Lee Peltier

[jamieccfc]

He’s not going to say he didn’t like him and wanted him out of the door is he, I was more shocked at our own fans you’d swear we just got rid of Trent Alexander Arnold ffs

[Tuerto]

He’s not going to say he didn’t like him and wanted him out of the door is he, I was more shocked at our own fans you’d swear we just got rid of Trent Alexander Arnold ffs

A bit of an exaggeration. People were mystified really because Peltier is a good defender, something we've had a problem with on a few occasions this season. This wasn't Andy Cole to Man Utd proportions, it just didn't make sense to most. Maybe Harris is more concerned about Peltiers age and lack of ability to get up and down like Jazz can? Maybe Harris thinks that he can develop Richards and sanderson and that keeping Peltier would stifle their development. Who knows, i'm a big fan of Peltier but this could be a very shrewd move by Harris and the making of Richards.

[jamieccfc]

A bit of an exaggeration. People were mystified really because Peltier is a good defender, something we've had a problem with on a few occasions this season. This wasn't Andy Cole to Man Utd proportions, it just didn't make sense to most. Maybe Harris is more concerned about Peltiers age and lack of ability to get up and down like Jazz can? Maybe Harris thinks that he can develop Richards and sanderson and that keeping Peltier would stifle their development. Who knows, i'm a big fan of Peltier but this could be a very shrewd move by Harris and the making of Richards.

Not an exaggeration on Twitter, im not a fan of his tbh, there’s more to playing RB than kicking lumps out of people

[jon1959]

A bit of an exaggeration. People were mystified really because Peltier is a good defender, something we've had a problem with on a few occasions this season. This wasn't Andy Cole to Man Utd proportions, it just didn't make sense to most. Maybe Harris is more concerned about Peltiers age and lack of ability to get up and down like Jazz can? Maybe Harris thinks that he can develop Richards and sanderson and that keeping Peltier would stifle their development. Who knows, i'm a big fan of Peltier but this could be a very shrewd move by Harris and the making of Richards.

I was disappointed to see Peltier go after 5 years at the club and (in my opinion) being our best defender.

I can accept that Harris wanted to move him on to help with a new playing style, a younger squad, and maybe to reduce the wage bill. I can also accept that Peltier fancied a move to a club with a very good chance of promotion.

But it does make a difference to the story if he left for a short term deal that only lasts as long as his Cardiff contract - there may have been more money in it for him but no more security - and if Neil Harris is implying wrongly that Peltier would be at WBA next season that sounds like a dishonest smokescreen to cover a bust up with the player.

My point is not about the merits of Peltier in the squad, it is about the way the manager has explained the move. I have been very impressed by Harris in his interviews so far (and increasingly with the way he has managed the team) but this has put a dent in that favourable impression. That OK for you dml1954?

[MacAdder]

Players come, players go.
There are a finite number of places available and a manager knows how he wants to play football.
Peltier has been a good servant and thanks, however, its the manager's prerogative and ultimately his head on the line.

If they did have a falling out, young Neil is being diplomatic IMHO.

[A Quiet Monkfish]

I was disappointed to see Peltier go after 5 years at the club and (in my opinion) being our best defender.

I can accept that Harris wanted to move him on to help with a new playing style, a younger squad, and maybe to reduce the wage bill. I can also accept that Peltier fancied a move to a club with a very good chance of promotion.

But it does make a difference to the story if he left for a short term deal that only lasts as long as his Cardiff contract - there may have been more money in it for him but no more security - and if Neil Harris is implying wrongly that Peltier would be at WBA next season that sounds like a dishonest smokescreen to cover a bust up with the player.

My point is not about the merits of Peltier in the squad, it is about the way the manager has explained the move. I have been very impressed by Harris in his interviews so far (and increasingly with the way he has managed the team) but this has put a dent in that favourable impression. That OK for you dml1954?

Peltier was an employee, managed by Harris. Why he left is a private matter which the club can choose to disclose or otherwise. If they choose not to then it's open to speculation. I have a hunch it's his large weekly wage, the fact that he is totally incapable of making the simplest of passes, and turns around and goes backwards once he's 60 yards from his own goal line..