Posh try to send McLeod back already

mart77

THE problems continue to pile up for Peterborough United on and off the pitch.
A 2-0 defeat at Crystal Palace left Posh six points adrift at the foot of The Championship, but the build-up to a fourth straight loss was marred by a bust-up between on-loan striker Izale McLeod and club management.
Posh boss Mark Cooper confirmed that McLeod had been left out of the travelling party to Selhurst Park for disciplinary reasons, but declined to explain further.
The Evening Telegraph understands that an attempt to send the 25 year-old back to his parent club, Charlton failed as the League One club are insisting the season-long loan deal is honoured.
McLeod started the first two matches of his loan spell, but, perhaps significantly, he was left on the substitutes' bench for all but the final stages of last Tuesday's defeat by Preston.
McLeod fell out with Millwall manager Kenny Jackett while on loan at The New Den 12 months ago and returned early to Charlton.
Cooper said: "Izale was left out of the squad at Crystal Palace for disciplinary reasons, but further than that I can't comment. The reasons will remain in-house."

BigRedEvil

What a muppet

Although Cooper has just left there so maybe when they get a new man they'll give McLeod another go!

ISawLeaburnScore

I'm glad Alan Pardew did his homework when he decided to spend £1.5M of the club's very hard earned money (think how much that could do to us now) on THAT

cafcdan18

Haha he really is an idiot, Just hope we maintain that he has to stay there till end of season.

Heath Hero

Posh have sacked Cooper already. Bet they're delighted at sacking Ferguson now...

Paddy7

Without knowing the details, doing this twice seems absolutely scandalous. He's failed miserably at Charlton and has been given another opportunity to start afresh - in a higher division. Are we to believe that both managers at his loan clubs are in the wrong? For a long time I defended his poor form and backed him to come good but what a prat.

Paddy7

ps. Well said Leaburn. Well done Pardew!

Valley11

What a mess-all round

ISawLeaburnScore

Should've sent him to Hearts, he wouldn't have had the chance to act all celebrity and billy big ones up there. They do things differently in Scotland and he would've been slapped... perhaps why Yassin kept his nut down at Motherwell.

Oggy Red

McLeod is truly a member of the non-thinking classes.

Chris_from_Sidcup

I think their chairman should by now have realised that after 2 straight promotions, the club are way out of their depth at championship level, and should've kept Ferguson and built a team to come back up next season. Instead the club will now have it's 3rd manager in 3 months and be in disarray.

Plaaayer

Coopers just been sacked? Bloody hell!

ISawLeaburnScore

He talks an incredibly good talk, sounds like if you gave a fan the reins, but seems very out of his depth accordingly (the chairman that is)... almost like Simon Jordan without being as orange/derogatory about others

Oggy Red

[cite]Posted By: Chris_from_Sidcup[/cite]I think their chairman should by now have realised that after 2 straight promotions, the club are way out of their depth at championship level, and should've kept Ferguson and built a team to come back up next season. Instead the club will now have it's 3rd manager in 3 months and be in disarray.

Agree, Chris.


Posh Board reacting like Charlton's did in the the Dowie/Reed/Pardew era

cafcdan18

Maybe Peterbrough will want Lambert as new manager or Grayson! I am clutching at straws here.

Karim Bagheri

In Iran, we would crush him.

ISawLeaburnScore

[cite]Posted By: cafcdan18[/cite]Maybe Peterbrough will want Lambert as new manager or Grayson! I am clutching at straws here.

To be fair they are on a one-way street to Relegation, losing Mackail Smith, McLean and George Boyd and League One stagnation, I can't see anyone queueing up

RalphMilnesgut

[cite]Posted By: Karim Bagheri[/cite]In Iran, we would crush him.

Blimey

ValleyGary

Sounds like winning the Soccer AM crossbar challenge has gone to his head.

Chris_from_Sidcup

[cite]Posted By: ISawLeaburnScore[/cite]He talks an incredibly good talk, sounds like if you gave a fan the reins, but seems very out of his depth accordingly (the chairman that is)... almost like Simon Jordan without being as orange/derogatory about others

The 2 straight promotions clearly went to his head. Did he seriously think that with crowds of less than 10k and a squad mostly made up of players bought from league 2 or the conference, they would be pushing for the premier league?

ChicagoAddick

[cite]Posted By: ValleyGary[/cite]Sounds like winning the Soccer AM crossbar challenge has gone to his head.

It sure would find a lot of space in there.

Northern_Monkey

[cite]Posted By: cafcdan18[/cite]Maybe Peterbrough will want Lambert as new manager or Grayson! I am clutching at straws here.

Maybe we could loan McLeod to Norwich or Leeds?

Swisdom

If he's been daft can we not sack him for his I'll discipline?

If I'm a twat at work I get sacked - can this not apply to footballers?

Addick Addict

[cite]Posted By: Northern_Monkey[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: cafcdan18[/cite]Maybe Peterbrough will want Lambert as new manager or Grayson! I am clutching at straws here.

Maybe we could loan McLeod to Morwich or Leeds?

Or sell him for £5m to Southampton

johnny73

Does anyone know what McLeod has done. It seems you lot are convicting him before we even know the crime. I'd say the odds are pretty strong that he's got the humpty about something but I'd prefer to wait until i know the facts. Could it also be that Cooper has been sacked because of poor man management skills - including failure to get the best out of players he has just brought in on loan.

forzajuve_27

I guess he really does just love Charlton then :D its clear by his attitude he really doesn't want to be away from here :D

As a serious point though, after the games against Tranmere, Leyton Orient and Hartlepool where we looked uninspired and needed someone to come on and change the game don't you think McLeod would of done it? We've missed pace upfront whether or not that comes from Izale and I've said it before and I'll say it again I don't like Mooney and Burton together upfront and surely you would rather have seen McLeod out there than Mooney against Tranmere?

Chris_from_Sidcup

I'd suspect not knowing McLeod has previous, but he has a bust up with Cooper and gets left out and the manager then gets sacked. Maybe Cooper was in the wrong?

Heath Hero

Is this the first ever case of a club refusing to have its own player back early from a loan spell?!

Chris_from_Sidcup

[cite]Posted By: Heath Hero[/cite]Is this the first ever case of a club refusing to have its own player back early from a loan spell?!

Didn't we do it last season (also with McLeod) after his bust up at Millwall?

Jayajosh

[cite]Posted By: Addick Addict[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: Northern_Monkey[/cite]

[cite]Posted By: cafcdan18[/cite]Maybe Peterbrough will want Lambert as new manager or Grayson! I am clutching at straws here.

Maybe we could loan McLeod to Morwich or Leeds?

Or sell him for £5m to Southampton

But I doubt Pardew would pay more than £1.5M for him.

Jayajosh

[cite]Posted By: johnny73[/cite]Does anyone know what McLeod has done. It seems you lot are convicting him before we even know the crime. I'd say the odds are pretty strong that he's got the humpty about something but I'd prefer to wait until i know the facts. Could it also be that Cooper has been sacked because of poor man management skills - including failure to get the best out of players he has just brought in on loan.

I think he said hello to Wayne Bridge's wife.