© Provided by Transfer TavernGreg Docherty in action vs Peterborough
Greg Docherty has revealed he knows he made the right decision by leaving Glasgow Rangers to sign for Hull City.
The Lowdown: Docherty enjoys Hull success
Docherty made 19 appearances for the Gers, racking up six assists (Transfermarkt), but he never really received a chance to impress on a regular basis and instead spent the majority of his time out on loan across England and Scotland.´
Last summer, he completed a permanent move to Hull, and has managed six goals and four assists in all competitions as the Tigers have earned promotion to the Championship.
The Latest: Docherty shares delight
Speaking to the PA News Agency (via Football League World), Docherty shared his happiness at swapping Ibrox for the KCOM Stadium. He said:
"I spoke to Steven Gerrard when I was leaving Rangers and he said he thought Hull would be a good challenge for me as we could try to win the league.
"But it's so easy to say 'go win the league' - it's nowhere near as straight forward as that.
"To pip Peterborough we've had to go the last 14 games unbeaten, winning 11 of them.
"It's a majorly gruelling league with 46 fixtures. At the start of the season, there was probably eight or nine teams thinking they could challenge.
"So there's a lot of relief that we've got promotion. Once we clinched that, I thought to myself, 'Naw, that's not enough. I want a medal'.
"I've always wanted to win trophies. I'm 24 and I can now say I've ticked that off. A lot of people have brilliant careers but never win anything, so that's why I'll always remember this season and this moment.
"Since Christmas I feel like I've grown and really kicked on. I definitely made the right call coming down here."
The Verdict: The right move
In terms of prestige, Hull cannot compare to Rangers. The latter regularly compete for trophies and will embark on a run in the Champions League next season, while Hull have never once competed in Europe and are only now getting out of the third tier of English football.
However, for Docherty, the move made perfect sense. Unfortunately, he clearly wasn't a part of Steven Gerrard's plans at Ibrox, but he has played in all but two games in the league for his new club. Hull have won League One comfortably, and now Docherty can attack the Championship as he continues to improve. At 24, and with 27 goals to his name throughout his career, he has plenty of room for development. There is no doubt he made the right decision.
In other news, Alan Hutton has suggested this man could replace Filip Helander at Rangers.
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