Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
Reminds me of Johnny Williams - another player who has the ability to play much higher than where he is, but seems like he lost that extra desire you need at the higher levels.
I'd say injuries held Johnny back more than anything. I don't think you could excuse him of not trying. Didn't he take a paycut to stay with us, where he was happy and getting minutes?
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
Reminds me of Johnny Williams - another player who has the ability to play much higher than where he is, but seems like he lost that extra desire you need at the higher levels.
I'd say injuries held Johnny back more than anything. I don't think you could excuse him of not trying. Didn't he take a paycut to stay with us, where he was happy and getting minutes?
Injuries definitely held him back, too, although I'd argue in a different way. He's been in L2 for the past three seasons and has played 45, 39 and 49 games and is still there, and not really pulling up any trees.
He always struck me as someone who wasn't bothered about winning, scoring, etc.. Some players have that urgent desire.
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
Reminds me of Johnny Williams - another player who has the ability to play much higher than where he is, but seems like he lost that extra desire you need at the higher levels.
I'd say injuries held Johnny back more than anything. I don't think you could excuse him of not trying. Didn't he take a paycut to stay with us, where he was happy and getting minutes?
Injuries definitely held him back, too, although I'd argue in a different way. He's been in L2 for the past three seasons and has played 45, 39 and 49 games and is still there, and not really pulling up any trees.
He always struck me as someone who wasn't bothered about winning, scoring, etc.. Some players have that urgent desire.
Rather an odd career after leaving us, as he went up to Championship Cardiff for 6 months, then dropped straight down to L2 where he's in his 4th season now.
Also strange that in 22/23 for Swindon he scored 10 goals in 37 league games (and was their top scorer), whereas the next season for Gillingham in 42 league games he failed to score at all!
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
A player who has had a career of over 400 professional games...but yep, everything you think is probably right - he couldn't be bothered from the start....
Was surprised to see that with us he'd played the second most games in his career, only 10 fewer than for Reading.
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
A player who has had a career of over 400 professional games...but yep, everything you think is probably right - he couldn't be bothered from the start....
Was surprised to see that with us he'd played the second most games in his career, only 10 fewer than for Reading.
He's had a ridiculous number of loan moves. Indeed he's played in an amazing number of divisions, virtually every level in the English pyramid, plus he's played in Ireland, Scotland and Germany!
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
This has been very much my view.
For his sake, hopefully his financial future is bright and he has not missed out on earning large sums of money.
Hector is a really weird player. It seems like he's a poster boy for the limited distance talent can take you if you just don't feel like putting the work in. Chelsea obviously saw something in him as a bit of a late bloomer but he never delivered on that promise and then seemed happy enough to be shunted about wherever. I think he's just not that bothered anymore and I don't think he was really that bothered to begin with. There are players with half his ability playing well above his level because they are willing to work and throw themselves into the game but I'm sure he's happy enough with what he's got out of it.
Reminds me of Johnny Williams - another player who has the ability to play much higher than where he is, but seems like he lost that extra desire you need at the higher levels.
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He always struck me as someone who wasn't bothered about winning, scoring, etc.. Some players have that urgent desire.
Also strange that in 22/23 for Swindon he scored 10 goals in 37 league games (and was their top scorer), whereas the next season for Gillingham in 42 league games he failed to score at all!
Tony Watt as well?