Personally & probably I'll raise the roof , but this is not sour grapes.... I think that Howson has been quite manipulative. That's OK but don't play the 'home boy -- broken hearted'. From the outset he's out for himself and nothing else. He's been spoiled: he kept his place where others would have been dropped. He got the captaincy and was not a revelation... putting it mildly. In fact we tried very unsuccessfully to make him a Stevie G [who is a complete wanker in my eyes anyway -- a one trick pony like Lampard] . The only one who bought into this hype is Howson himself. I'd have taken 2 million for him at any time and especially not forgone them for 8 games of Cheshire Cat like performances. Maybe he'll work in Norwich. Methinks his AWOL attitude will not go down well. In short I think that all this spin makes me puke. He was never was Captain Marvel as he was spun, he never was a true 'home boy' -- his antics showed that. Selling him was right. What is wrong is that the money will go on MS black hole and/ or be misused by a poor manager.
Dr Michael Benjamin, Community Psychiatrist ------------------------------- myRay: On-line Self-Help CBT http://www.myRay.com ------------------------------ Mental Health: http//www.MyDoctorExplains.com -------------------------------- Auditing || Quality Control http://www.MyDoctorExplains.com/alamo/ -------------------------------- Blog: http://www.DrMichaelBenjamin.com On 28 January 2012 08:57, Mark Humphries <[email protected]>wrote: > Rich, you are missing the point here. > > > > There is no point getting into an argument again about whether the club > pays decent wages, or shows ambition, the point is simply that those things > were not the reason Howson decided to not sign a contract. > > > > It was purely and simply that he wanted to play PL next season and did not > want to sign a contract NOW in case we didn’t get promoted AND to keep his > options open in the summer. > > > > As far as Howson is concerned I am sure he would rather have not signed > for anyone NOW, because he would have wanted to help us get promotion and > ideally sign a nice new shiny PL contract with us in the summer. However > the club were faced with the choice of whether to allow that to happen, and > risk getting nothing, or selling him now and getting something for him. > > > > As much as you rate Howson, he is most definitely not a match winner the > same as Beckford (hence the different decision made), plus he is injured at > the moment. > > > > And as much as Howson would like to have had his cake and eaten it, he > understands the position the club was in and as there was an offer from > Norwich who are pretty much guaranteed PL football next season, he could > see the sense in going NOW. > > > > From: Richard Walker [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 January 2012 18:59 > To: Mark Humphries > Cc: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>; < > [email protected]>; <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [LU] in his own words.. > > > > > > > L > > Anyway, the point it Howson was sold because he would not sign a new > contract. > > > Not because we offered him a shit contract > > > > I would put money on that we offered him a shit contract. You don't know > what contract he was offered and neither do I but I know Ken Bates and my > bet is that Howson was still on League one wages, but if you don't know so > why use it as an argument. > > > > > Not because he perceived a lack of ambition > > > > Undoubtedly we have a lack of ambition - any fool can see that. Do you > think we are an ambitious club ? > > > > > > Not because we forced him to go. > > > > Been told that your Manager and his staff have decided to take 2 million > for you suggests that you're not much wanted. not much point in hanging > around after that. > > How do you know that he wasn't forced to go ? If my manager told me that > he had sold me to a rival firm I wouldn't really feel like sticking around. > Again we don't really know do we ? > > > > > Not because its all gone “bad” behind the scenes. > > > > Undoubtedly it has gone bad behind the scenes. You only have to open your > eyes to see that. do you think it's a happy place at the moment ? Really, > do you ? Or again do we not really know ? > > > > > All 4 of those those reasons have been used as an excuse to bash Bates or > Grayson, and for the final frigging time, Howson “In his own words” has > told us all exactly why he signed for Norwich. > > > > All we know is that he wanted to play in the premiership (with Leeds) and > surely that is the ambition of every current Leeds player so why use it > against him ? > > > > Mark, you don't really know do you ? And neither do I but I can guess. > > > > > > BATES OUT !!! > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: 27 January 2012 17:51 > To: [email protected]; [email protected]; > [email protected]; [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LU] in his own words.. > > > > I disagree. If Bates had gotten us up last season, I bet Howson would have > stayed > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > > _______________________________________________ > Leedslist mailing list > Info and options: > http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist > To unsubscribe, email [email protected] > > PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate > _______________________________________________ Leedslist mailing list Info and options: http://mailman.greennet.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/leedslist To unsubscribe, email [email protected] PETE CASS (1962 - 2011) Rest In Peace Mate
