Gabbiadini played 15 games hardly a reason to elevate to cult hero status. I seem to remember he replaced Wright, not very well.

He’s your man....

Good question. Possibly a legend is someone who is obviously held in high regard by all ( or very nearly all) - Wright, Bright, Andy Johnson, Cannon etc. and are considered top class footballers.

To me a cult hero is someone who may not have been a great, and may well not now be remembered by the greater footballing public, but who endeared themselves to the fans of the club by dint of character and dedication, and who may not even have been universally admired by all fans of a club.

A cult is something that has a degree of exclusivity - the worshippers are on the inside, everyone else on the outside. It's a sort of almost unsung admiration,a secret fan club, and perhaps in these days of social media where everyone can express their opinion, and where the media rake over everything and focus in on players and their achievements, achieving cult status is more difficult simply because nothing passes under the radar anymore.