Ally Love discovered it powerful to depart Clyde regardless of a mess of provides - however Dumbarton bought him on a transfer inside 10 minutes.
The ahead joined the Bully Wee in 2018 from Brechin Metropolis and helped them obtain promotion to League One in 2019, the place they nonetheless stay.
Boss Danny Lennon although opted to go one other approach on the finish of the 2021/22 season and Love was launched on the finish of his deal.
Contract proposals got here fast and quick nevertheless it was Dumbarton - who Clyde completed above within the third tier to outlive - who appeared most tasty.
There have been probabilities to remain in League One, however the former St Mirren teen says it was a straightforward determination to resolve the place he went subsequent.
He stated: "It got here fairly rapidly. My telephone was pink sizzling from once I left Clyde. I wished to get it performed rapidly. I’m not somebody who would wait to carry out for a deal.
"I spoke to seven or eight completely different groups; from League One, League Two, the Lowland League and among the bold groups aiming to get into the Lowland League.
"I went and met the gaffer. I’d spoken to them for the previous two or three seasons and I preferred the vibe I acquired from them. They bought the membership to me within the house of 10 minutes."
An exit from Cumbernauld was onerous to abdomen for Love, who has loads of admiration remaining for Lennon and the remainder of the Lanarkshire membership.
The attacker added to our sister web site, the Lennox Herald: "Leaving Clyde was powerful. I constructed up some unbelievable relationships with the chairman, the board, the supervisor, assistant and the followers.
"I acquired a number of beautiful messages from the followers once I left, and I had a number of good instances there.
"The supervisor wished to go in a unique course. It was an honour to captain the membership and maintain them in League One after getting promoted. Once I first went in they had been second backside of League Two.
"Our first goal was to get an actual togetherness within the altering room after which put a crew on the park that the followers may very well be happy with.
"It was a sore one, however the supervisor had a superb chat with me and wished to go in a unique course. I wanted him all the most effective, however now my precedence is getting Dumbarton again to the place they need to be."
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