Andy Payton tooDo you remember all those prolific goalscorers we have signed over the years? And when they come here they end up being rubbish. What is it with this club that turns a goalscorer rubbish. Rhodes, Britt, Scott MacDonald, Trevor Senior, Peter Davenport.- all goalscorers at their clubs, but when they come here....?
But a whole series of managers here have performed the same trick, so there must be more to it than that.It’s down to the manager how someone performs and believes in themselves to get goals
Ingleby, just seen this response....yes, the difference is Neil Warnock has a real authentic personality: players are genuinely impacted by his words because he is genuinely interested in their progress as footballers and as a person. He does this whilst demonstrating the most important attribute within his persona ; he speaks his mind to players then forgives and forgets.But a whole series of managers here have performed the same trick, so there must be more to it than that.
I often think back that if we did actually sign a Ray Hankin, Dave Cross, Paul Mariner, Andy Gray, Willie Pettigrewwwwww, back in the mid 70's when we needed a special goalscorer to take us to the next level & these names were branded about, would they have nosedive in the goalscoring chartsDo you remember all those prolific goalscorers we have signed over the years? And when they come here they end up being rubbish. What is it with this club that turns a goalscorer rubbish. Rhodes, Britt, Scott MacDonald, Trevor Senior, Peter Davenport.- all goalscorers at their clubs, but when they come here....?