Jonny Hayes admits:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 8:18 am
HAYES HOPING FOR REGULAR MATCH TIME
01/06/20
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Jonny Hayes admits leaving Celtic will be difficult after being "heavily involved" in the team and having encouraging discussions about a new contract before the pandemic struck.
Celtic announced on Saturday that both Hayes and defender Jozo Simunovic would be leaving the club, who did not take up a one-year option on the Croatian defender's contract.
Hayes' three-year deal is coming to an end and he revealed a decision was taken on his future in the past week.
The 32-year-old told talkSPORT: "I spoke to (manager) Neil Lennon a couple of days before the Rangers game back in December. He was aware I was out of contract in six months and(said) he'd like me to stay.
Jonny Hayes:
"As the season went on we had similar conversations. He was quite keen for me to stay and saw me as part of his plans. I had the same conversations with (assistant manager) John Kennedy.
"When it comes down to the decision being made this week, I don't know if the financial impact the virus has had on Scottish football has contributed to it or not.
"But I wasn't being phased out, I was still playing regularly, in the team or off the bench, up until this virus struck.
"It's always hard to think about leaving a club when you're heavily involved in the team."
However, the Irishman did reflect that he might be better moving on. The versatile left sided player made 68 Celtic appearances, a total which would have been higher had he not broken his leg during his first season.
"Maybe if I stayed, I might not have got as much game time," he said. "I'm a little bit older now, it's probably better for me to go out and play a bit more regularly."
01/06/20
viewtopic.php?f=2&t=215101
Jonny Hayes admits leaving Celtic will be difficult after being "heavily involved" in the team and having encouraging discussions about a new contract before the pandemic struck.
Celtic announced on Saturday that both Hayes and defender Jozo Simunovic would be leaving the club, who did not take up a one-year option on the Croatian defender's contract.
Hayes' three-year deal is coming to an end and he revealed a decision was taken on his future in the past week.
The 32-year-old told talkSPORT: "I spoke to (manager) Neil Lennon a couple of days before the Rangers game back in December. He was aware I was out of contract in six months and(said) he'd like me to stay.
Jonny Hayes:
"As the season went on we had similar conversations. He was quite keen for me to stay and saw me as part of his plans. I had the same conversations with (assistant manager) John Kennedy.
"When it comes down to the decision being made this week, I don't know if the financial impact the virus has had on Scottish football has contributed to it or not.
"But I wasn't being phased out, I was still playing regularly, in the team or off the bench, up until this virus struck.
"It's always hard to think about leaving a club when you're heavily involved in the team."
However, the Irishman did reflect that he might be better moving on. The versatile left sided player made 68 Celtic appearances, a total which would have been higher had he not broken his leg during his first season.
"Maybe if I stayed, I might not have got as much game time," he said. "I'm a little bit older now, it's probably better for me to go out and play a bit more regularly."
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Re: Jonny Hayes admits:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 9:52 am
I’m all for not pursuing players who seemed to have used us to engineer a move in the past.
Re: Jonny Hayes admits:
Mon Jun 01, 2020 11:09 pm
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:I’m all for not pursuing players who seemed to have used us to engineer a move in the past.
Tend to agree on that point
and also his age for a winger is a no for me,even on a free. 
Re: Jonny Hayes admits:
Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:20 am
Just till the end of the season with an option by city to have an extension for a season
Re: Jonny Hayes admits:
Tue Jun 02, 2020 1:56 pm
Igovernor wrote:Just till the end of the season with an option by city to have an extension for a season
That sounds a bit more like it though we do have NML, Hoilett, Adomah, Murphy & Whyte in that position atm.
Re: Jonny Hayes admits:
Wed Jun 03, 2020 12:17 am
bluebirdoct1962 wrote:Igovernor wrote:Just till the end of the season with an option by city to have an extension for a season
That sounds a bit more like it though we do have NML, Hoilett, Adomah, Murphy & Whyte in that position atm.
Fair do's,I hadn't looked at it like that
and was of the same train of thought,regarding who we have here already!who would lose out?