Stephen Hunt (retired)

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Didn’t know that he was a football agent now. Just sealed a deal for one of his clients to West Ham
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

swr22 said:
Didn’t know that he was a football agent now. Just sealed a deal for one of his clients to West Ham
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Just noticed this myself - a Czech international (who I've never actually heard of cos I don't follow the locals too closely).

 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

quite a funny "reveal" as far as reveals go

 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Not the sharpest tool in the box from memory, slightly surprised he’s an agent
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Happy 40th Birthday Stephen Hunt.

Good Craic as they say in the emerald Isle.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

WarrenBee said:
Happy 40th Sir. Still remember the shirt off celebration at York in the FA Cup like it was yesterday!!

:sorted:
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Yep that was a goal and a half against all the odds on the day - including snow!
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Simon C said:
Appeared on the Hawksbee and Jacobs show on Talksport today live from Cheltenham. Had some very nice words to say about us and his time at GP

It's on the Podcast here


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The Mouse Hooverer

Hawksbee and Jacobs Daily · Episode
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From 29 minutes, if you don’t want to listen to the rest of it
 

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rebus said:
On his first day, he put a note on a training ground window that said:

I don’t like you:

Tony Rougier
Stewart Talbot
Michael Dobson
Stephen Hunt.
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You compare that with Thomas’ approach in the day in the life video ?. Light years between the way we’re now run compared to then.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

rebus said:
On his first day, he put a note on a training ground window that said:

I don’t like you:

Tony Rougier
Stewart Talbot
Michael Dobson
Stephen Hunt.
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What a way to inspire and motivate your people.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

rebus said:
On his first day, he put a note on a training ground window that said:

I don’t like you:

Tony Rougier
Stewart Talbot
Michael Dobson
Stephen Hunt.
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Strange, given MA later saw fit to take the captaincy off Dobbo and give it to Talbs.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Always remember as a kid speaking to him in stripes and not having a clue what he was saying cause of his accent ? all whilst he was enjoying a pint or two.. how times change
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

rebus said:
On his first day, he put a note on a training ground window that said:

I don’t like you:

Tony Rougier
Stewart Talbot
Michael Dobson
Stephen Hunt.
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Why?
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

rebus said:
Why are you asking me? Ask Martin. ??
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Why do you think? ;)

Just seems a bit odd on day 1. Trying to bomb out big earners? Knew them already? Marking his territory?
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Ken_Hom's_Wok said:
You compare that with Thomas’ approach in the day in the life video ?. Light years between the way we’re now run compared to then.
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It’s not just that

the game as a whole is light years apart from then to now.

can’t compare it.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

rebus said:
On his first day, he put a note on a training ground window that said:

I don’t like you:

Tony Rougier
Stewart Talbot
Michael Dobson
Stephen Hunt.
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Was there maybe something with Rougier and their time at Reading together? I saw Rougier play for Bristol City vs. Brighton in an awful play off final as a +1 at the end of that season, apparently he was superb for them before that but was totally mia on the day
 

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Westcountry Bee said:
Was there maybe something with Rougier and their time at Reading together? I saw Rougier play for Bristol City vs. Brighton in an awful play off final as a +1 at the end of that season, apparently he was superb for them before that but was totally mia on the day
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I think you’re right.
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Westcountry Bee said:
Was there maybe something with Rougier and their time at Reading together? I saw Rougier play for Bristol City vs. Brighton in an awful play off final as a +1 at the end of that season, apparently he was superb for them before that but was totally mia on the day
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I think that was suspected at the time. MA did comment on it broadly at one point, something like he wanted people who were 100% committed or focussed and he didn't think he'd offer that. He was gone swiftly after MA arrived.

He had been pretty good for us too? albeit the benchmark was low.
I recall Rougier was winning our MOTM poll scoring that season, admittedly not a great contest given how bad we were under Wally. I was helping tally the votes at the time with @Luton Bee and there was a little bit of a discussion between moderators about what we would do about a season winner, if Rougier still won after departing the club. "Luckily" (not that it mattered at all in the grand scheme of things) someone else saved the day and came through to win it during the great escape, maybe Tabby?

Recall he was popular at Reading too for a while, one of my Reading friends (spit) had Rougier on the back of his shirt.
 
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Interviewed Stephen for our matchday programme. Taped the conversation. Recall it was really tough to understand what he'd said :)
I used to live down in East Grinstead and the 2 step kids went out one evening. It might've been New Years Eve ... saw them the next morning and they said Stephen Hunt was at the same place / establishment. Stephen had a girlfriend who lived down that way.
I think it was the night before a game for us and someone put it out there on social media and Steve Coppell heard about it all ... Stephen Hunt being out on the tiles, the night before a game and it didn't go down too well
 

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Infatuated Bees Alter Ego said:
Interviewed Stephen for our matchday programme. Taped the conversation. Recall it was really tough to understand what he'd said :)
I used to live down in East Grinstead and the 2 step kids went out one evening. It might've been New Years Eve ... saw them the next morning and they said Stephen Hunt was at the same place / establishment. Stephen had a girlfriend who lived down that way.
I think it was the night before a game for us and someone put it out there on social media and Steve Coppell heard about it all ... Stephen Hunt being out on the tiles, the night before a game and it didn't go down too well
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What was the result of our game?
 

Stephen Hunt (retired)

Infatuated Bees Alter Ego said:
Interviewed Stephen for our matchday programme. Taped the conversation. Recall it was really tough to understand what he'd said :)
I used to live down in East Grinstead and the 2 step kids went out one evening. It might've been New Years Eve ... saw them the next morning and they said Stephen Hunt was at the same place / establishment. Stephen had a girlfriend who lived down that way.
I think it was the night before a game for us and someone put it out there on social media and Steve Coppell heard about it all ... Stephen Hunt being out on the tiles, the night before a game and it didn't go down too well
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Was this many moons ago? I remember reading an interview with him in a match day program where he commented that he had been friends with John O’Shea as a kid. Hunt said effectively ‘and look at him! In the top flight with Manchester United! Didn’t work out as well for me, but I’m happy for O’Shea’.

Whenever I saw him playing in the PL for Reading I thought of that from that article.
 
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