What's up with Lee Hendrie?

[public school boy]

Seems that no club wants him. What's he done wrong? Has to phone his mates for a kick about. he did well for us at the end of last season but why is Poyet not interested?

 

[Peteinblack]

Too expensive - wants too much money?

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

Did he do well for us? He was OK but rarely if ever put in a match winning performance. Semed a bit peripheral most of the time. Gus has brought better, younger cheaper options in.

 

[strings]

I'm sure Poyet mentioned towards the end of last season that we would like him, but wages may be an issue. Perhaps he isn't willing to accept what the club are willing to offer.

 

[Scotty Mac]

with a shortage of midfielders, you would have thought he would have been contacted

 

[Gav1901]

I thought Hendrie had said he'll take a wage cut to play for us though.

 

[Rookie]

with a shortage of midfielders, you would have thought he would have been contacted

He might have been but was unwilling to lower his wages? Maybe he is not needed anymore not exactly defensive (which we lack) is he

 

[beorhthelm]

didnt he say in interview something about a perception of multiple interested clubs has killed off a deal here and at Aberdeen? i'd infer from that his agent tries to talk up the interest level, fannies around and the clubs get bored. assuming he accepts a wage in keeping with the rest of the squad, i think any club at our level could use him.

 

[Couldn't Be Hyypia]

with a shortage of midfielders, you would have thought he would have been contacted

Do you know that he hasn't been?

 

[Billy the Fish]

I didn't think he was that good

 

[ewe2]

IMO Hendrie is good example ,that many players have just not understood ,that money for the majority of clubs is very tight,and can only get more so,until wage demands become more realistic.

 

[Smythe]

quite happy with Sparrow, Kishisev, Bennet, Navarro when fit, Dicker, Caskey. Smith, 2 Argentinians, new left winger and holding midfielder to cover Nav......thought Hendrie was a bit lightweight for this division.

 

[BHseagull]

with a shortage of midfielders, you would have thought he would have been contacted

but he's more of an attacking midfielder & we need a defensive one. dicker, sparrow & kishishev can all do the same sort of job. we need an out & out left winger (hopefully lua lua) & a defensive midfielder as cover for navarro (maybe camacho). hendrie is far too expensive for a player that may well sit on the bench for a large amount of the season.

 

[Withdean Wanderer]

Lee Hendrie was the darling of Aston Villa...but now he has to phone his mates for a kickabout | Mail Online

"'I went to Brighton (at the end of last season) to get my face back out there. Gus Poyet was brilliant. He got the lads together in a circle and said, "******* hell, we've got Lee Hendrie here". Let me tell you, after feeling so unwanted I suddenly felt 10 feet tall.

'Any interest has fizzled out there because of other offer s I was supposed to have been receiving. The same with Aberdeen (this summer)."

Saw that yesterday. Suggests to me he's holding out for better money and dicking clubs around a bit, something we know Poyet doesn't like. Nobody wants to pay him silly money, so he's shot himself in the foot.

 

[Insel affe]

Nobody wants to pay him silly money, so he's shot himself in the foot.

We are best of out of it, as it seems he is now suicidal and is as we saw last season a bad shot.

 

[cuthbert]

I didn't think he was that good

I agree

 

[bhaexpress]

Sounds like he's another professional that would rather earn nothing than something less than he wants. Frankly no great loss, never that impressed with him.

 

[HastingsSeagull]

Good enough to do a job in the squad, but not worth paying what he'd expect. No-one will pay him what he feels he's worth, and though decent he won't command a top wage from anyone. Clubs aren't going to change their view with lots of other average players out there wanting to play..... ball in his court I'd say!

 

[paulclark]

[who are they then mr gillingham
another great useless comment stick to cricket







tQUOTE=TRHK;3664699]Did he do well for us? He was OK but rarely if ever put in a match winning performance. Semed a bit peripheral most of the time. Gus has brought better, younger cheaper options in.[/QUOTE]