Wrote him off was probably the wrong term, overly critical would have been more accurate. Go back to around the page 28 mark and there were a few expressing doubts, you were prominent among them, describing him as a boy in one post and wishing we'd signed a player like Fletcher in another. I'd say there were some who saw the good parts of his game, and others who focused on his mistakes above all else.
The vast majority of the posts from there are supportive and positive.