“I’ve seen a few things in training which are things I’ve never seen in my life before. The kid is one of the best; he’s 17 and he’s winning penalties, scoring goals, driving inside, backheeling things, nutmegging people, winning his tackles, winning his headers, what’s he not got?”
While Mike Ashley was one of a select few who proudly wore Alan Smith’s name on his replica shirt, it is a different story at Smith’s current club, MK Dons.
Tuesday April 10th will mark a very special anniversary for Alan Smith, five years since he last scored a goal! Is he only second to Michael Owen as Newcastle United’s biggest waste of money?