Red Dragon Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Bottom of the Indonesian illegal league!?! Bad miss? Lucky escape? Lee Hendrie's latest career move Lee Hendrie could have been looking forward to playing at Wembley this season, a last hurrah in the sun for a player whose potential was never quite fulfilled. Instead the former Aston Villa midfielder is playing for the bottom-placed club in an illegal league thousands of miles away, in Indonesia. Few well-known Englishmen play abroad, and those that do, like David Beckham and Robbie Fowler, tend to go to places they would be happy to visit on holiday. Hendrie, however, has boldly gone where no English player has gone before. Hendrie, now 33, looked set for a long international future when he made his England debut late in 1998 but he lacked the dedication to go with his talent and his career declined rapidly after he ceased to be a Villa regular six seasons ago. Having been released by Bradford City this January, after unsuccessful spells at several clubs, the non-League game appeared the only option with Mansfield, who will be at Wembley in May for the FA Trophy final, offering a contract. Then came a call from Indonesia. Hendrie played only 13 minutes for England but it was enough to ensure his name will always carry the cachet of being an England international. That and his Premier League pedigree attracted the owners of Bandung FC, a new team operating in an unsanctioned league in need of a star. Hendrie is at the unwitting forefront of an attempted football revolution. Indonesia is a football minnow. The national team is 129th in the Fifa rankings and lost their only World Cup finals match Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 probably fxcking oriential poontang all night and making 10k per week.........where did it all go wrong Lee Link to comment
tup Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Very lucky escape for the Dons, thank f**k we never signed this perennial loser. Link to comment
dezzy_dan Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Is Rigobert Song one of his team mates? Link to comment
barassie_afc Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 would appear is Michael Onwatuegwu Link to comment
dezzy_dan Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 He's got a bit of Song about him that's for sure. Link to comment
KonkyWonky Posted March 25, 2011 Share Posted March 25, 2011 Still earning double what we can afford to pay lol Link to comment
Henry Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Former England and Aston Villa footballer Lee Hendrie has been declared bankrupt. A petition for bankruptcy was brought against the 34-year-old midfielder by HM Revenue and Customs on December 19, the High Court was told. The court heard that Mr Hendrie, who did not attend the hearing in central London, has not paid any of his debts. He is now signed with Kidderminster Harriers and reportedly earned Link to comment
StandFree1982 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 None of this would have happened if we hadn't fucked him around....ah well. This is all Paul Hartleys fault. Link to comment
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