London Irish said:I don't understand what you are saying. Are you implying that McGhee's decision to loan out Big Mac was motivated by personal dislike, or other "personal" reasons, rather than just footballing judgement? If so, I think you are very wide of the mark.
McGhee gave Big Mac plenty of game-time over the Christmas and New Year period but in the end decided that he was the one of our strikers who had to make way to free up cash. It was a football/business decision, not a personal one, no doubt in part motivated by Big Mac's higher wages in relation to the likes of McPhee, etc.
Yes, it then became a bit personal on Big Mac's side as he overreated and let himself down a bit. But that has nothing to do with McGhee.
I agree that we were crying out for a target man but we needed to get Big Mac off the wages to fund one.
I was making the point that personal issues between him and MM might have contributed to him not getting in the side.