salfordpaul said:
He was shite? Really???? He scored 1s 2s 3s even a Four. If a player did any of that for us on Sat at his favourite ground we would be celebrating it like we do. He was brilliant. Not had a player like him since until maybe now with Navas. Did brilliant also as a converted centre forward and whoever said everyone used to love him aint right either. He got stick and never ever hid from his duties and outpacing left backs and blasting accross the keeper was a joy to behold. Imagine Antonio Valencia against an U13 girl left back and you have Whitey. Awesome.
Spot on as usual my friend. In a struggling team in the second division in his first full season he scored 16 goals.
He scored another 8 in the promotion season and set up the goal that got us promoted.
In our first season back, when we stared relegation in the face for a long time, he scored 11 goals and set up 3 of the goals in the 5-1 derby.
The next year, another 17 goals including a brace in the 3-3 derby at Maine Road (he was denied a hattrick by the underside of the crossbar) and his 4 goal haul at Villa.
In 1991/92, he was our top scorer with 21 goals. He won the penalty at Old Trafford in a 1-1 draw.
In his last full season he was our top scorer with 19 goals.
For a local player who cost us fuck all and scored 78 goals and was traded in for a fine player like Rocastle, he doesn't half get some stick. If we had one now we'd be shouting about him from the rooftops.
To put his record into perspective, compare the following records;
David White - 285 appearances - 78 goals
Shaun Wright Phillips - 217 appearances - 35 goals
I rest my case.