Louis Britton claims he was "thrown under the bus" following Nigel Pearson's criticism of his fitness and believes he was never given a fair crack of the whip among the senior set-up before his release.
The young striker, who recently signed for Cork City, saw his three-year spell at his boyhood club come to an end this summer when he was released on a free transfer. It came just over a year after realising his dream by coming off the bench to score against Brentford in a 3-1 defeat towards the end of the 2020/21 campaign.
For Britton, he and many supporters thought that moment would be the catalyst to help force his way into the first-team, after becoming one of eight academy prospects to be handed his debut towards the end of last season. It was the next step in his journey from working as a painter and decorator alongside his dad Geoff and plying the trades of non-league football with Cadbury Heath, Brislington and Mangotsfield United before City picked him up.
