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LEON Knight will shed no tears if he stirs up trouble for Chris Turner by helping Brighton to win at Hillsborough on Saturday.
The Seagulls and former Wednesday striker says that the Owls manager is to blame for the club's lack of success and if he pays with his job, then "that is just what happens in football".
But Turner hit back, saying: "It's an example of a player not doing the business for us on the field but then blaming the manager."
The Owls boss recently pointed out that Knight scored only three goals in 27 appearances for Wednesday last season while on loan from Chelsea. He also said that the striker's conduct on and off the training ground and on match days "left a lot to be desired."
Knight, who has hit 24 goals for Brighton, said: "If we beat Wednesday and he gets the sack, then that is just what happens in football.
"We're going there for three points, and whatever their board decide to do or whatever pressure he is under, it's his problem. He runs it the way he wants and it's not going well for him so he's got to take the blame. It's a simple as that."
But Turner has again hinted that if he told the full story behind Knight's behaviour while he was at Hillsborough then it would not look good on the player.
The Owls boss told the club AGM recently: "From the day I came here, Knight said he didn't like Sheffield Wednes-day; he felt let down by the previous manager Terry Yorath because he played him out of position and kept taking him off.
"After two weeks he still wanted to go back to Chelsea. As he was on a year's loan, he couldn't. I informed Leon of this, and from that day onwards he tried his utmost to get us to send him back, through every sort of way you can think of.
"His discipline on and off the training ground and on match days left a lot to be desired. To go any further than that would be unprofessional of me.
"He went back to Chelsea because he was under contract to them. It's not as if he was our player to let go to Brighton."
Knight subsequently joined Brighton on loan and signed for them in a £100,000 deal.
The Seagulls and former Wednesday striker says that the Owls manager is to blame for the club's lack of success and if he pays with his job, then "that is just what happens in football".
But Turner hit back, saying: "It's an example of a player not doing the business for us on the field but then blaming the manager."
The Owls boss recently pointed out that Knight scored only three goals in 27 appearances for Wednesday last season while on loan from Chelsea. He also said that the striker's conduct on and off the training ground and on match days "left a lot to be desired."
Knight, who has hit 24 goals for Brighton, said: "If we beat Wednesday and he gets the sack, then that is just what happens in football.
"We're going there for three points, and whatever their board decide to do or whatever pressure he is under, it's his problem. He runs it the way he wants and it's not going well for him so he's got to take the blame. It's a simple as that."
But Turner has again hinted that if he told the full story behind Knight's behaviour while he was at Hillsborough then it would not look good on the player.
The Owls boss told the club AGM recently: "From the day I came here, Knight said he didn't like Sheffield Wednes-day; he felt let down by the previous manager Terry Yorath because he played him out of position and kept taking him off.
"After two weeks he still wanted to go back to Chelsea. As he was on a year's loan, he couldn't. I informed Leon of this, and from that day onwards he tried his utmost to get us to send him back, through every sort of way you can think of.
"His discipline on and off the training ground and on match days left a lot to be desired. To go any further than that would be unprofessional of me.
"He went back to Chelsea because he was under contract to them. It's not as if he was our player to let go to Brighton."
Knight subsequently joined Brighton on loan and signed for them in a £100,000 deal.
