Szmodics moved to Rovers in the summer of 2022 after a two and a half-year tenure at London Road. Given that Ipswich wants to build on their promotion to the Premier League, MacAnthony thinks it’s a wise move for the Irish international. “I don’t give a damn if he’s 28. According to MacAnthony’s Hard Truth Podcast, “If you did your homework, you will know he’s a player who will play until he’s 35 because of how he plays.”
The fact that some of the best teams in the Championship didn’t target him beyond comprehension. “No one entered and took a whiff at 12, 13, and 14 million. I can’t believe this player will almost certainly place you in the top six in the championship! “I’m not sure what’s going on in the market this summer for a player like him to go for that type of money. Players half that size have, in my experience, gone for 16, 17, and even millions from the champion.
“He might be a flash in the pan,” some may say. In just 1.5 sub appearances this season, he has already scored twice! The 28-year-old came off the bench for the final 15 minutes at Portman Road to make his top league debut against Liverpool last Saturday in a 2-0 loss. “Well done, Ipswich; the agreement isn’t entirely transparent,” MacAnthony went on. We have to wait for our sell-on payments, so it’s all over time. “Someone has made a ridiculous bid for one of our players,” I thought when I received the SMS from Barry Fry with the sums.
To be fair, it is a hell of a deal for Ipswich and a hell of a deal for the boy because he is from that neck of the woods in Colchester.
“I’m proud as anything. You’ve now got Ronnie (Edwards), Jack Taylor, Ivan (Toney) in the Premier League and now Sammie.
“Harrison (Burrows) could be there next year. All those players were with us around Covid, quite a few of them I paid seven figures for.
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