Constantine off to Torquay for 100,00 big ones

[McScriven]

Constantine set for Gulls return

Constantine impressed during his loan at Torquay
Torquay have agreed to sign Leon Constantine from Peterborough for an initial fee of £75,000 - a club record.
The ex-Southend striker scored three goals in four league games during a loan spell at Plainmoor last month.

Posh rejected a Gulls bid a fortnight ago - but the deal is now worth a total of £100,000 depending on additional clauses, including a 25% sell-on fee.

Constantine, 26, is set to travel to Devon on Friday before putting pen to paper in time to play on Saturday.

Posh boss Barry Fry told his club's website: "Mike Bateson, the Torquay chairman, contacted me at lunchtime today (Thursday) with a renewed bid for Leon and a renewed method of paying the money."

Constantine had moved to London Road on a free transfer in the summer after a prolific spell with Southend, but has only scored once in 12 appearances for Peterborough.


Torquay's previous record fee was the £70,000 they paid to Barry Town for striker Eifion WIlliams in March 1999.

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Someone mentioned that if Leon was sold the Blues were entitled to some money under the Bosman because it was in the first 12 months of him leaving Southend on a free. Has anyone any proof if this is so?

Dave

 

[steveh1510]

I told you he'd get 100k for him.....

 

[Guest]

App, he has signed for £75,000. Their record fee!

 

[Andy_S]

That makes Fredy worth £200,000 already then!

Is anyone actually disappointed that we've not still got him? I know I'd certainly rather have Eastwood, Gray, Bramble and Dudfield than him.

 

[McScriven]

Not disappointed he's not here anymore just more disappointed we didn't get the 100k.

 

[Andy_S]

Very true.

 

[Proud Shrimper]

Don't we get a %cut of the fee as he's moved on within 12 months?

 

[Benfleetshrimp]

Got to give it to the fat judas ****. That is proper buisness there.

 

[Barmy Army]

Absolutely gutted that Fry got 100k for him

 

[BoyWonder2]

His never worth £100K. Quite surprised at the timing of the sale seeing as he scored a screamer mid-week.

 

[The General]

Beckett £50,000

Connie £100,000

Go figure.

 

[sufcintheprem]

One of my best mates is a Torquay fan and I've pretty much seen all of this rumbling on. The key incidents are:

-> Posh sign Constantine
-> Constantine can't hit a barn door and fails to score in ten
-> LC farmed out to Torquay and scores three tap-ins in 4 league games but looks really bad when I see him at Hinckley.
-> Torquay bid refused
-> Torquay fans, seemingly distraught by the loss of David Graham to Wigan, put huge pressure on the chairman who has always been very, well, prudent in the past.
-> Fat fry rejects bid
-> More heavy pressure from fans believing him to be the Messiah
-> Chairman bows to pressure and breaks clubs transfer fee for a player who will happily walk out for a club maginally bigger in size.

The moral of the story....Make sure you've got a strong-minded and sensible chairman in place I guess. I really feel for them because I don't think they can afford for him not to keep them up yet relegation seems to be on the cards now.

 

[Westcliff Shrimper]

Quote[/b] (Proud Shrimper @ Dec. 09 2004,16:59)]Don't we get a %cut of the fee as he's moved on within 12 months?

Does anyone know the answer to this? Even 10 percent would be nice....

 

[CSWICKFORDSHRIMPER]

All this ****es me right of....
our clubs needs money more than most

cheers Leon mate, u seemed a nice bloke in the Marriott hotel in cardiff....

one Team In Essex
SOUTHEND UNITED FC

 

[Andy_S]

Con$tantine has completed his move to Torquay for an initial £75,000.

He said that the move was great financially for himself and Peterborough. A player clearly in it for the love of playing the game, not.

 

[Alexis_SUFC]

Just been on a torquay fans site, and it said that they blew their wage budget on him. I don't think they know what they let themselves in for when he disapoints them.

Alexis

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Quote[/b] (Benfleetshrimp @ Dec. 09 2004,17:16)]Got to give it to the fat judas ****. That is proper buisness there.

Alas, couldn't put it any better myself...

Fat feckin judas feckin ****.

 

[blues_r_best]

Never know, he could knock in 25 goals for Torquay and keep them up.

Good Luck Connie.

 

[it doesnt matter]

it is financially better for a player to be playing and not sitting on the bench!

I cant believe how yet again your questioning his reasons... it makes perfect sense a player would go to the club where he'd get regular first team football... Its the same as Tilson boasting last year that Leon wouldnt be first choice striker over Drewe and Dudfield... Theres like another how many 6 strikers??? at Peterborough.

When you figure that Peterborough are struggling financially i cant see them being overjoyed if Leon had have refused the deal - £75K to the club!. I suppose you could reason that Fry could have pulled the same tactic he did when Leon refused the first loan deal.... "he can just rot in the reserves"

Be real you lot! Look at the bigger picture this is football - and the same old argument! Had Southend have offered him a fair contract reflecting his contribution to the club last year he may have re-signed!

 

[Proud Shrimper]

Its fair to say I and I'm sure most others are pretty glad the club didn't offer him a "fair contract" as you put it. Wayne Gray was LC's replacement and I know who I'd rather have in my team! With the money LC wanted we probably wouldn't have been able to nab Fredy either. Constantine will be back at this level with Torquay next season, we on the other hand can hopefully look forward to better things. For once I have to say fair play to Ron Martin and the Board, you put the best interests of the football club first - Torquay on the other hand have most certainly not!