Collymore’s snidey Payet comments

Stan Collymore was one of the more high profile problem players at Liverpool, Aston Villa and Leicester City during his time in the game.

He was involved in numerous off pitch incidents at Anfield, managed seven goals for Villa in 46 appearances and became one of four players sent home from La Manga at the Foxes which saw him and three others sent home after he decided it was a good idea to set off a fire extinguisher in the hotel bar!

Now - like so many ex players who had no time for the media when in the game - he is making a few quid by joining them given he has nothing else to to do.

Normally I would ignore his comments but when a guy as distinctly average as him decides to take a pop at Dimi Payet - a man as professional as any we have seen in the game - it's time to speak out.

Collymore told BBC Radio Five Live: “The second [overrated player] is Dimitri Payet. He is sitting on a huge contract at West Ham.

“But if you’re the player that scores goals and free kicks in the Euros and has a great first season in the Premier League, is it too unreasonable to expect him to be the difference, as West Ham bed in at home?”

Out of order, snidey and wrong - clearly a man prepared to say anything to earn a fee.

Who the hell he reckons he is to make such comments beggars belief - I don't remember him ever making much of a difference anywhere.