The man deserves his own thread I think.
It is rare that a player is universally loved by his own supporters let alone liked by those of rival clubs but in Michael Dawson I think most people saw a player who just loved playing football, appreciated every match he played and above all else, left nothing on the pitch at full time.
It is true that he wasn't the quickest and could be beaten on the turn but the flip side of that is he rarely lost a challenge in the air, had almost impeccable timing in on the deck and had that childish smile on his face that seemed to suggest he could never quite believe he was paid to play football (in the good sense, not the Paul Dickov sense).
I can appreciate why, for both player and Club this makes sense, I just wish him all the best at QPR and know he will get a rousing reception when he comes to the Lane - he deserves it.
Cheers Daws
It is rare that a player is universally loved by his own supporters let alone liked by those of rival clubs but in Michael Dawson I think most people saw a player who just loved playing football, appreciated every match he played and above all else, left nothing on the pitch at full time.
It is true that he wasn't the quickest and could be beaten on the turn but the flip side of that is he rarely lost a challenge in the air, had almost impeccable timing in on the deck and had that childish smile on his face that seemed to suggest he could never quite believe he was paid to play football (in the good sense, not the Paul Dickov sense).
I can appreciate why, for both player and Club this makes sense, I just wish him all the best at QPR and know he will get a rousing reception when he comes to the Lane - he deserves it.
Cheers Daws