St Pat's join move to ban release clauses

NEED FOR CHANGE: St Patrick's Athletic manager Jon Daly, left, and Chris Forrester of St Patrick's Athletic at the launch of the SSE Airtricity League of Ireland 2024 season held at Vicar Street in Dublin. Pic: Stephen McCarthy, Sportsfile

St Patrick’s Athletic have joined Cork City and Shelbourne by outlawing release clauses from player contracts.

Manager Jon Daly admits the issue came to a head recently when they were unable to prevent striker Tommy Lonergan moving to Fleetwood Town once the English League One activated the buy-out stipulation by offering the predetermined €60,000 fee.