Steve Bruce rescued Quinn from the mediocrity of Division 1. He also rehabilitated Paul Mcshane after the way he was shabbilly treated by Pearson and Barmby. And turned him from a figure of ridicule into a popular be it severely limited footballer.We didn't put Quinn on the world stage, he helped put the club there and we pretty much discarded him for a season and a half in favour of Huddlestone and Livermore.
It seems to be the natural reaction to be angry at a player wanting to go elsewhere but there must be a good reason. If it's simply more money then the question is why can't we match another Championship club's offer for a good player like Quinn? Are Reading offering Duffen-esque money or are we being frugal? If it's not money, is he just frustrated at his limited amount of game time since promotion?
As Smartarse said they both blathered about staying as a PL player where have they ended up?