Sentences with phrase «of a cult hero for»

The Upton Park side are ready to make a massive move for Tevez ahead of the club's final season at the Boleyn, the 30 year old Argentine still being something of a cult hero for Hammers fans.

Riise, 37, spent seven years on Liverpool's books, becoming something of a cult hero for his occasional wonder - goals with that hammer of a left foot of his.

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While the movie remained a subject of debate for a good while, the characters of Mickey and Mallory become cult heroes, prooving the fact that controversy is the most efficient form of publicity.

The result — a tale of a young teenage boy who believes his epic sci - fi novel has been stolen for use by one of his writer heroes, and the battle that ensues between them — is a movie that this time might be too strange for a mainstream audience, but based on the Hesses» track record, could very well gain a cult following for years.

Despite his cult hero status among the Anfield faithful, and his apparently world - class standing in the game, Liverpool have been slow out of the blocks with a new contract for the 23 - year - old defender.

Though Lerby doesn't quite have the reputation of Müller, anybody on the look out for a last - 70s / early - 80s cult hero can relax.

Crouch had a slow start to his Anfield career but slowly became something of a cult hero at the club and always tried his heart out for the team and proved very effective towards the latter stages of his Liverpool career.

We could always trade him to Buffalo for both of their firsts, as he and dalton are cult heroes there

The French left - back has only made five appearances for City since his summer move from Monaco, but has become a real cult hero for his superb Twitter banter and passionate support of his new club.

Nacho Monreal has been a cult hero in the making for a few seasons, but his goal exploits in this campaign marked him out as one of only a few from the squad who can hold their head high.

Others were well - known stars of the reserves side and even younger teams who had already become cult heroes in waiting for many in the stands, thrilled to finally see the prospects they had tipped for greatness try their hand in the proper fixtures of the Premier League, Champions League, Europa League, FA Cup and League Cup.

He left at the end of the campaign and signed for Chelsea where he went on to become a cult hero.

Djordic is something of a cult hero in certain football circles, playing for numerous clubs around England and Europe during his career, but he played just a single league game for Man Utd between 1999 and 2005.

Clearly, he's either the hero of a coming - of - age - tale just waiting for his mentor — or a fine prospect for the nearest cult recruiter.

Eschewing the trappings of the biopic — psychology, cult of the hero — Assayas catches Carlos (Edgar Ramirez) mid-stream, between the fated year 1973 (Four Concepts of Psychoanalysis, coup in Chile), when Waddie Haddad (Ahmad Kaabour) makes him number two in the European network of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP); and 1994, when he is snatched in a Khartoum hospital by the French Secret Services who promptly brought him to stand trial in Paris: no cute or sinister growing - up tales, no face - to - face with oneself within the four walls of a cell.

It looks like The Greatest American Hero is heading back to TV screens, with Deadline revealing that The LEGO Movie directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller are teaming with Dope helmer Rick Famuyiwa for a single - camera comedy remake of the cult 1980s TV series for 20th Century Fox TV.

(You got ta love those Anime storylines) Unfortunately for our hero, he is also half demon and is caught up in a war between two opposed cult factions that threatens the very fabric of humanity.

Christian hagiography parallels closely that of other cultures and religions — the stories, for instance, of Moslem and Buddhist saints, and the hero - cults of the ancient Greek city - states.

The game continues the tradition of hack - and - slash side - scrollers (or belt - scrollers, as this subgenre is sometimes known) established by cult favorites like Guardian Heroes, while updating the feature set for modern times with HD visuals and smoother gameplay.

Sure the Wii had its fair share of M Rated cult hits like MadWorld and No More Heroes, but it's certainly not remembered for those (Seriously, did anyone actually play Call of Duty: World at War on the Wii?).

The Fetish is a great name... but rather than embrace it's double entendre, reach out to fetish magazines like Skin Two, Marquis and Secret... they let the opportunity slip away... While Tesla, well briefed on Tesla's cult of personality and urban legends of energy technology suppression, adequately milked the Nikola Tesla community for blind admiration and free viral marketing support, cheering the underdog... elevating the Tesla roadster to hero status!

Meet #cryptodad, a top U.S. financial regulator who's emerged as a cult hero for a crowd that's often suspicious of government bureaucrats: digital coin enthusiasts.

Even though the Hero is a silent protagonist and his personality is open for the player to define, a strong sense of justice can be seen in the beginning of the game, as he sets out to stop Hargon's evil cult without so much as a «But thou must» question from the King.