Rene, you can’t compare a generational talent to a player like Campbell. That’s like comparing Wayne rooney as a breakthrough teenager to our ex youth player Andy Parton lol
I see what you’re trying to get at with him getting a chance at a young age, but as I said above, he was a generational talent. You do get them, with Wayne Rooney being another example.
Campbell just isn’t ready.
Yet, 4th division Notts County didn’t identify that ‘generational talent’ during an eight game trial period he had with them.
Scunny spotted him playing for his local youth club team, Skegness Cosmos in a Lincolnshire Final @ The Old Show Ground.
He played in Division 3 for the Iron in seasons 1965-67.
Very early in the 1966-67 season, Clemence shipped seven goals in a humiliating 7–1 defeat away to Grimsby Town – one that left him worrying it could end his professional career before it had really started.
However, Scunthorpe’s faith in him never waivered and the defeat was the second game in a run of 46 consecutive starts he made to see out all of Scunthorpe’s remaining league and cup matches that season.
Even the very best doubt themselves at times.
Faith!
Let’s get off of young Maison’s back and show some compassion & empathy for him and his parents.
“While I was there, it was like being part of a family.” – Ray Clemence.
Let’s welcome Maison to our family and support him – not destroy him.
