John William
Well-known Exeweb poster
The club statement, which took a while to come out presumably because details needed to be sorted out, carefully says it was "his decision to retire from playing due to injury".I'd have thought that was the case - and surely also it would depend on who made the decision. If we'd told Forte we were binning him because we'd been advised he was too crocked to play, we'd be liable, but surely not if Forte said to us "Sorry, I can't play any more".
Some nice words from Matt Taylor.
📝 Club statement: Jonathan Forte
Exeter City can confirm that Jonathan Forte is no longer part of the first team squad following his decision to retire from playing due to injury.
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