"The striker, not so long ago labelled overweight and lazy by skipper Paul Reid, completed his rehabilitation from liability to folk hero with a sublime first half opener and a controversial penalty after the break."</p> What the...? When was this?</p>
a lot of exaggeration really Paul Reid was making a positive comment. He said something along the lines of he was carrying a little too much weight and his workrate was not good enough, but it was said in the context of "...but now he has rectified this and is playing much better." anything to make a story a little more controversial I think