:26:20 PMI really struggle to understand why this "Hutton gives his all" myth persists among some supporters. If his regular ambling back to his own half after another futile forage down the right is anything to go by he really really doesn't.I've given up on that argument, in the last couple of weeks we've had a group on here who have complained over and over again about our top scorer but are praising a guy who has wasted more possession than any player I can think of because at least he runs a lot and has had a couple of performances that have been a bit better than the crap we normally see.It's not just a group on here, if you attend games you will know that is a majority of the crowd too. He has won people over due to his attitude. In an era when we have have employed so many wasters and con men he stands out as somebody who plays like he gives a fuck. Lack of ability can be forgiven in a way that lack of application never can.
Quote from: ktvillan on March 03, 2017, 06:26:20 PMI really struggle to understand why this "Hutton gives his all" myth persists among some supporters. If his regular ambling back to his own half after another futile forage down the right is anything to go by he really really doesn't.I've given up on that argument, in the last couple of weeks we've had a group on here who have complained over and over again about our top scorer but are praising a guy who has wasted more possession than any player I can think of because at least he runs a lot and has had a couple of performances that have been a bit better than the crap we normally see.
I really struggle to understand why this "Hutton gives his all" myth persists among some supporters. If his regular ambling back to his own half after another futile forage down the right is anything to go by he really really doesn't.
Quote from: Chris Smith on March 03, 2017, 06:13:13 PMPersonally I am pleased, he shows an exemplary attitude and is a good example for others. Same here.
Personally I am pleased, he shows an exemplary attitude and is a good example for others.
Quote from: Rudy Can't Fail on March 03, 2017, 06:32:13 PMQuote from: Chris Smith on March 03, 2017, 06:13:13 PMPersonally I am pleased, he shows an exemplary attitude and is a good example for others. Same here.Me too. Probably my favourite player at present.
Quote from: Chris Smith on March 03, 2017, 08:17:28 PMQuote from: paul_e on March 03, 2017, 07:15:56 PMQuote from: ktvillan on March 03, 2017, 06:26:20 PMI really struggle to understand why this "Hutton gives his all" myth persists among some supporters. If his regular ambling back to his own half after another futile forage down the right is anything to go by he really really doesn't.I've given up on that argument, in the last couple of weeks we've had a group on here who have complained over and over again about our top scorer but are praising a guy who has wasted more possession than any player I can think of because at least he runs a lot and has had a couple of performances that have been a bit better than the crap we normally see.It's not just a group on here, if you attend games you will know that is a majority of the crowd too. He has won people over due to his attitude. In an era when we have have employed so many wasters and con men he stands out as somebody who plays like he gives a fuck. Lack of ability can be forgiven in a way that lack of application never can. I wrote quite a while ago in response to your argument, Paul, that I considered Hutton to be a quite capable defender, but I was not so sure about his forward rampaging particularly if the the relevant midfielder does not slot back to cover. In fact, I maintain that we restored defensive solidity in the top division, admittedly at a cost to our attacking play, when Hutton and Aly Cissokho were brought back as full backs.Somebody somewhere decided that full backs have the most time and space and therefore must provide the width for attacks, but I am skeptical in these matters, erring on the side of the iconoclasm. I further argue that Steve Bruce is not as dumb as a bag of spanners, nor he is set in his ways as often portrayed by his critics. Ditto Fat Sam, who has been progressive in many respects. If we brought in Wagner, nobody earning above £15,000 per week will go on his pre-season boot camp bondage session up the Brecon. You will say that is a straw man, but I raise you Alan Wicker by way of Eric Woodward. And Britt Eckland had a body double.
Quote from: KevinGage on March 03, 2017, 07:32:31 PMHow many other right-backs will he have faced down by his testimonial year in 2021. They came, they saw. They couldn't oust the the wild boar of Pollockshaws. He is indomitable. Dreadful footballer though. I had a theory that it's Hutton's shadowy hand behind our fall from grace, deliberately sabotaging us so we fade at the same rate as his limited prowesss, and he never has to leave.
How many other right-backs will he have faced down by his testimonial year in 2021. They came, they saw. They couldn't oust the the wild boar of Pollockshaws. He is indomitable. Dreadful footballer though.
Alan Hutton is absolutely shit at football. He bombs forwards, rarely does fuck all, is extremely lazy and is caught out of position often and doesn't track back. Excuse me if I don't want him spending another 12 months milking the club for thousands of pounds a week, he deserves it because he didn't slag us off when we treated him like an idiot.