McAuley Rejects Contract Offer
By Aston
January 11 2011
Town defender Gareth McAuley says he rejected a contract offer from Town last month and is currently waiting for another offer from the club.
McAuley: "It's a funny one, and it should have been sorted out last summer.
"Ipswich turned down a couple of offers for me, and if they were keen to keep me they should have offered me a new deal then instead of letting it drag on for months.
"I was eventually offered a two year contract four weeks ago, but it was not right for me and I told the club with the ball now back in their court.
"There have been further discussions, but we don't seem any further forward.
"I'm happy here, but I have got to look after number one at this stage of my career.
"There is no way I look at the grass being greener on the other side of the fence and I'm not after silly money.
"The contract offer is not right at the moment."