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MuddyWaters
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Although most of Macca's book is fairly factual and not terribly controversial, this episode sticks out. To treat a genuine club legend like that is pretty horrendous as he is one man who brought headlines to Blundell Park for all the right reasons.
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April 16, 2017, 8:18pm
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That's fenty for you it was a disgrace how McDermott was treated after being loyal to us for all those years !!!!


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Macca, town legend. End of.


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He's a Town legend without any doubt, but wasn't one of the reasons Fenty offered a smaller wage because Macca tried to get a move to Hull (only for them to sign Alton Thelwell at the last minute instead)?


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Quoted from Tommy
He's a Town legend without any doubt, but wasn't one of the reasons Fenty offered a smaller wage because Macca tried to get a move to Hull (only for them to sign Alton Thelwell at the last minute instead)?


It may be the case it was after nearly signed for Hull, but offering him that money afterwards smacks of vindictiveness IF you believe the two events are linked.


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It may be the case it was after nearly signed for Hull, but offering him that money afterwards smacks of vindictiveness IF you believe the two events are linked.


When Macca was doing various nights promoting the book he talked about this. He had been offered a deal by Town but had decided to move on to Hull with Peter Taylor, he was in a Hull hotel room overnight so not to have trouble getting to the signing/press conference.
As mentioned the Hull Board decided to go for Alton Thelwell as a younger option and Macca came 'home'

Fenty had significantly reduced the offer. Was that vindictiveness or sensible hard nosed business management? Depends on your view I guess but to some tells a tale which contributed to our ultimate demise into non league
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Unless we know the budget at the time, and what players had signed in what positions, who was lined up to be signed and where there were gaps in the squad after all of this, I don't see how we can have an informed decision on what looks on the face of it to be a snub to Macca. It may have been that or it could have been about budgets, squad balance, planning for the future or any number of things.
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Unless we know the budget at the time, and what players had signed in what positions, who was lined up to be signed and where there were gaps in the squad after all of this, I don't see how we can have an informed decision on what looks on the face of it to be a snub to Macca. It may have been that or it could have been about budgets, squad balance, planning for the future or any number of things.


Fantastic post. Finally someone actually using there brain and not jumping on the bandwagon because an EX town legend said so. Always two sides to a story.  
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Macca was very keen to let us know exactly how little he earned weekly at the end of his career with Town but wasn't so keen to let us know how many thousands a week he earned at the pinnacle of his career
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Macca was very keen to let us know exactly how little he earned weekly at the end of his career with Town but wasn't so keen to let us know how many thousands a week he earned at the pinnacle of his career


At the pinnacle of his career I'm certain he could of earned alot more elsewhere but he stayed loyal to town
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