BOREHAM WOOD chairman Danny Hunter has criticised the behaviour of Peterborough United manager Grant McCann, claiming he “took the family silver” after the clubs’ pre-season friendly.
The pair faced off last Monday with Peterborough running out 1-0 winners at Boreham Wood’s Meadow Park ground.
However, Hunter was far from pleased with what happened after the game, saying McCann (pictured above) had approached trialist Morgan Ferrier, prompting him not to sign a deal with the Wood.
Ferrier, the former Arsenal, Crystal Palace and West Brom youngster, played for Boreham Wood in the friendly and according to Hunter had already agreed to sign a deal with the National League side on Tuesday morning, the day after the game.
But he decided not to put pen to paper after being offered a trial by the League One side, with Posh posting on their website that Ferrier played the second half of their friendly on Saturday against Norwich City.
Talking to his club’s website, Wood chairman Hunter said: “We had agreed a deal with Morgan Ferrier and I shook on it with the player on the Monday night. The lad was due at the club with his representative to sign it on the Tuesday morning at 10am.
“We had played Peterborough United at our place that night and I felt we had looked after Peterborough’s directors, manager, players and supporters well, both on and off the pitch and had no idea any impropriety had gone on.
“The boy then suddenly sends a text to our gaffer Luke Garrard on the Tuesday morning, just an hour before he was due in to sign, to tell him he was approached by Grant McCann and others associated with Peterborough about trialling with them the night before.
“He was being advised not to sign the contract with us and that he would feature in games against Norwich on the Saturday and would also play in another game the following Tuesday.
“I’ve known the Posh’s former owner Barry Fry for nearly 25 years and met the existing Posh owner Darragh MacAnthony on Monday night and he seemed a thoroughly decent guy.
“I believe neither Barry or Darragh would have approved of Grant’s actions but it just felt that I had invited them into my home, they left with smiles and thanks but failed to tell us they were taking the family silver with them.
“I’ve been a chairman here for 18 seasons and I suppose nothing should surprise me but I feel that Grant McCann has acted poorly as the new Peterborough manager and experience tells me that everyone he meets on the way up, he’ll certainly meet on the way down.”
