McGhee blast players

"Poor concentration"
By Paul Holmes
August 11 2002

Millwall manager Mark McGhee has blasted his players after their crushing 6-0 home defeat to Rotherham.

The Lions' boss believes that the poor performance from the players is a direct result of the salary freeze imposed by chairman Theo Paphitis. "We all hoped the club would be able to improve our terms.

"But reality has changed and that hasn't been possible, so we're asking everyone to give the same again without a reward.

"I've been able to accept it, but I question whether some players have come to terms with it.

"If the players say they haven't come to terms with it and can't give their best, we've got to go out and get some fresh blood."

McGhee then issued a threat that he isn't afraid to bring in new faces. "We'll be ruthless as we can't wait 15 games to see if will they will sort their heads out.

"I want to see the commitment and endeavour we've seen here over the last two years.

Goalkeeper Tony Warner was also a target of McGhee's outburst. "Why was Tony Warner's concentration poor, when last season it was outstanding?

"And he's only one of them, although you couldn't question the strikers."