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Rotherham Receive Championship Bid For Crooks
Thursday, 8th Jul 2021 14:24

Rotherham boss Paul Warne has revealed that the Millers have received a bid from a Championship club for Blues’ target Matt Crooks.

On Monday it was reported that the South Yorkshiremen had rebuffed a Town offer understood to be £500,000 or £600,000 for the 27-year-old, the Blues' second bid after £400,000 had previously been rejected.

Now a Championship club has made an offer understood to be in excess of Town’s second offer.

“There has been a bid from a Championship side but it hasn’t reached the chairman’s valuation,” manager Paul Warne told the Rotherham Advertiser.

Previously Championship clubs Middlesbrough, Peterborough United, Derby County - who are currently subject to a transfer embargo - and Cardiff City were reported to be interested.

The Millers boss has previously said he’s not keen to see Crooks move on to a League One rival, but has admitted that there comes a point where it becomes impossible to turn an offer down. Rotherham are understood to have put a £1 million price tag on the midfielder's head.

A further Town bid - or bids - appear inevitable with Crooks, who has a year left on his contract, one of manager Paul Cook’s top targets and despite the Championship interest the Blues are in a strong position to get their man.

Leeds-born Crooks, who can operate either in defensive or attacking midfield roles, was a schoolboy with Manchester United’s academy before moving on to Huddersfield with whom he made one senior appearance.

While with the Terriers he spent time on loan at FC Halifax, Radcliffe Borough and Accrington before joining Stanley on a permanent basis in 2016.

In July 2016 he joined Rangers in Scotland but six months later he departed for a loan spell at Scunthorpe having been unable to make an impression at Ibrox.

A switch to Northampton followed in the summer of 2017 before he moved on to Rotherham in January 2019 and was a member of the side which won promotion to the Championship the next season, scoring both goals - out of a campaign total of 11 - in the Millers’ 2-0 victory over the Blues at Portman Road.

In 2020/21, Crooks netted seven times as the South Yorkshiremen dropped back into League One.

In March it was reported that Rotherham had held preliminary talks with Crooks regarding a new deal in the wake of the interest from Nottingham Forest.

Meanwhile, reports north of the border have dismissed claims that Hearts want to sign Blues midfielder Teddy Bishop.

According to Edinburgh Live, the 24-year-old is not a target of the Scotttish Premiership side.


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Monkey_Blue added 11:11 - Jul 9
BeattiesBackPocket…. We needed evolution not carpet bombing of the squad. We were a little short of promotion because it's fine margins and yet we've gambled. I don't gamble because the house almost always wins. Lambert who I admit was average spent how much? KVY who hurst could have had for nothing is his only spend and he was available for a handful of games. The idea you've all ran away with is that all our players are terrible and Evans is evil. The idea that situations require nuance is being killed in all aspect of life but on here it's extreme. The new owners don't own the club, they are spending money that isn't theirs and even with Man City and £500Bn behind them it took three years to see results. Which clubs of our size have thrown money at it and it worked long term? Which clubs have had our player turnover and seen it work. Genuinely if lambert could have brought in two of three quality players last summer we'd be discussing a championship campaign.
I don't like the “money” thing in terms of building a side. Cook walks away if it doesn't work but the finance might as well which leaves us possibly in admin if we have a dozen players costing £10m a year in wages.
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GiroJim added 11:14 - Jul 9
One more bid,then move on. Dont be held to ransom. If a championship club is really in for him, then so be it. If they are playing games,then I hope it backfires big time.
We need to move on . Time is ticking. We badly need some centre halves and a striker. Bonne really isnt the answer and Norwood will be Norwood all season...........................
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Cloddyseedbed added 12:05 - Jul 9
All I can say is remember Marcus Stewart? Huddesfield didn't want to sell him to us and were desperate to hang onto him. The rest is history. I find it refreshing to see us going after players that clubs are not wanting to sell and other clubs also wanting them. Beats shopping in bargain basement for cast offs and injured players or players coming back from injury who are not fit. I support the club and what it is trying to do, it was so necessary and is proved by the fees got for players leaving and/or where they have ended up. Excited for the coming season and seeing total commitment all over the pitch. COYB'S.
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tempzzzz added 12:21 - Jul 9
Up the bid to £800k and throw in a free private performance from Mr Sheeran for the other half's birthday party.
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Crinkle59 added 12:30 - Jul 9
let's just wait and see . all this bickering get's us nowhere nd achieves nothing , what will be will be
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Dog added 12:50 - Jul 9
Girojim - big fan of early doors. Very underrated comedy series.
Monkeyblue - i am a sceptic of Paul Cook, but so far our net spend is about level, so i don't think there is any cause for concern. Obviously, if we are offering £10,000 a week for central defenders as Portsmouth allege then i might soil my underwear as that would not be sustainable for long. remember though, we have Sheeran's sponsorship, 12,000 season tickets and probably 20,00 through the gate for every home game - so as long as Covid behaves, our turnover for the year should be good.

Stay calm and let's see where we are in a couple of weeks. As Ashton has said today, we need a minimum of 5 players and they need to be here within 10 days now
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Blueballs83 added 13:04 - Jul 9
No need to panic yet... but we do need things to start moving quickly. We are a starting centre back left mid and striker away from what we need and that's if we keep Downes, Bishop and Kenlock which I think we should!
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leftie1972 added 13:19 - Jul 9
Forget about him, let whoever they are have him. Just Rotherham trying to up his value anyway. Move on.
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brendenward35 added 16:10 - Jul 9
Rotherham turned down bid by Championship club think its time to move on as they obviously don't want to sell
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