Pitt-stop for Courtney
By Adam Summers

Wednesday 22nd September 2010

COURTNEY Pitt is hoping his stay at the Bob Lucas Stadium will have a positive effect on his future, as well as the fortunes of the Terras.

Since his release from Cambridge United at the end of June, the 28-year-old has been forced to make the tough decision to revert to semi-professional Football after failing to win a full-time contract suitable enough to make ends meet.

Blue Square Bet Premier side Wrexham did offer the ex-Portsmouth star a package after a successful trial in the summer but Pitt had to turn it down and last week opted to join Weymouth on non-contract terms while he takes his coaching badges and looks into other career opportunities.

He told Echosport: “Being out of contract at the moment is a difficult situation to be in because money is tight everywhere. And it is not just a case of finding a club. It is about getting a deal somewhere that you are able to live off.

“Football is a job for me. It is what pays the bills and that is why I turned down Wrexham in the summer. I had a good pre-season there but they offered me something I could not live off so I was unable to take it.

“That is why I felt my best option was to go part-time, so I could get into something else. It is all very new for me because all I have known is football since I left school but I am looking forward to it and have already started doing my coaching badges, which will hopefully give me a career once my playing days are over.”

Pitt lives in Wolverhampton and although he cannot commit to a long-term future at the Terras, he is determined to do all he can to help the club climb out of its current predicament, which sees the team lying nine points adrift of safety at the bottom of the table.

He added: “I want to help the team, and hopefully entertain the fans with some good football. It is true that I want to play as high as possible but at the moment I am here and willing to play.

“I will train on a Thurs-day and play on a Saturday and although it is a long trip down from Wolver-hampton every week, it is something I am happy to do.”

Pitt and fellow new boy Rob Wolleaston made their debuts for the Terras in last Saturday’s 3-0 defeat against table-toppers Camb-ridge City and despite the result made an instant impact.

Pitt said: “I thought the boys applied themselves well and we created a lot of chances but unfortunately we were unable to take them. Had we taken one, it would have got us back into the game.

“To play top of the league and outplay them like we did should now give us the belief to pick up points in future games and get out of our current situation.”

Pitt played with Wolleast-on at Cambridge United and he admits the playmaker’s decision to join him at Weymouth did have a big impact on his desire to head to the South coast.

He added: “I have known Rob for a long time. He is a very good player and it surprises me that he cannot get a full-time club. But as I said that is the situation in football at the moment.

“I did speak with Rob when Weymouth showed an interest and we both decided to come down and play together. People said we made a huge difference last Saturday and with Rob’s quality and what I can offer, hopefully we can get the side moving up the table.”

Pitt and Wolleaston are both expected to be included in the Terras’ squad that travels to Swindon Super-marine in the second qualifying round of the FA Cup this Saturday.