I was just pointing out that a player can be successful and highly thought and then fail miserably and look a poor player despite playing that the same level and doing the same role.
I could have easily mentioned plenty of other players who suffered similar fates (like star foriegn players...
Not at all.
If he had stayed he may have got 6 or 60 goals in his 1st season in the Championship for us or he may have got injured and never played again, you can never say with any certainty what would have happened which was the reason for my response to Icy Gulls comment
Look at Torres for an example, did really well at Liverpool but struggled at Chelsea. Did he turn into a bad player or did Liverpool suit him better and therefore he was able to deliver more. Maybe whilst at Palace he was the equivalent of Torres for Liverpool and had he stayed with us, he...