Yes, it's one of the no-brain soundbytes trotted out by commentators on TV.

SO many people have heard it so many times that they assume it must be true.

It's up there with "Newcastle have the best fans in the world" and "Norwich, allways play lovely passing football", and "Rio Ferdinand, one of the best defenders in the world"

Posted By: Arizona Bay on October 2nd 2006 at 14:40:01

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HUGHES - a different perspective - worth a read. (NCFC) - Onlyonecity, Oct 2, 14:17:56
- see my post at about midday (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Oct 2, 15:03:19
- I don't understand why he gets so much abuse (NCFC) - scruffy, Oct 2, 14:33:31
  - On the head!!!! (NCFC) - CB41, Oct 2, 14:39:07
- Point taken (NCFC) - Onlyonecity, Oct 2, 14:27:19
  - If someone had said guess a player yesterday that kicked off, hughes would have (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:31:05
    - I disagree...He didn't look wound up at all... (NCFC) - Swiss Yellow, Oct 2, 14:37:51
      - agree - hughes isn't great (NCFC) - Bant, Oct 2, 14:39:18
        
        What as? Not as a footballer that's for sure (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 14:40:37
        
        He is less frustrating (NCFC) - Bant, Oct 2, 14:44:51
        
        Hughes can't time a tackle... (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 2, 14:50:01
  - Maybe he's just misunderstood down here then! (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Oct 2, 14:30:49
- He's not the worst player, but he's down there with them. (NCFC) - Army Boy, Oct 2, 14:27:08
- If you're his mate you're hardly going to say anything (NCFC) - Old Gregg, Oct 2, 14:22:49
- any footage around of the hughes incident???? (NCFC) - otbc2006, Oct 2, 14:22:40
  - It's on the CCTV (n/m) (NCFC) - Hull Canary, Oct 2, 14:39:10
  - super slo-mo of the spittle flying through the air (NCFC) - SCC 26, Oct 2, 14:24:37
- Hughes is shit (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:20:31
  - And so are the rest of them (NCFC) - Onlyonecity, Oct 2, 14:30:42
    - Etuhu isn't over-rated (n/m) (NCFC) - Brom, Oct 2, 14:36:47
      - When he's playing well, he's awesome (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 14:38:22
    - Most of our players arent prem standard, but hughes doesnt look conference standard imho (n/m) (NCFC) - earlydoors, Oct 2, 14:34:42
      - That's Conference North (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 14:37:17
    - Didn't huckerby have a brilliant stat in the prem for assists? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:32:49
      - It's a myth that he's not good enough for the Prem (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 2, 14:36:14
        
        Yes, it's one of the no-brain soundbytes trotted out by commentators on TV. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:40:01
        
        I'll conceed that if you'll conceed that "Graeme Souness: good manager" is also up there. (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:44:34
        
        14 trophies innit (n/m) (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:49:19
        
        most of which are trophies you always call mickey mouse (n/m) (NCFC) - Brandonio, Oct 2, 14:55:12
        
        vvv *down there* vvv (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:45:44
        
        A bit like Drogba wasn't worth 20 odd million? (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:41:57
        
        ^^^ *here* ^^^ (n/m) (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:45:58
        
        You'd have probably done better to not highlight it, as few would have noticed... (n/m) (NCFC) - Arganth, Oct 2, 14:48:03
      - Third in the assists table I believe. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:34:13
        
        I think it was joe cole (NCFC) - pants, Oct 2, 14:37:37
        
        I didn't think it was two ?helsea players ahead of him. (NCFC) - Arizona Bay, Oct 2, 14:42:31

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