22-11-2017, 00:54
(21-11-2017, 22:45)Maddix Wrote: Serves us right really. We got promoted and never gave the likes of Clarke a chance. It was decided that he wasn't good enough before we'd even played to his strengths or even played him at another level. It's a common theme with us. Somebody within S6 decides (usually incorrectly) that player X is no good or can't step up and that's it, they're gone. It's happened so many times over the years it's unreal
At this point I won't even mention Eric Cantona
A little wide of the mark with that, although Clarke was a donkey at times for us!!! He left us the season we got relegated to League One, and left as his contract had expired and he moved to QPR. We paid good money for him at a time when we had none and he played over 80 times for us scoring 18 times and we essentially replaced him with Madine, who was by far a better player for us in the early years of him being with us. So I think its more of a case of him not being prepared to step down a league rather than us casting him aside.
Can't argue with Cantona though!!!