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Sam Bone says he is leaving Waterford FC with a “sour taste” in his mouth and is “disappointed” by the SSE Airtricity League club.
The defender has confirmed his departure from the Premier Division team to which he joined permanently for the 2020 season, having spent part of the 2019 campaign there on loan from Shamrock Rovers.
Bone missed the Waterford meeting in the Premier Division season with a hamstring injury when the club finished fifth.
But he will be looking for a new club for the 2021 campaign and will hit Waterford.
“While I have remained professional, I am leaving the club with an incredibly bitter taste in my mouth,” he said in a statement posted on Twitter.
“It was no secret how much I loved playing for this club. But sometimes you have to put your emotions aside and do what’s best for yourself.
“A part of me wants to say a lot, but I’ll be brief, I am incredibly disappointed in the club and the last week has been extremely stressful.”
He added that, “Four weeks after the end of the season, there is not even a coach or players.”
Bone also thanked the staff, including former Waterford boss Alan Reynolds, who left the club in June and has since taken over coaching roles with the U21 Republic of Ireland, Dundalk and now Shelbourne.
In May, Reynolds had criticized Waterford after players and management learned that the club was temporarily firing them via email when the sport was on hold due to the first Covid-19 lockdown.
“I didn’t realize this until I received a message from the players,” he told RTÉ Sport at the time.
“Can you imagine being fired like this after the service I’ve rendered to my hometown club?
“The players, who are suffering like the rest of us, are disgusted by the way it was carried out.
“I understand that the cuts are necessary, but is this the way to do it?”
Waterford FC has been contacted for comment.
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