Oh Wisey...

[BridgeCowboy]

<b>Wise sent home in disgrace</b>

Leicester manager Micky Adams has sent midfielder Dennis Wise home from the club's Finland training camp.
Adams said: ``Dennis has been sent home following an apparent breach of club discipline.

``Leicester City is conducting its own internal investigation into the incident to ascertain the full facts,'' he told the club's official website.

Meanwhile, midfielder Lee Marshall has decided to stay after failing to agree terms with West Brom.

Director of football Dave Bassett said: ``It looks as though Lee Marshall has been unable to agree terms with West Brom.

``He is back in training and will be included in the reserve squad to take on Rothwell.''

[Clan]

One of two things...

he went out on the piss or he told the manager to eff off.

[BridgeCowboy]

or maybe both, eh?

[Clan]

Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Good chance of being true.

[Clan]

Typical of him i suppose.

http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0720/20020720lcfcwiselatest.html

[Clan]

More of same.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/allnews/page.cfm?objectid=12049032&method=full&siteid=50143

[Clan]

Double fracture eh?

http://www.ananova.com/sport/soccer/story/sm_633517.html?menu=sport.football

[BridgeCowboy]

A Chelsea smile?

[BridgeCowboy]

Former Blues skipper Dennis Wise has been made available on a free transfer by Leicester after being sent home from the club's pre-season tour.

Wise was sent home from Leicester's mini-tour of Finland on Friday following an alleged incident which left Scotland international Callum Davidson with a double fracture of his cheekbone.

Wise has been suspended for two weeks as City conduct their own internal investigation over his "apparent breach of club discipline" and the tenacious midfielder could still see his contract terminated if he is found guilty.

Wise is one of Leicester's top earners on around £30,000 per-week but he made just 17 league appearances following his £1.6m move from Chelsea last summer and missed the second half of the season after undergoing surgery to repair a thigh problem.

And Leicester, who are desperate to cut their wage bill following relegation last season, have decided to cut their losses and have made him available for nothing.

[Clan]

I'll bet the thick git is more sorry than ever that he turned his back on CFC.

[Clan]

Update.

http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0726/leicester_20020726_wiseverdictdelayed.html

Wonder if he'll ever find his way back to CFC.

[Clan]

Latest.

http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0729/20020729lcfcwise.html

Shot in the dark here, but i'm thinking he's geting sacked.The delay is only so the legal people can take a really good look into the legality of doing so and what, if any, repercussions there might be from Wises legal team.

[BridgeCowboy]

I'd say that's a pretty sure shot Clan. After the incident in Finland, every player stood up and spoke of their, well lack of support shall I say, of Dennis.

[BridgeCowboy]

Foxes terminate Wise contract

Leicester have terminated the contract of Dennis Wise with immediate effect due to "an act of serious misconduct".

The former Chelsea and England midfielder has had the remaining two years of his lucrative Foxes contract torn up following an internal investigation into an incident which left Callum Davidson with a double fracture of his cheekbone during the club's pre-season tour to Finland.

Wise, who earns a reported £30,000 per week, attended a meeting with chairman Martin George shortly after being sent home from Finland and was suspended pending the investigation.

A club statement read: "The board of Leicester City Football Club has given Dennis Wise notice of termination in accordance with his contract.
"This decision has been taken following a proper investigation of an incident that occurred on July 18, 2002 at the club's training camp in Finland.
"Mr Wise, who attended a disciplinary hearing chaired by football club chairman Martin George on Friday, July 26, was found to have committed an act of serious misconduct."

The 35-year-old joined the Foxes from Chelsea for £1.6m last summer but has made just 17 appearances, two of which were from the substitutes' bench, and now faces the search for a new club.

[Clan]

Wise is set to appeal.
No big surprise really.

http://football.guardian.co.uk/News_Story/0,1563,768936,00.html

[Clan]

LEICESTER have been told to take back sacked Dennis Wise - or pay up his £3million contract.

Ex-England midfielder Wise sensationally won his appeal yesterday against being axed for leaving team-mate Callum Davidson with a double fracture of the cheekbone.

The Foxes will now appeal next Wednesday in a bid to get the Football League's decision overturned. City booted out Wise, 35, and ripped up his two-year contract after finding him guilty of serious misconduct.

But Wise decided to make history by testing a new review procedure for the first time.

And after a six-hour hearing a Football League Disciplinary Committee - made up of ex-Wimbledon player Robbie Earle, former Nottingham Forest boss Frank Clark and the Rt Hon Sir Philip Otton, a retired judge - came down in favour of Wise.

Leicester now face the prospect of taking Wise back on their playing staff or honouring the remaining two years of his deal - unless they can get the League ruling reversed.

A League spokesman said: "The Commission concluded that Wise did assault team-mate Callum Davidson on the club's tour of Finland.

"However, it was felt that this offence did not warrant the termination of Wise's playing contract."

Angry City chairman Martin George said: "We are astonished that regulations do not allow for the dismissal of a player who has committed a serious, unprovoked assault on a fellow professional. We have immediately appealed."

The club held a two-week investigation before deciding to sack Wise.

PFA chief executive Gordon Taylor was pleased with the news and claimed the Football League had come to a "right and proportionate decision".

Taylor said: "It's a sensitive situation. Dennis has a reputation but it was a fact that Leicester were trying to get the wage bill down and get rid of players.

"For that reason the punishment was excessive, but it's no bad thing the law of the land was used to get things in proportion.

"These things happen. Dennis was very sincere in his apology and made that clear to the judge."

Lance Tomlyn, of Leicester's Independent Supporters Association, said: "If anybody in any other employment broke a fellow worker's jaw they would be dismissed."

[Clan]

Foxes to fight (http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0825/20020825lcfcwise.html) decision.

[BridgeMonkee]

Dennis Wise, who was sacked by Leicester City after fracturing Callum Davidson's cheekbone, has found a club willing to take him on: Millwall.
The Lions moved for Wise, a former England international, after Leicester won the right to sack him on Wednesday, and agreed a deal last night.

"We didn't have great concerns about signing Dennis," confirmed Millwall chairman Theo Paphitis. "We know that he can get a bit excited about things but he is also a very good player.

"We're hopeful that he will take the opportunity to settle down at The Den and kick-start his career once more with us. At the age of 35 he still has much to offer."

Paphitis, explaining how the move for Wise came about, added: "We met with Dennis on Thursday and had a long discussion with him about the possibility of him joining us.

"As a result he agreed to do so. We shook hands and once he's sorted out a few legal formalities we expect him with us on Tuesday."

Millwall manager Mark McGhee told Sky Sports News that he was delighted "a player like Dennis will be joining us".

"We have been on the case over the last two weeks but with his appeal going on we've had to wait," he said. "As soon as we knew the result we met with Dennis straight away.

"I'm sure the supporters will be looking forward to seeing Dennis in a Millwall shirt."

McGhee said he was not concerned about Wise's off-field problems. The 35-year-old has not played this season since being sent home from Leicester's pre-season tour of Finland in July.

Leicester terminated Wise's contract but were told initially to reinstate him by the Football League before winning their appeal on Wednesday, forcing Wise to leave.

"I've been aware of Dennis for a long time," McGhee added. "I would envisage that Dennis has some regrets about what's gone on, obviously.

"But the feeling I have from Dennis is he wants to get on with his football, he wants to get on with his life and he wants he wants to prove there's still a bit of football in him yet and if we can take advantage of that then that's fine with me."

Millwall are due to play Leicester, a club McGhee himself left in acrimonious circumstances in 1995, at their New Den ground on November 16.

[Clan]

Looks like it will be Wise (http://www.soccernet.com/england/news/2002/0920/20020920lcfcwisemfc.html) against coventry for the debut.