The thread is a perfect example as to why STFC cannot afford to sign confidence players. A good majority of our fans wait for an opportunity to get on a players back.. from that point on there is no way back..
Unless you start like Charlie Austin you are fucked, unless you happen to be £500k man JanAF, then you get given an extra half a season.
IMO, Collins and Williams were more than average strikers when they came to us. A mixture of Manager and fan base ruined them. Agree they both needed to move on, but the mong base, including plenty on here haven't helped.
Quick enough to complain about players and more than quick enough to moan when we have no players, or sign a accused rapist.
Personally think that Collins and Williams were the best 2 strikers we have had here since Cox/Paynter, shame we didn't see enough of them together.
Can never understand what "fans" hope to achieve by abusing players, whether in the stands or on a forum. Constructive criticism fair enough, "he's shit" when for half a season he was the only real player we had, is like punching yourself in the face IMO.
I'm certainly not going to blame the fans for their dip in form.
Our fans even hated Paynter, most people thought he was rubbish. He was good for us over all 3 seasons.
Collins and Williams were Di Canio players bought in by Di Canio to fit Di Canio's formation and football. Di Canio is also a great motivator of people. He was capable of taking less that brilliant players but getting them fitter, stronger and confident which dragged them up a notch.
Does Williams suite our current formation, not at all....Colins would have though.
Will Williams be a big loss, nope....we needed at least 2 strikers before he went. Storey and Ranger will not get us enough goals.
