Today I am going to write an article in which I totally contradict myself from the last one I wrote. In that article I suggested that players who want  to move on to bigger clubs are not greedy or disloyal but simply looking to improve themselves and show ambition.

My mind was changed in one particular case when I read the news that James McFadden wants to leave Birmingham following their relegation from the Premier League. The 25-year-old Scotland striker has been linked with a £5.5millon move to Celtic, although the Hoops have denied it. McFadden’s agent is quoted as saying: "He is happy Alex McLeish gave him a chance to play first-team football, but it's a short career."

City chairman David Gold has previously said that McFadden, who joined Birmingham from Everton in January for £5m, is "not for sale" and McLeish has also reiterated he would be at Birmingham next season as they need to keep their better players to launch a promotion challenge.

McFadden has made his name almost entirely on his performances in a Scotland shirt rather than anything he has ever produced at club level. He could not command a regular first-team place at Everton and when Birmingham offered a lot of money for him, both he and the club jumped at the chance.

McFadden didn’t play badly for the St Andrew's outfit but he failed to produce enough to prevent them from sliding to relegation. Now it would appear he thinks he's too good to play in the Championship and instead needs to be playing at the "highest level".

This is either greed, disloyalty or delusions of grandeur - I think it's probably a mixture of all three. Just 109 league appearances for Everton with 11 goals and 12 appearances for Birmingham, in which he scored four times, do not make him a player who deserves or has the right to demand to play at the top level.

McFadden’s club career was going nowhere and Birmingham offered him the chance to resurrect it. He now has a chance to prove himself and pay them back by scoring the goals that take them to the Premier League. I have no idea why he would think he is too good to do that.

If I were the Birmingham chairman I would be very tempted to keep him at the club and play him in the reserves. If the rumours about his desire to leave are unfounded then I apologise profusely, but if they are based on any sort of fact then I think his attitude is nothing short of disgraceful.