Clan club legend and record holder Matt Haywood 'disappointed' with unwanted exit

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Clan legend Matt Haywood is gutted his record-breaking spell with the club ended with him feeling like a “last resort”.Haywood has been synonymous with the Braehead Arena outfit for more than a decade, having been with the club since their inaugural season when he signed for Bruce Richardson’s team in 2010.He has played in every season and under every coach, becoming Clan’s longest serving player and holding the record for the most appearances, having played 636 times.

He also scored 85 times and picked up 149 assists, totalling 234 points in purple.Haywood is hugely disappointed his significant career with the club has come to end, particularly as he feels he wasn’t shown the respect his long service deserved.Haywood said: “Every season we say bye to teammates and families, some of which have become lifelong friends, knowing they would never be back to play again.

But knowing it is us not coming back is hard to take.“Unfortunately, it has not worked out for me to return as a Clan player.“I have played for this team since 2010 and I am obviously disappointed my time has now come to an end in this way.“I am not interested in being strung along and made to feel like a last resort at the bottom of the barrel.“To be quite honest, I don’t think I deserve that after giving my all to the club these past 12 years.“Now is the time to go out with self respect and dignity.”It’s a massive moment for the Clan, with Haywood the only player in the club’s history to have enjoyed a testimonial back in February 2020.Haywood thanked the club for that memorable night, and paid tribute to the purple army for backing him and his family over so many years.Haywood said: “I’m sad we didn’t get a chance to say bye.“I’m gutted we couldn’t have