Maybe, but as I've said above, 4 goals in 11 should speak for itself. It's not an amazing record but it equals that of Fryatt. I half know in the back of my mind that I'm just too stubborn on the subject of Simpson and should probably accept that there's a reason for it all, but I doubt I'll drop it until he gets a real chance in the team, and if he doesn't, then I'll be all 'I told you so' if he does well elsewhere It seems he isn't particularly impressing in the reserves or in training, but surely there have to be some players who you have to accept are just like that.. I'm doing my best not to keep repeating the exact same point but if managers think he's THAT terrible when he's managing to keep up a scoring ratio of a goal every 3 games (15 per season) then you'd think he'd be worth a shot.
You're probably still right. If he fires us to promotion it won't change whether he's a prick or not. I have no idea how he conducts himself but have no reason not to believe you.
Just in name of accuracy, he's scored 4 goals in 18 games this season(4 goals in 20 in all competitions), he scored 6 goals in 34 games last season and 12 goals in 39 games the season before that. It's not a bad record, but he has often scored a few when he first arrives at a club, then goes off the boil, as the DQPR fans told us he would when we signed him. Personally, I think he's better than Mclean and I'd be quite happy to see him on the bench, but I still think that two clubs and three managers who've seen far of him than we have, probably know something we don't.
A certain degree of arrogance in any sporting person is what gets them to the top. I haven't seen him very much but if his cameo at Blackpool is anything to go by he deserves a chance.
To be fair though, of those 34 games last season, how many were off the bench in the 85th+ minute? You're probably right in all honesty, I just pretty much refuse to accept it until he shows us some consistently ****e performances in front of my own eyes
