Kelly gone

[Heliosphan]

He's a trier isn't he.

But Kelly has quite literally warmed the bench since we signed him exactly 2 years ago and hasn't been able to get a run in the team under three different coaches. He couldn't even get a game at the beginning of last season after Smudge left. Paul Warne started Conor Washington and even Ogbene as the main striker before Kelly. Does that not tell you anything?

There's no conspiracy going on here. The fact is, he isn't good enough. His all round game isn't good enough. Talented players don't sit on the bench for three seasons running, they get noticed or they force themselves into the team by what they do in training. They get a break of some kind. Sadly, he hasn't been able to do it. And, being the age that he is (28) he has to move on.

I'm very disappointed that things didn't work out for him because he's a likeable character and obviously scored THAT goal at Gillingham. If I'm honest, despite saying the above, I do have this nagging feeling that we could have got more out of him. So why didn't we? And how much of it is down to the club or the player himself?

It'll be interesting to see how many goals he gets for Carlisle and equally interesting to see whether he maintains his fitness because we all know that fitness hasn't been his forte.

Anyway, good luck to him. He'll always be a Millers legend for the goal at Gillingham.

UTM.

[Brin]

He's a trier isn't he.

But Kelly has quite literally warmed the bench since we signed him exactly 2 years ago and hasn't been able to get a run in the team under three different coaches. He couldn't even get a game at the beginning of last season after Smudge left. Paul Warne started Conor Washington and even Ogbene as the main striker before Kelly. Does that not tell you anything?

There's no conspiracy going on here. The fact is, he isn't good enough. His all round game isn't good enough. Talented players don't sit on the bench for three seasons running, they get noticed or they force themselves into the team by what they do in training. They get a break of some kind. Sadly, he hasn't been able to do it. And, being the age that he is (28) he has to move on.

I'm very disappointed that things didn't work out for him because he's a likeable character and obviously scored THAT goal at Gillingham. If I'm honest, despite saying the above, I do have this nagging feeling that we could have got more out of him. So why didn't we? And how much of it is down to the club or the player himself?

It'll be interesting to see how many goals he gets for Carlisle and equally interesting to see whether he maintains his fitness because we all know that fitness hasn't been his forte.

Anyway, good luck to him. He'll always be a Millers legend for the goal at Gillingham.

UTM.

Excellent analogy of a loved player.

[CTMilller]

He's a trier isn't he.

But Kelly has quite literally warmed the bench since we signed him exactly 2 years ago and hasn't been able to get a run in the team under three different coaches. He couldn't even get a game at the beginning of last season after Smudge left. Paul Warne started Conor Washington and even Ogbene as the main striker before Kelly. Does that not tell you anything?

There's no conspiracy going on here. The fact is, he isn't good enough. His all round game isn't good enough. Talented players don't sit on the bench for three seasons running, they get noticed or they force themselves into the team by what they do in training. They get a break of some kind. Sadly, he hasn't been able to do it. And, being the age that he is (28) he has to move on.

I'm very disappointed that things didn't work out for him because he's a likeable character and obviously scored THAT goal at Gillingham. If I'm honest, despite saying the above, I do have this nagging feeling that we could have got more out of him. So why didn't we? And how much of it is down to the club or the player himself?

It'll be interesting to see how many goals he gets for Carlisle and equally interesting to see whether he maintains his fitness because we all know that fitness hasn't been his forte.

Anyway, good luck to him. He'll always be a Millers legend for the goal at Gillingham.

UTM.

Very good post, Heliospan. Sums it up nicely in my book.

[MillersJ81]

He's a trier isn't he.

But Kelly has quite literally warmed the bench since we signed him exactly 2 years ago and hasn't been able to get a run in the team under three different coaches. He couldn't even get a game at the beginning of last season after Smudge left. Paul Warne started Conor Washington and even Ogbene as the main striker before Kelly. Does that not tell you anything?

There's no conspiracy going on here. The fact is, he isn't good enough. His all round game isn't good enough. Talented players don't sit on the bench for three seasons running, they get noticed or they force themselves into the team by what they do in training. They get a break of some kind. Sadly, he hasn't been able to do it. And, being the age that he is (28) he has to move on.

I'm very disappointed that things didn't work out for him because he's a likeable character and obviously scored THAT goal at Gillingham. If I'm honest, despite saying the above, I do have this nagging feeling that we could have got more out of him. So why didn't we? And how much of it is down to the club or the player himself?

It'll be interesting to see how many goals he gets for Carlisle and equally interesting to see whether he maintains his fitness because we all know that fitness hasn't been his forte.

Anyway, good luck to him. He'll always be a Millers legend for the goal at Gillingham.

UTM.

Bang on 👏🏻