Dawson stays with Stags
11 Jul 2007 - 14:16:57
Mansfield Town midfielder Stephen Dawson has reluctantly decided to pen a new deal with the Stags.
The Dublin-born 21-year-old is unhappy with the terms of the contract, but is willing to spend another season at Field Mill rather than return to Ireland.
"I'm just going to sign the original deal that was offered me in the first place," Dawson told the Nottingham Evening Post.
"Everyone knows I'm not happy about it, but I'm going to get my head down and play my football.
"I want to prove to myself I can play well at this kind of level. I thought I was doing that in the first half of last season before I was injured.
"I've been offered more money to play in Ireland, but it's not about that. I just want to play regularly, score a few goals and show people what I can do."