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Originally posted by QPROslo
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I have read the discussion about the offers for McNamara with interest. I think it mirrors the situation with Ryan Manning two years ago. He was widely known to be one of the best left backs in the Championship and was watched by West Ham and other Premier League clubs. Some fans thought he was worth at least £3m, if not £5m. I think all the media talk affected Manning and he refused to sign a contract extension. When the end of the transfer window came closer and there were no Premier League bids, nor any sign of Manning accepting a new deal, QPR simply gave in an sold to the highest bidder. This was £250k from Swansea. The fee reflected the fact he had only ten months left of his contract. The deal caused an outrage among some fans, but it is hard to see what else QPR could have done at the time. In hindsight QPR should have pushed hard for a contract extension the previous year, but once there was just a year left and he refused to prolong there was only one option, and that was to sell to the highest bidder. Few clubs want to have a player around that does not want to commit his future to the club.
I think the situation with McNamara might be similar. McNamara isn't keen to extend with Millwall, and Rowett has realised it. It is still more than a month left of the transfer window and Rowett wants to get the best possible deal. This is the reason he has gone public with the bid from QPR, criticising it for being too low. The aim is to get competing bids to get the best possible deal. If there were other bids, he would mention them, indicating that right now there is only one bidder and that is us. If Rowett desperately wanted to keep McNamara and had good hopes he would accept a new deal he would keep a low profile and certainly not leak our bids to the press.
The fact we have the highest bid now indicates that we haven't done anything wrong and the price we have offered isn't insulting. We might still improve our bid to come to a quick conclusion rather than to drag it on until transfer deadline day, which is many weeks into the season. But to criticise the club when our bid is higher than any other bids Millwall have received for a player that is likely not extending his contract is unfair.
My take is that we are going about our business in a smart way. I think we are a well run club and I trust the guys at the helm.
I think the situation with McNamara might be similar. McNamara isn't keen to extend with Millwall, and Rowett has realised it. It is still more than a month left of the transfer window and Rowett wants to get the best possible deal. This is the reason he has gone public with the bid from QPR, criticising it for being too low. The aim is to get competing bids to get the best possible deal. If there were other bids, he would mention them, indicating that right now there is only one bidder and that is us. If Rowett desperately wanted to keep McNamara and had good hopes he would accept a new deal he would keep a low profile and certainly not leak our bids to the press.
The fact we have the highest bid now indicates that we haven't done anything wrong and the price we have offered isn't insulting. We might still improve our bid to come to a quick conclusion rather than to drag it on until transfer deadline day, which is many weeks into the season. But to criticise the club when our bid is higher than any other bids Millwall have received for a player that is likely not extending his contract is unfair.
My take is that we are going about our business in a smart way. I think we are a well run club and I trust the guys at the helm.
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