Source: PA
Butcher - Rooney will improve by staying
Inverness manager Terry Butcher has promised in-demand striker Adam Rooney he will make him a better player if the Irish striker extends his stay in the Highlands.
Rooney, 23, has been linked with moves to a series of clubs when his contract expires at the end of the season, including Hibernian, Caley Thistle's opponents in their penultimate Clydesdale Bank Premier League clash on Wednesday.
The former Stoke player took his tally to the season to 20 when he scored the only goal against St Mirren, after hitting the woodwork twice. Such form will inevitably attract clubs with bigger budgets than Inverness, but Butcher believes there are several reasons Rooney should stay.
"It's a difficult one because Adam is aware of interest," the former England captain said. "I don't know the ins and outs but he is very much being spoken to by other clubs and agents.
"He'll have a touch choice to make because I'm sure there will be a lot of clubs who want his signature.
"But can a lot of clubs give him that he has here? I don't mean financially, he'll probably get double, treble or quadruple what he gets here. But would he get that satisfaction he gets from playing with boys he knows and for a club he loves?"
