Kieran Lee - Should we have kept him?

Just now, horny owl said:

Brilliant player and I was surprised and gutted when we got rid of him

Yes I would have rather kept him and said goodbye to Pelupessy.

11 wins, 2 draws in the 13 games since he signed. Another stupid decision by Monk to let him go Co soldering the back up we have (not much). 

5 minutes ago, jrh said:

11 wins, 2 draws in the 13 games since he signed. Another stupid decision by Monk to let him go Co soldering the back up we have (not much). 

I saw an article from a local Bolton paper the other day that popped up on my phone that said Monk wanted to keep Lee, but DC put the kibosh on it because of the wage bill

16 minutes ago, mrbluesky said:

 I believe his agent is the Pope.

Is he feeling a little under the weather? 

Would've still been the best player in our midfield if we'd kept him by a country f.kin mile.

Can see why the decision to let him go was made.... but it was an absolutely awful one.

1 hour ago, Gob_Bluth said:

 

I saw an article from a local Bolton paper the other day that popped up on my phone that said Monk wanted to keep Lee, but DC put the kibosh on it because of the wage bill

Struggle to believe he'll be earning more at Bolton than what we could have offered! 

Isn’t he playing in league 2 now?  Not quite the same as playing against Norwich is it.  
 

Yes he should have been kept, but I’d hope the likes of Paterson and Pelupessy would look half decent in league 2.  Then again.. 

Kieran Lee was a wonderful servant to this club and would have been even better, but for his terrible luck with injury. That said, it was time for him to move on and yes, he is doing well for Bolton - in the 4th division. 

1 hour ago, jrh said:

11 wins, 2 draws in the 13 games since he signed. Another stupid decision by Monk to let him go Co soldering the back up we have (not much). 

Given the reports from some about the extent of the control of the chairman over even the ordering of basic office supplies, what are the odds that it's the manager who is in sole charge of the squad? 

1 hour ago, Tommy Crawshaw said:

 

Yes I would have rather kept him and said goodbye to Pelupessy.

Yeah because they’re the same type of player

26 minutes ago, Owls-Fan said:

Isn’t he playing in league 2 now?  Not quite the same as playing against Norwich is it.  
 

Yes he should have been kept, but I’d hope the likes of Paterson and Pelupessy would look half decent in league 2.  Then again.. 

You’re in the wrong place with common sense statements like that.

I heard Ross Wallace has a good game for St Mirren the other day, should never have let him go.

49 minutes ago, jrh said:

Struggle to believe he'll be earning more at Bolton than what we could have offered! 

Don't forgot he was without a club for months before Bolton, he wouldn't have had the same negotiating power.

I'm trying to find the article but it said he was one of our higher earners

54 minutes ago, 83owl said:

You’re in the wrong place with common sense statements like that.

 

I heard Ross Wallace has a good game for St Mirren the other day, should never have let him go.

You may have heard wrong then. He was released at the end of last season

2 hours ago, 83owl said:

Yeah because they’re the same type of player

No one's average at best and one's a good player.

I'm guessing you mean the old 'but JP is a defensive midfielder you can't expect him to be doing anything else'.

Lee was equally as good all over the pitch. He could defend and tackle as well as getting forward, creating chances and chipping in with goals.

He's a lot more mobile.

IMO KL would have given us a lot more than JP this season.

He ended up at Bolton in League 2. So the whole of the Championship and League 1 decided he was too much of a risk to sign. 

Watched him play today looked ok, not outstanding but part of a team doing well. Good luck to him but his best Champ days are gone.