citykev28 said:
gordondaviesmoustache said:
As much as I love him I have to say The Goat, I'm afraid.
Despite over 100 goals?
Of course, as that is an undeniable fact, or at least 84 is ;-)
When we've signed some top European strikers in the last few years I've heard and read supporters use Goater as a benchmark for them.
This is a guy we signed from Bristol City (when he was approaching his peak) and sold to Reading. I love him, love the way he stuck at it after a lot of abuse and he scored some truly memorable goals (Wigan play off semi; Blackburn promotion; last Maine Road Derby x2) but he was a fairly limited player who scored 13 Premier League goals in two seasons.
It says a lot about our club and its supporters that he remains a legend to this day as it shows we haven't forgotten where we've come from, but as a player he is vastly overrated by many City fans.