Leon Constantine

[blueveined]

Too good for us when we were in League Two if I remember correctly!:D

http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,12875_5406545,00.html

 

[GBJ]

Serves him ****ing right imo. greedy *******

 

[Yer Blues]

Serves him ****ing right imo. greedy *******

your comments are a little inacurate

 

[DTS]

Most football fans try and do the 92 clubs as supporters but Leon has really taken it to a whole new level.....

 

[GBJ]

your comments are a little inacurate

Not quite. He decided to **** off to Peterborough even though we offered him a two year contract. It was cited that the reason was money. therefore, greedy *******! obviously if i was a pro footballer, i'd do the same, but as i'm biased towards SUFC, he is a greedy judas imo!! :)

 

[GBJ]

Most football fans try and do the 92 clubs as supporters but Leon has really taken it to a whole new level.....

15 clubs now. he does get about

 

[Matt the Shrimp]

Not quite. He decided to **** off to Peterborough even though we offered him a two year contract. It was cited that the reason was money. therefore, greedy *******! obviously if i was a pro footballer, i'd do the same, but as i'm biased towards SUFC, he is a greedy judas imo!! :)

As I recall, he was offered less money than Drewe was on, after having just bagged 25 goals the previous season. The rumours were that Drooo was on £900/wk, and Constantine was offered £700/wk.

If that's not tantamount to being told to p*ss off, I don't know what is. I don't blame him one jot for signing for Posh.

Tilly reckoned, however, that we could do without him... and, since we promptly went out and signed Freddie, I guess Tilly was right!

;)

 

[londonblue]

As I recall, he was offered less money than Drewe was on, after having just bagged 25 goals the previous season. The rumours were that Drooo was on £900/wk, and Constantine was offered £700/wk.

If that's not tantamount to being told to p*ss off, I don't know what is. I don't blame him one jot for signing for Posh.

Tilly reckoned, however, that we could do without him... and, since we promptly went out and signed Freddie, I guess Tilly was right!

;)

Not entirely true. He was offered less than Drewe and Tes Bramble.

 

[maninasuitcase]

We did rescue him from the scrap heap, having made 15 starts and 3 goals in 4 years as a professional before joining us.

The contract he was offered seemed quite reasonable in view of his overall record and there would be no guarantee he be able to reproduce that again, and apart from 1 season at Port Vale he hasn't.

Also, he's played for 4 teams relegated from league 1 (Peterborough, Torquay, Northampton and Cheltenham) since leaving us.

 

[Rusty Shackleford]

I am mystified why anybody should begrudge a lower league footballer when they take the best deal available. Their careers are very short and the wages are not exactly comparable with a Manchester City target - they have to take what they can, when they can. As fans, we are loyal to our club, but what loyalty do we have towards players? The players have to be loyal to themselves and their families. Can you imagine telling your missus that you're taking a shorter term contract on lower wages because of your loyalty to the company? You would find yourself in the spare bedroom with an old porn mag PDQ.

I don't extend this to the players earning millions - they are stupidly wealthy and can afford to think of abstract concepts like loyalty, but I can still understand why they would always go to the highest bidder.

 

[londonblue]

I am mystified why anybody should begrudge a lower league footballer when they take the best deal available. Their careers are very short and the wages are not exactly comparable with a Manchester City target - they have to take what they can, when they can. As fans, we are loyal to our club, but what loyalty do we have towards players? The players have to be loyal to themselves and their families. Can you imagine telling your missus that you're taking a shorter term contract on lower wages because of your loyalty to the company? You would find yourself in the spare bedroom with an old porn mag PDQ.

I don't extend this to the players earning millions - they are stupidly wealthy and can afford to think of abstract concepts like loyalty, but I can still understand why they would always go to the highest bidder.

Indeed. What we tend to forget (probably because we're loyal to our club) is that to a player they're just an employer.

 

[BILLERICAY BLUE]

Not entirely true. He was offered less than Drewe and Tes Bramble.

I'd be hacked off if I was offered less than Drewe, but no way should he have been on more than God

TIG

 

[Kris]

As I recall, he was offered less money than Drewe was on, after having just bagged 25 goals the previous season. The rumours were that Drooo was on £900/wk, and Constantine was offered £700/wk.

If that's not tantamount to being told to p*ss off, I don't know what is. I don't blame him one jot for signing for Posh.

Tilly reckoned, however, that we could do without him... and, since we promptly went out and signed Freddie, I guess Tilly was right!

;)

I think I'm right in saying Posh offered him £2k a week, so I don't blame him for going to London Road either. I believe our offer of £700 a week was his basic wage but with a hefty goal bonus thrown in.

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Every player finds his level and 5 years after leaving us this says it all. If any league 1 club were interested in him do you think he would have gone to Hereford?. He's hardly going to earn a fortune down there. Apart from popping in a few at Port Vale both Leeds and Northampton only kept him for a season. They obviously wer'nt impressed.