Simpson happy to bide time to find right club
CONNOR Simpson has not given up hope of finding another NPL home this season after leaving the Gold Coast Knights.
Signed from Gold Coast Premier League club Broadbeach United in the off-season, Simpson and the Knights parted ways on amicable terms following the March 16 fixture against Gold Coast United.
The 23-year-old defender had been unable to break into the Knights’ first team, instead playing five games for the club’s under-20 NPL side.
He has since spent time training with QPL outfit Souths United and a number of local Premier League sides, but is prepared to bide his time in search of the right club. “I want to stay at a high level but I’m not really too fussed on where I’m going, at this present time anyway,” the former Knights junior said.
“I’m just happy to be playing football. I haven’t really put a time-frame on it.
“Obviously it’s still pretty early in the season for pretty much everyone so I’m just putting myself out there and seeing what happens from that.
“I might be going to train at another NPL or QPL team (this week) … I’ve been training with some of the teams on the Coast just to keep fit.
“I’m definitely not opposed to (playing in the Premier League) … but obviously I’m going to try to exert all options in the higher levels before I consider coming back to the Coast.”
Simpson insisted there was no bad blood with the Knights.
“I think the club’s great. I’ve never been treated any better, I’ve not a bad word to say about them,” he said.
“Obviously at my age I want to be playing first team and with the squad that they’ve got, it’s hard for someone like myself, who’s fresh to the league.”