David Hughes

[benjii]

Arguably, and it's naught but my opinion, David Hughes could have been one of our best midfielders, maybe even the best midfielder at the club. Unfortunately he always seemed to be injured. I bet he was no stranger to the treatment room!

 

What do people think, Saints fans?

[Rebel]

We all expected great things from Paul Tisdale and David Hughes - and when they played they both looked a bit special. But unfortunately for all of us a string of injuries ended both their careers early - so we will never really know

[PaulSaint]

Bit like Ronnie Ekeland (spelling?)

[Guan 2.0]

He was the best midfielder at the club when fit, no doubt. But he was always be back in the treatment room all too soon.

[Shuggy]

Still remember his overhead kick goal at QPR in a night game, got into the game 5 minutes late because of the queues...

 

Could have been a great player for us

[benjii]

He was the best midfielder at the club when fit, no doubt. But he was always be back in the treatment room all too soon.

 

Yeah, Guan 2.0, I think that's pretty much how I feel about it.

[benjii]

Bit like Ronnie Ekeland (spelling?)

 

Ekelund

 

See, he was a funny one because he was the best midfielder at the club when fit, and he seemed fit, but someone, in their wisdom, obviously thought it wouldn't be long until he was back in the treatment room.

[RonManager]

Ekelund

 

See, he was a funny one because he was the best midfielder at the club when fit, and he seemed fit, but someone, in their wisdom, obviously thought it wouldn't be long until he was back in the treatment room.

 

You could say the same about David Connolly (a forward though, not midfielder).

[benjii]

You could say the same about David Connolly (a forward though, not midfielder).

 

It's funny, Ron, I was just watching the highlights of the Shresbury match and saw Connolly poach that goal and play a lovely one-two with Lallana and I thought to myself, "y'know, Benjii, he's possibly our best forward when he's fit. I'll wager he is more than adequately acquainted with the treatment room though. Which is a shame."

[Badger]

I can recall a similar discussion about Hughes. On seeing him play someone next to me asked, "who is that short Welshunder21 midfielder with the dark curly hair, he is so dominant ?"

 

He could have been the best midfielder at the club when fit, no doubt. But he was always in the treatment room .

[La BoIS Saint]

I can't start threads but how about a Treatment Room XI?

[Saint Stimp]

It's funny, Ron, I was just watching the highlights of the Shresbury match and saw Connolly poach that goal and play a lovely one-two with Lallana and I thought to myself, "y'know, Benjii, he's possibly our best forward when he's fit. I'll wager he is more than adequately acquainted with the treatment room though. Which is a shame."

 

Apologies for going a bit off topic but are the Shrewsbury highlights online? Haven't managed to watch them yet.

[georgeweahscousin]

They are on the ITV site.

 

Hughes always showed promise, never had a real run in the side though.

[benjii]

Apologies for going a bit off topic but are the Shrewsbury highlights online? Haven't managed to watch them yet.

 

They are on Saintsplayer. No need to apologise.

[paulwantsapint]

Hughes & Tisdale were part of a great reserve side in mid 90s that apart from a young Matt Oakley never became 1st teamers

[rick1976.4.38]

Still remember his overhead kick goal at QPR in a night game, got into the game 5 minutes late because of the queues...

 

Could have been a great player for us

 

i rember this game and i had my manure mate with me and i remember he said to me that hughes would be one of the best midfielders in the country,sadly as been said already,he was injured too much.was a real talent when he did play.was this the match at qpr they wouldnt let us leave at the end,they kept the gates closed?

[The Kraken]

i rember this game and i had my manure mate with me and i remember he said to me that hughes would be one of the best midfielders in the country,sadly as been said already,he was injured too much.was a real talent when he did play.was this the match at qpr they wouldnt let us leave at the end,they kept the gates closed?

 

Not sure if I remember the gates being closed at the end. I do remember Hughes getting a couple of goals and also rattling the post with a long range shot; we were in the upper tier front row for the game. What a player he could have been without the injuries.

[oldsarum]

I met David at a London Saints event with ex-Saints players a couple of weeks ago, he's now a Football Agent

[Macey_J2]

Le Tiss was a midfielder.

[Fan The Flames]

What a bunch of back slapping tw**s.

[david in sweden]

Arguably, and it's naught but my opinion, David Hughes could have been one of our best midfielders, maybe even the best midfielder at the club. Unfortunately he always seemed to be injured. I bet he was no stranger to the treatment room! What do people think, Saints fans?

 

the only trouble with q. like this is that you have to judge the situation according to the era.

the early Bates sides, the first Div 1 sides. The pre-Wembley and post wembley Lawrie Mac sides .

the 1980-85 McMenemy sides (argueably the best era.) etc, etc,

 

If you want to say the FASTEST player. The one-footed John Sydenham would have won hands down ...until Theo Walcott arrived.

If you say the FITTEST... You'd have to look a long way to find candidates better than Huxford and Telfer.. who could run forever.

...and the TOUGHEST ...try John Mc Grath, Neil Ruddock..or Jim Steele...?

 

Sadly David Hughes [/bwas one of the talented youngsters whose body let him down whilst his footballing brain was way ahead of many others of that era.

[rpb]

If you want to say the FASTEST player. The one-footed John Sydenham would have won hands down ...until Theo Walcott arrived.

 

Jim Gallagher once told me that over 100 yards Derek Reeves was as fast as Sydenham - not that they ever had to sprint 100 yards on the pitch though...