I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
He looked okay at Championship level.
Not forgetting the leg break just after joining QPR I think... That seemed to have a few set backs.
I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
In this case though he wasn't plucked from the lower leagues, but rather from Leeds United!
A slightly odd transfer, as it wasn't as if he was a regular for Leeds when we signed him anyway, someone (Dowie or whoever was responsible for recruitment) saw something in him that nobody else did...
I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
Yeah that’s fair enough, but how many bad signings did Dowie make?
I dont think its fair to hold Walton or Dowie against that last quote
Plenty of players have been snapped up from the Lower Leagues and abroad in recent years by Premier League clubs that are confident they'll establish themselves at the top level
You could probably lose count of those that have gone on to fail
In this case though he wasn't plucked from the lower leagues, but rather from Leeds United!
A slightly odd transfer, as it wasn't as if he was a regular for Leeds when we signed him anyway, someone (Dowie or whoever was responsible for recruitment) saw something in him that nobody else did...
Could say the same about Jordan Hugill who West Ham signed in January for £10m!!
Hadnt exactly set the world alight with goals at Preston prior to his move
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Not forgetting the leg break just after joining QPR I think... That seemed to have a few set backs.
A slightly odd transfer, as it wasn't as if he was a regular for Leeds when we signed him anyway, someone (Dowie or whoever was responsible for recruitment) saw something in him that nobody else did...
Hadnt exactly set the world alight with goals at Preston prior to his move