I have too much respect to celebrate says Bristol City striker Steven Davies
Steven Davies insists he will not celebrate if he scores against Derby County at Ashton Gate on Saturday.
Bristol City's eight-goal top-scorer has recovered from the injury that ruled him out of last weekend's 3-2 win at Sheffield Wednesday and is available for selection.
Although the former Derby forward is eager to add to his tally, he has no intention of upsetting his former team-mates if he finds the back of the net in this weekend's Championship encounter in BS3.
"I definitely won't celebrate if I score," said Davies. "I had a great five years at the club and the fans were always brilliant with me.
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"The staff and everybody at the club are all top drawer as far as I'm concerned and I still have a lot of friends there.
"I'd love to score but, if I do, there will be no celebrating it."
Little has changed at Pride Park since Davies signed for the Robins in the summer and he has first-hand knowledge of most of the players City will come up against on Saturday.
He said: "Derby are a team that are always full of confidence. The manager will want them to get the ball down and play and we know what to expect from them.
"They will try and keep the ball, put us under pressure and make us work as hard as possible."
Derby boast a nucleus of talented young players that could be heading for stardom and Davies insists the likes of Will Hughes, Jeff Hendrick and Connor Sammon must be taken seriously.
He added: "Derby probably have the best group of young lads they have had for a while.
"Young Will Hughes is a great talent. He came in at the back end of last season and was brilliant.
"And there are quite a few others like him who are doing well at this level."
Comments
by Marksy
Saturday, December 15 2012, 10:27AM
“if he scores i'll celebrate for him.”
by piledriver
Friday, December 14 2012, 10:40PM
“If he scores a hat trick I couldn't care less if he celebrates or not.
I'd expect him to start on the bench and the team to be pretty much unchanged from the win at Weds.”
by Magger1
Thursday, December 13 2012, 10:12PM
“Sorry but I wouldn't play him,the only way to play is to win and celebrate it,after all what they said was your not good enough for us or your not wanted.So pull on the red shirt that pay your wages and nothing less than 100% will do.”
by Marto_C
Thursday, December 13 2012, 4:35PM
“Whatever happened to the days of wanting to score against your old club more than anything. Like badge kissing, this is another modern day "phenomenon" I have no time for, we all know where the players loyalties lie - their wallet.
That said, I'd love to see him get a hat trick”
by Marto_C
Thursday, December 13 2012, 4:35PM
“Whatever happened to the days of wanting to score against your old club more than anything. Like badge kissing, this is another modern day "phenomenon" I have no time for, we all know where the players loyalties lie - their wallet.
That said, I'd love to see him get a hat trick”