Quote Originally Posted by Travs View Post
I think look at Gascgoine when he went to Italy. Their media then was probably on a par as to what we have now (obviously without social media)... He didn't fare well out there at all, and was pretty much a hate-figure to everyone except Lazio fans.
That was probably because he was/is thick and made no effort to learn Italian and embrace the culture. Those that did, John Charles, Trevor Francis, Grahame Souness, Aaron Ramsey etc, were and still are, held in high esteem.