The only absolutely shocking thing as far as I'm personally concerned is there isn't a quote in there from me saying he good he is. I know my first impression was that he was going to be "a legend' at the club, such was the favourable impression he created with his first few appearances. Unfortunately of course it all went dreadfully wrong, and while those (like Stu) can pat themselves on the back for having called it right I still think Kuyt isn't quite as bad as he looks on occasions. It even looks funny now when you see the lists of strikers which people were comparing to Dirk, the reality is of course that as out and out strikers, they were/are all better than him.
When he does leave though at the end of the season (which he surely must) I think he can hold his head high though. His effort and dedication have been second to none, and ultimately it's hardly his fault that he isn't really good enough and his transfer fee was around 300% too high. Unfortunately, and all managers have them from time to time, this was rafa's stand out worst buy given our finances at the time.