Jeez, appologies if you didn't get the humour. I thought it was kind of obvious, and it's not really something that should be over-analysed. If you you didn't get it fine, move on.
I know the point you're making but Van Nistelrooy is no one season wonder. His goal scoring started slowly in the league but is now in good form. He is the real deal.
Kind of agree with you on gazza since his self destruction was a slow process but still managed a long, relatively successful career at a high level. The sad thing with Gazza is that even if he hadn't had his injuries his inability to say no to the excesses of drink and food would still have...