Town boss Mick McCarthy believes keeper Dean Gerken is amongst a number of his players who are proving people wrong at their former clubs. Gerken, who has established himself as the Blues’ first-choice number one this season, is one of several players to have joined Town having been released by their previous sides.
In Gerken's case he has also had to prove himself to sections of the Blues' support this season, however, McCarthy dismisses the suggestion that the 30-year-old was to blame for Town's autumn blip during September and October.
"I don’t understand the comments that I’ve ‘kept faith in him’,” he insisted. "I didn’t really have to show that much faith in him because I thought he was playing well.
"I keep repeating myself, the only goal I would put half down to him was the third goal at Reading and I can’t think of any others, he was playing well.
"But it’s always the same, whether it’s fans or pundits or journalists, you’ve got to find something and there’s always a little piece of wallpaper which you can keep picking at until somebody peels it all off.
"And that’s not a criticism of anybody, that’s just the way it is. And it’s up to the manager to know who is playing well and recognise it and not make changes when they’re unnecessary, and it was unnecessary. It’s lovely when you’re proved right.”
Gerken joined the Blues after a trial following his release by Bristol City in the summer of 2013 and is one of a number of Town players whose former clubs may now regret allowing them to move on.
"We’ve had a few,” McCarthy reflected. "David McGoldrick was [by Nottingham Forest], so was Christophe Berra [by Wolves], Skusey also came in on a free [from Bristol City], so there are a lot of them that are proving a lot of people wrong. But I like that.”