Although Michael Quirke was disappointed not to be offered a new contract by Coventry City, he understands the reasoning behind Andy Thorn's decision to release him.
Since being told he had no future at Coventry, the 19 year old goal keeper has bee busy looking for a new club and has had a trial at Oldham.
Quirke thinks that if he had to leave his home town club, this was the best time to do so following on from highly favourable reviews of his games for Coventry and his international appearance in the Ireland under 21 squad.
Quirke proved that he is capable of making excellent saves, particularly the one he made at Doncaster in March and that can have done his chances of finding a new club no harm at all.
Quirke explained why Thorn decided to release him, saying to the CT: "The manager told me he is looking to get a new No.1 in if Keiren Westwood goes and if I don't play next season it is going to be even harder to find a club next year or the year after."
Danny Ireland, the current number two 'keeper, a firm favourite of Steve Ogrizovic, has been given a new contract at Coventry and that would mean that if Quirke remained at the club, his chances of competitive football would be almost non existent, which would be to the detriment of the promising young goal keeper.
He continued, "At the minute I have only just played some first team games so it will hopefully be easier to find a new club now with that on my CV, than in a year's time if I haven't played any games. So it is a good time to get out there and they have said they will do all they can to help me find another club. We get on well and Oggy has been great as well and wants to help me."
He added: "Things could have gone one way or the other. I could have played and made a few mistakes or impressed, as I hope I have done. I have performed well and got my name out there now, so it is just a case of getting a club and trying to get a trial somewhere."
Quirke admits to being disappointed at having to leave his home town club where he has been for over ten years, but he knows if he is to make a career in professional football he will have to move on.
"I have been at the club 11 years, since I was eight, so I am disappointed to be leaving the club I have supported all these years," he said.
"I obviously wanted to continue here but I have been told I am not getting a new contract but Cov have been great ever since I joined as a kid and I have really enjoyed my time. I am still young, only 19, so hopefully there are plenty of other places I can go and further my career."
He is hoping that his record of four unbeaten games, which includes one clean sheet will look good on his CV and attract the attention of another club.
Quirke reflected on his senior games he played for Coventry City, saying: "I was thrown in at the deep end against Watford in August when I went on for Iain Turner when he got injured."
"I made a good save but then made a mistake for their first goal, but after that I settled down well and to be 2-0 down at Watford and come back to 2-2 was a good result for us. That was my senior debut. I was only 18 at the time and it is difficult going on as a sub and getting into the pace of the game, especially as a goalkeeper because you have got to concentrate from the first minute to the 90th because any mistake can lead to a goal."
"I then made my first start at Doncaster, and to produce a save like I did was a great feeling and just like a striker scoring a goal. It was something special for me."
Quirke made his home debut against Reading in front of one of the bigger crowds of the season.
"It was great to play in front of more than 22,000 and with so many Cov fans, and it was nice to know they were behind me and supporting me," he said.
"To perform how I did and keep a clean sheet was great to do for my family and the fans and then to go to Norwich the following week was another great game to play in, this time in front of 26,000 fans and the incredible noise they were making because of their promotion was totally different to the game at the Ricoh.
"We did a job again and were professional with a good performance and the fact that I played four Championship games for Coventry is something I can take with me throughout my career. I came into the team and did a job and it's a great thing to have on my CV."
As for his intentional debut, he explained: "The call up came out of the blue to play for the Under-21s and I played against Portugal, which we lost 2-0, but it was another feather in my cap."
"The goalkeeping coach sent me a text after I kept my clean sheet against Reading and he told me to keep working hard. So it is good to know they are still thinking about me."
"They are trying to arrange a friendly later this month and I think there are Euro qualifiers in September, so hopefully I can get myself another club and continue with the international side of things because I have had a taste of it and I want to carry on, but my priority is getting a new club and hopefully I will be able to do that soon.