SteveJonesLegend
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Hmmm... I'm not so sure that is the only reason. It has been publicly stated that crowd reactions to certain players have had an effect on their decisions to leave. Kelly was treated very harshly by sections of our support for several games and is still getting sh*t. He was clearly f*cked off as until recently he never clapped fans when coming off to at end of games... Straight down the tunnel. No one wants to be where they are not wanted...The boo boys haven't had their way......he wants to join a bigger club....all players have ambition....good luck to him imo......the fact is as good a player as he is he's not a first choice CB for us and he's holding back the development of Kerkez as a LB.....I think it's best for both parties if he moves on.
I too wish him all the best and of course, he's got ambition and wants to try his luck at another club... But the offer on the table by us would probably have been a sizeable one and you have to believe that being boo'd and jeered every time he touched the ball, by his own fans, had some sway in his decision not to sign...
I agree he should not have been playing ahead of Kerkez, but it's just as likely that we've seen less of Kelly because we all know he'll not be around next season as opposed to him not being first choice... Iraola seems to only play Kelly when he needs to...