Groomed by who exactly? Surely it would have been by someone in the club that had Les reeds blessing? Sorry that doesn't make sense to me. Fonte went because it suited him - why stick in a transfer request?
From a footballing perspective I think he has and at the end of the day if you're a football club that's what matters. Like him or loath him he has done more than just a good job for SFC
Casuals in 79? Certainly went off in the warrens tho! Funnily enough I was speaking to a couple of the regulars a week or two ago and this subject came up. Let's just say they have a few fond memories of that day.