Well, I think we all so DESPERATELY wanted him to do well. I had a hard-on for 2 days after we signed him, and was convinced he'd do brilliantly for us. But that first season turned into a gradual realisation that he wasn't quite as good as I thought he was going to be...then the injuries kicked...
I don't think many players put more effort in than CMS. But he was just crap at scoring goals at Championship level for us - quite possibly one of the LEAST composed players in front of goal I have ever seen. Watching CMS in a 1 on 1 with a keeper was like watching a man with his trousers on...