John Herron has opened up on his huge regret at his Larne exit and insists his move to Australia is not a case of him 'running away' from controversy.
The highly-rated Scottish midfielder, 28, recently pulled out of a move to Belfast Celtic after seemingly being poised to move to the West Belfast side.
That came just 10 days after having his contract terminated by Larne FC.
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Herron had his contract with the Irish League club “terminated by mutual agreement” after images circulated online wearing a t-shirt with a ‘pro-IRA’ message.
In an interview with The Sun , Herron has spoken of his massive regret at the Larne departure.
"I’ve never been as happy as I was at Larne," said Herron. “Moving to Australia is too good to turn down but I am not going because of what has happened.
“The thing putting me off was people thinking I was running away.
“I don’t need to leave this country because I can live with the abuse but playing abroad has always appealed to me.
“The biggest regret is the way I left Larne and something I’ll always regret because I do believe we would have gone on to win the league."
Four games into the new Danske Bank Premiership season, Larne lie sixth in the table having won two games and drawn the other two.
Herron was hit with a 10-game ban by the Irish Football Association for ‘bringing the game into disrepute’ last month.
After Herron parted company with Larne, the club issued a statement which read: “We can confirm John Herron has left the club, after his contract was terminated by mutual agreement.
“We would like to take this opportunity to reiterate our total commitment to being an inclusive football club.
“We will continue to be unwavering in our work to make Inver Park a place for all and will not allow this to be undermined in any way, shape or form.
“The club will be making no further comment on the matter.”
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