Huddersfield Town's Jordan Rhodes (left) and Lee Novak (right) celebrate with the play-off trophy
Tommy Miller still mystified by Jordan Rhodes sale
By Dave Gooderham
Monday, May 28, 2012
8:43 AM
TOMMY Miller has tipped ‘priceless’ 40-goal Jordan Rhodes to score goals at any level – even though it remains to be seen whether he stays with promoted Huddersfield Town.
The 22-year-old has scored an incredible 85 goals in 145 games since Roy Keane allowed him to join the Terriers in a cut-price deal.
Miller and Rhodes are today still celebrating after helping Huddersfield to a dramatic play-off final penalty shoot-out win over Sheffield United on Saturday to clinch promotion to the Championship – and set up a possible reunion with Ipswich.
And the former Blues midfielder, who was well aware of Rhodes’ promise when he was scoring for fun in the Town youth team, has admitted he cannot fathom why Ipswich allowed the youngster to leave three years ago.
Miller said: “Jordan Rhodes is an absolute goal machine. He has got the knack and he has always had it.
“I remember coming to Ipswich on a Monday morning and asking how the youth team had got on and it would always be how many did Jordan get?
“I am surprised Roy Keane made the decision to sell him. When you look back at it, you have to say it was a very strange decision although obviously the manager thought it was the right one.
“Seeing how Ipswich have done since selling Jordan, they could definitely have used him as they have always needed a goalscorer. He is priceless.”
Miller’s comments will resonate with the majority of Town fans who have seen Rhodes go from strength to strength, albeit in a lower league.
Whether it is with promoted Huddersfield or somewhere else, Miller has no doubts that the Scottish international striker would score goals at a higher standard.
He said: “I think his overall game has also improved, in terms of hold-up play, while he also scores all sorts of goals.
“He is a smashing lad who wants to get better – you can see that by how hard he works. Best of all, he is very level-headed which is probably down to his family.
“He has had a fantastic season and there is no doubt he could perform at a higher level. He will go on to bigger and better things, whether at Huddersfield or elsewhere.”
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14 comments
As a Huddersfield Town fan i wish Rhodes the best of luck. His contribution on the pitch has been massive, but off the pitch he has been the modandirons and a role model. To those Ipswich fans who feel they have missed out on him, they will now know how we Terriers felt when we sold Marcus Stuart to the Tractor boys. It was a terrible decision from another ex man united 'legend' that sent us into a spiral and Ipswich to the premiership. Anyway 12 years on we will meet again. As far as Saturday being an ipswich reunion, I have to say you are welcome to Lee, and the jury is out on Miller. Watch their penalties....absolute dross.
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Iain Pearce
Monday, May 28, 2012
We should have kept Rhodes. Yes, but gee's there is good goalscorers as well as him out there but Jewell has got to sniff around and possibly splash a bit of cash. By the way, for a change I agree with Kevin Bailey with regards to Nick Powell from Crewe, we should have made more of an effort. The player could be sensational.
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Paul The Alien
Monday, May 28, 2012
Kevin, from a man that has inside information about wages, who are we to argue with your comments.
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Cyril Baker
Monday, May 28, 2012
Wasn't it also to do with his father being released as goalkeeping coach - even though at the time it was mentioned this had nothing to do with his decision but if a member of my family was 'wronged' I would leave too.
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J P W
Monday, May 28, 2012
Well lets congratulate Huddersfield on their promotion !, I personally can't wait to Jordan Rhodes playing and scoring a hat-trick against Town at Portman Road !! What it will do is confirm just what rubbish so-called Manager's Ipswich have had lately !!
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freedomf
Monday, May 28, 2012
Jordan is class on and off the pitch, and will do well at any level, as I have said all along. Also, to those who were mocking my call to try and sign Nick Powell from Crewe, check out the goal he got at Wembley yesterday, absolutely brilliant. The talk is that he is going to Man Utd, so again, by failing to move quickly, we again miss out. Dreadful. Well done Lee Clark, that was your team that got promoted, and Huddersfield will be fine next season, in an ever stronger Championship. Meanwhile, we still have just one GK that Jewell doesn't rate, and insufficient players to fill a matchday 18. This is despite being told that we didn't sign people in January, as we were going to move quickly in May... Of course, we weren;t expected to remember that
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Kevin Bailey
Monday, May 28, 2012
Its History, just a Norwich based paper trying to cause unrest at Portman Road. It was a bad move, made by the CEO who sold Wickham also.
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Cyril Baker
Monday, May 28, 2012
Yes yes yes. Isn't it about time we all got over it? I was as horrified as the next man, but it's long gone, like the man who sold him. Time to move on, methinks.
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Andrew Mehen
Monday, May 28, 2012
Pencil Pete... a good analogy but not quite right... more like buying a Mars Bar and finding a stale dog biscuit inside that even a hungry stray would reject.
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Rob Steroo
Monday, May 28, 2012
Also good to see Gary Roberts and Alan Lee doing their bit for Huddersfield. That was quite a Portman Road reunion at Wembley!
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Ian Williams
Monday, May 28, 2012
I explained the situation to my wife like this ..... We sold Jordan Rhodes and put the money towards the money to buy Tamas Priskin, It's kind of like me selling the Xbox adding it to my months wages and buying a Mars bar.
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Pencil Pete
Monday, May 28, 2012
Also good to see Tommy Miller doing well......
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Lindsay Ferguson
Monday, May 28, 2012
Could defintely say he was 'the one who got away' but rather was sent away by a manager who didnt seem to be in touch with the team's needs....... am left to wonder what price Huddersfield will get for him ....... and what desolutory 'top-up' Ipswich will receive.....?
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Lindsay Ferguson
Monday, May 28, 2012
just echoeing the thoughts of all us moaners on here,something seriously wrong with our beloved club!
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david peters
Monday, May 28, 2012