He played a part in getting them promoted. Nothing strange about that - another club in the Championship will look at his being part of three promoted sides in the last few seasons and take him should they decide he isn't going to be good enough for the Premier League.
As already said, a panic buy replacement for Mackail-Smith who then didn't actually leave means he was never going to get a real chance here. Bit of a catch 22 as the player didn't look interested because he knew he would never get a fair crack of the whip, even after scoring in two games in a...