Greavesy Says His Goodbyes

Last updated : 29 August 2002 By Andy Beill
Mark Greaves
Mark Greaves - requires first team football
He ends his six-year spell at Boothferry Park, but says it was purely for football reasons.

"Some people might be surprised by my move. It's nothing to do with the way the team started the season, but I want regular first team football and I want to play centre half.
"I don't think I could have achieved either of those things at Hull City any more.
"When the squad numbers were handed out, I was hurt when I was given 23. I was looking a bit higher up the list than that. To be honest, it felt like an insult.
"To be fair to the manager, he can't have rated me as a centre half because he'd brought in Greg [Strong] and John [Anderson] during the summer and he was obviously going to play them ahead of me.
"With all respect, I think I'm as good as them but I don't think I'd been given a chance to prove that."

Mark Greaves
Mark Greaves - commitment never doubted
He will now be looking to show the Boston fans what he can do, and he is confident of helping the Pilgrims move up the table in their first ever season of league football.

He said: "It's a new club, a new challenge and one I think I needed. I could have sat on the bench at City for the rest of my contract and picked up my money but anyone who knows me knows I'm not like that.
"At the end of the day, it's not about money. It's not an issue. I'm 27 now - 28 in January - and I just want to play in the position I enjoy the most."

He added: "It's not been an easy decision, but I'm confident I've made the right one."

If you would like to thank Mark Greaves for his services to the club, e-mail greavsie@hullcity.demon.co.uk and all messages will be collected and handed to him personally.