Is it just me, or does anyone else take umbrage at Dirk being called a new ‘cult hero’ for the Kop? I’ve read numerous articles about the game on Saturday – even the Daily Post used the term – and most of them refer to our Dutchman as a ‘cult hero’.
Does anyone else hate that phrase being used for a genuinely talented player, or am I just becoming a grumpy old *******? A ‘cult’ per se, at least to me, means something offbeat and not of great talent – surely Diggler can’t be bracketed with this term? A ‘Cult’ hero for me would be Erik Meijer, Titi Camara or Ronnie Rosental – decent players who wore their heart on their sleeves and would die for the cause, but would never set the world alight. Derided by opposition fans but loved by us. I don’t think even the most acerbic Evertonian could turn around and question the talents of our Dirk.
I honestly can’t see an aspect of Dirk that isn’t perfectly suited to the Premiership – he just looks immense in every aspect (although the last person I said that about was Paddy Berger when he pretended he could head and tackle at the start of his Liverpool career…). Further to all that he seems a genuinely nice guy, a team player, a generous charitable person and appreciates the crowd and teammates alike.
It’s the same as Robbie at times – I heard him called a cult hero. He isn’t, or ever has been, a cult hero – he’s a genius and a legend. Dirk is certainly starting as if the terminology of kop hero or legend could be allied to him in years to come, but he’s no cult!
Does anyone else hate that phrase being used for a genuinely talented player, or am I just becoming a grumpy old *******? A ‘cult’ per se, at least to me, means something offbeat and not of great talent – surely Diggler can’t be bracketed with this term? A ‘Cult’ hero for me would be Erik Meijer, Titi Camara or Ronnie Rosental – decent players who wore their heart on their sleeves and would die for the cause, but would never set the world alight. Derided by opposition fans but loved by us. I don’t think even the most acerbic Evertonian could turn around and question the talents of our Dirk.
I honestly can’t see an aspect of Dirk that isn’t perfectly suited to the Premiership – he just looks immense in every aspect (although the last person I said that about was Paddy Berger when he pretended he could head and tackle at the start of his Liverpool career…). Further to all that he seems a genuinely nice guy, a team player, a generous charitable person and appreciates the crowd and teammates alike.
It’s the same as Robbie at times – I heard him called a cult hero. He isn’t, or ever has been, a cult hero – he’s a genius and a legend. Dirk is certainly starting as if the terminology of kop hero or legend could be allied to him in years to come, but he’s no cult!
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