Old Git wrote:Your entitled to the opinion that Styche was a good player especially as he was part of a moderate team but I can think of other strikers who have been at least as good. Graeme Armstrong, Mark Beck and Tyrone O’Neill to name three and I would argue each of them was more of a team player. Can not remember any of them sulking like Styche did when things were not going well. Also I am an admirer of Campbell but he is an entirely different type of player so hard to make comparisons.
Styche is miles better than Armstrong. Comparing the two is laughable. Armstrong was great for the level but Styche performed in a much better division.
Styche also had a greater impact than O’Neill in my opinion (and O’Neill was only a short-term loan signing anyway, whereas Styche played a big role in our first season turnaround under TW.
Beck is fair but both are different players anyway.
I also think Styche would thrive better in an Armstrong team, simply because he’s a miles better manager than Wright. Part of the reason Styche had his quiet spells with us was because he was stuck in a poor team who weren’t performing because of an inept manager.
Some players are just different, and the effort of managing them can be worth it if it gets the best out of them. I think Styche was one of those.
Not sure Styche is an Armstrong-type player, but I’d have him back any day of the week.