Jamie Fullarton: 'Jimmy Spencer departure was a hard decision to allow'

Notts County manager Jamie Fullarton has admitted that the club reluctantly agreed to let Jimmy Spencer leave after he expressed a desire to find first-team football.

The striker left Meadow Lane last Friday and subsequently signed a six-month deal with Shaun Derry's Cambridge United, for whom he scored on his debut at Leyton Orient on Saturday.

The forward had struggled to regain his first-team place after a serious knee injury in the summer of 2014.

Fullarton told local media: "Jimmy expressed a strong desire to leave the club for game time which, like all other players, I could not guarantee.

"So after long discussions we as a club reluctantly agreed to let Jimmy go – we wish him all the best for the future.

"The other players who left were in a different situation as they were not part of the first team squad and were unlikely to be able to force their way into contention.

"It was best for all involved that they further their careers elsewhere." 

Spencer was one of four players to leave the club during the window, with midfielder Gill Swerts, winger Julian Jenner and defender Civard Sprockel also released.

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