Bye Bye Habib Beye...................

[Duncan Shaw]

Well MON brought him in and didn't then use him, last season GH and now McLeish have not given him much of a chance. There must be something in this. If he was worse than Warnock or Hutton he must have looked terrible on the training ground.

I'm pretty sure McLeish was never going to conisder him, I'm sure he was given a remit to be rid of him.
Maybe he wasn't that bad, I certainly remember him playing well in the away to Liverpool 3-1 win, but he became the ultimate symbol of the latter part of MONs era, along with Sidwell, and therefore we have long given up on him and wanted him off the books, as he was a barrier to getting someone else in.  I'm sure in a couple of days with a bit of H&V revisionism he'll be seen as a potential world beater that could have been the saviour to all our defensive woes!

[Irish villain]

That'll make our bank balance look better!

[ozzjim]

He will have taken a small pay off for a bit of his wages if it is mutual.

[Risso]

He will have taken a small pay off for a bit of his wages if it is mutual.

I very much doubt it.  Why would he?

[Rigadon]

He will have taken a small pay off for a bit of his wages if it is mutual.

I very much doubt it.  Why would he?

So Doncaster can sign him without a fee maybe?  Small fry either way.

[Toronto Villa]

no tears here and some more dough off the books. With Hutton, McLeish wanted an attacking full back. Maybe his memory is clouded or Hutton has really regressed, but even he couldn't have imagined Hutton being such a liability defensively.

I doubt it's money off the books, we'll have to have paid up his contract.

doen't mutual conset mean came to some agreement? Yes, they'll still be on the hook for a good deal of it, but probably not the full amount.

[Somniloquism]

Taking time to talk to kids and other fans outside the ground. Being approachable after a match when asked for an autograph. Little things like that. Unlike certain other Billy Big-Bollocks players that have moved on.

I'm surprised he had the bare faced cheek to be honest.  And who on earth wants a Beye autograph anyway?  Although a match-worn shirt might fetch a few quid on eBay for its rarity value.

You seem to have a massive vitriol against Beye Risso? Is it his fault that MON "Seth Johnsoned" him?  As most have mentioned, apart from one game out of position against Rapid (with Curtis as his supporting Central Defender) he never played badly for us although he also never ripped up trees either.

I can't understand the managers reluctances to play him. Did he say something to Houllier 20 years ago from the crowd during a French game? Was McCleish ordered never to play him? Did he once make fun of MON before training? Whatever the reason it is no excuse for not playing him ahead of Hutton or Cueller in some games over the last few years.

[Risso]

no tears here and some more dough off the books. With Hutton, McLeish wanted an attacking full back. Maybe his memory is clouded or Hutton has really regressed, but even he couldn't have imagined Hutton being such a liability defensively.

I doubt it's money off the books, we'll have to have paid up his contract.

doen't mutual conset mean came to some agreement? Yes, they'll still be on the hook for a good deal of it, but probably not the full amount.

Nah.  It means they'll have paid his contract off as there's absolutely no point in having him round the place.  Why would he accept a pay out when he could have just sat tight for the next 5 months and earned it all anyway?  "Mutual agreement" only means a reduced amount in cases like Martin O'Neill's where there's legal action involved.

[damon loves JT]

His lithe, incisive movement off the ball reminded me of a fence-post, or bollard

[dave.woodhall]

no tears here and some more dough off the books. With Hutton, McLeish wanted an attacking full back. Maybe his memory is clouded or Hutton has really regressed, but even he couldn't have imagined Hutton being such a liability defensively.

I doubt it's money off the books, we'll have to have paid up his contract.

doen't mutual conset mean came to some agreement? Yes, they'll still be on the hook for a good deal of it, but probably not the full amount.

Nah.  It means they'll have paid his contract off as there's absolutely no point in having him round the place.  Why would he accept a pay out when he could have just sat tight for the next 5 months and earned it all anyway?  "Mutual agreement" only means a reduced amount in cases like Martin O'Neill's where there's legal action involved.

Because now he can go somewhere else and earn more.

[Greg N'Ash]

well thats the last departure of MON's defensive signings who couldn't get a game. hopefully we'll start on the ones that can soon.

[Salsa Party Animal]

He is a waste of money, but I can't understand why he is not used as we waste more money getting in Walker on Loan, and buying Hutton. Can't be sure if he is crap or not.

[Phil from the upper holte]

What a fooking waste of money, Heskey next hopefully

[flybo]

Good luck Habib Beye. i was one of the few that thought he was not that bad.
Better than Hutton.

[DrGonzo]

So that's about 125 weeks of pay for 15 starts and 3 sub appearances, and a penalty given away against wet spam (the only game I can remember him starting).  At 25k+ a week....wicked.  The club was in good hands, I pity Sunderland.