Quote Originally Posted by Cyclops View Post
At Cardiff, Warnock was often criticised for how he managed Murphy and his other expensive signing, Reid, and both have moved on with some success. But, maybe it is the critical fans who need to look at themselves.
Are you serious?

Murphy was bought by Warnock (for 11 million) to play in the Premier League. Since leaving City he's spent two years in League One and is now involved in a relegation battle in the Championship. And that equates to success?

Josh Murphy celebrates his 30th birthday in a couple of weeks. Took him a while to find his mojo, didn't it? The truth is he's now in a very similar position to where he was when Warnock blew a large percentage of the club's Premier League transfer budget on him - in the middle of the Championship.

As for Bobby Reid, he was a poor signing because he was never going to fit comfortably with Warnock's style of football. The player himself realised that pretty quickly and got away as soon as he could.

Incidentally, Jacob Murphy has been a regular starter at Newcastle for the last five seasons.