Caley expect Dods exit
15 Jan 2007 - 11:55:57
Inverness Caledonian Thistle boss Charlie Christie has admitted defeat in his efforts to get Darren Dods to sign a new contract with the club.
The 31-year-old defender has agreed a deal to join Dundee United in the summer and Christie accepts that there is little he could do to keep Dods with the Highlanders.
He told the Press & Journal: "Obviously, I am disappointed to lose Darren, but it is not unexpected. I know the budgets other clubs work with so it is not a huge surprise.
"We got him for nothing and turned his career around. If we hadn't signed him from St Johnstone when he wasn't getting a game, who knows where he might be just now?
"He owes a lot to Caley Thistle, but we have had a huge payback from the man and we just have to accept that these sorts of things happen."