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James Hanson

Discussion in 'Where are they now' started by Thelittlegerman, Jun 26, 2018.

  1. NorthernMonkey

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    In league two I'd go as far as to say he was excellent playing the role of target man and as you rightly point out, his goal return was also very good for that type of striker.

    In league one, not so much so and unfortunately we simply flogged him for far too long and that's probably where much of the criticism came from.
     
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    I never said that people can't see past Villa and Leeds, although I can see why you think that. They were just 2 examples I gave to emphasis that his great moments/achievements (which werent limited to just those 2 games) did not reflect the entirety of his City career. In between his achievements, and there were plenty of them, was his role in some very poor strike forces and equally as poor performances. Those are perfectly valid reasons for not rating him and is exactly why many don't, so i'm sure why his fans think that critiscm of him is unfair and inisist on ramming Villa away down our throats everytime they hear it.

    There's no right or wrong answer when it comes to assessing Hanson's legacy, it's merely a matter of opinion but it doesn't stop the usual OTT statements from both sides.
     
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    I'd say that's fair.
     
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    To say James Hanson is marmite is an understatement he has plenty of fans in either camp
    Being our 3rd highest ever goalscorer he has scored lots of important and memorable goals as well as routine goals to help keep us in the football league. How many past strikers attaract such attention 2 years after leaving, us most have been instantly forgotten. In over 50 years of watching City there aren't many centre forwards apart from Sir Bobby who you can place in the same bracket Even BC never scored at Wembley and was never part of a team that reached a major cup final. Granted JH should have left us earlier in his career but in fairness who could we have signed as a straight replacement we haven't had a centre forward of his caliber since.
     
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    For me it was the "pub footballer", "50p head" kind of comments that really irked. And don't even start on the low life who hoped he would break his leg and never play again. Those sorts of comments were not the same as saying "nope, he isn't the best we can do". Some posters managed to show some sort of class when arguing against Hanson and what he offered us, no problem with that. Anyway, good luck to him at Grimsby.
     
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    me too
     
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    Will be happy for James to score tomorrow
    A late consolation in a 3-1 Bantam victory
     
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    Not me, as much as I like Hanson, I want another clean sheet tomorrow
     
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    Considering how bad our defence was last season, a few clean sheets to start with would be a big positive. Hanson can score as many as he likes, just not against us.
     
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    Well said.

    I'm sure the City faithful will show their appreciation. We are a good bunch and he was a good local lad-did-good.
     
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    James Hansons career at Valley Parade has been well documented on here and C&B and although there were many disagreements James Hanson was good for Bradford City and Bradford City were good for James Hanson.
    I would think he wil get the same sort of respect all the history makers have done on their returns and I'm sure it won't be any different tommorow.
     
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    You deserve a second successive relegation then. Fans like you simply hold our club back.
     
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    Really !!!
    I think a lot on here would settle for a 3-1 victory
    Regardless of who may score for Grimsby
     
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    Has scored
     
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    Free header.
     
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    And you reap what you sow.

    Presumably you're still happy we conceded though. As long as James Hanson is happy.
     
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    Northern - that is pathetic. You have deliberately taken a line out of context. Sorry but I can not see how any reasonable person can take the poster's original comment and come to your conclusion. For the benefit of any fair minded people, the rest of the original post was "A late consolation in a 3-1 Bantam victory".
    Your dislike of all things Hanson is well known but come on, you're not stupid, you can read.
    Me? Yes, I like Hanson but I am pissed off that he scored and deprived us of 2 points. I am pretty sure that others who appreciated Hanson will also be similarly pissed off too.
     
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    Completely disagree. It's irrelevant whether it's James Hanson or not, I NEVER want anyone to score against us and that applies from a former young apprentice to Stuart McCall.

    I can't understand any supposed Bradford City fan wanting us to concede, even if we'd scored 10. It just isn't in my mindset.
     
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