Lee Hendrie declared bankrupt!

[Dave Clark Five]

He still has 2 very nice houses, one in Solihull and one in Warwickshire.  There were some pictures of one of them in the press when his mate got done for robbing him a little while ago.  It didn't look like the kind of pad that most of us will ever own (£££).

(edit): There's a picture of the 2nd house here and they reckon it's worth £1.7m.  I suppose we don't know how big his debts are though.

Strange how a mate would allegedly burgle your house and then bankruptcy occurs a short while later. I'm saying no more.

[eamonn]

As he said to some kids when driving off in his Ferrari after he got sent off at Tamworth: "You might afford one of these one day."

Taxi for Mr Hendrie.

When he went to Stoke on loan he apparently used to wind up the opposition players by asking them if they wanted to wash his Ferrari for a bit of extra money.

Grade A wanker.

Under no provocation I'm sure. He was a gobby fecker but I'm sure it was equally dished out to him by hardmen players. His career/life is panning out quite predictably given what's happened up to now, unfortunately.

Maybe he could sit down with Dave Woodhall and write a book together on how (not) to live your life as a footballer. Might be worth a few bob to them both.

[preston28]

He banged Bruce's daughter that was the start of the slippery slope

oooh what a nasty thought..........................

[LeeB]

I met him twice and he was sound as a pound on both occassions.

I was at school with him for the last year before he joined us, and found him to be just that.

[villajk]

I met him twice and he was sound as a pound on both occassions.

I was at school with him for the last year before he joined us, and found him to be just that.

I've met him twice as well and also found him to be just that.

[dave.woodhall]

Never one to miss a press opportunity...

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/01/28/lee-hendrie-bankrupt-sir-doug-ellis-urges-players-to-heed-a-financial-warning-97319-30216875/

[Bottom Right 89]

Can't argue with Doug's comments although maybe he should have been giving these lads a steer in how to handle their finances.

Also Lee played over 300 games for Villa not 251 as reported and scored 32 goals but don't let the facts get in the way of a good story - poor research for the supposed Villa paper who should check the official records and not take Wikipedia as gospel.

[TimTheVillain]

Never one to miss a press opportunity...

http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/aston-villa-fc/aston-villa-news/2012/01/28/lee-hendrie-bankrupt-sir-doug-ellis-urges-players-to-heed-a-financial-warning-97319-30216875/

"Neither a lender or a borrower be"

He won't be bailing him out !

[usav]

He won't be bailing him out !

To be fair we don't know what Doug will do.   Can't argue with what he said, though.

[Villanation]

I met him twice and he was sound as a pound on both occassions.

I was at school with him for the last year before he joined us, and found him to be just that.

I've met him twice, once at a party in Solihull, bit flash but that's what I thought, as for his bankruptcy, friend of mine just went tits up and he was shocked at how civilised it all was, said the registrar couldn't do enough to help him, said he would get his discharge 12 months from now and the slate is wiped clean, Not the stigma attached to it there used to be, bit that's probably because it's become a very fashionable club  .

[TimTheVillain]

He won't be bailing him out !

To be fair we don't know what Doug will do.   Can't argue with what he said, though.

To be fair, that's a true quote from Sir Doug.

[Warren Aspinall]

As a footballer I had no time for Hendrie, mainly because I felt he was all hot air & bottled challenges. As a man i've heard countless stories about his arrogance towards those earning less than him, such as when he was on loan at Stoke & belittled a Colchester (I think) player about how much he was on. For me I hope in years to come he's doing nothing more than checking to see if i've paid my parking or not. I have no time whatsoever for him.

[Dave Cooper please]

He won't be bailing him out !

To be fair we don't know what Doug will do.   Can't argue with what he said, though.

To be fair, that's a true quote from Sir Doug.

I thought it was something along the lines of "Never give an apple to a woman who looks like a horse" or something?

[john e]

I met him twice and he was sound as a pound on both occassions.

I was at school with him for the last year before he joined us, and found him to be just that.

I've met him twice, once at a party in Solihull, bit flash but that's what I thought, as for his bankruptcy, friend of mine just went tits up and he was shocked at how civilised it all was, said the registrar couldn't do enough to help him, said he would get his discharge 12 months from now and the slate is wiped clean, Not the stigma attached to it there used to be, bit that's probably because it's become a very fashionable club  .

its true to say there is not the same stigma attached,
 but the slate is never wiped clean, every time you apply for anything from a mobile phone contract to you home contents insurance it comes back ' ex Bankrupt' its something he will take to the grave,

[Villanation]

I met him twice and he was sound as a pound on both occassions.

I was at school with him for the last year before he joined us, and found him to be just that.

I've met him twice, once at a party in Solihull, bit flash but that's what I thought, as for his bankruptcy, friend of mine just went tits up and he was shocked at how civilised it all was, said the registrar couldn't do enough to help him, said he would get his discharge 12 months from now and the slate is wiped clean, Not the stigma attached to it there used to be, bit that's probably because it's become a very fashionable club  .

its true to say there is not the same stigma attached,
 but the slate is never wiped clean, every time you apply for anything from a mobile phone contract to you home contents insurance it comes back ' ex Bankrupt' its something he will take to the grave,

John, I beg to differ, your referring to credit reference agencies such as Experian and those other morons Equifax as well as a couple of others, they are only allowed to hold any records with regards to status or track record for a period of 6 years, after that its removed, if they are giving out someone's history beyond that and so blacklisting them, that could be illegal and you would be well entitled to go to the Official Receiver and look for a prosecution against them.

I know people that have been Bankrupt (hazard of business life and its the chance you take) who  6/ 7 years later have taken on considerable mortgages again, credit cards, hell I know of one case where the guy took on further credit such as mobile phones while his IVA was still effective, and he told them when he signed up that he was under an IVA Arrangement and blacklisted.

As I mentioned earlier mate of mine has just gone and he said all those months he spent worried crapless about how he was going to do this and that, after his business failed, said the registrar couldn't be more helpful, very very decent people indeed, and because he is married the only thing he's lost is his car, because it's in his name everything else and the fact that his wife by law owns 50% there was nothing anybody could do anything about.

The old Victorian days of sticking someone in prison for debt are well gone, and so they should.