Leon Knight Loses It

Xavi6

Who the fuck is Leon Knight? Well he's a 28 year old ex-Chelsea academy footballer who was highly thought of ten years ago but has been playing in the low leagues as many tend to do.

Anyhoo, he has been locked in a dispute with Rushden & Diamonds recently. He wants his registration released so that he can join Darlington but the club want 30k in return. He was initially sacked by the club for disciplinary reasons and as punishment they said that they would not allow him to sign for anyone else until his contract expires (the end of 2011/12).

His Twitter at the moment contains some pretty libellous accusations aimed at R&D and their board so I thought folk might be interested in keeping an eye on it for the evening.

http://twitter.com/knightie82

Cypher_sounds

Looks like a man with a chip on his shoulder no doubt though R+D should just let him go to another club though i don't really care:pac:

Xavi6

The thing is, if he is that much hassle then why haven't R&D just cut their loses and fucked him off?

Surely if he is still contracted to them then they're paying him.

He also seems to have 'Where the hell did he go?' folk Darren Byfield and Sagi Burton in on the act.

IvySlayer

Leon Knight is a legend to me and my mates. He's short, not very strong but has skills. He's the same height as me

He has played for Brighton, Swansea, MK Dons and others. No matter what game I play, I have to buy him. Fifa, FM, etc.

Oat23

I'll pay the 30k if he stops using txt spk.

Neil3030

Anyone else finding that page impossible to read thanks to the wallpaper?

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Looooooooooooooooooooool makes no sense what do ever.

Laugh out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out out loud?

Xavi6

His agent might also be worth keeping an eye on -

https://twitter.com/agent2Lk

IvySlayer

Someone Twitter him asking him to join Shamrock Rovers. That would be my dream

Mitch Connor

Xavi6 wrote: »

The thing is, if he is that much hassle then why haven't R&D just cut their loses and fucked him off?

Surely if he is still contracted to them then they're paying him.

He also seems to have 'Where the hell did he go?' folk Darren Byfield and Sagi Burton in on the act.

says they have not paid him since 2008...

If that is the case he really should have his registration released. If they aren't paying him they shouldn't be able to further destroy his career.

Mitch Connor

some info here.

http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/leonknight/

3 Years ago Leon signed a two year contract with Rushden & Diamonds, he breached the terms of his contract and was sacked. His contract had an option of a years extension. When Rushden sacked Knight he was told he could no longer play football in England until his contract had expired. This month Knight agreed to sign for Darlington F.C. after waiting out his 2 years, however Rushden are demanding a 30k fee for the player and have taken the option to extend his contract up.
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Now, IF that is true, R&D are well out of order imo.

Sacked him in 2008, haven't paid him since then and have renewed his 'contract' just to stop him signing for someone else.

There is two sides to every story and all that, but so far it is seeming like i'm gonna be on his side.

dreamers75

Whats he been doing the last few years?

Xavi6

He's had spells in Scotland and Greece amongst others.

dreamers75

Wiki unblocked today


hes not allowed play for anyone since they sacked him in 2008 and has played for 3 clubs since

All 3 clubs would need international clearance and the FA would have provided that but hes not allowed play in England cos the FA said so

this is mad!

Mitch Connor

dreamers75 wrote: »

Wiki unblocked today


hes not allowed play for anyone since they sacked him in 2008 and has played for 3 clubs since

All 3 clubs would need international clearance and the FA would have provided that but hes not allowed play in England cos the FA said so

this is mad!

suppose it is the same as with Andy Webster, he could sign for an english side but when he went to move back to scotland to Rangers (i think) Hearts still held his registration.

Kiwi_knock

I agree that Rushden and Diamonds were perfectly right to prevent him playing for the two years but to extend the contract by another year is simply ludicrous. Whatever they think about the player and his attitude they can not deny him playing a game that he loves. Hopefully the FA, Leon and Rushden and Diamonds can all come to some sense and agree to release Knight and let him get back to playing football.

I signed the petition as well, his interview should be interesting.

Kiwi_knock

Rushden and Diamonds are demanding he gives them £30,000 which was payed to him when he joined and he return the two Mercedes he was given also. The Mercedes aspect makes the story a bit more farcical, when he would not return them the owners of Rushden and Diamonds reported the cars missing and Knight's dad and friend were arrested for theft. It is absolutely ridiculous how this is being carried out, R&D should just release him before he makes it any more embarassing for them.

Xavi6

A good summary of Leon -

http://www.whoateallthepies.tv/funnies/43191/the-twit-and-wisdom-of-leon-knight-on-twitter.html

Xavi6

And he's back, homophobia and all -

http://sportwitness.ning.com/forum/topics/footballer-causes-storm-with-bizarre-gay-rant-on-twitter

RasTa

Moral outrage brigade out in force again, nothing wrong with what he said.

~Rebel~

RasTa wrote: »

Moral outrage brigade out in force again, nothing wrong with what he said.

Professional Griefer

pum pum :pac:

CSF

RasTa wrote: »

Moral outrage brigade out in force again, nothing wrong with what he said.

O hai Adolf

counterlock

Maybe Darlington will take him now that they are going down to the Blue Square north :pac:

telekon

Championship Manager got it very wrong with this lad.

He was a digital beast.

Beefy78

telekon wrote: »

Championship Manager got it very wrong with this lad.

He was a digital beast.

I'm not sure they did. I saw Knight a fair few times, especially for Swansea, and he was a very, very good player. He's just a mental case and threw it all away. He's an example of the fine margins between making a good career out of the game and not.

Paparazzo

RasTa wrote: »

Moral outrage brigade out in force again, nothing wrong with what he said.

Except that the guy is a complete idiot. Almost 30 years old and he's saying "I'll slowly walk away backwards". Such a hilarious line he uses it twice.

Neil3030

Would the term "losing it" not imply that something was there in the first place?

PeterTwo

I remember when I first started supporting Chelsea, Knight, Cole and Forsell were all considered to be big prospects for the future. Cole's the only one that made it, and he's not even that good. Huth was coming through around then too actually, he's not a terrible player.

Jon Harley and Jody Morris too... so much wasted talent.

Sgt Pepper 64

PeterTwo wrote: »

I remember when I first started supporting Chelsea, Knight, Cole and Forsell were all considered to be big prospects for the future. Cole's the only one that made it, and he's not even that good. Huth was coming through around then too actually, he's not a terrible player.

Jon Harley and Jody Morris too... so much wasted talent.

Carlton Cole - "The Lion"

I think if Knight had grown another couple of inches, Chelsea might have kept him, the lad had bags of talent and an eye for goal. I think he got 15 at Huddersfield on loan and then he got 30 at Brighton and 20 at Swansea.
He wasnt a premier player but a good lower league player

martyeds

I remember him been a guest on Soccer AM a few years ago. He seems to have gone through a lot of clubs......never a good sign.

Kiwi_knock

He is at it again on Twitter, having a go at Danielle Lloyd and Jamie O'Hara. Hurts the brain trying to read his tweets.

https://twitter.com/LeonKnight82

Jimmy Iovine

He's not a nice guy at all.

J. Marston

What a scrote.

G.K.

The charter still applies, even in here. I don't want to be forced into handing out infractions over this issue.

Thanks.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

Leon Knight is acting quite the prick alright, but I wouldn't be completely surprised if what he's saying is true.

Jimmy Iovine

Who does he play for now? Or is he still playing at all?

NufcNavan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=16Qv_p0ILWc

Video of Knight celebrating his own goals...

rmchmufc

Jimmy Iovine wrote: »

Who does he play for now? Or is he still playing at all?

As far as i am aware he currently has no club.

Jimmy Iovine

rmchmufc wrote: »

As far as i am aware he currently has no club.

Brilliant. With carry on like this I can't see him getting one too soon.

Mars Bar

Wiki said he was released by Glentoran in June due to Twitter comments

Guy:Incognito

Hmm, 29 and can't manage to be worth holding on to by either colraine or glentoran. Does he even count as a footballer? In fact Danielle Lloyd being married to Jamie ohara makes her closer to be a pro than knight.

Paully D

In fairness to Leon the words ''wizards sleeve'' probably wouldn't be too far off.

Guy:Incognito

Paully D wrote: »

In fairness to Leon the words ''wizards sleeve'' probably wouldn't be too far off.

In fairness, most decent footballers have been riding anything that will have them for years. Kind of explains knights jealousy issues.

rmchmufc

Mars Bar wrote: »

Wiki said he was released by Glentoran in June due to Twitter comments

It was for homophobic comments.

MrJoeSoap

He must have ADHD or something. That video is mental.

Kylo Ren

"Half the prem spunk hanging from her tonsils and this guy wifed it lmfao .. Kill yourself lol"

Chucky the tree

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Hmm, 29 and can't manage to be worth holding on to by either colraine or glentoran. Does he even count as a footballer? In fact Danielle Lloyd being married to Jamie ohara makes her closer to be a pro than knight.

She's also probably seen more naked footballers than Leon has despite him showering with them after games.

Guy:Incognito

Chucky the tree wrote: »

Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Hmm, 29 and can't manage to be worth holding on to by either colraine or glentoran. Does he even count as a footballer? In fact Danielle Lloyd being married to Jamie ohara makes her closer to be a pro than knight.

She's also probably seen more naked footballers than Leon has despite him showering with them after games.

He probably doesn't. That would be gay.

When he can actually find someone in a low enough division to give him a game that is.

Mars Bar

rmchmufc wrote: »

It was for homophobic comments.

Aye, homophobic comments on Twitter. Possibly the no.1 rule of what not to do in social media for someone with a bit of a reputation is to make a homophobic comment.

MrJoeSoap

Mars Bar wrote: »

Aye, homophobic comments on Twitter. Possibly the no.1 rule of what not to do in social media for someone with a bit of a reputation is to make a homophobic comment.

That pales into comparison to what he was saying about Danielle Lloyd and Jamie O'Hara this evening, the guy has serious issues.