George Hudson is Still Alive (1 Viewer)

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Deleted member 5849

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #1

For those who were there...

Given how people speak about him, was it the right decision to let him go?

He's one my Granddad raved about, and so did many others it seems, and a big furore when he left but... his career fell down after us, really. And CCFC went up.

So was this something Hill got right, or something he got away with given the overall success?

 

Voice_of_Reason

Well-Known Member

• Apr 24, 2017

• #2

George Hudson was a brilliant centre forward for us. Alongside Tommy Hutchinson he was a legend in the true meaning of the word. So many tricks and flicks he truly entertained. Let him go far too early in my opinion

 

skyblueinBaku

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #3

Whatever the reason for selling Hudson, JH got the timing more or less right - the same as the Terry Bly sale.

 

The Great Eastern

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #4

JH must have had his reasons at the time. Did hear that a hardcore went to see his first few games for Northampton as a form of silent protest against the decision.

 

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oscillatewildly

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #5

Saw the headline and immediately thought we'd lost another one. Before my time but heard so many stories of his prowess on the field from older relatives and have genned up on him and others over the years out of sheer need to know about my club before my time.
I believe he was becoming a bit of a handful (as players always have and always will) and maybe a bit of fraternising with another players wife?

 

Nick

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #6

Just a shame there isn't much footage from those days like there is now

 

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #7

oscillatewildly said:

Saw the headline and immediately thought we'd lost another one.

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Changed for you

 

Pete in Portugal

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #8

At the time, I was shocked and thought it was the wrong decision. The Hud wasn't just a prolific goalscorer. He was an crowd pleaser and entertainer too. I remember seeing a coach full of fans travelling to the next game with a banner under the rear window. It summed up what many of us thought of him: "HUDSON IS THE KING".

Subsequent events showed that JH wasn't too far off with his timing.

 

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play_in_skyblue_stripes

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• Apr 24, 2017

• #9

I chatted to a guy in a pub near me last October.I live in North side of Manchester. When he found out I was a Sky Blues fan , he asked me if Ive heard of George Hudson.I said yes a legend albeit a bit before my time. "Well he lives near this pub".