“I paid big money for Dalian and we pay him good money. “I want to see him start earning it. “He has been unlucky with injuries this season, but when players are out for a long time, they tend to get soft.” Ron Atkinson. “There seems to be a virus going round the club. “Cyrille had it last week and missed the match with Palace. “I felt really weak and dizzy on the pitch [asking to come off after 10 minutes] and I didn’t get out of bed until 4.30 yesterday afternoon. “I still feel under the weather but I want to play. “I’ve been told that if it [being half a stone over weight] comes off too quickly I will be a lot worse. “All I want now is to get the season over and start afresh next time.” Dalian Atkinson.