He went through a long run of bad form and couldn't cope with the crowd pressure. Didn't like fans engaging with him when out and about, so went to London where he could easily hide, then had an absolutely disastrous game against us where he was mercilessly ribbed for the entire match cumilating in him missing an open goal and being laughed at....theres a brilliant picture of it floating around somewhere
I was just a couple of rows off being on that picture, and it is indeed a beauty. Can't find it though Was April Fool's Day, as I recall