May 18, 2003

McIlwham wants a move back home

Posted by Editor on May 18, 2003 09:04 AM | No comments | Print | E-mail author
In an interview with Jeff Connor in Scotland on Sunday, Gordon McIlwham has spoken of his desire to leave his current club, Begles-Bordeaux. The prop has been linked with a return to Glasgow, and his good form in France has seen him selected for Scotland's tour to South Africa.

"I do get homesick," he reveals. "We have no family out here, and I have spoken to my agent about a move. There have been discussions with home-based teams, and although I have a year still to run here, I am trying to get out before then.

"I think the budgets of the Scottish professional teams may be limiting them, but I would consider a drop in wages if, say, I could get a two-year deal for slightly-less pay than here. I would consider it for sure. It would all depend on whether Begles-Bordeaux would be prepared to release me. If I do well in South Africa and get selected for the World Cup, I won't be here anyway, so they might consider letting me go early."

Jeff Connor's article.

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