Sheffield United and Lenny

[leeblue]

Yeah let's force a player to stay...then get naff all for him next summer.
Sell him. Never given anything less than 100% for us and is a very good player. Let him go.

 

[Ricey]

Don't sign the contract if you're not willing to honour it! We hold his contract and if someone wants to buy him then they must meet our valuation. Just because he's 'earnt' the right to play in a higher league doesn't mean we should accept any dismal offers that clubs offer.

 

[manor15]

Get a reasonable fee, 400k+ and let him go. Top professional, great player and at this stage owes us absolutely nothing. Been a pleasure to watch him the last 6 years.

Don't sign the contract if you're not willing to honour it! We hold his contract and if someone wants to buy him then they must meet our valuation. Just because he's 'earnt' the right to play in a higher league doesn't mean we should accept any dismal offers that clubs offer.

To be fair, his contract would have been up this summer had we not extended it using a clause which we didn't do until May.

 

[Bobby dazzler]

nothing but praise for Lenny. OK so he signed the extension but he would have been silly not to. The chance to play at a higher level for more money. Do we really need to question him ! Great servant who has earned his shot. Good on Ron for not wanting to let him go but in the end money will talk.

 

[Pubey]

Anyone criticising Lenny deserves one of his shots aimed straight at the crown jewels.

 

[shrimperton]

Millwall not his destination according to Barrett

 

[Tommy2holes]

Echo what others have said. Lenny is exactly what you want from a footballer. Top pro who has been getting better year on year. Deserves a chance at the championship. Just such a shame it's not with us. Take a decent offer with a great sell on and give the money to PB to move us on again.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

Ron needs to negotiate a deal to sell instead of "his not for sale" or we will end up with another Bailey situation.

 

[shrimperjon]

Anyone criticising Lenny deserves one of his shots aimed straight at the crown jewels.

Probably miss and hit the scoreboard ��

 

[Pubey]

Ron needs to negotiate a deal to sell instead of "his not for sale" or we will end up with another Bailey situation.

I agree, I really hope we don't end up with a measly £750,000 for Leonard.

 

[blueveined]

Millwall not his destination according to Barrett

That wasn't what he was quoted as saying last week though IIRC ! :winking:

 

[kentblues]

The only ones that could end up looking like bellend's are Southend United. Lenny has earned the right for Championship football and a chance to quadruple his wages.

Its not his fault that his stock starts to drop on his last year, that's the way football is and we take advantage over clubs smaller than us. Think Theo Robinson from Lincoln in January.

You never get the best from a player who wants to go and he will at the end of the season for free. Plus it sends out a clear message to any other player not to have a one year option with our club because if you are a failure they will bin you but if your one of the best through your contract then they will hold you to ransom. Its good to see Ron trying to keep Lenny but he has given the opportunity for our club to get some reward from him so lets not abuse that fact

Extensions in the clubs favour are normally inserted as part of a negotiation by which the player is getting something they want- I wouldn't go as far as saying agents aren't stupid but I don't think they are that stupid that they don't understand at the time. You want an extra x per week Ok but only if we have the option to extend for a year. No point whinging when the club then exercise it.

It also not the club's fault if the club that claims they want and rate Lenny aren't prepared to pay a fair fee for him (its still the case that £300k is what we paid for the likes of Billy Painter when we were last in the Championship!!!!).

If he wants to go then lets hope that desire to leave is matched in the end by a clubs desire to have him. At the moment he wants to go play in the Championship but no Championship club to date has offered enough to suggest they don't see him other than a third choice back up.. which again is not the club's fault?

 

[kentblues]

Ron needs to negotiate a deal to sell instead of "his not for sale" or we will end up with another Bailey situation.

Saying we don't want to sell is a pretty sensible start point in a negotiation- everyone know every player has his price. Its a message that he is not going on the cheap. BTW didn't we turn down QPRs bid for Dan and he stayed another year? Don't recall that affecting Dan's performance or attitude?

 

[Jay_SUFC]

Nothing story in the Echo - just quotes from his agent saying he would like to test himself at a higher level (though he won't hand in a transfer request) and claims the club have been offered good money!!!

Sorry mate, it has nothing to do with you, he's under contract and therefore the club are within their rights to reject offers

 

[Jim Levenstein]

Let him go.
Deserves a shot higher up and is the one of the lowest paid players in the starting 11. What is really making him want to stay?
The fact we are not going to get a massive fee for him because he only has a year left on his deal is through our own negligence. Clear to see he was going to be a vital player for us some time ago. Lenny's contract should of been upped when we were signing Cox on Lenny's wage x3.

 

[WESTY_SUFC]

Saying we don't want to sell is a pretty sensible start point in a negotiation- everyone know every player has his price. Its a message that he is not going on the cheap. BTW didn't we turn down QPRs bid for Dan and he stayed another year? Don't recall that affecting Dan's performance or attitude?

Dan was different. We were always going to get a fee for him although granted it was a gamble which paid off. Lenny goes for free if we keep him here.

 

[Jai]

Have to sell him now really although would expect a bit more cat and mouse before the window closes.

 

[Jai]

Nothing story in the Echo - just quotes from his agent saying he would like to test himself at a higher level (though he won't hand in a transfer request) and claims the club have been offered good money!!!

Sorry mate, it has nothing to do with you, he's under contract and therefore the club are within their rights to reject offers

There's quite a good reason players don't hand in transfer requests, something to do with their current contracts, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. Anyone refresh my memory?

 

[Ayrshire Blue]

I'll be perfectly honest, I think his departure could really end up a blessing in disguise this season. Brown coming out and saying he only wants 1 more centre back is a massive concern and one that I believe is down to the budget so getting a transfer fee for Lenny plus freeing up his wages could see us assemble a much better-balanced squad.

I'll obviously be gutted to lose him and don't sell him on the cheap but every man has his price.

 

[Napster]

There's quite a good reason players don't hand in transfer requests, something to do with their current contracts, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is. Anyone refresh my memory?

Lots of reasons according to a recent 442 article.

https://www.fourfourtwo.com/feature...g-a-transfer-request-fourfourtwo-investigates