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Dean Windass

March 3: Broken promises

Published: Tuesday, 3 March 2009, 3:56PM

After playing just three minutes of Oldham's last two games I've told the chairman I'm not returning to the club. I feel let down and angry.

In the last three days I feel promises that were made to me when I joined the club have not been kept. I was told manager John Sheridan wanted me to come to the club and that I would get the games I wanted and hopefully get Oldham into the play-offs.

Last week Shezza said he would not be playing me in the games against Millwall on Saturday and Leeds on Monday. It was a fair shout as the matches were in quick succession and so instead of sitting on the bench at the New Den, I told him to put a young lad in my place so he could get some appearance money.

But my understanding of this was that I would then be involved against Leeds. However, this time I was stuck on the bench and only came on for the final few minutes which was embarrassing and insulting. Not being funny but that's not what I need at this stage of my career.

The manager's not said anything to me since Saturday so I'm at a total loss to understand what's happened. This is not what I signed up for.

I turned down three Championship clubs to play for Oldham and I did it as a favour to a mate but now I've been let down. What's the point of sitting on the bench for a League One club? I could be sitting on the bench at Hull City? In fact, if I had stayed I'd probably be playing by now.

As it stands now, I've said my piece to the chairman and I am waiting for his response. The chairman's been different class and understands my point and other people have told me to stick to my guns no matter what happens next.