Jason Cummings has compared himself to Paul Gascoigne and George Best believing that being a wacky character has put manager’s off giving him the dream move his ability deserves.
The 25-year-old has used Social Media extensively to share his laddish banter in a desperate bid to show what a character he is but on the pitch his career has been workmanlike on a good day.
Scoring a few goals for Hibs in the Championship gave him ideas well above his station, soon after handing him a four-year contract at Nottingham Forest Mark Warburton was sacked with Cummings about to enjoy loan spells at Ibrox, Peterborough, Luton and Shrewsbury that has added 14 league goals to his stats in the last four years.
Having his banter around the Changing Room didn’t impress the management at Shrewsbury who cut short this season’s deal with no goal celebrations from 11 appearances in League One.
Former Hibs team-mate James McPake has taken him to Dundee where he can share the bantz with Charlie Adam.
?? “They want characters in the game – the Gazza’s, the George Best’s. But the moment you have a bad game, they’re on your back for it”…
Dundee’s Jason Cummings admits being perceived as “a bit of a dafty” may have hindered his career.
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— BBC Sport Scotland (@BBCSportScot) February 4, 2021
What a deluded man.
— Chairman Lmao ? (@BenTheTim) February 4, 2021
@DanielHarris Top pluralising, here – and added bonus points for @BBCSportScot adding apostrophes.
— BJH (@BJH80) February 4, 2021
Mentions himself in the same sentence as Gazza & George Best (interestingly very talented players and both wife beating idiots).
Cummings isn’t very talented, so what is the link he’s using here….?
— Billybhoy #9 (@billybhoy999) February 4, 2021
This is an own goal by Dundee. Or McPake. Or both. Setting up Cummings like this is cringe. I believe he believes his hype. But there is no hype. He arrives at Dundee in silence. The club needs to get a grip.
— Kal-El (@kryptonorbit) February 5, 2021
Claims to “speak his mind” yet he word for word copied what Open Goal said about him earlier in the week.
— Scott Killen (@ScottKillen88) February 4, 2021
Gascoigne, Best, Cummings.
— Eddie McFadyen (@BoldRover) February 4, 2021
“Can’t understand why folk don’t take me seriously” pic.twitter.com/iDTzMVd5iO
— Towzinho (@redyeti9) February 4, 2021
@siferry8 @KevinKyle1981 @opengoalsport called this interview exactly word for word!
— Jordan Murphy (@JordanMurphy_25) February 4, 2021
I agree .. I prefer to say twat tbh
— simon d martin (@craigiesaint) February 4, 2021
It wasn’t your character that hindered you Jason it’s the fact you can’t score goals consistently at a decent level, the championship is your level.
— Conchúr ? (@GlasgowCelticRC) February 4, 2021