Danny Simpson has indicated he left Bristol City over his frustration at a lack of first-team opportunities as the experienced right-back has opened up on the mental struggles of trying to find a new club in the latter stages of his career.
Simpson departed City “by mutual consent” in March, three months before the end of his second one-year contract at the club. The full-back had been Nigel Pearson’s first signing 12 months prior to that, as he was brought to club as part-player/part first-team mentor but was never able to make a sustained impact on the starting XI with just eight appearances during his stay in the West County.
When he left City it had been five months since his previous game, a 3-0 defeat at West Brom, and Simpson remains without a club and in a far-reaching interview with the Manchester Evening News has discussed the difficulties and obstacles out-of-work professionals face.
