Falling for Wes and for the ball

“People were raving afterwards about Tommy Craig. He has great skill and he is strong… When you are watching a game it looks like he’s making a great contribution. But that is on the premise that what he is doing on the ball is what it’s about at that level. And it is not. Maybe it should be. It would be nice if it were.

“Once he starts grafting and working for 90 minutes, he won’t be able to do as much on the ball. Because he’ll be knackered when he gets it for a start.

“Until a manager comes along and gets a side to be successful playing the way Tommy Craig would like to play, and I would like to play, that’s the way it is going to be. And Tommy Craig is going to be superfluous to that type of football.”