Why do we berate our ex-players like we do?

I'll accept that arguement!

 

RE: We had no choice to sell I believe

youre spot on, it was 2 years too early for Rory and i really believe he would have been a decent number 9 for us - but with the things that were going on at the club he was probably better away from the club
However along with a few of the other young reds he was reponsible for getting shut of parkin - job well dun

 

RE: We had no choice to sell I believe

"responsible for getting shut of parkin"

Can you expand on that?

 

watch him at scnuthorpe and you wouldnt think it was the same player

 

Of those three the only one that I think deserves some stick is Jon Parkin for his 'assault' on Colgan at Hull. I as sorry to see Rory go think he tried his best but was still learning. Hayes good player - wrong club.

parkin is a talented footballer and if his head was right would have had greater success than 15 minutes a game to rough up the defence.

 

RE: We had no choice to sell I believe

common knowledge - that the baseball crew ( all the young reds just breaking into or were around the first team ) dropped anchor on parkin to get shut of him.
they all used to go upto locke parke monday afts to play baseball by the way

 

RE: Cheers mate

he was a gnats ballack off when we went up - it was a very close call and although its history i believe he would have pushed us on BUT would we have been anybetter off than we are now . The pain barrier we went through at the back end of the ritchie period and the resurection and restructuring under simon davey has been a lengthy and painful process.
players i would have kept : austin - kay ( impossible given the circumstances ) hayes ( i believe the penny would have dropped with him - very talented ) macindoe ( another shame ) mcphail ( chose his own path ) the rest : all needed to be moved out

 

Exactly how come McEndoe gets so much abuse

oh wait a minute..........