Conor Washington concedes he’s ridden the wave of uncertainty since joining QPR in January.
By Saturday morning, the £2m forward from Peterborough had scored more international goals for Northern Ireland than Hoops in the Championship.
That said, a solitary strike would have been enough after drawing a blank in 22 stuttering attempts following his switch from Posh in the winter transfer window.
But Washington came in from the cold to sweep home for Hoops in the welcome 2-1 win at Fulham on Saturday.
And you know that expression about London buses? You wait for one and a bunch come along at the same time, maybe.
His former boss at St Ives Town, Jez Hall reckoned Washington was a slow starter at his previous two Football League clubs, and the ex-postman agrees.
Have a look at the video below as an example of what he's capable of.
“I’m very much a confidence player, and a goal has been a lot longer than I thought it would be – and yeah, it has been a bit difficult,” Washington added, “so I hope it’s the first of many.”
“It’s true I was a slow starter at previous clubs, but now having got the first, I hope it will make a difference.”
Washington scored twice for Northern Ireland in the lead-up to Euro 2016, and was an inch from putting one past Poland, Arsenal and Roma loanee keeper Wojciech Szczęsny in the June finals.
“It was a bit strange to have such a good start to my international career with Northern Ireland and not getting games here (for QPR).
“It was even better to get my first goal against Fulham, and it was a great three points.
"It’s been a long time coming, I can’t score every week, but I hope I go from strength to strength."
