83owl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Just now, Lord Snooty said: Yet his manager says.. "He brings final third quality and legs to the team – and that might seem strange for a 32-year-old but if you look at his data he is running more than 12k a game, which is Championship/Premier League standard, and what we want from our midfield players" Having legs in the higher leagues isn’t about distance run over the game. 12k over 90 minutes isn’t a lot at all, you will see amateur players getting above 10k per match. It’s about having the zip and acceleration and ability to change direction quickly etc in the higher leagues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SallyCinnamon Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 I’m just happy he’s back playing football regularly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhiteOwl91 Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: Yet his manager says.. "He brings final third quality and legs to the team – and that might seem strange for a 32-year-old but if you look at his data he is running more than 12k a game, which is Championship/Premier League standard, and what we want from our midfield players" Shows how they often know things we don’t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Snooty Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 5 minutes ago, 83owl said: Having legs in the higher leagues isn’t about distance run over the game. 12k over 90 minutes isn’t a lot at all, you will see amateur players getting above 10k per match. It’s about having the zip and acceleration and ability to change direction quickly etc in the higher leagues. True. Though his rave reviews from his manager suggest he's still got enough zip and direction change for League 2. I'll be interested to see how he looks in league 1 when we play them next season (if they can keep that run going) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 On the basis of the 'replacements' absolutely yes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basement Jack Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 7 minutes ago, 83owl said: Having legs in the higher leagues isn’t about distance run over the game. 12k over 90 minutes isn’t a lot at all, you will see amateur players getting above 10k per match. It’s about having the zip and acceleration and ability to change direction quickly etc in the higher leagues. Well done Kieran Never ever been a discussion questioning whether this guy is trying or not Just a humble good and honest pro 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Groans...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morepork Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) The greatest compliment I can pay Kieran Lee is that he'd still be amongst my favorite players of any era. From a squad perspective, It was only the correct decision to let him go in the event we were going to replace him with someone better.......in the end we just dealt with his departure like he was surplus to requirements which he most certainly was not. I better run club would have put itself in a position to have been able to keep KL at the club to the end of his playing days and beyond. A exceptional professional and an example to all. Edited March 20, 2021 by Morepork 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
83owl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 27 minutes ago, Lord Snooty said: True. Though his rave reviews from his manager suggest he's still got enough zip and direction change for League 2. I'll be interested to see how he looks in league 1 when we play them next season (if they can keep that run going) Yes I’m glad he got something sorted and seems to be doing well. Hopefully dropping to that level gives him a few more years of first team football. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 Big mistake not retaining kieran and Big Dave 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alb1owl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 (edited) We should absolutely have kept him. He’s is to Wednesday what mark Nobel is to West Ham. Edited March 20, 2021 by Alb1owl Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shetland Owl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 should have kept him and Dave, would have made a difference 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sexpistol Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 On 03/03/2021 at 11:32, areNOTwhatTHEYseem said: To be fair, they've only played 11 games since he signed for them in January, so it seems as if his fitness is holding up so far, at least. That's the main thing for him, I imagine. Having said that, although he was my favourite Wednesday player since our Premier League days, he wasn't the same since he came back from his injury, and it was probably best for him to move on and enjoy his football elsewhere. This. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CourteenerOwl Posted March 20, 2021 Share Posted March 20, 2021 A lot of fans on social media and majority of the podcasts, seemed to just go along with the rhetoric that Lee was past it last season. The Lee we had last season was indeed not quite the Lee of the playoff seasons. However, he was still a good squad player to have and playing to a good standard. I think he lost a little bit of sharpness to play at Championship level. He will still be a good player at League 1 and 2 level. Surprised he went to League 2. Lee provided us with so many good memories and it was a joke the lack of send off the club gave him. (on social media). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beswetherick Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 5 hours ago, parajack said: Groans...... Monk got this one wrong. Even you’ve got to admit that Jack? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emerson Thome Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Glad to see him back playing. Maybe I'm wearing blue and white specs, but even last season he seemed so much better than many of our other options. We certainly didn't replace him adequately. 10 games for Bolton, 8 wins and 2 draws - today he scored the first and won the penalty for the 2nd in a 2-1 win. If we do end up playing against him next season would be good for him to get a good send off from the fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marro Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 In hindsight Lee could have done a job for us this season. But as a club and as a fan base we need to look to the future. No point dwelling on the past. We need to build a young team (with a few experienced pros to help them when the going gets tough). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TodwickOwl Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 20 minutes ago, Marro said: In hindsight Lee could have done a job for us this season. But as a club and as a fan base we need to look to the future. No point dwelling on the past. We need to build a young team (with a few experienced pros to help them when the going gets tough). Id take Lee over Dele Bashiru and Izzy Brown anyday Monk screwed us 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
parajack Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 6 hours ago, Jim said: Monk got this one wrong. Even you’ve got to admit that Jack? Is that why he is playing his football in L2 Jim? none of the players let go managed a gig at the same level they had left Jim,apart from Fox and Fletcher...who who both turned down offers.. They just were not replaced,and that wasnt down to GM in my view Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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