Quote Originally Posted by dml1954 View Post
Les Ferdinand is another - taken from non league obscurity (Hayes) by QPR in 1987, straight into the top division where he prospered for many years. I dare say if TOBW and others had been supporters of QPR at the time they would have condemned his signing straight away and written him off as having no top division experience and being a waste of money. Every player who serves an apprenticeship in the lower leagues and has success there deserves a chance to show what they can do at the highest level. He may end up not being good enough but there is only one way to find out.
Except Madine hasn't been a success in the lower leagues. If he had, then more people may be willing to give him a chance. Since he's been average (at best) in his career and we have now witnessed him play for City - it's fair to say that a lot of us cannot see how he is going to make the step up to playing Premier League football. It's called an opinion, by the way.