Bit weird and strikes me the bloke and P'boro don't really know what they are doing or how to conduct business.
Last week the P'boro chairman said that Brighton's offer was good, but not as big as Leicester's. Perhaps Brighton upped it, they are cash rich at the moment after selling all those season tickets for the new stadium.
As I've said a number of times, still not sure that Mackail-Smith is more than a 1 season wonder. He could quickly turn into a headless chicken sort of player if he goes a few games without scoring.