Quote Originally Posted by lardy View Post
In isolation, it does look dodgy. But should you ever look at a list of the, say, top 100 most expensive transfers made each season, you'd be surprised how many are useless.

Chances are, rather than Mackay pocketing a wadge, it was just a shit transfer that everyone involved regrets.
It doesn't look dodgy at all. Like you say, it was a mistake. Probably made in desperation. Doesn't anyone remember the list of players we were liked with that summer that signed elsewhere?