Tim of the Oak
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gordondaviesmoustache said:He was a boo-boy for a bit, partly because of accusations of nepotism and partly because he was keeping Nicky Reid out his preferred position of centre half and sometimes the team altogether.Tim of the Oak said:gordondaviesmoustache said:I think this is a little unfair. I think he showed a lot of character.
Fair enough GDM, Kevin's performances were solid.
Circumstances didn't help him nor having the nickname Spec / Special in the squad (in the days long before anyone had called themselves the Special 1).
It wasn't his fault his dad picked him and it wasn't like he was picked from non-league obscurity.
He never became a favourite, but he managed to quell the boo boys by, as you say, putting in some solid performances and scoring a few penalties too iirc. He also scored that amazing goal v Everton when Trevor Francis got sent off for that feeble head-butt.
Fair play to Kevin Bond, I say. He showed a lot of metal strength and he's never slagged off the club since as far as I'm aware, although I'm not sure about the company he keeps these days ;-)
All fair points GDM and he didn fall foul of his dad not selecting home grown players. Another example would be John Bond refusing to pick Dave Bennett when Dave said he wouldn't reach his peak until his mid to late 20s.
A factor counting against Kevin would be the Club's over the top treatment of him arriving (embossed brief cases and first class travel in the days when the team often travelled steerage etc). I agree that this wasn't necessarily Kevin's fault