Those players mentioned scored a few more goals to compensate for being half arsed mate.
I've got an agenda, some people don't like Howard, some don't like Hibbert, for me it's Anichebe. If he scores 10 goals this season (including this disallowed one) I'll run naked through my home town and post photos like.
The big difference though mate is he's still young (even though it feels like he's been round forever), and he shows flashed of brilliance. He scored some important goals last year, and as he's young there's no reason to get on the lads back and write him off yet.
Neville, Hibbert, Howard etc, won't improve, but if I was Anichebe playing in a stadium of 30k+ people and I knew they didn't rate me, I don't think I'd do very well either. I just don't see the harm in supporting a lad who could come good.