De La Cruz Signed For Reading - HibeesBounce.com

Smurf · 25-08-06, 23:15

Good luck Ulises!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ng/5287904.stm

**Hibees-Mad** · 25-08-06, 23:39

Good luck Reading more like!!! They're gonna need it!!!

BurbankHibee · 25-08-06, 23:40

How the mighty have fallen.

Smurf · 25-08-06, 23:47

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Originally Posted by Hibees-Mad

Good luck Reading more like!!! They're gonna need it!!!

Why?

Never a right back but IMO a very good player going forward.

He's done very well in a good Ecuadar side.

The__Proclaimer · 25-08-06, 23:50

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Originally Posted by BurbankHibee

How the mighty have fallen.

From playing Kilmarnock 4 times a season to going to Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, ouch some bump down to earth.

I like De La Cruz. An extremelly skillfull version of Whittaker that has the ability to score against Hearts before the 37th second of a game.

**Hibees-Mad** · 25-08-06, 23:55

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Originally Posted by The__Proclaimer

From playing Kilmarnock 4 times a season to going to Stamford Bridge and Old Trafford, ouch some bump down to earth.

I like De La Cruz. An extremelly skillfull version of Whittaker that has the ability to score against Hearts before the 37th second of a game.

Try to sitting on the bench at OT and Stamford Bridge - he never played much! Mind you, paid thousands, weekends off and free into games - not a bad life!!!

BurbankHibee · 25-08-06, 23:57

Any time a player leaves Hibs it's a step down in my opinion. And so what about Stamford Bridge etc, big deal, he was a decent player in a crap Aston Villa team. I was never that attached to the guy anyway. I do remember him scoring a great goal against the gunts in 30 seconds. But apart from that he was easily forgettable.

Greenmachine · 26-08-06, 00:01

I thought Ulises De La Cruz done well for Hibs. His pace was phenomenal, and he created loads of goals in the season he was at Easter Road. He was a winger though, never a defender.

I think a lot of the problems he had at Easter Road arose from the hype about him before he arrived. He was being touted as some sort of Ecuadorian Pele, so when he arrived and didn't beat 5 players before scoring in games, he was seen as a flop.

An established English Premiership club in the shape of Aston Villa paid £2 Million for him. He has since played 100 games for them, and has now signed for another Premiership club, Reading. He has also played in two World Cups.

A very good player, just not the genius we were told to expect by the EEN amongst others.

**Hibees-Mad** · 26-08-06, 00:09

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Originally Posted by Greenmachine

He was a winger though, never a defender.

I think that says it all!

BurbankHibee · 26-08-06, 00:14

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Originally Posted by Greenmachine

I think a lot of the problems he had at Easter Road arose from the hype about him before he arrived. He was being touted as some sort of Ecuadorian Pele, so when he arrived and didn't beat 5 players before scoring in games, he was seen as a flop.

A very good player, just not the genius we were told to expect by the EEN amongst others.

I would go along with that. Which makes me wonder what to expect out the new boy Zemmama.

**Dr Shrink** · 26-08-06, 00:57

He was (is) a player that I thought was played out of position.
Like others, I believed that he would be better employed as an out and out winger.
However, he failed to either perform there, or get played there by guys who presumably know more about fitba than me.
Conclusion: he wasn't as good as I thought.

Stuffed the Gunts tho' and brought in a few quid when he moved (which was the real plan hatched by Judas), so still a fond memory.

Pilrig · 26-08-06, 06:36

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Originally Posted by BurbankHibee

How the mighty have fallen.

Mighty for a few minutes per game, and that's being charitable.

25-08-06, 23:15	#1
Smurf Away doing some work for a few weeks Join Date: May 2003 Location: Suburbia Age: 35 Posts: 22,573 My Mood: Thanks: 16 Thanked 13 Times in 10 Posts Rep Power: 0	De La Cruz Signed For Reading Good luck Ulises! http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/foot...ng/5287904.stm

25-08-06, 23:39	#2
Hibees-Mad Mad Hibees Radge Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: bathgate Age: 35 Posts: 2,729 Thanks: 19 Thanked 9 Times in 9 Posts Rep Power: 12	Re: De La Cruz Signed For Reading Good luck Reading more like!!! They're gonna need it!!! __________________ But Hibs supporters kept hoping that the purse-strings could be prised apart and an audacious bid launched to tempt back the finest striker in a generation to have worn Scotland's original green and white.

25-08-06, 23:40	#3
BurbankHibee Micro$oft Hating Radge Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 3,913 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 10	Re: De La Cruz Signed For Reading How the mighty have fallen. __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin Franklin

25-08-06, 23:57	#7
BurbankHibee Micro$oft Hating Radge Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 3,913 Thanks: 1 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post Rep Power: 10	Re: De La Cruz Signed For Reading Any time a player leaves Hibs it's a step down in my opinion. And so what about Stamford Bridge etc, big deal, he was a decent player in a crap Aston Villa team. I was never that attached to the guy anyway. I do remember him scoring a great goal against the gunts in 30 seconds. But apart from that he was easily forgettable. __________________ Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy. Benjamin Franklin

26-08-06, 00:01	#8
Greenmachine A True Gadgie/Gadgess Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Edinburgh Age: 43 Posts: 4,490 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts Rep Power: 11	Re: De La Cruz Signed For Reading I thought Ulises De La Cruz done well for Hibs. His pace was phenomenal, and he created loads of goals in the season he was at Easter Road. He was a winger though, never a defender. I think a lot of the problems he had at Easter Road arose from the hype about him before he arrived. He was being touted as some sort of Ecuadorian Pele, so when he arrived and didn't beat 5 players before scoring in games, he was seen as a flop. An established English Premiership club in the shape of Aston Villa paid £2 Million for him. He has since played 100 games for them, and has now signed for another Premiership club, Reading. He has also played in two World Cups. A very good player, just not the genius we were told to expect by the EEN amongst others. __________________ Today is a gift, that's why it's called the present.

26-08-06, 00:57	#11
Dr Shrink Aged Radge Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: In a cupboard under the stairs. Age: 82 Posts: 8,241 My Mood: Thanks: 26 Thanked 121 Times in 57 Posts Rep Power: 30	Re: De La Cruz Signed For Reading He was (is) a player that I thought was played out of position. Like others, I believed that he would be better employed as an out and out winger. However, he failed to either perform there, or get played there by guys who presumably know more about fitba than me. Conclusion: he wasn't as good as I thought. Stuffed the Gunts tho' and brought in a few quid when he moved (which was the real plan hatched by Judas), so still a fond memory. __________________ For the avoidance of doubt, anything stated in the above post is written without prejudice; is probably completely uninformed opinion, and possibly just a figment of my imagination. Readers should either ignore, treat with contempt, or simply accept the spirit it is written in, without recourse to huffy replies, legal action or threats of violence. That includes YOU.

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