We let Kenwyne Jones get away admits Alex McLeish

[Tallman]

We let Kenwyne Jones get away admits Alex McLeish
By Colin Tattum (Birmingham Mail)

Birmingham City came close to signing Kenwyne Jones in January, Alex McLeish has admitted.

They received encouragement from Sunderland that £11 million would do it, but then the transfer collapsed.

Jones, who could be fit to face Blues tomorrow at the Stadium of Light after a hip injury, was seeking to match his whopping salary of around £70,000-a-week on Wearside, which Blues couldn’t justify.

McLeish said: “It was close. I knew Kenwyne from Rangers as well. We had him when he was a young boy. But we had work permit problems and he ended up at Southampton.

“But, yes we nearly had him here at Birmingham. In the end we balked a little bit overall cost, for a club such as us. Maybe it just wasn’t the right moment to do a deal like that.”

McLeish, though, still likes the powerful frontman.

“You get a lot of strikers in football who are great at assists and they do a lot of work for other players to score.

“When I think of players like that, I think of Bobby Zamora, Jay Bothroyd at Cardiff. They are not renowned goalscorers but they do a lot of the donkey work for other people.

“Big Kenwyne is a guy who strikes fear into defenders with his presence and will keep things alive for others to pounce.

“I’m sure Darren Bent will say Kenwyne has been a big help to him.”

[kounty]

 

[dreamer]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

[Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

Ah could shake yuh hand! 

[Tenorsaw]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

That is not the issue I have with Kenwyne.  He is inconsistent, and doesn't really seem keen on maximizing his natural talent.  Plus, he hasn't really inpsired when wearing the national shirt.

[weary1969]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

Certified shithong

[Dutty]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

Tell dem doctor, tell dem


on a similar note, ah notice zamora gettin rated by plenty managers, ah wonder if big mag go have a change of heart

[pardners]

Since is now a hip injury rather than a groin strain, I wondering if is the flip after scoring cause that 

[weary1969]

Since is now a hip injury rather than a groin strain, I wondering if is the flip after scoring cause that 

Neva like d flip so if he stop it I eh go b 

[elan]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

That is not the issue I have with Kenwyne.  He is inconsistent, and doesn't really seem keen on maximizing his natural talent.  Plus, he hasn't really inpsired when wearing the national shirt.

Alot of alyuh saying that. What alyuh mean by that? Because the man does be the same way for he club, just he have balls coming his way at his club. We have winger who cyah cross different types of ball, midfield who does cyah support the forwad pass into the forward, no set of run pass the forward from the midfield nothing when he with we national team. Which one of we forward light up since 2006 qualifiers? How many goals we score during that campaign to now.

The man does do he, just he can't do he when he eh getting to quality from the national side.

[Mad Scorpion a/k/a Big Bo$$]

Alot of alyuh saying that. What alyuh mean by that? Because the man does be the same way for he club, just he have balls coming his way at his club. We have winger who cyah cross different types of ball, midfield who does cyah support the forwad pass into the forward, no set of run pass the forward from the midfield nothing when he with we national team. Which one of we forward light up since 2006 qualifiers? How many goals we score during that campaign to now.

The man does do he, just he can't do he when he eh getting to quality from the national side.

Wha make it worse is Sun'land is ah shit side and still they find opportunities to utilize his attributes far better than our NT ever does.

[kicker]

Wha make it worse is Sun'land is ah shit side and still they find opportunities to utilize his attributes far better than our NT ever does.

Sunderland is better than our current national team. 

[Deeks]

Alot of alyuh saying that. What alyuh mean by that? Because the man does be the same way for he club, just he have balls coming his way at his club. We have winger who cyah cross different types of ball, midfield who does cyah support the forwad pass into the forward, no set of run pass the forward from the midfield nothing when he with we national team. Which one of we forward light up since 2006 qualifiers? How many goals we score during that campaign to now.

The man does do he, just he can't do he when he eh getting to quality from the national side.

Wha make it worse is Sun'land is ah shit side and still they find opportunities to utilize his attributes far better than our NT ever does.

Scorpion,
             KJ has more in common with his club team-mates(ball-wise) than the national team players. He training day-in/day-in with his club. 5 days at most with the National team. 

[just cool]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

[Dinner Mints]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega? Yuh have one eye close down?

[palos]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega?

Scotty scrubbin fuh Rodallega in de truest sense of de word.

Ent yuh does call a bench player a scrub?

[just cool]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega? Yuh have one eye close down?

scotty, who's he again? or..... yuh mean dat slow coach who allyuh say woulda hot up the prem..... yeh ah get yuh now......BTW....... how much goals he scored for wigan again? ah think jones have eight for the season ent? so ah believe scotty must be on 6 or 7 by now right?

[chelsealife]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega? Yuh have one eye close down?

scotty, who's he again? or..... yuh mean dat slow coach who allyuh say woulda hot up the prem..... yeh ah get yuh now......BTW....... how much goals he scored for wigan again? ah think jones have eight for the season ent? so ah believe scotty must be on 6 or 7 by now right?

Next season is Scotty own, Martinez en get he side how he want it yet and Scotty gna be his go to man next season cuz Rodallega bussin it for a bigger team. Watch this space....

[just cool]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega? Yuh have one eye close down?

scotty, who's he again? or..... yuh mean dat slow coach who allyuh say woulda hot up the prem..... yeh ah get yuh now......BTW....... how much goals he scored for wigan again? ah think jones have eight for the season ent? so ah believe scotty must be on 6 or 7 by now right?

Next season is Scotty own, Martinez en get he side how he want it yet and Scotty gna be his go to man next season cuz Rodallega bussin it for a bigger team. Watch this space....

Yuh may be right about that prophesy, BC by the way things looking, wigan might be in the championship next season, and in that case rodalliaga will be moving on to ah better team and scotty would be the go to guy for wigan, but in the CCC.

[judge101]

i fall off of fully following kj he's just to much of a disappointment 4 me anyway i does feel proud to see a trini doing the thing in epl so keep doing what u does do best boy .........

[Brownsugar]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

That is not the issue I have with Kenwyne.  He is inconsistent, and doesn't really seem keen on maximizing his natural talent.  Plus, he hasn't really inpsired when wearing the national shirt.

Alot of alyuh saying that. What alyuh mean by that? Because the man does be the same way for he club, just he have balls coming his way at his club. We have winger who cyah cross different types of ball, midfield who does cyah support the forwad pass into the forward, no set of run pass the forward from the midfield nothing when he with we national team. Which one of we forward light up since 2006 qualifiers? How many goals we score during that campaign to now.

The man does do he, just he can't do he when he eh getting to quality from the national side.

So all along it was just poor decision making by the coach to keep him playing knowing full well we eh have the men to feed him the right passes......now I sure I cuss and steups plenty times when he get picked but say wha I'm a girl and therefore knows nothing bout football.....

[Dinner Mints]

Unless a foreigner complements our players then he is still officially a shittong. Ent?

I said the same thing long time now, it don't take ah scientist tuh see that KJ does the scrubbing and bent does the moping up.

But yuh cyah see what Scotty does do for Rodallega? Yuh have one eye close down?

scotty, who's he again? or..... yuh mean dat slow coach who allyuh say woulda hot up the prem..... yeh ah get yuh now......BTW....... how much goals he scored for wigan again? ah think jones have eight for the season ent? so ah believe scotty must be on 6 or 7 by now right?

Wigan, in general, ain't scoring goals. No matter who they have playing striker. Martinez trying all kinda mix. Their top scorer only have 8 and half those goals directly involve Scotty. He has the same role that you're ascribing to Kenwyne. Holding up the ball, drawing defenders, creating space for others, creating chances for teammates. If you actually saw their games, you'd see that Scotty is playing great. He just shitting dong himself when he in front of goal. He's on the bench for now because Martinez still trying to find a team that will actually put the damn ball in the net.

[PantherX]

I find it hard to believe that Sunderland is paying 70k/wk wages to anybody.