Tomlin Released

[Delbert]

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A talent who regrettably never fulfilled his potential on the pitch, I loved watching Lee on his day. I wish him well and hope he finds peace in his next venture.

Regarding the contracts given to him by the club, its a reasonable question to ask whether a properly run football club would have allowed this situation to develop; 57 appearances in over 4 years for an expensive asset tells its own story.

Unique Sports Management, seemingly Neil Warnock’s favourite agency for some reason, have run rings around the Cardiff City ‘transfer committee’ with the various contracts, loans and pay-offs. And good luck to them, as others have said it’s not fair to blame the player for the incompetence of the club.

[Rjk]

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At 20k a year, wouldn’t 80k equate to four games in four years? Or am I missing something?

20 k a week obviously

[Rjk]

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20 k a week obviously

thats not including the original transfer fee, any bonuses earned or any loan fees we received for him, or any wages contributions we had for him when he was on loan

[dembethewarrior]

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A lot has been written about Tomlin here.

Irrespective of all his issues, I still want to know how a professional footballer can end up in this shape when under contract:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tweet-20325782

"ignoring his mental health"

[splott parker]

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20 k a week obviously

I thought something was amiss.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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"ignoring his mental health"

The thing is, if he didn't post quite so many Instagram stories from his holidays in Dubai or TikToks dancing in front of his Lamborghini then people might have more sympathy for him.

But you would never understand that

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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The thing is, if he didn't post quite so many Instagram stories from his holidays in Dubai or TikToks dancing in front of his Lamborghini then people might have more sympathy for him.

But you would never understand that

He certainly doesn't help himself.

[Bobby Dandruff]

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He certainly doesn't help himself.

Exactly - that is just what I am saying.

[Des Parrot]

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At 20k a year, wouldn’t 80k equate to four games in four years? Or am I missing something?

Roughly 221 weeks @ 20k per week, £4.4m wages / 56 = £80k / game

[Rjk]

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Roughly 221 weeks @ 20k per week, £4.4m wages / 56 = £80k / game

+ the 3 million odd transfer fee + any signing fee + any bonuses

[AfricanBluebird]

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A lot has been written about Tomlin here.

Irrespective of all his issues, I still want to know how a professional footballer can end up in this shape when under contract:

https://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/...tweet-20325782

The problem is you can't separate mental health from physical health.

Of course those of us with robust mental health would of course, when injured, be watching our diet and doing what we could to stay in shape.

For people suffering with depression they have zero motivation to get to work, keep fit and usually over eat. And if your metabolism is such, then you pile on the pounds.

I've lived with someone like that. It's not their fault.

The failure of Tomlin is that he didn't get the right professional help and support and successive clubs have also not provided it.

[splott parker]

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Roughly 221 weeks @ 20k per week, £4.4m wages / 56 = £80k / game

What threw me was 20k a year was stated not 20k a week.

[ninian opinian]

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The problem is you can't separate mental health from physical health.

Of course those of us with robust mental health would of course, when injured, be watching our diet and doing what we could to stay in shape.

For people suffering with depression they have zero motivation to get to work, keep fit and usually over eat. And if your metabolism is such, then you pile on the pounds.

I've lived with someone like that. It's not their fault.

The failure of Tomlin is that he didn't get the right professional help and support and successive clubs have also not provided it.

How do you know that successive clubs didn’t provide help. How do you know that Tomlin didn’t seek help? What information are you privy to that we don’t know?

[dembethewarrior]

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The thing is, if he didn't post quite so many Instagram stories from his holidays in Dubai or TikToks dancing in front of his Lamborghini then people might have more sympathy for him.

But you would never understand that

I didn't realise you couldn't have mental health problems to go on holiday.

Social media is full of people posting their perfect lives, doesn't mean they are living a perfect life.

[Fine Lines]

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I didn't realise you couldn't have mental health problems to go on holiday.

Social media is full of people posting their perfect lives, doesn't mean they are living a perfect life.

Well said. As a work colleague said “I’m on the sick from work , not life”