Michael Doyle has said that his deal to return to Coventry City next season was done pretty quickly.
Doyle will officially sign for the Sky Blues on July 1st and said to the Portsmouth News: “The deal with Coventry was agreed pretty quickly,” Doyle, who is out of contract on June 30th told the Portsmouth News.
“The manager seemed like he was desperate to get me, so I thought, ‘Let’s go for it.
“The gaffer (Paul Cook) said he wanted me there and would try to get something done over the summer.
“I always thought it would be pretty straightforward – get the job done, get promoted and talk contracts.
“When I went in on Tuesday and saw no contract there, that was it, I walked away thinking this could go on all summer.
“At Pompey, I’ve obviously seen other players in similar situations to myself ending up not having a contract there. With Coventry’s interest, I didn’t have to wait all summer on Pompey.
“I thought it was time to do what’s best for me for once, be a little bit selfish and look after myself and my family.
“Coventry expressed they really wanted me, but how long is a piece of string? How long do you leave them waiting before they move onto somebody else? That’s the way football is.
“I’m not having a pop at Pompey, but there wasn’t really a decision to be made because there was no contract on the table to consider.
“I’ve done a lot of travelling over the last few years to Sheffield and Pompey, it’s been hard.
“My family are in the Midlands and it takes its toll.
“Being out of contract, there was always a chance Cheltenham was going to be my last game.
“I’m actually not one of those players who think about that sort of thing, I was focused on the job in hand.
“And what a way to go out.”